e-Library - Vision College

Library Collection

Open Shelf Collection
The Open Shelf collection consists of monographic text and additional readings in all subjects taught in Vision College.
Red Spot Collection
The Red Spot collection consists of basic texts and reference books, which are being used extensively. These items are indicated by an ‘Red sticker’ on the spine call number and placed within close access.
Reference Collection
The Reference Collection consists of almanac, atlases, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, handbooks and yearbooks. These items are indicated by an ‘R’ on the spine call number and cannot be taken out of the library.
Periodical Collection
The Periodical Collection consists of magazines, newspapers, journals and bulletin.

E-Resources

Open Access Resources (List of Open Access e-Books Collections)

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)

https://www.doabooks.org/

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) is a discovery service pointing to open access books found elsewhere. The access from 323 publishers to 22093 Academic peer-reviewed books and chapters.

Open Textbooks Library

https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by the faculty of a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality.The library currently includes 683 textbooks, with more being added all the time.

Openstax

https://openstax.org/subjects

Free to use, peer-reviewed textbooks that meet the scope and sequence requirements for introductory college courses and to improve student access to higher education.

Wiley Online library

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

Open access books are freely available to read and share.

B.C. Open Textbook Collection

https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/

BC Open Textbook provides textbooks for Business, Communication/Writing, Computer Science, Health and medical, Hospitality/Tourism, Law and Criminal Justice and etc.