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Cushing Library has six primary collections of electronic books available for student, faculty and staff use. Use the links below for on-campus access. Off-campus access is available through the Library's online classroom (Library 001) on Blackboard (http://blackboard.hnu.edu). A Blackboard account and password is required..

Ebrary
A collection of more than 20,500 full-text electronic books published within the last three years in a broad range of academic disciplines, including:

  • Business
  • Humanities
  • Computers & Technology
  • Law
  • Economics
  • Life & Physical Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Maps (historic, geopolitical, etc.)
  • General Reference
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences

NetLibrary
Create a personal account from any campus computer to check out books for a 24-hour period. NEXUS students may obtain an account by contacting Aija Koch (koch@hnc.edu)

A select collection of more than 5,500 full-text electronic books published within the last four years) covering a broad range of subject disciplines including:

  • American History
  • Psychology
  • Business
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Social Sciences
  • Computer Science & Technology
  • Health, Medicine & Nursing
  • Economics

Oxford Reference Online
A collection of 129 reference works covering a broad variety of subjects, including many foreign language dictionaries

Xreferplus
A collection of more than 179 reference works (35 publishers) covering a broad range of subjects. Of particular importance are the 16,000 art images of the Bridgeman Art Library. More than 75,000 audio MP3 pronunciation files are also provided.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Collection of 105 Gale reference works covering a broad range of subjects