LibGuides: History: Books & Videos

Search for Books, Articles, and DVDs

Search the Ely Library Catalog for print & electronic books, DVDs, CDs and other materials in our collection.

Ely Library QuickSearch
QuickSearch will search both our collection and other libraries worldwide.
Stack Guide
This guide will help you locate materials in the library.
Tutorial
This module covers how to search the Ely Library QuickSearch.

Search for History Ebooks

We have several collections of ebooks at the library- just a few of which are linked above. The books can be found by using QuickSearch, but collections can also be searched directly. In some cases, this will return more results.

ACLS Humanities E-Books
ACLS Humanities presents full text access to thousands of foundational books in the humanities and social sciences from hundreds of publishers. ACLS Humanities EBooks is a collection curated by scholars for scholars; and members of ACLS learned societies nominate books for inclusion.
ProQuest Ebook Central
ProQuest Ebook Central contains eBooks from various publishers across a wide range of academic disciplines. The collection includes books from major university presses and other scholarly publishers. Titles are updated regularly.

Search for Streaming Video

Films On Demand
A Web-based digital video delivery service that provides more than 10,000 streaming videos and more than 100,000 video clips anytime, anywhere. The videos provide than 4,800 hours of high-quality educational content in dozens of subject areas.
Create a playlist: http://sites.google.com/site/filmsondemand/step-by-step-tutorial

Search the database below to find online educational videos.