Ebooks are published books that are available in digital format. They can be used for research in the same way that printed books can be used, but they can only be read on a mobile device or computer. The library subscribes to several e-book collections, which contain current, recent, and historical publications. Our e-book collections support research across all the subject areas of the curriculum.
Not all books are available digitally. When you are doing research, for best results, you should explore both the print and electronic collections.
The Atlantic County Library System subscribes to a number of ebook collections, digital audio book collections, and sound recording collections. When you search the library catalog, you may sometimes see items from these collections in your results list. You cannot borrow (download) these items using your Atlantic Cape barcode and PIN. Ask a librarian about how you can get access to these materials, or how we can help you to get a copy of an item you need.
The libraries of Atlantic Cape contain thousands of print and eBook titles.
Scholarly books contain in-depth authoritative information with extensive accounts of research, historical data and views by experts on the subject
For off campus Contact the library for user name and password
You can borrow (check out, download) books from our licensed ebook collections. This allows you to read them offline (not connected to the internet).
These restrictions are set by the publishers, in order to maintain control over their intellectual property. Books in free ebook collections may be unrestricted or may have these or other restrictions applied to them. Learn more about digital rights management.
Want to learn more about academic ebooks? Check out this short video from RMIT University.
This guide was originally developed by Michael Stirm for the Atlantic Cape Libraries, and has been extensively adapted by Leslie Murtha.
Originally published 2011. Revised 2018. Updated by Robert Mast, Spring 2020.