MIT Libraries catalog
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Many thanks to Kelly Ng for developing this video.
MIT's WorldCat
Other Sources for E-books
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Expanded and Free Resources During COVID-19 ClosureSome publishers are temporarily making their e-books available during the pandemic. Check this page for details.
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Google BookSearchSearches the full text of books scanned from publisher and library partners. Full text is mostly only available for older books (pre-1922), but TOCs are usually available for all books.
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HathiTrustOffers reading access of content to the fullest extent allowable by U.S. copyright law. Due to COVID-19, some additional content may be temporarily available. In order to access this content, you must be logged in with your MIT account, and texts not out of copyright may only be available for an hour at a time and not downloadable.
- Consult this video (2:27 min) to learn more about using HathiTrust to locate electronic versions of print books held by the MIT Libraries.
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Internet ArchiveContains downloads to out-of-copyright books (published before 1932). Also allows access to some more recent volumes.
Streaming Video
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Academic Video Online (AVON)Streaming video service with documentary, instructional, and feature films from producers such as BBC, Documentary Educational Resources (DER), Icarus, PBS, and Sony Pictures Classics.
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Filmakers [Filmmakers] Library OnlineCollection of documentary films in a variety of subjects, available as streaming video.
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KanopyStreaming video service with documentary and feature films from producers such as Criterion, Documentary Educational Resources, New Day Films, Media Education, California Newsreel, PBS and others.
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