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ENG 111: College Composition I (Online)

This guide highlights resources for English 111, College Composition. For help, email online-library@nvcc.edu

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eBooks (lit)

Here are a few places you can find eBooks, just remember that you will have to login with your myNOVA username and password (the same ones you use to access Canvas, student email, etc.).  More information on downloading eBooks.

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eBooks (Open Web)

Check out these websites for access to books in the public domain (copyright free). This includes many works of classic literature such as Pride and Prejudice and The Tale of Genji

Sample Searches

Sample Searches:

global warming AND atmosphere

Use AND between two or more terms to find materials with all the terms. Searching for global warming AND atmosphere will only include books that have both global warming and atmosphere in their contents.

"climate change"

Use quotation marks ( " " ) around specific phrases such as "climate change" to find the words in that specific order.

Requesting books

If the book you need isn't on your campus:

  1. Request it from another campus. Here's how to request a book.
  2. You could also use your George Mason University borrowing privileges