Visit the sites below for access to some free, or public domain eBooks, and some searchable eBooks that allow users to view snippets.
HathiTrust offers a collection of over 18 million titles digitized from libraries around the world - the largest digitized collection of knowledge allowable by copyright law. Not all items are available for access, due to copyright restrictions. WPI users have access to works in the public domain.
Search WorldCat.org to find books in libraries around the world. Find a book you want that WPI doesn't have? Request it via Interlibrary Loan.
Catalog of books (and other materials) in libraries worldwide.
Is there something you need that the WPI library doesn't have? Our Interlibrary Loan service allows WPI students and faculty to request items from other libraries free of charge.
The Academic and Research Collaborative (ARC), allows member users to borrow directly from Worcester area libraries. Before you can borrow materials directly from participating libraries, you need to sign up for an ARC card in person at the Gordon Library's Information Desk.
Note. Before you visit a participating ARC library, call ahead to check on their current visitor policy. Or ask a librarian, and we would be happy to call for you.