Books & Videos

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Library Search - Books & Media @ Principia This link opens in a new window
Marshall Brooks Library catalog of materials including books, ebooks, DVDs, and other items.
I-Share Catalog This link opens in a new window
Catalog of materials from 94 Illinois libraries.
Wiley eBooks This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to Wiley eBooks in all subject areas added to the Wiley Online Library platform from 2020 through June 2025.
Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
eBooks from Oxford University Press published 2020–March 2025 in the subjects of Biology, History, Law, Music, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion.
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 237,000 academic eBooks across all disciplines.
eBook Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
The eBook Academic Collection from EBSCOhost contains over 259,000 eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter—from Business to Science to Engineering and Humanities. Additional titles are added to the package each month.
Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new window
The Very Short Introductions titles "provide intelligent and serious introductions to a huge range of subjects, written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable."

European Film Gateway
The EFG Portal gives you quick and easy access to hundreds of thousands of film historical documents as preserved in European film archives and cinémathèques: photos, posters, programmes, periodicals, censorship documents, rare feature and documentary films, newsreels and other materials

Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Over 10,000 streaming videos from distributors like California Newsreel, History Channel, Film Movement, PBS, and more.

If you want a title that is not available through Library Search @ Prin or I-Share:

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Questions? Contact Abigail DeWeese at 618.374.5072 or abigail.deweese@principia.edu