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EBSCO E-Books- Search the 67,000 electronic books available through the JSCC collection.  The books cover a tremendous variety of topics, all available online.
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Ebrary- Try this excellent collection of 25,000 electronic books.
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Google Books- This source gives you access to previews of many ebooks.  You cannot print or copy and paste, but you can read online.

Safari
The premier electronic reference library for programmers and IT professionals. Search electronic versions of a broad range of technical books.

StatRef Nursing Book Collection and NCLEX Study Podcasts
This source provides access to 16 nursing books online,   In addition, by scrolling down the bottom right, you will see a series of podcasts designed to assist students studying for the NCLEX.

Nursing Electronic Book Collection
Nursing Electronic Book Collection is an electronic collection of books for healthcare professionals. To see a list of titles select the Table of Contents tab.

Nursing Electronic Book Collection Part II
Additional electronic books in nursing. Includes Davis NCLEX-RN Success (2006) , Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing (7th ed. 2009) and Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice (2008)

Scribner Writers Online
"Multiple perspectives on the most studied literary names."  Contains over 1400 articles about authors from throughout the world and from all time periods.

Twayne's Authors Online
"With in-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers from Aeschylus to Zora Neale Hurston, this online series features the content of nearly 300 books that comprise  part of three print series: Twayne's United States Authors, Twayne's English Authors and Twayne's World Authors."