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Top picks

1. NovaCat - NSU
Search NovaCat for ebooks:
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
2. Greenwood eBooks - Greenwood Publishing
e-Book database 500 fully searchable, full-text ebooks in all subject areas. Includes many reference books. Create an individual user profile to create user-specific bookmarks, capture and store user notes, and create bibliographic citations.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
3. MyiLibrary - MyiLibrary
Ebook format material Contains over 10,000 ebooks concentrating in science, technology, and medicine.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
4. NetLibrary - OCLC
e-Book database Full-text electronic books in all subject areas. Current collection includes over 50,000 copyright-protected eBooks along with an additional 3400 public-domain texts.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
5. Safari Books Online - ProQuest (Safari)
EbooksProvides over 1,300 ebooks covering computer hardware and software technologies. Frequently updated with the latest titles and editions.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.


Also recommended

1. ABC-CLIO eBook Collection - ABC-CLIO
EbooksOver 500 fully searchable, full-text ebooks in all subject areas. Includes many reference books. Create an individual user profile to create user-specific bookmarks, capture and store user notes, and create bibliographic citations.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
2. American Mosaic - Greenwood Publishing
EbooksRecommended for younger studentsProvides access to two multicultural resources, The African American Experience and The Latino American Experience, with ebooks, interviews, maps, images, audio, music files, and timelines. Teacher resources available. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
3. Business Plan eBooks - Gale Cengage Learning
Updated annually, this collection contains complete business plans for hundreds of different types of businesses. A master index is available online from Gale.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
4. Comprehensive Clinical Psychology - Elsevier
e-Book database Full-text of the 11-volume resource covers everything from the history of the field of clinical psychology to current thinking about training, professional standards and practices, and socio-cultural factors in mental health and illness. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
5. Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works - Alexander Street Press
EbooksContains real transcripts of therapy and counseling sessions and first-person narratives illuminating the experience of mental illness and its treatment, as well as reference works to contextualize the primary material. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
6. Credo Reference - Credo Reference
e-Book database Full text for over 250 reference books covering art, biography, business, conversions, dictionaries, encyclopedias, food, geography, history, language, law, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, psychology, quotations, religion, science, social sciences, and technology. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
7. Daily Life Online - Greenwood Publishing
Recommended for K-12Combines Daily Life through History, Daily Life Premium, and World Folklore and Folklife databases to provide full text information, maps, images, website links, etc. on folklore, cultures, and customs of peoples around the world from ancient times to the present. Teacher resources available.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
8. E-Access [encyclopedias] - IDG
e-Book database Full-text encyclopedias and handbooks on information science and technology including communication, databases, knowledge management, education, distance education, digital government, networking, electronic surveys, technology literacy and more. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
9. Ebooks Catalog - FirstSearch (OCLC)
e-Book database A subset of WorldCat, this catalog links to full text electronic books available on the Web. Includes books, government documents, and more. Note: users will only be able to access full text for ebooks to which the library subscribes, as well as those that are free to all. More info  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
10. Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - World Book Inc.
e-Book databaseRecommended for younger students General Spanish language encyclopedia with brief entries on all subjects.
Enciclopedia general en Español con breves definiciones ó explicaciones en diversos temas.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
11. Encyclopedia Americana - Scholastic
e-Book database Recommended for K-12 Full text encyclopedia entries on full range of topics. Also includes news briefs, dictionary, thesaurus, and links to web sites. Teacher resources available. More info
This product will be no longer be available after December 31, 2009.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
12. FORENSICnetBASE/LawENFORCEMENTnetBASE - CRC Press
ebooksFull text reference books on counterterrorism, forensics, criminal justice, and law enforcement. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
13. Gale Directory Library - Gale Cengage Learning
e-Book databaseContains Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies, 46th and on Editions (2003-present); Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations; Business Rankings Annual; and Market Share Reporter
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
14. Gale Virtual Reference Library - Gale Cengage Learning
e-Book database Online reference library of over 500 full text reference books. Includes business plan handbooks, specialized encyclopedias, directories, and other books. Covers topics related to business, education, social sciences, sciences, humanities, and more. More info  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
15. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Scholastic
e-Book database Recommended for K-12 Full text encyclopedia entries on full range of topics with links to maps, flags, photos, sound files and related web sites. Includes English dictionary, English > Spanish dictionary, atlas and timelines. Teacher resources available. More info
