eBook Collections

CSU’s Library Services purchases access to these eBook collections for its clients. Unauthorised users will find they are blocked from access. All users have free access to other titles to which we have provided links via the eTexts Collections page.

Books@Ovid
More than 300 titles in nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and other health subjects.
Ebook Library
A large and constantly growing multidisciplinary collection of eBooks. More than 2600 EBL titles have been purchased for permanent use by CSU Library clients and are listed in your library’s catalogue. Please check the system requirements listed on the EBL homepage if you encounter any access problems.
James Bennett Etitles
A wide range of eBooks from major Australian publishers. To access James Bennett titles held by CSU, use the catalogue search feature above. Please note: to access James Bennett Etitles you need to use Internet Explorer 5 or later as a browser and to turn off popup blockers. James Bennett Etitles are not guaranteed to function with other browsers such as Firefox, Opera or Safari. Mac users will need to download the last version of Internet Explorer for Macs
Oxford Reference Online
The biggest, most up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible reference work in the world.
PsycBOOKS
PsycBOOKS contains the full text in PDF format of scholarly book titles published by the American Psychological Association (APA). The collection includes: about 900 titles, including 100 out-of-print books from 1950-2002; approximately 300 archival resources in psychology going back to 1806; and the exclusive electronic release of the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology with over 1,500 authored entries. PsycBOOKS is updated monthly with new releases of APA books and books originally produced by other publishers.
Please note: PsycBOOKS and Books@Ovid, while both available on the Ovid platform, are separate collections. PsycBOOKS can also be accessed from within the list of Ovid databases.
Safari Books Online
More than 300 full text books on IT, multimedia and graphic design.