Hi;
I am looking for complete online libraries like Google Book. As you know, Google Book provides a very complete collection in a broad range of subjects from literature to computer to fiction and etc. I’ m more interested in IT and Computer science books, especially the text (reference) books which are used in the university level.
Thank you
ask your local library
put my library of music online.
what are some of the best sites for putting my library on the net, so that i can log in and listen anywhere?
I use winamp pro to do it…comes with an application called winamp remote, and it let’s me stream all my music so that I can listen to it wherever I am…
I dont think I can download to the library computers. Is there still any way I can play Halo or Gears of War or other online games from the library???
No offense, but the other people are right. If librarians catch you playing Halo, you could get kicked out. If you still want to do it, then I suggest downloading it onto at least a one gb flashdrive and play halo using that, despite people discouraging you.
I tried to search online, but all seems need to pay for it.. Is there any free journals articles whereby i can download and have it? and library journals…..?
The previous poster is right that the best source for free access will be through whatever local libraries (national, public, and/or college) you have in your area. Many these days offer online access to journal article databases you can search as a member.
Other than that, I like a service called the Directory of Open Access Journals which puts together links to free online journals:
http://www.doaj.org/
If by "library journals" you mean those for those studying library science, they have a list of those at:
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=subject&cpid=129
Also, there is a simple search which lets you search the text of the journals as well for topics:
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=searchArticles
There are a few other similar sites as well. Here’s a good article reviewing them:
http://www.mmischools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=11534
Hopefully those will help you out. This is quite a controversial topic in academia these days (the desire of scholars to publish their works openly vs. the publishers who want to make money from the content/peer review process.) The end result being it’s still a challenge to easily access free online journal articles if you aren’t affiliated with a good library.
-Librarian PM
p.s. Not sure of your local library options? Here’s a good directory to help you start looking:
http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/
Sometimes i need some books, but don’t have enough time to go to the library and spend hours there, that’s why i need a website, in which is the bigger choice of online books… I will be very glad if you tell me…
You can try bartleby.com or gutenberg.org
Be aware that you are not going to get copyrighted books online.
Your library has a webpage that most likely has links to online subscription databases. These aren’t books, but they are full-text articles that have been published in newspapers, magazines and journals that are great for research. You’d probably have to input your library card number, but you wouldn’t have to go to the library to use them.
They may even have ebooks, but that would depend on your library.
I’m assuming you are simply looking for citation information. Try Google Scholar to search for the article online at http://scholar.google.com/
When you locate the article in the results list, click on it. The citation information (author, title, date, journal, etc.) are usually found on the first screen.
If this doesn’t help, post more detailed info and I’ll try to steer you in the right direction.
I want to know some free access online library for full text books and articles.
Please see the webpages for more details on open text books, tutorials and articles.
I moved to a country where they don’t speak english and i still want to read english books. It would be better if you give me a site where i don’t have to pay.
books.google.com
freebookspot.com
Happy reading!
Looking for novels, even current ones that include Nichols, anne Tyler etc. In addition to reference and non-fiction works. I expect to pay a subscription fee of some sort. But is there any service available where I can get access to anything I want. Don’t need to download; in that case I would just purchase the book.
Yes, is this true even when paying an online subscription fee.
Questia provides exactly what you are looking for. Over 70,000 books readable online. You can get a free trial subscription, or can subscribe monthly, quarterly or annually. Your subscription allows you to read anything in the library, most of which is copyrighted.
i really want to read a few certain books but my library is useless and im sure there must be a service online to lend books or borrow other people in your area’s books that you want. is there anything like this?
I work in library, and you can ask them to source a book from outside their network, ask for an inter-library loan. Sadly they can be expensive (£2.50 per book in my lib) and take up to 6 weeks to be sourced.
I do some that way, but don’t have the patience for it often. I also tend to read a lot of US authors, which are harde to get hold of.
The way I deal with it now is to look for cheap copies on places like Amazon, you can often buy books for a penny and then pay postage so that for the same price as an ILL, you get to keep it. I’m also seriosly considering buying an ebook reader such as the sony on in Waterstones or the Kindle from Amazon. The books are cheaper, you can download them instantly, and the screen is designed to read like paper so you don’t strain your eyes.
Sadly there isn’t a swap site in the UK. IN the US they have some great ones, where the book gets passed around and all you pay is the postage to the next person.