Students and researchers continue to expect more from academic libraries, including access to course materials – like eTextbooks – that may be hard to find or access

Many libraries already use the thousands of eTextbooks from Ebook Central’s catalog of 2.2 million ebooks to help ensure students have equitable access to course content when they need it. The variety of classic and innovative acquisition models including the first-of-its-kind Digital Course Reserves model, helps libraries mix and match to meet the unique eTextbook needs of their users and budget.

Get the edge on teaching, learning and research with most diverse set of academic and trade publishers. As your books partner, we can help you:

  • Save precious staff time – Easily find, select and manage eTextbooks within your existing library workflows.
  • Contribute to equity initiatives – Purchasing eTextbooks helps ensure equitable access for students, helping libraries contribute to their university’s equity mission.

The landscape for in-person services and materials has permantently shifted. People want to access material from wherever they are, whether it is the dorms or remote for a semester.

Juleah Swanson, Acquisitions & Accounting Section Lead at the University of Colorado Boulder

  • Integrate ebooks into the student workflow – Ebook Central ebooks integrate with learning management systems (LMS) such as Canvas, Moodle and Blackboard, making it simple for a student to access materials faculty assign in their course.
  • Demonstrate your impact – Usage analytics make it easy to show how the library impacts the classroom with eTextbooks.

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A growing list of participating publishers to Digital Course Reserves

World Scientific
Princeton University Press
Edinburgh University Press
University of Michigan
Wiley
Norton
Sage eTextbooks Subscription

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Sage eTextbooks Subscription

Exclusive to Ebook Central and available for the first time to academic libraries in a flat, per-title subscription fee, librarians can pick and choose from a range of over 600 high quality Sage UK titles. Content includes titles from popular series like Transforming Nursing Practice, Transforming Social Work Practice, Mastering Business Research Methods, Student Success, Super Quick Skills and more and covers multiple disciplines and courses.

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Solve Library and User Challenges with eTextbooks

Enable Equitable Access

Enable Equitable Access

Access to eTextbooks can be a challenge for students. Libraries are uniquely positioned to help provide access where students are – whether in the dorms or remote for a semester.

Demonstrate Your Library's Value

Demonstrate Your Library's Value

By providing materials students and faculty need through the library – usage increases. Tie your usage back to student outcomes to measure the libraries impact.

Meet Accessibility Standards

Meet Accessibility Standards

Digital books should support all users, regardless of ability. Ebook Central is designed to meet accessibility standards.

Make eTextbook Access Easy For All

Make eTextbook Access Easy For All

Faculty can directly link eTextbooks in learning management systems (LMS) such as Canvas, Moodle and Blackboard.

College affordability is a priority in the college’s strategic plan, and so the library responds with initiatives that fit the college’s goals.

Beth Thoms, Collection Development Librarian at Montgomery College

What are libraries and publishers saying about eTextbooks? Watch our webinar on how libraries are providing equitable access to eTextbooks.

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