eJournals and eBooks
eJournals and eBooks are an important and growing portion of the WashU Libraries Collection. Because eJournals and eBooks are more easily updated than traditional print materials, they often express the most current iterations of data or academic thought.
Discover eJournals & eBooks
You can search the WashU Libraries’ eJournals and eBooks by article title, identifier (ISSN/ISBN), eJournals or eBook title, or by subject.
How to Get Off-Campus Access to eJournals and eBooks
eJournal Access Instruction Video
Please watch the following video for further instructions on how to locate eJournals and eBooks on our website or how to search for materials within those eResources. To find more videos, please visit our Library Research Tutorials.
This video is up-to-date as of February 18, 2021. Click on CC to see captions.
More eResources
HathiTrust
Washington University is a member of the HathiTrust Digital Library. Over 17 million volumes have been added to the library, with more than 6.5 million available in full text. More about HathiTrust and WashU Libraries’ membership.
Washington University faculty, students, and staff can:
- Search all HathiTrust volumes from HathiTrust Catalog
- Download over 6.5 million volumes in the public domain
- Create personal collections of HathiTrust materials
Google Scholar & Google Books
Google Scholar and Google Books are free-to-use resources available through Google with the Library Project.
Though both Google Scholar and Google Books are great engines for starting your search, some articles or books can have restricted access to the full text. The Libraries may have access to those articles within their Database Finder collection or can acquire them through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
Learn more about Google Scholar.
BrowZine
BrowZine is an application that allows users to search for, read, save, and email current journal articles. Many of Olin’s online journals can be accessed via BrowZine. Users can search by title or subject and create personal bookshelves and notifications featuring top journal selections.
BrowZine functions on mobile devices through the Apple Store and Google Play Store and is available online with a Web browser. Download the app (free to all Washington University students, faculty, and staff) to access thousands of scholarly journals via smartphone or tablet.
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