E-Books & Working Papers

The full list of databases the Library subscribes to and those free resources recommended by subject experts is available from A-Z Databases list that can be searched by subject and type.

The subscription resources marked with a padlock are available to researchers on-site at the Library of Congress. If you are unable to visit the Library, you may be able to access these resources through your local public or academic library.

E-books

Brill OnlineExternal This link opens in a new window
Full-text access e-journals and e-books published by Brill, including 24 fully Open Access titles. Subject areas include African Studies, American Studies, Ancient Near East and Egypt, Art History, Asian Studies, Biblical Studies and Early Christianity, Book History and Cartography, Classical Studies, Education, History, Jewish Studies, Languages and Linguistics, Literature and Classical Studies, Media Studies, Middle East and Islamic Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Social Sciences, Theology and World Christianity, Law, and International Relations.
Cambridge Core External This link opens in a new window

A cross-searchable database of online journal and book content from Cambridge University Press. Provides full-text access to recent and archive volumes of scholarly journals in all subject areas published by Cambridge University Press. Expansive access is limited to the journals portion of the platform.
CCH AnswerConnect External This link opens in a new window
Provides full text access to documents in business and finance, human resources, health care and tax research. The CCH libraries which can be searched simultaneously include:
- Tax News, Journals and Newsletters
- Federal Tax
- State Tax
- International Tax
- Accounting and Audit
- Benefits
- Financial and Estate Planning
- Food, Drugs, and Devices
- Fringe Benefits
- Health Care Compliance and Reimbursement
- Human Resources
- Pension
- Tools/Smart Charts
- Unemployment Insurance Reporter
The simultaneous user limit for parts of this resources may result in temporary delays.
Credo External This link opens in a new window
Includes the full text of over 515 reference sources from over 50 publishers, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and books of quotations. Credo Reference also includes cross-references to other full text titles containing related information. Users can choose to search all reference works or specific subjects.
De Gruyter Online External This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to De Gruyter eBooks and eJournals. Contents include topics on: Art, Music, Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, General Reference Works, History, Law, Library and Information Science, Linguistics and Communications, Literary Studies, Mathematics, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Economics, Theology, Judaism, Religion and more.
Ebook Central External This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 400 ebooks covering science and the social sciences. Business subjects include: business cycles economic fluctuations commerce economic history and conditions finance (banking, foreign exchange, insurance, investment) labor public finance (revenue, taxation) statistics and transportation and communications (shipping). Subjects in the sciences include: astronomy biology botany chemistry geology human anatomy mathematics microbiology natural history physics physiology and zoology.
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) External This link opens in a new window
A collection of approx. 830 electronic books.
The simultaneous user limit for this resource may result in temporary delays.
eScholarship External This link opens in a new window

Repository of the University of California, offering a broad range of e-books, journals and peer-reviewed scientific documents. Includes submission guidelines, editing assistance and FAQs.
Gale eBooks External This link opens in a new window
Provides full text access to over a dozen reference titles in business, politics, religion and science. Titles include:
- Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, 6v, 2001
- Business Plans Handbook, vol.1 (1993)-current
- Cold War Reference Library, 6v, 2004
- Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed., 22v, 2007
- Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, 3v, 2009
- Endangered Species, 2nd ed., 3v, 2004
- Environmental Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 2v, 2003
- The Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 4th ed., 6v, 2008
- International Directory of Company Histories, vol. 1 (1988)-current
- Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy, 3v, 2001
- New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 15v, 2003
- New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplements 2009-2011
- New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement, Jubilee Volume: The Wojtyla Years, 2001
- Newsmakers Series, 2004 through 2020 Cumulations
- Pollution A to Z, 2v, 2004
- Science of Everyday Things, 4v, 2002
- UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography, 10v, 2003
- Weather Almanac, 11th ed., 2003
OECD iLibrary External This link opens in a new window

OECD iLibrary is the gateway to OECDs analysis and data. Contains all the publications and datasets released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessement), and International Transport Forum (ITF) since 1998. Arranged under 19 thematic areas covering issues in agriculture and food, development, economics, education, employment, energy, environment, finance and investment, governance, industry and services, nuclear energy, science and technology, social issues, taxation, trade, transport, and urban, rural and regional development. Types of OECD publications include ebooks, papers, statistics, factbook and glossaries.
NOTE: To access SourceOECD Books, Papers, Statistics, Factbook, or Glossaries, please click on the appropriate tab.
Open Access eBooks on JSTOR External This link opens in a new window

