eBooks - Alphabetical
To read an eBook online or download a section or chapter, you do not need to download any software or create an account. To download the entire book for reading offline, save notes, and the highlight feature, you will need to follow a few steps the first time, including downloading software and creating accounts.
Below are the steps for eBooks from ProQuest College Complete and Canadian Electronic Library.
- Create an Adobe ID by filling the required information and clicking Submit
- Find the eBook you would like to download, and click Download Book
- Click Create an Account
- Fill in your information then click Create Account and click Continue
- Select your device and click Continue
- Desktop/Laptop:
- Click Get Adobe Digital Editions to download this free software
- On the new window that opens, click Macintosh or Windows
- Open the file (in your downloads folder) and install
- Mobile Device: download the free Bluefire eBooks app
- Desktop/Laptop:
- Once your software is installed, go back to the eBooks page and click Done with this step
- Select the length of time you would like to borrow the book, and click Download
- Open the downloaded .acsm file
- If prompted, select the software Adobe Digital Editions. Your book should open automatically
- If Adobe Digital Editions requests that you authorize your computer, sign in with the Adobe ID you created in the first step
AccessEngineering (McGraw-Hill)
Over 300 reference books in 14 major areas of engineering including: Construction, Architectural, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Communications and Environmental Engineering
Type: Dictionaries e-Books Encyclopedias
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
This e-book database offers a selection of titles from the architectural publishing house Birkhauser including several titles from the detail series on construction, architecture and sustainable design.
Type: e-Books
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Full text access to many essential nursing resources. Titles include: Handbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide, and Nursing Care Plans & Documentation.
Type: e-Books Guidelines
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Canadian Electronic Library (desLibris)
eBook collection consists of:
- Canadian Public Policy Collection from 2005 to 2011 (17,200 titles)
- Canadian Health Research Collection from 2005 to 2011 (6,500 titles)
- The Irwin Law Collection (125 titles)
- Canadian Publisher Collection (199 titles)
Type: e-Books
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety) - Academic Support Program
Provides environmental and occupational health and safety standards, legislation, articles and reports including: MSDS, CHEMINFO, and the Canadian Electrical Code (Part 1).
Access Note: To view documents in the Legislation and Standards section, please contact the Library at 416-415-5000 ext.2004 for login and password details. Only a limited number of users can use the Legislation and Standards at the same time. If you receive an error message, please try back again later.
Type: e-Books Standards & Codes
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Ebsco Academic eBook Collection
A large collection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter. Contains more than 94,400 titles.
Type: e-Books
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Ebsco Audiobook Collection (formerly NetLibrary)
Subject areas covered include: Biography, Business, Classics, Politics, Language Studies, Study Aids, Science, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy and more.
Usage tip: To download and listen to e-Audiobooks, you will prompted to create a free account. This account allows you to access the LLC's collection of e-Audiobooks online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Type: e-Books Database
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Ebsco eBook Collection (formerly NetLibrary)
A collection of over 8,000 e-books to support George Brown College’s courses and programs. Includes: research books, dictionaries and encyclopedias and fiction titles.
Type: e-Books Full Text
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
E-CPS (now RxTx)
Source for Canadian drug information, fully searchable by: brand, generic name, therapeutic class and manufacturer.
Type: e-Books
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
This encyclopedia covers five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems.
Type: Encyclopedias
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America
A three-volume survey of more than 400 years of lesbian and gay history and culture in the United States, presented through over 500 alphabetically arranged entries.
Type: Encyclopedias
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Encyclopedia of Management
Includes essays on 350 topics written by academics and business professionals. Topics include: benchmarking, diversification strategy, non-traditional work arrangements, performance measurement, and supply chain management, among many others.
Type: Encyclopedias
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Encyclopedia of Products & Industries
Provides information on various aspects of a product, its manufacturers, suppliers, immediate and adjacent industries and markets.
Type: Encyclopedias
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Encyclopedia of World Biography
A multicultural encyclopedia with biographies of notable individuals from every part of the world.
Type: Encyclopedias
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale)
Access to encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources covering many subject areas.
Type: Dictionaries e-Books Encyclopedias
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
MyiLibrary
A large collection of e-books selected to support George Brown College’s courses and programs.
Type: e-Books
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
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Online edition of the Ontario Building Code.
Note: Came into effect January 2014. Most of Ontario's revised Building Code takes effect Jan. 1, 2014. For more detail on the transition period, see section "Section 4.1. Transition Rule" at the end of the Code
Type: e-Books Standards & Codes
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Oxford Art Online
Encyclopedia and image database covering visual arts and design from prehistory to the present (worldwide in scope but strongest in Western art).
Type: Dictionaries Encyclopedias Images
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference books online. A great resource for definitions, quick facts, quotations, maps, timelines and more.
Type: Dictionaries e-Books Encyclopedias Maps
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
PEG - Professional Engagement Guide (Formerly CPEM - Canadian Professional Engagement Manual)
Contains practical guidance on the key requirements and concepts in the professional standards and provides a comprehensive road map to performing effective and efficient audit, review and compilation engagements in Canada today.
Type: e-Books Standards & Codes
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
ProQuest College Complete Collection
A collection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter. Contains more than 32,000 titles.
Type: e-Books
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Psychologists and Their Theories for Students
In-depth coverage of major psychological theories and the people who developed them.
Type: Encyclopedias
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Psychology eBooks (Gale)
This e-book collection includes: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, Encyclopedia of Sociology, The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis, and Psychologists and Their Theories for Students.
Type: Dictionaries e-Books Encyclopedias
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
RxTx (formerly eCPS)
Source for Canadian drug information, fully searchable by: brand, generic name, therapeutic class and manufacturer.
Type: e-Books
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Safari Tech and Business Books Online (ProQuest)
Full text of current books about programming, desktop applications (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel), business, databases, graphics, hardware, human-computer interaction, multimedia, networking, operating systems, security and software engineering. Unlimited access.
Type: e-Books
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Small Business Reference Center (EBSCO)
Providing the most up-to-date information on topics related to starting a company, operations management, sales, and growing or rescuing a business.
Type: Articles Full Text
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
The UNWTO Elibrary is an online service from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) with a broad coverage of tourism and related subject areas.
Type: Articles Databases e-Books e-Books Full Text
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
Visual English Dictionary
This illustrated dictionary is a helpful resource for exploring topics that are sometimes difficult to explain in words, such as geography, science, and medicine.
Type: Dictionaries
Access: On & Off Campus: GBC ID & password required for off-campus use
