Library books can be found using OneSearch or the Books and Media Catalog. Print books are checked out at the library’s Circulation Desks. See our Checkout Protocols for more details.
The library has many textbooks required for UVU classes. Textbooks are kept on Course Reserve at the first-floor Circulation Desk, and most check out for two hours. A high-speed book scanner is located next to the first-floor Circulation Desk. NOTE: E-book versions of textbooks may be removed from the collection at any time by the vendor.
Fulton Library has access to several different ebook collections. All of these e-books can be viewed online with an internet browser.
Only e-books in E-book Central and EBSCO E-book Collection can be downloaded. Gale E-Books offers partial downloads of book chapters or sections. Once a book has been downloaded, it will not be available for other users until the download period has expired.
This is a general ebook collection that contains more than 130,000 works of fiction and non-fiction in all topics. Titles may be downloaded from this collection for up to seven days with a free EBSCO account.
This collection contains approximately 16,000 books on medicine, nursing, allied health, and related topics. Titles may be downloaded from this collection for up to 14 days with a free Ebook Central account.
This collection offers access to nearly 58,000 titles from the biggest names in computer science, information technology, and business publishing.
NOTE: Books in this collection are not available for download.
These reference e-books cover multiple subject areas, have unlimited users, and are DRM free.
NOTE: Chapters and sections can be downloaded as PDFs.
The AMS offers access to dozens of downloadable books on algebra, topology, number theory, mathematical physics, logic, analysis, and other topics.
This site contains a collection of reference books including older editions of classic works such as The Columbia Encyclopedia, Grey's Anatomy, Post's Etiquette, Roger International Thesaurus, and many more. Works of fiction and poetry in the public domain are also available.
The DPLA is a growing online library.
Europeana is a collective online library created for European libraries.
This online library is a project of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
A growing collection, Google Books offers searchable access to thousands of public domain and copyrighted works. Some newer works are only available as previews.
A consortium of libraries and the non-profit Hathi organization, this site contains digitized copies of public domain fiction and non-fiction in a wide variety of topics.
This collection offers downloadable copies of millions of ebooks from the United States and Canada in a wide variety of languages.
The NAP produces high-quality ebooks on a wide range of topics including nutrition, engineering and technology, education, earth sciences, math, physics, and many more.
OAPEN is an open access library of European academic titles.
Utah residents can download ebooks from the Open Library.
Open textbooks are licensed by authors and publishers to be freely used and adapted. Download, edit and distribute them at no cost.
This collection provides access to ancient Latin and Greek language texts. English translations are available for most titles.
Project Gutenberg is one of the largest online collections of public domain books in the world. EPUB, PDF, and text downloads are available.
If the library does not own the book you need, you can place a free request through Interlibrary Loan, and the library will borrow the book from another institution. Books and other items usually take seven to ten business days to arrive.
Current UVU students, staff, and teaching faculty may also borrow materials from other Utah academic libraries through the Utah Academic Library Consortium. Contact the institution you plan to check out materials from for borrowing guidelines; they may require identifying documents.
If the library does not own the book you need, you can suggest that the library purchase it.
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