Help for Library users of ebook platforms available at the State Library
You can limit your catalogue search to ebooks only. Enter your keywords then choose 'ebooks' from the dropdown menu (default search is 'Everything except articles').
This 'Ebooks' scope includes over 200,000 ebooks from ProQuest, EBSCOhost Ebook and Academic Collections, Berg Fashion Library, Gale and National Edeposi (NED).
You can also search and then apply a filter to your results. Filters are shown to the right of your search results. Choose 'Ebooks' under SLV Collection (you may need to click 'show more' first). Other filtering options include subject, date and author.
Ebooks in your search results will show Availability: "Access online" and include an Available online link.
To view an ebook, first select the title or Available online link from your search results, then click on View ebook found below the title details.
If you're outside the Library you'll need to log in with your valid library barcode and accept the conditions of access to start reading online.
Search our Library catalogue for ebooks:
We are continually adding ebooks to our catalogue.
Browse our curated Ebookshelf (updated monthly).
You can see previous highlights on the Ebookshelf Archive.
We subscribe to databases containing ebooks and we collect books in digital format through National Edeposit (NED).
The ebook catalogue filter searches the following sources: EBSCOhost, ProQuest, Berg Fashion Library, Gale, and NED ebooks.
We also digitise printed historic material from our collections. See our other ebook sources page for details on how to access more ebooks.
Visit the Berg Fashion Library database with 130+ titles covering important classic and modern writings plus reference works and the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion.
LIBRARY UPDATE
The Library is closed from December 25 to January 3. From January 4 2021 we will be partially open to pre-booked and walk-up visitors and our Ask A Librarian service will resume for assistance with your research inquiries online and over the phone.