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Databases with E-books

For more information on how to search our database resources below for e-books, go to our Database Tutorials guide.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Find information from academic peer-reviewed journals, periodicals, reports, books, and more.
EBook Central This link opens in a new window
eBook collection providing authoritative content specializing in works in the fields of Science and Biology, Social Sciences, and Humanities. The resource also includes a large collection of Spanish eBooks.
Ebooks on Ebscohost This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
The database provides access to archived backfiles of journals in the arts and sciences, business, language and literature, science, ecology, botany, and music. Users can access full-text content beginning with the first volume of some journals although recent volumes may or may not be included. Content ranges from 1890 to the present.
Legal Information Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.
Literary Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Full-text literary database covering all genres and timeframes. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.
MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
eBook collection from the MasterFILE Complete.
Texas Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Texas Reference Center is a Texas specific product comprised of periodicals, reference books, reports, and other content relevant to the state. Texas Reference Center contains more than 75 full text periodicals, 150 full text reference books, several Texas newspapers, and much more.

Library Catalog Search

Search the Library Catalog. Find books, ebooks, and more!

TexShare Program

UNT Dallas Library users (in good standing) may acquire a TexShare card from the library. TexShare cards allow users to borrow library materials from participating libraries throughout the state of Texas.

Cards are issued during normal library operating hours at the library service desk located on the 3rd floor of the Student Center.

Read eBooks for Free

Local libraries often offer free access to ebooks through services such as OverDrive and Hoopla which you can borrow using your local library card. Find out what eResources your local library has to offer by checking their website.

Dallas Public Library
UNT Dallas students, faculty and staff can apply for a library card at the Dallas Public Library at no charge.
Denton County Libraries
Fort Worth Libraries

Other Free eBook Resources

Amazon (Free Kindle Books)
Amazon has hundreds of free ebooks that can be downloaded and read within the Kindle App.The other way to find free Kindle books is to search Amazon by typing “free kindle books”.
Faded Page
Faded Page is an archive of eBooks that are provided completely free to everyone.
Open Library
Open library is a project of the Internet Archive and provides online access to many public domain and out of print books.

Other Book & E-book Resources

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Search more than 2 billion items such as books and DVDs held by libraries around the world. Enter a zip code to find the nearest library holding the item needed. Stop by the UNT Dallas Library to obtain a TEXSHARE CARD.

TEXSHARE CARDS allow users to borrow books from participating libraries throughout Texas.

Google Books
Google Books is a service that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned and stored in its digital database. The project began in 2004 as the Google Print Library Project through a partnership with several high-profile university and public libraries. Books are made available in the database in two ways. They are either submitted by publishers and authors, through the Google Books Partner Program or through Google's library partners as part of the Library Project. As of 2013, over 30 million books have been scanned.
Hathi Trust Digital Library
HathiTrust is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries. It includes over 60 research libraries across the United States, Canada, and Europe. It's comprised over 10 million volumes, over 2.7 million of which are public domain.
Open Bookshelf - Digital Public Library of America
With the help of our Curation Corps of volunteer librarians, DPLA has created a collection of more than 7,000 free ebooks available for instant download. We also support Open Ebooks, a program that provides free access to ebooks for children in low-income communities.

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