Know Before You Go!
- To access eBooks, you must be logged in to the library website.
- eBooks can also be found by using Fleet Search, which will search across most of our databases at once.
- You can always read eBooks from your browser without downloading them (select "PDF Full Text")
- It is possible to check out and download eBooks using Adobe Digital Editions.
- Visit our guide to eBooks here for more info.
Project Muse eBooks
NEW! Access the entire library of Project Muse eBooks, all DRM-free and downloadable! Click the link below to search, or browse by series here.
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Project Muse eBooks
Provides access to thousands of scholarly eBooks in the humanities and social sciences. All fully downloadable and DRM-free.
EBSCO eBooks
Search or Browse the EBSCO eBook Academic Collection
Our largest collection of eBooks. Contains a large selection of multidisciplinary titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter. There are over 140,000 eBooks including titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University, State University of New York, Cambridge University, University of California, MIT, Harvard University and others. Additional academic publishers include Elsevier, Brill Academic, Taylor & Francis, Sage Publications, and John Wiley & Sons.
All titles are available with unlimited user access.
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EBSCO Academic eBooks
A growing eBook collection that contains a large selection of multidisciplinary titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter.
Common issues:
- Video tutorial on how to download an eBook
- To read books when you are offline, download Adobe Digital Editions
- Step by step instructions for checking out and downloading EBSCO eBooks
Library Stack
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Library Stack
Library Stack collects a variety of digital art publications such as artists’ ebooks, podcasts, filmed lectures, field recordings, typefaces, PDF journals and software.
Library Stack collects a variety of contemporary digital art publications and ephemera such as artists’ ebooks, podcasts, filmed lectures, field recordings, typefaces, PDF journals and software.
Open Access Resources
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Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
DOAB increases discoverability of Open Access books, which are free to use and disseminate. The directory is open to all publishers who publish peer reviewed books that meet Open Access and academic standards, and covers a very broad range of topics.
The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) provides access to peer-reviewed, openly-licensed books, all free. This means they do not require a login through Fleet Library's website. If you are interested in even more open access materials, visit our OER guide.
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Internet Archive Open LibraryDigitized books, journals, audio, video, and more, all free. In addition to contemporary texts, includes a wealth of digitized historical material.
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Digital Public Library of AmericaOnline books, maps, photos, and much more from libraries, archives, and museums, freely available to all.
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ERICA wide variety of journal and non-journal literature in the field of education.
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Hathi TrustA collaboration of the large libraries that provided their collections to the Google Books Project, this site is a repository of those books and others produced through local digitization projects. Material that is out of copyright (generally, that published before 1923) is open to all.
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Project GutenbergOver 49,000 free books available in a variety of downloadable formats.
Your Public Library
If you have a public library membership, you probably have access to a wealth of popular eBooks and audiobooks! Visit your public library's website, or use the Libby app to get started.