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The Library subscribes to many collections of electronic books, including publishers' collections and collaborative initiatives.
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press titles published 1995 - 2011. On the Scholars Portal platform, select this collection from the drop down menu. Also available on the ebrary platform.
Canadian Electronic Library - Publishers Collection
Over 60 Canadian publishers. From the Scholars Portal platform, select this collection from the drop down menu. Also available on the ebrary platform.
Duke University Press
Scholarly titles in the Social Science & Humanities. From the Scholars Portal platform, select this collection from the drop down menu. Also available on the HighWire Press platform.
HathiTrust Digital Library
Provided through a collaboration of research libraries; Waterloo has access to the portion of the collection that is in the public domain. Items under copyright are available for limited view only (i.e. catalogue record and full text searching). Check a book's record for the access and use statement that applies to the book; Partnership (which we don't have) is required to download even the titles available in full view.
Oxford University Press
A selection of Oxford University Press e-book titles. On the Scholars Portal platform, select Oxford University Press from the drop down menu. Also available on the ebrary platform.
Safari Tech
Access to a subset of this collection of more than 19,782 technology, digital media, and business books and videos.
Springer eBooks
Books and book series in all fields, including science, technology, medicine, available on the SpringerLink platform; also available on the Scholars Portal platform.
Taylor & Francis Group
11,697 titles published between 1933 and 2008.
University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO)
We have access to a subset of UPSO titles. When uploads are completed UPSO titles accessible to UWaterloo will include over 2,600 books from ten university presses.
ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB)
HEB includes more than 3,700 books and series in the Humanities, recommended and reviewed by scholars. Approximately 500 titles added annually.
Brill Ebooks - Classical Studies
24 titles published in 2010.
MITCogNet
Brain and cognitive science: artificial intelligence, linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy and education