Research Resources
Book Resources from the QVCC Library
To access electronic books from home, use the Library tab in myCommnet or click the (Off Campus click here) links below. If you need help with research, please contact the library.
Find Books
Books & DVDs, etc. in our collections and at other libraries in CT.
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Online Catalog - Books & DVDs.
Patron Info - Renew Books, Check Library Account, etc. - ReQuest - Search almost all of Connecticut's libraries simultaneously.
- Directory of Connecticut Libraries - Search individual Connecticut libraries.
Find eBooks Only
Collections of ebooks and e-reference books.
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Ebrary
(Off Campus click here)
More than 70,000 e-books in all subject areas. -
Ebsco E-Books
(Off Campus click here)
17,154 e-books in all subject areas. -
Credo Reference
(Off Campus click here)
582 e-reference books in all subject areas. Use instead of Wikipedia for quick information. -
Gale Virtual Reference Library
(Off Campus click here)
252 e-reference books in all subject areas. Use instead of Wikipedia for longer reference articles. -
Oxford Digital Reference Shelf
(Off Campus click here)
50 e-reference books, individually searchable, in all subject areas. -
Encyclopaedia Britannica
(Off Campus click here)
The complete Encyclopaedia Britannica, including news and multimedia. Updated daily. -
Britannica’s Original Sources
(Off Campus click here)
Original (primary) source documents in a wide range of subject areas.
eBooks on the Internet
- Bartleby.com – Great Books Online - Public domain books in a range of subject areas.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook – career information from the Department of Labor
- Project Gutenberg – over 30,000 public domain books in a range of subject areas.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States – The National Data Book; lots of stats
- World Factbook – information about 266 world governments
last update: 3/30/2011 by michael lynch
