Educational E-books

Cramming for an Anatomy final?  Or searching for sources for an English paper?  Even if you can't make it to the SCTC Libraries, you have access to hundreds of e-books and articles online through Salem Press.  Covering health, history, literature and science, these books have an easy search interface that can help you find exactly what you're looking for. Check out our full catalog of resources below.


Salem Press - Health

• Cancer
• Genetics and Inherited Conditions
• Infectious Diseases and Conditions
• Magill's Medical Guide (6th edition)
• Psychology and Mental Health

Salem Press - History

• Great Lives from History: Ancient World
• Great Lives from History: Middle Ages
• Great Lives from History: Renaissance
• Great Lives from History: 17th Century
• Great Lives from History: 18th Century
• Great Lives from History: 19th Century
• Great Lives from History: 20th Century
• Great Events from History: Ancient World
• Great Events from History: Middle Ages
• Great Events from History: Renaissance
• Great Events from History: 17th Century
• Great Events from History: 18th Century
• Great Events from History: 19th Century
• Great Events from History: 20th Century
• Modern Scandals
• Encyclopedia of American Immigration
• Historical Encyclopedia of American Business
• Weapons and Warfare
• Great Athletes
• Inventors and Inventions
• Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century
• Milestone Documents in African American History
• Milestone Documents in American History
• Milestone Documents in World History

Salem Press - Literature

• Critical Insights: Death of a Salesman
• Critical Insights: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
• Critical Insights: The Joy Luck Club
• Critical Insights: A Streetcar Named Desire
• Critical Insights: Jane Austen
• Critical Insights: Benjamin Franklin
• Critical Insights: Barbara Kingsolver
• Critical Insights: Toni Morrison

Salem Press - Science

• Encyclopedia of Global Resources
• Encyclopedia of Global Warming
• Forensic Science
• The Solar System

Check out Kindles at the library!

Amazon Kindle 3 3G by Jules Holleboom, on Flickr

Calling all e-book readers!  Whether you already get most of your books online or are just curious about how Kindles work, you can explore the e-book world by checking out Kindles at both the Griffin and Flint River campus libraries.

Kindles can be checked out like regular library books - with your Southern Crescent ID - for two weeks at a time.  We're working on building up our e-book collection, so if you have any suggestions for titles we should add, feel free to leave them in the comments!

Right now, by checking out a Kindle you can read:

• The Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins
• The Help, Kathryn Stockett
• Love is Letting Go of Fear, Gerald Jampolsky
• Eragon, Christopher Paolini
• One for the Money, Janet Evanovich
• Deliver Me From Evil, Mary Monroe
• 11/22/63, Stephen King
• No Matter What!: 9 Steps to Living the Life You Love, Lisa Nichols
• Race to the Rumble #1 (WWE), Tracey West
• The Science of God, Gerald Schroeder
• The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory, Brian Greene
• The Lucky One, Nicholas Sparks
• Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead
• The Morganville Vampires series, Rachel Caine
• Dinners Made Easy, Stonyfield Farm
• My Best Dessert: Easy Recipes, Risapkus
• Silent Kills, C.E. Lawrence