Books
Ebook Search (select Ebooks Only from drop-down)
How to search for ebooks
Search in OneSearch
Ebooks are included in OneSearch, which is available above and also from the Library home page. You can search by:
- Selecting Ebooks Only from the dropdown menu.

- Or you can filter your search results by clicking Resource Types and selecting Books in the left menu of your search results screen.

Search individual collections
You can also search the following ebook collections individually. Many of the books in these collections are included in OneSearch, but you may get more results by searching them individually.
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Books24x7Ebooks on finance, business, IT, and technical topics, including Microsoft Office.Personalized Features in Books24X7
All users have their own accounts when they sign into Books24X7, as anonymous users. All users are anonymous to protect their privacy. This is your own account and you can save your personalized features, which will be available to you each time you sign in.
The personalized features in Books24X7 are folders, notes, and bookmarks. These features are available to all students, faculty, and staff at UMUC. You will see these features when you view a title (notes or folders options) or chapter (notes, folders, and bookmarks). You can test out and view a title and then set up some of the features described above. If you click on the My Home tab, you will see also any folders set up on the left under the heading, Personal Folders, and the features are shown in each folder or in each of the folders.
Access to Books24X7
Access is restricted to current UMUC students, faculty, and staff per the terms and conditions from Skillsoft, the vendor for Books24X7, as amended by UMUC: http://documentation.skillsoft.com/en_us/privacy/skillport_Terms_of_Use.htm. -
EBSCO eBooksUMGC Library's main collection of ebooks on a wide range of subjects. (Faculty: The ones indicating "Unlimited User Access" can be used for assigned course readings.)See our help page for information on viewing and downloading ebooks.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World EncyclopediaEncyclopedia entries in many subject areas.
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Gale eBooksEncyclopedias and other background reading in a variety of subject areas.
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O'ReillyEbooks and videos on technology and business topics. (NOTE: Having issues with your login?)
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Oxford Academic (formerly Oxford Scholarly Online)Scholarly and academic books and journals from Oxford University Press, including ebook titles in history and psychology, from 1973 to 2011. NOTE: we only have access to resources marked Purchased, Open Access, or Free.Click the Purchased, Open Access, and Free checkboxes in the left column to limit your results to materials we have access to.
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Oxford ReferenceSubject, language, and quotations dictionaries, as well as in-depth subject encyclopedias and other reference books.
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ProQuest Ebook CentralEbooks from a number of academic and professional subject areas. (Faculty: The ones indicating "Your institution has unlimited access to this book" can be used for assigned course readings.)
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ProQuest One LiteratureFull-text English and American poetry, drama, and prose, as well as literary criticism and author biographies. (Upgrade from Literature Online, with expanded content.)
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SAGE Knowledge: SAGE Reference eBook CollectionOnline dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks covering the social sciences.