You can request an e-book for purchase by filling out our Materials Request Form.
Each collection varies in terms of usage, printing and access capabilities. See the collection specific information (tabs above) for further details.
Featuring over 150,000 ebooks from a variety of publishers, EBSCO's e-book package is available via the EBSCO ebook database and will display when using Saint Search. You can locate a link into the database from the Database A-Z list. An additional link is under the Interdisciplinary databases page. An website of EBSCO specific collection information is located here. Additionally, there are directions for downloading these e-books onto your PC, reader or mobile device located on above entitled link 'Downloading EBSCO ebooks'.
Check out EBSCO's libguide for their ebooks here for more information.
Available through ConnectNY, this Evidence Based Acquisition program provides access to tens of thousands of ebooks and at the end of each academic year the ConnectNY ebook committee selects titles the consortium will purchase. Ebooks are available directly via the database and are also visible using our discovery tool, Saint Search.
Academic Complete offers libraries an affordable, critical mass of ~150,000 multidisciplinary e-books with unlimited, multi-user access, powerful research tools and DRM-free chapter downloads. This collection is available of the Ebook Central platform as well as integrated into Saint Search results.
Generally speaking, ebooks are available only to the members of the institution which purchased the ebook and are not available for interlibrary loan.
If you are searching another catalog and see an ebook there is a very good chance that you will not be able to have access to it. However, it is likely that it is also published in print and a librarian can help you find a print copy if needed.
