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You can use databases devoted to eBooks, or search in MegaSearch and limit to eBooks.

Below this video are written instructions.

1. Databases devoted to eBooks

• eBooks on EBSCO is the biggest, with books on all subjects
• Salem Press: History  All its books are on history
• American Decades might be interesting for 20th-21st century US history.
• ABC-Clio has some history titles
• Gale eBooks is best for topic overviews (from encyclopedias) on all topics, plus other books.

These thematic databases integrate chapters from many eBooks

• Modern World History 
• Ancient and Medieval History Online 
• American Indian Experience 
• African American Experience
• Latino American Experience 
• Pop Culture Universe 

This academic database has articles and eBooks

• JSTOR 
  • To when prompted to sign in, type Pima under Find your institution.

2. MegaSearch

Search across (almost) all of our eBooks. This will search the full text of each book.

• Enter your search terms, and search.
• You must limit the results to eBooks
  • In the left margin, scroll down to Format.
  • Show More. Then click eBooks, and Update.

How do eBooks differ from printed books?

• Publishers and and databases may limit the numbers of people who can simultaneously access an eBook.
• Most allow generous printing and copying of material, but there may be limits.
• You can peruse a book in your browser (after logging into the database with MyPima credentials).
• But to download a book you often need special digital rights software like Adobe DRM. This is a hassle to set up, but may be worth it.
• Just be prepared for different databases to operate differently.

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