Open Access monographs are now available on the JSTOR platform. An initial set of titles is available from four publishers: University of California Press, University of Michigan Press, UCL Press, and Cornell University Press. Several hundred more Open Access titles over the next year will be added, while maintaining JSTORs high standards for quality content.
The ebooks, which reflect JSTORs high standards for quality content, are freely available for anyone in the world to use. Each ebook carries one of six Creative Commons licenses determined by the publisher. The titles are easy to use, with no DRM restrictions and no limits on chapter PDF downloads or printing. Users will not need to register or log in to JSTOR.
Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) External This link opens in a new window
The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products. Through the OKR, The World Bank collects, disseminates, and permanently preserves its intellectual output in digital form. OKR contains research from thousands of works including:
- World Bank Group Annual Reports and Independent Evaluation Studies Books published by the World Bank Group including flagship publications, academic books and practitioner volumes
- All World Development Reports (WDRs) plus recent WDR background papers
- Journal articles published in World Bank Economic Review (WBER) and World Bank Research Observer (WBRO), two journals published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
- Accepted manuscripts of Bank-authored journal articles from selected external publishers (after an embargo period if applicable)
- Metadata and links to Bank-authored external journal articles
- Serial publications (typically data-intensive outlook reports)
- Policy Research Working Papers (PRWP)—a series of papers that disseminate findings of work in progress in order to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues
- Selected other papers of high research quality
- Economic and Sector Work (ESW) studies—a series of analytical reports prepared by Bank staff. ESWs gather and evaluate information about a country’s economy and/or a specific sector
- Knowledge Notes, providing short briefs that capture lessons of experience from Bank operations and research
- The latest Country Opinion Surveys done in client countries for feedback on World Bank Group activities.
- Selected translated titles.
SAGE Knowledge External This link opens in a new window
Contains full texts of over 125 specialized subject encyclopedias and handbooks published since 2002. Subjects covered include: African American Studies Aging & Gerontology Anthropology Business & Management Communication & Media Studies Counseling & Psychotherapy Criminology & Criminal Justice Economics Education Environment Family Studies Gender & Sexuality Studies Geography Health & Social Welfare History Politics Psychology Research Methods & Evaluation Science, Philosophy, & Theology Social Issues Social Work & Social Policy and Sociology.

Some titles such as: Congress and the Nation the Encyclopedia of Political Science Guide to U.S. Elections Vital Statistics on American Politics or the Washington Information Directory previously found on CQ Press Library are now avaiable through Sage Knowledge.
Springer-Link External This link opens in a new window
A searchable collection of journals, eBooks and reference works published by Springer Verlag. Subjects range from: Architectur & Design to Business Chemistry Computer Science Law Medicine Philosophy Environmental Sciences and more. Full- text access is restricted to select titles and/or journal articles. A key indicating the level of access for a particular book, journal, or article is available within the search results.

Stacks

Stacks is the primary access system for rights-restricted digital content in the Library’s permanent collection and includes electronic books, journals, and newspapers.

Taylor & Francis eBooks External This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database hosting ebooks published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge, CRC Press, and Garland Science, among others. Subjects covered include: Agriculture Geography & Environmental Sciences The Arts Behavioral Sciences Bioscience Computing & Information Technology Development Studies Earth Sciences Economics, Finance, Business & Industry Education Engineering Food Science & Technology Geography Humanities Information Science Interdisciplinary Studies Language & Literature Law Mathematics Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health Museum, Heritage Studies & Visual Arts Physical Sciences Reference & Information Science Social Sciences Social Work Sports, Leisure, Travel & Tourism.

Working Papers

Columbia International Affairs Online External This link opens in a new window
CIAO contains theory and research on policy issues and current events in international affairs. Includes the full text of working papers from university and private research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, abstracts and some full-text of journal articles, books, policy briefs, case studies, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences. Also contains links to selected Web pages, a listing of upcoming conferences in the field, country briefs and maps from the Central Intelligence Agency, and a citation guide. Updated biweekly.

EconPapers External

EconPapers use the RePEc bibliographic and author data, providing access to the largest collection of online Economics working papers and journal articles. The majority of the full text files are freely available, but some (typically journal articles) require that you or your organization subscribe to the service providing the full text file.

NBER Working Papers External This link opens in a new window

The National Bureau of Economic Research concentrates on four types of empirical research: developing new statistical measurements, estimating quantitative models of economic behavior, assessing the effects of public policies on the United States economy, and projecting the effects of alternative policy proposals. Search their database for Working Papers, books, Census data and other publications by keywords to retrieve citations, abstracts, and full text. All Working Paper abstracts are freely available, and full-text papers are available to federal government employees via e-mail.Free access is provided to employees of NBER Corporate Associates, journalists, Federal, state, and local government employees in the US, and residents of low income nations.

Business and Economics E-Resources

E-Books & Working Papers

E-books

Working Papers