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Expanded and free resources during COVID-19 closure: E-books

Expanded and free resources for the MIT community

MIT Libraries will continue to support remote MIT courses and research. MIT Libraries search tools remain available for ongoing access to e-resources, including 200,000 ejournals and 700,000 ebooks. See tips on how to connect from on and off campus.

In addition, many publishers are making e-resources available for free and are expanding existing subscriptions, which we're listing in this guide. We will continue to update this list as the situation develops.

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E-books

Internet Archive 

What's included: 1.7 million books available in digital surrogate for online reading. 

How to access it:  Create or log in to a (free) Internet Archive account, and click on “Borrow” to check out an individual title.  Library available for search, here.


Ohio State University Press

What's included: All books published prior to 2016 are available through the OSU Press Knowledge Bank.

How to access it: No additional action needed. Content is freely available to all. Offer expiration date unknown. 


Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment

What's included: More than 400 scholarly peer reviewed volumes covering wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth century and the Enlightenment. Titles in both English or French.

How to access it: MIT users can access Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment using the MIT VPN. Offer expiration date unknown.