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PILOT Library Catalog 

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If you need a book and the Library does not have it, you can borrow it from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan.


Online books purchased by WCU Libraries :

Blackwell Reference Online

Credo Reference
A cross-searchable set of over 250 reference books online in a wide range of subject areas. Encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and books of quotations include such diverse titles such as the CIA World Factbook, Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English, Dictionary of E-Business, Guide to Global Hazards, & Oddbins Dictionary of Wine.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Online

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology Online

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences Online

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Online

Handbook of Research on Computer-Enhanced Language Acquisition and Learning

Handbook of Research on ePortfolios

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Online

NetLibrary
Over 3,600 scholarly and academic eBooks to read online. Create your own free account and read anytime. You can check out the book and take notes online!


Safari Tech Books

Books about computer applications and information technology


World Who's Who


Free Online Book Collections - Explore More!


Electronic Literature Collection
Published by the Electronic Literature Organization, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH).  Volume 1 includes a medley of recent works of varied forms.

Google Book Search

Did you know that the WCU Libraries catalog, PILOT, now links to Google Books, if available?  Google is providing access to books through the Library Project and Partner Program.  Note: not all books are completely available; access may be limited to the book's table of contents and selected pages.


ManyBooks.net

Find free eBooks for your PDA, iPod, eBook reader or cellphone.


[The] Online Books Page

Search over 30,000 free books on the Web, by author, title, or subject.

Project Gutenberg

Thousands of volunteers have provided the free ebooks in this groundbreaking project which now provides over 125,000 titles through their catalog and their affiliates. Valuable information on the distinction between free of charge and freedom can be found here: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:No_Cost_or_Freedom?

[The] Universal Digital Library - Million Book Collection

(No, they haven't reached a million yet, but they're working on it!) Search or browse books published from the 11th to the 21st centuries.