Library Guides: Teaching & Learning in Higher Education: Books & eBooks

Background Information

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Full text reference books, including dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks. Covers all subjects
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for all subjects.
General OneFile This link opens in a new window
A general interest database that includes newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications on all subjects.

EBSCO eBooks This link opens in a new window
Full text books in all subject areas for reading online. Some books can be downloaded for offline use. Includes Cliffs Notes.
Only one reader is allowed per book, for both online browsing and offline checkout. Users must create an EBSCO account for offline checkout. Instructions for downloading e-books can be found at http://support.ebsco.com/ebooks.
O'Reilly For Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Full text of current books about programming, systems and software engineering.
Books can be read online (including mobile devices) but not downloaded.
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Access more than 36,000 full-text ebooks for college programs.

Making Sense of Adult Learning by Dorothy MacKeracher
Provides background information about the nature of adult learning and the characteristics that typify adult learners.
A Feast of Learning by Roger Hiemstra & Philippe Carre (eds.)
This book provides perspectives from authors in six countries pertaining to adult learning in the 21st Century.

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