LibGuides: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: E-Books

E-Books in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

OneSearch
Just below the OneSearch box, click: Advanced Search. In the Resource Type pull-down menu on the right side of the screen, select Books. Note that you can search for books just at CCNY, all of CUNY, and also SUNY. Books at other CUNY campus or at SUNY can be delivered to you at CCNY.
BC Open Textbooks
See the pull-down menu “Earth and Ocean Sciences“ on the left side of the screen.

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Contains a collection of more than 200,000 titles from leading academic, scientific, technical, medical, and professional publishers.
To learn more about reading and borrowing on the EBook Central platform, go to https://proquest.libguides.com/ebookcentral

IntechOpen
More than 200 free earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences e-books, written by scientists. If this direct link does not work, go to https://www.intechopen.com/, then scroll down to Earth and Planetary Sciences.
LibreTexts
Free geosciences textbooks.
Mason OER Metafinder
You can search here for text books and other educational materials.
MERLOT
The easiest way to find open-access books is to click Materials in the Browse pull-down menu. Also provided is access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners and researchers.
OASIS
Open Educational Resources, that is, free textbooks and other educational materials.

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
A rich resource of several hundred online versions of print reference books divided into 18 subject categories.

Open Library
Links to online books, mostly older books.

Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Reference books covering all areas of knowledge. Click the SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY icon. This resource is limited to five simultaneous CCNY users.
National Academies Press This link opens in a new window
Over 3,700 books are available for free online from the National Academies Press, which publishes reports by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.
Project Gutenberg This link opens in a new window
Project Gutenberg, the first producer of free electronic books, has over 20,000 free books available for online viewing or downloading.

Wiley Online Library
This website contains both journals and books. To look only for books, first do your seach, then under PUBLICATION TYPE, click Books.

Reference Librarian: Science/Engineering Library

Philip Barnett

Contact:

Science/Engineering Library
Room J-29, Marskak Science Building
City College of New York
Convent Ave. & 138 St.
New York, NY 10031
212-650-8243
Email me at: pbarnett@ccny.cuny.edu

Subjects: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, General Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics