English 100 - Morrison - Online Library Resources: Find eBooks

Use the Library Catalog to search for electronic books by subject, keyword, author, or title.

• refine search results by Availability and select Available Online
• further refine the results by Resource Type and select Books 

There are resources on the Web for free ebooks. Here is one example.

Open Library  
Includes references to millions of books and includes the full-text and audio of many out of copyright editions

Sign up for an account and login at their site to borrow or listen to an electronic book.  

• search for your author 
• limit the search results in the Subjects category to Criticism and interpretation  
• further limit the results to Short stories

NOTE: Be sure to click the more link to see additional subjects

Finding Books on Your Topic 

You will need to use the Library Catalog to find books. You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword. 

To look for books with criticism about your author, try searching your author's name and the word criticism.

     Example: Alice Walker and criticism

Since you can't check out paper books right now, refine search results by Availability and select Available Online

HOW TO VIDEO:  Finding eBooks in the Library Catalog

Below is a general list of selected electronic books that may help you to find more information, character studies, and critical analysis for authors and their works.