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NLS members can access the e-book platform from library computers or from home. The collections cover academic subjects, literature, medicine, law and reference works.
Featured e-book collections
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — a broad index of open access journals from around the world.
- Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) — peer-reviewed books from a wide range of publishers.
- De Gruyter LIS Books — library and information science titles, including IFLA publications.
- Oxford English Dictionary Online — the definitive record of the English language.
- Oxford Reference Online — dictionaries, encyclopaedias and subject guides.
- Oxford Scholarship Online — academic works across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine and law.
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