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Use this quick search to discover books within our entire collection, both print and electronic.

Electronic Books (Ebooks)

Ebooks are electronic versions of books.

The library subscribes to a number of ebook collections, of which the most useful for Computing are:

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central is a collection of over 100,000 books and other authoritative content to which we have full-text access. It covers multiple subject areas.
Please note that to download ebooks from Ebook Central you will need to have Adobe Digital Editions installed on your PC. If you want to access your downloaded content on multiple PCs or devices you will need to register for an Adobe ID - further guidance on this can be found on the EBook Central Help Site
If you are on campus, Digital Editions can be found in AppsAnywhere. You will need to open this software before attempting to download the book.
VLeBooks This link opens in a new window
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The library provides some e-book content via the VLeBooks platform.
O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
O'Reilly for Higher Education includes books, videos, proven learning paths, case studies and audio books. Topics range from programming to IT networking to project management to graphic design to business strategy. The content includes code snippets, certification preparation materials, practice exercises, training videos, and much more.

Books and videos can be read online but can only be downloaded via the O’Reilly mobile App which can be obtained from the App Store or Google Play.
For guidance on using O’Reilly please visit their help pages at https://proquest.libguides.com/oreilly/features The Platform Features and Content sections are especially useful
Smashing Library This link opens in a new window
The Smashing Library is a collection of e-books published by the renowned Smashing Magazine which is used by designers and developers of websites. Subjects covered include web design, user experience, coding, content, apps, project management, marketing and WordPress.

For more help and advice on using e-books go to:

E-books@Tees

Open access resources for Computing

BookBoon This link opens in a new window
Bookboon.com is an online publisher of free books. You can download the books for free and without providing any personal details. The books are provided in PDF so that you can print the books and/or read them offline. In the books there are relevant advertisements on every third page on average.

BCcampus Open Textbooks
Directory of Open Access Books
A searchable directory of over 1600 openly accessible academic peer-reviewed books from over 50 publishers
IntechOpen
MERLOT Open Educational Resources
OER Commons
Open Research Library
Open Textbook Library
SpringerOpen

Book locations

Here are some helpful areas to browse if you are studying Computer Security and Networks:

Here are some helpful areas to browse if you are studying Computer Science:

Here are some helpful areas to browse if you are studying Information Technology:

MORE BOOKS

More Books enables you to suggest a new book purchase.

We know from your feedback that sometimes you can’t get hold of the books you need.

Let us know if there are any titles that you would like us to add to the Library stock and we will consider your request.

Simply complete the short online form and don’t forget to include your Teesside University email address so that we can respond to you.

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