eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost)

Alternate Title(s): EBSCOhost eBook Academic Collection

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Restriction: Some books in this collection require specific, free software for full offline download. Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is currently used but will no longer be supported after May 2026 due to accessibility limitations. EBSCO recommends Thorium Reader, which improves accessibility but is not currently available on mobile devices. Mobile users may use FBReader as an alternative; it includes Read Aloud on Android (premium only) and works with VoiceOver on iOS.

Interface change: All EBSCOhost resources will see a major change to the interface on or after June 30, 2026. Personal accounts on that platform should be transferred over with minimal disruption.

This growing subscription collection of electronic books from EBSCO Publishing includes a wide selection of academic topics and publishers and university presses. For more information about this product, go to EBSCO's description page. Being on the EBSCOhost platform, much of the searching functionality and fields are the same: you can combine individual search terms (within specific fields or not) with Boolean operators. There are the standard limiters/filters such as full text, download available, publication date, publisher, language, and more. You can browse by category or do a basic keyword search by clicking on "eBooks" at the top left of the site's pages. Laurier Library has subscribed to this since March 2020.

Types:

Full text ebook collection

Summary:

Collection of over a hundred thousand full-text electronic books on a variety of topics.

Subjects Covered:

Interdisciplinary

Authorized Users:

Laurier Library visitors, Laurier staff students and faculty

Access:

Online

Coverage:

1800 to present