eBook Collections
The RPCC Library E-Book collections can be accessed via the Internet from off campus locations through the Library's homepage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
eBook Collections for RPCC Students, Faculty, and Staff
NetLibrary
Over 60,000 ebooks available, both fiction and non-fiction titles. Most are recently published or classics. You MUST create your NetLibrary account while on-campus in order to access the full ebook collection when off-campus.
If you need assistance with NetLibrary, click HERE and follow the directions.
World Book E-Books Center
About 4,000 ebooks available including fiction and non-fiction titles. Use your RPCC Library User ID and PIN to log into the collection if you are off-campus.
For information about your RPCC Library User ID and PIN, click HERE.
EBSCO Book Collection: Nonfiction
About 4,100 ebooks available, mostly reference titles on various topics. Use your RPCC Library User ID and PIN to log into the collection if you are off-campus.
For information about your RPCC Library User ID and PIN, click HERE.
LearningExpress Searchable eBooks
Over 150 ebooks available, mostly skill building and test preparation topics. You MUST create a LearningExpress account while on-campus in order to access the full ebook collection when off-campus. Click HERE for a list of ebooks available (PDF document).
If you need assistance with LearningExpress Library resources, click HERE and follow the directions.
eBook Collections That Are Free to the Public
Project Gutenberg
About 28,000 public domain books (the copyright has expired) are available for reading and downloading. Books in the public domain were usually published at least 95 years ago.
The Internet Archive: Text Archive
Almost 1.5 million books, plays, and documents in public domain (the copyright has expired) or with no copyright (such as government publications) are available for reading and downloading. Books in the public domain were usually published at least 95 years ago.
Google Books
If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given permission, users will be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text.
If a book is in the public domain (the copyright has expired), users are free to download a PDF copy. Books in the public domain were usually published at least 95 years ago. Warning: this site has ads.
The Online Books Page
Includes more than 35,000 English works in various formats that are free for personal, noncommercial use, and are available for reading and downloading. This is a University of Pennsylvania project.
The Universal Digital Library: Million Book Collection
Over a million books, plays, and documents in public domain (the copyright has expired) are available for reading online. Books in the public domain were usually published at least 95 years ago.
This project is an international effort initiated by Carnegie-Mellon University and partners. Warning: for viewing UDL books you will need either DjVu free plugin and/or Tiff free plugin, both of which are available on the site.