E-Books

There are approximately 160,000 open access ebooks available for access via OneSearch from the library web homepage. 

To find open access ebooks exclusively, follow the steps below:

1. Enter search terms/keywords in OneSearch box on the homepage

2. At the search result page, click Open Access under Available at Cal State LA on the left of the screen

3. Further click either Books or Book Chapters under Resource Type

4. The search result can be further narrowed down by subject, publication date, and language

You can find all of these features on the left panel of the search result page. 

books.google.com

• Google Books offers access to out-of-copyright e-book for full-text free access 
  
  
• Google Books also offer previews of paid content, but in most cases, not all content in a book is available for free access
  
  
• Google Books does not know what books CSULA or local libraries have, but it directs you to those libraries near you where a particular book is available 

This list is arranged alphabetically by language.

Chinese

• Classical Chinese Literature （古典文学）
  "This site contains Chinese classics with each character hyperlinked to its definition and etymology." No special software is needed to display the characters. Most works have links to English translations.
  
  
• Classical Chinese Literature Website （古典文学网）
  
  
• Xin Yu Si (New Threads) Chinese Cultural Society (新语丝)
  Electronic library archive of Chinese classic texts.

French

• Athena Texts Francais
  About 10,000 e-books by French and Swiss authors in literature, philosophy, history, economics,  science, and more.
  
  
• Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
  More than 2,500 digitized works.

Japanese

• Aozora Bunko: Over 2,000 works of  Japanese literature. Formats include: HTML, ZIP, and Japanese e-book.

Multi-Linguages

• Online Books Page Links to Foreign Language Libraries
  Links to over 70 foreign language libraries with languages ranging from Afghan, French, Latin, Russian, to Yiddish.
  

Spanish

• Español (Open Library)

• Libros Tauro (Argentina)
  Several thousand e-books.