LibGuides: History: Find Books

Finding Books

Start with the Library's online catalog to find both print and electronic books.

Search for Books

Start with these Databases to Locate E-Books

To find books on a topic, you can either search the Library Catalog using the above search widget or you can search one of the following databases to locate e-books:

ACLS Humanities E-Book This link opens in a new window
A collection of scholarly books in many areas of the humanities.
Individual titles are accessible through the Library Catalog.
Ebook Central
Search for and read full-text e-books online. Over 100,000 titles available in psychology, business, and education. Full-text available.
EBSCO eBook Collection
Books through EBSCOhost
An EBSCOhost product
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
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Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
A Gale Cengage database | some titles provided by the AVL

Internet Archive
Free digital resources: movies, music, books, etc.

Oxford Reference Online Premium
100+ reference books and dictionaries.
Provided by the AVL and JSU
Salem History Titles
History E-books (Including Decades in America (1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s), Great Events from History, and Great Lives in History (Ancient World and 18th Century).

Library Catalog Basic Search

Atlas & Map Collection

Browse our atlas & map collection on the 3rd floor of the Library.