This product will be no longer be available after December 31, 2009.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
16. Grolier Online Passport - Scholastic
e-Book database Recommended for K-12 Search Encyclopedia Americana and/or Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Plus extra features including Dictionary; Atlas; Feature Showcase with video stories; NewsNow with daily news, feature stories, pro and con editorials, and more. Younger children can access Grolier Online Kids, with similar features in a kid-friendly interface. Teacher resources available.
This product will be no longer be available after December 31, 2009.
NOTE: Broadband connection recommended.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
17. History Reference Online - ABC-CLIO
Name changed to ABC-CLIO eBook Collection
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
18. Junior Reference Collection - Gale Cengage Learning
e-Book database Recommended for K-12 Full text entries from encyclopedias and other reference books covering science, biographies, authors, multicultural topics, people and places. Teacher resources available. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
19. Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800 -1926 - Gale Cengage Learning
Comprehensive full-text collection of Anglo-American legal treatises containing 10 million pages of information from 21,000 works. Includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and more, all separated into 99 subject areas. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
20. Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600 - 1926 - Gale Cengage Learning
Contains over 10,000 items (about 2,000,000 pages), including unofficially published accounts of trials; official trial documents, briefs and arguments reprinted or bound as separate publications; and official, separately published records of legislative proceedings, administrative proceedings, and arbitrations. The literature include sensational accounts of murder, adultery, divorce, and duels along with important cases of constitutional law, commercial law, impeachment, treason, and other topics. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
21. Oxford English Dictionary Online - Oxford University Press
e-Book database Comprehensive English dictionary provides etymology, pronounciation, variant spellings, and definition of words. Also provides history of usage and sense of meaning by way of numerous quotations over time for each word entry.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
22. Oxford Reference Online - Oxford University Press
e-Book database Full text of numerous Oxford reference works provides information across 25 subjects. Includes full text dictionaries, Oxford Companions, quotations, bilinqual dictionaries, as well as maps, timelines, illustrations, etc. Access is limited to single user; please log out when you are done.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
23. Oxford Scholarship Online - Oxford University Press
e-Book database Full text of over 2700 Oxford books in Political Science, Economics and Finance, Philosophy, and Religion. Provides keywords, abstracts and full text at both book and chapter level, as well as relevant journal abstracts. Tutorial. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
24. Pop Culture Universe - Greenwood Publishing
Recommended for K-12Covers popular culture in America from the 1920s through present days. Teaching aids and student study guides are available. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
25. Praeger Security International - Greenwood Publishing
EbooksProvides material on international security, including defense and foreign policy, strategy, regional security, military history, and terrorism. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU, Broward, and Alumni.
26. ScienceDirect Reference Works - Elsevier
e-Book database Full-text reference works including: Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology, Encyclopedia of Information Systems, Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy, Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, Encyclopedia of the Human Brain, and International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences.
NOTE: Click on "Reference Works" tab after login.
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.
27. Testing & Education Reference Center - Gale Cengage Learning
Includes ebooks Recommended for younger studentsProvides detailed information on colleges, universities, private secondary schools, specialty programs, and scholarships. Test preparation section provides practice tests and test preparation materials for numerous academic, civil service, and licensing tests. More than seventy complete ebooks are included. Individual registration required for test prep and scholarship search. A resume builder and a career assessment tool are also included.  - Tutorial
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
28. World Book Advanced - World Book Inc.
Recommended for grades 7-14 Full-text of the World Book Encyclopedia, Dictionary and Atlas. Includes text entries, maps, tables, sound clips, images, videos, and special reports. Recommended for grades 7-14. Teacher resources available. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
29. World Book Discover - World Book Inc.
Recommended for reluctant readersOffers differentiated instruction to meet the needs of reluctant readers, ELL, ESL, and adult literacy students. It includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, research and translation tools, multimedia, and interactive video to draw students into curriculum-related topics and subjects relevant to older students. Teacher resources available. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
30. World Book Kids - World Book Inc.
Recommended for younger students Based on the World Book's Student Discovery Encyclopedia, the content is chosen and written for younger readers. Thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enhance learning. Teacher resources available. More info
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.
31. World Book Online - World Book Inc.
Recommended for young scholars of all agesEntry for all World Book products: Kids, Student, Advanced, Discover... all from one launch pad!
Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU and Broward users.

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