Books and E-Books
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Addison, the Virginia Tech catalog
Locate books, journals, government documents, DVDs, and other materials available in and through the Virginia Tech libraries. Some of the electronic materials linked through the catalog are available to the public (e.g. government documents) while others are for VT affiliated users only (e.g. online journals).
Some of the collections and resources available through Addison
- Electronic Thesis & Dissertations (ETDs)
- New Materials List
- Rare Books (see also Special Collections)
Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)
Request the items you need that are not found in Addison or via the electronic collections listed below through ILLiad. This is a free service available to current Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff, but you must create an account in order to request materials.
Electronic Book Collections
NetLibrary
NetLibrary is a fully searchable database of full-text online books. These books may be searched for by author, title, keyword, or publisher through the netLibrary interface. Questions? Contact Dave Beagle (beagle@vt.edu; (540)231-9231).
Safari Tech Books Online
The Library subscribes to about 900 of the books in the Safari Text Books Online collection. These books are primarily in the areas of Computer Science and Information Technology. Up to 5 simultaneous users can access the collection, so if you receive a message that the maximum number of users has been exceeded, please try connecting at a later time.
E-books, literary and historical texts
Collections of texts - books, poetry, historical newspapers - subscribed to by your library, available electronically.
Electronic Reference Collections
Biographical Resources
Access to biographical resources including Biography and Genealogy Master Index and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Directories
Find contact information for agencies, associations, officials, and organizations.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Access definitions and background information to a variety of disciplines including but not limited to: art, engineering, history, law, music, public affairs, and science.
Handbooks
Our online handbooks collection is predominately for engineering, science, and medicine, though other disciplines are covered as well.
Specialized Reference Tools
Includes almanacs, book reviews, specialized governement information, maps, and other specialized resources.
Technical Reports/Papers/Standards
Access a variety of conference reports, standards, technical papers and reports for many subject areas.
Other Library Catalogs:
You can use ILLiad to request items found in these catalogs if Virginia Tech does not own them.
Library of Congress Online Catalog
Search as in Addison: keyword, author, title, subject. Also search the LoC's Print and Photographs Online Catalog or its Sound Online Inventory & Catalog (SONIC).
Montgomery-Floyd Regional (Blacksburg) Public Library
The Blacksburg branch is located at the corner of Miller and Draper, just blocks from Newman Library.
Radford University Library
Holders of Hokie Passports can check out items from Radford's library, or use ILLiad to have them delivered here.
University of Virginia Libraries
Visit UVA in Charlottesville or request items via ILLiad.
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia collections include books, magazines, newspapers, state and Federal publications; county and city government records, state government records, architectural drawings and plans, Bible records, business records, organization records, personal papers, genealogical notes and charts; maps, rare books, broadsides, sheet music, posters, prints and engravings, postcards, paintings, sculpture and photographs. Learn more about research at the Library of Virginia.
Ferrari Library
The library at Casa Maderni at Virginia Tech's Center for European Studies and Architecture (CESA), Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
Other academic libraries in Virginia
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WorldCat
Records for books, journals, sound recordings, videos and manuscript collected and catalogued by your library and libraries around the world. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 11th century.
