Cline Library ∙ Research Resources

WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of many libraries all at once for books, videos, CDs, downloadable files, and other types of content. Click on an item in the search results to see area libraries that own it. See also the NAU licensed version of WorldCat (FirstSearch) with more advanced search options.

• ebrary allows users to search a large collection of e-books, quickly pull up information from dictionaries or encyclopedias related to e-book text, and save references and annotations to a personal "bookshelf." First time users will be prompted to install a special reader. (NAU access only).
• NetLibrary is a gateway to thousands of e-books (some content available only to NAU students, faculty and staff).
• ABC-Clio provides access to many titles in the humanities, social sciences and technology (NAU access only).
• The Gale Virtual Reference Library provides online access to dozens of helpful reference publications in subject areas like the arts, business, education, the environment, medicine, and the physical and social sciences. You can search the entire collection all at once or search or browse individual titles.

Other E-book and E-text Sites:

• Alex - A Catalogue of Electronic Texts on the Internet
• Bartleby.com
• The Electronic Text Center (Univ. of Virginia)
• Google Books
• The On-line Books Page (Univ. of Pennsylvania)
• The Oxford Text Archive
• Penn State University's Electronic Classics Series
• Project Gutenberg

E-books for Mobile Devices (phones, e-book readers, PDAs):

• Google Books for Mobile (Android and iPhone users)
• ManyBooks
• tx2ph.com