Finding Books
You find books in online catalogs. The places linked below are all online catalogs where you can find not only books, but also many other materials that libraries contain.
Wright State
University Libraries Catalog
Check the WSU Libraries for books, journals, videos, DVDs, sound recordings, maps, and more.
OhioLINK
Central Catalog
WSU doesn't have what you need? Simultaneously search 84 academic libraries in Ohio to see if you can get the book you need in only a couple days.
WorldCat
Does the book you're looking for exist? Which libraries own it? Find out on WorldCat, which has books and other materials from libraries around the globe. If you find a book in this database that WSU or OhioLINK doesn't have, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan.
Other Local Libraries
WSU doesn’t have what you need? Search other local libraries for your items.
Google Book Search
Yet another book discovery tool. Search the full text of books and find links to libraries and bookstores where they can be borrowed or purchased. Books that are in the public domain may be read in their entirety online. If books of interest don't have links to libraries, check the resources listed above.
E-book Collections
Safari Books Online
A collection of online books covering software help manuals--including O'Reilly books--artificial intelligence, computer science, IT management; software engineering, and much more.
OhioLINK Electronic Books Collection
Thousands of full-text books from the publishers Springer, Oxford University Press, and reference books from ABC-Clio. Covers the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Oxford Reference Books
Search various encyclopedias and other reference books by subject, including foreign language dictionaries, computing, literature, politics, and social sciences.
Oxford Scholarship Online
Search the full text of over 1,200 Oxford books in the areas of economics and finance, philosophy, political science, and religion.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Hundreds of reference titles in many topic areas. Search individual e-books or whole collections.
netLibrary
Over 1300 electronic books on numerous subjects, including business reference works.
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