The NC State University Libraries provides access to thousands of ebooks across a variety of ebook publishers and vendors. To check which features are available from the various ebook publishers and vendors, click on the dropdown menu below. You may also view a holistic summary view of the features for all providers .
For some providers, some features are labeled as "Varies." This is because we purchased titles from these providers with different models. For example, for ProQuest, we have Safari ebook collection with 5 simultaneous user limit, and other ebook titles with one or three simultaneous user limit. Individual ebooks within the library catalog will also have information on how many users can access the title at once, as seen in this example catalog record .
We also have ebooks on Amazon Kindles .
Digital Rights Management (DRM): It's intended to protect ebooks from illegal use by tying ebooks to the account that purchases them. With DRM, users can only use the ebooks on a certain devices (i.e., Amazon's Kindle) or in certain apps (i.e., Adobe Digital Editions). This definition is adapted from ebooksarchitects.com . Most of our ebook providers listed here are DRM free. For DRM free ebooks, you have unlimited access to the ebooks, can download and/or make a copy of them.
Accessibility Statement and VPAT: An Accessibility Statement deals with general policies and commitments to accessibility made by a publisher or platform developer. A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) provides information regarding the specific measures taken to ensure the accessibility of an ebook or an ebook platform. Where possible we have linked to vendor statements on accessibility and publicly hosted VPATs. Because products and platforms are constantly being revised and improved many publishers will supply us with VPATs upon request rather than hosting material that may quickly become outdated. If you have questions about specific features of a platform's accessibility, contact your subject specialist and they can request a current VPAT for you.
Choose your platform: American Chemical Society (ACS) American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) American Mathematical Society (AMS) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Business Expert Press CABI Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Duke University Press EBSCO (Aggregator) Elsevier Geological Society of London Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) IOP Publishing McGraw-Hill Morgan and Claypool Project Muse ProQuest (Aggregator) Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) SAGE Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) SPIE Springer Taylor & Francis Wageningen Academic Publishers (WAP) Wiley-Blackwell
EBSCO (Aggregator): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? Yes Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Varies Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Varies Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Only Partially Supported
ProQuest (Aggregator): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? Yes Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Varies Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Varies Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? Information Unavailable Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? Information Unavailable Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? Information Unavailable Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
American Chemical Society(ACS): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Web Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? Yes Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? VPAT
Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Only Partially Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Only Partially Supported
American Mathematical Society (AMS): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? No Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? VPAT Jan. 2020 Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Only Partially Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Information Unavailable
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Upon Request Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Only Partially Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Only Partially Supported
American Society for Microbiology (ASM): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Information Unavailable
Business Expert Press: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Upon Request Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Only Partially Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Only Partially Supported
CABI: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
Cambridge University Press (CUP): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Information Unavailable
Duke University Press: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Information Unavailable
Elsevier: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? Yes Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
Geological Society of London: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? No Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Web Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Information Unavailable
Institution of Engineering and Technology: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
IOP Publishing: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Information Unavailable Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Information Unavailable Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? Yes Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
McGraw-Hill: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? No Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? No Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Information Unavailable Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Information Unavailable
Morgan and Claypool: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? No Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Upon Request Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
Project Muse: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? Yes Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Varies Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? VPAT Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Web Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
SAGE: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? No Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Upon Request Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
SPIE: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? No Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities?
Springer: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Upon Request Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Only Partially Supported
Taylor & Francis: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Varies Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? No Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
Wageningen Academic Publishers (WAP): Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? No Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Upon Request Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Mostly Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Mostly Supported
Wiley-Blackwell: Is there DRM (Digital Rights Management) on the ebooks? No Can multiple Users view the ebooks simultaneously? Yes Do we have perpetual access to the ebooks? Yes Can the ebook be put on E-Reserves? Yes Are the ebooks available for interlibrary loan (ILL)? Yes Can I use the ebooks for scholarly and educational use? Yes Can I download chapters/sections PDF? Yes Can I download the whole book PDF? Yes Can I download the ebooks in EPUB format? No Do I need additional software to download the ebooks? No Do I need additional login to access the ebooks? No Is there an Accessibility Statement or VPAT? Web Accessibility Statement Do they support Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments? Only Partially Supported Do they support Assistive Technology for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities? Only Partially Supported