E-books

Classic philosophy texts

Full text works of Aristotle, Darwin, Hobbes, Locke, Plato and more...

Early English books

A collection of over 125,000 works covering the years 1475-1700 by authors such as Malory, Spenser, Bacon, More, Erasmus, Boyle, Newton, Galileo and more...

Economic development books, reports, etc.

• books on topics such as agriculture, energy, industries, taxation, etc.
• country reports and tables
• outlooks and annuals
• legal and reference materials
• journals and newsletters

Engineering and scientific handbooks

• Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
• Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook
• Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
• Yaws Chemical Properties Handbook
• many more...

English and American literature

A library of over 250,000 early and modern works of English and American literature, including poetry, fiction, drama, and various bible editions.

French books

A selection of thousands of French-language digitized documents from the National Library of France.

General collections/mega-sites

Links to thousands of online books, covering many date ranges and genres; strongest in the classics of humanities, social sciences, and literature.

• Online Books Page*
• Internet Public Library Books*
• Metronet E-Book Project*
• Universal Library*

General reference

Oxford Reference Online includes dictionaries on a variety of subjects including art, architecture, economics, business, history, law, literature, modern languages, politics, social sciences, quotations, science, etc.

Britannica Online includes fulltext of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

• Oxford Reference Online
• Britannica Online

Information technology (IT) books

• computer guide books
• Safari contains IT books - MIT subscription only provides access to those published by O'Reilly & Associates

• Books 24x7
• Safari

Language dictionaries

French, German, Italian, and Spanish dictionaries.

Oxford Reference Online

Medical books

• Basic & Clinical Pharmacology
• Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
• Mosby's Drug Consult
• Stedman's Dictionary
• more...

MIT technical reports

The National Academies Press

NAP publishes the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.
It also publishes over 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health. Over 2,500 available free online.

John Henry Press, an imprint of NAP, publishes books on a broad range of topics, from modern physics and frontiers of medicine to scientific biography and early childhood development for general public.

National Academies Press*

John Henry Press*

Women writers

200 English language works by women from the period 1300-1850. Includes fiction, poetry, essays, sermons, diaries, letters, conduct books, etc.