ONLINE BOOK BORROWING: check your options

During this unprecedented time in history, access to printed books is becoming difficult or impossible. COVID-19 is forcing students, educators, and researchers to rely on digital books more than ever before.

To address this immediate need for access to reading and research material an “emergency” Online Library has been created allowing immediate check out of 1.4 million books.

Check National Emergency Library – a comprehensive collection of books sponsored by Internet Archive that anyone can BORROW.

Until June 30th or the end of this emergency, every borrowable book will be immediately accessible by anyone.

Create an Account to borrow ebooks that you can read online.

Once you login - TYPE your subject or a specific title in the “Search this Collection” box.

Additionally, check out the books that are currently available for loan in the OPEN lending library of Internet Archive.

Just Sign up and explore the extensive collection of books, including literature, textbooks, psychology books, and much more.

See all Subject Categories here

Need HELP?

• Browse the FAQs and the Help & Support webpages
• Find tips to read books online at the help center
• If you have questions or need further clarifications about Online Book Borrowing, contact us at library@york.citycollege.eu

eBOOK Downloading: check your options

Below is a list of Open Access reasouces that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. 

The Open Textbook Library provides a growing catalogue of free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks.

Explore the library's books to see if an open textbook fits your course's, and students', needs.

Browse Textbooks by Subject

Additional resources include

• Project Gutenberg: This famous site has over 27,000 free books online.
• Textbook Revolution: Find biology, business, engineering, mathematics and world history textbooks here.
• Free Business Textbooks: Find free books to go along with accounting, economics and other business classes.
• FreeScience.info: Find over 1800 math, engineering and science books here.
• Free Tech Books: Computer programmers and computer science enthusiasts can find helpful books here.