Reference Desk lawref@osgoode.yorku.ca
A special thank you to Elyse Hill and Amy Poon, former Reference Librarians, who co-created and contributed to this guide.
Welcome to the Osgoode Law Library's guide to e-books! This guide will provide a list of e-book platforms where you can find law-related e-books and guidance on how to access them.
An e-book is an electronic version of a print book. There are several advantages to using e-books including remote 24/7 access, full-text searching, highlighting, magnification, annotating, etc. You will find a list of the major platforms where you can find e-books related to law below, including how to search for e-books in the Omni Library Catalogue. The e-books can be accessed remotely using your Passport York user ID and password.
Finding e-books in the Omni Library catalogue:
Law E-Book Platforms:
Find open law textbooks and courses
The number of concurrent users may differ from publisher to publisher.
Please check the Access Restrictions box under each tab for more information.
* Note that not all print books have an e-book version. It is common practice for publishers not to make all books available as e-books.
To find non-law e-books, visit the guide below: