The EBSCO team of librarians is dedicated to curating e-book collections that meet the needs of all types of libraries including academic, public, school, medical, corporate, government and military libraries. Some of our more popular collections are our featured collections. These sizeable e-book collections are suitable for institutions looking to select from and own hundreds of e-books on a particular topic.
To help libraries gauge what e-book collections are popular for their type of library, we pulled the top ten featured collections and listed them below.
Top Ten Featured EBSCO eBooks Collections Purchased by Academic Libraries:
- Choice Outstanding Academic Titles (OAT) 2014+
- Doody's* Core Titles 2023 All Years
- DRM-Free: University Presses 2022
- WCAG AA Compliant eBooks: Social Science
- Award Winners: DRM-Free
- Award Winners: Academic
- Doody's Core Titles 2022 All Years
- Doody's Core Titles 2023 Frontlist
- DRM-Free: Sociology 2021-2023
- Doody's Titles All Years - 2020+
Top Ten Featured EBSCO eBooks Collections Purchased by Medical Libraries
- Doody's Core Titles 2023 All Years
- Doody's Core Titles 2023 Frontlist
- Doody's Core Titles 2022 All Years
- Doody's Titles All Years - 2020+
- Doody's Core Titles 2022 Frontlist
- Doody's* 4 & 5 Star
- Doody's Core Titles 2021 All Years
- eTextbooks: Professional
- DRM-Free: Medicine 2019-2023
- Doody's Core Titles 2021 Frontlist
Top Ten Featured EBSCO eBooks Collections Purchased by Public Libraries
- DRM-Free: Education 2019-2023
- WCAG AA Compliant eBooks: Business & Economics
- WCAG AA Compliant eBooks: Social Science
- DRM-Free: University Presses 2022
- Educational Technology
- WCAG AA Compliant eBooks: Education
- eTextbooks: Professional
- DRM-Free: Business and Economics 2021-2023
- DRM-Free: Sociology 2021-2023
- DRM-Free: Music and Fine Arts 2019-2023
Top Ten Featured EBSCO eBooks Collections Purchased by School Libraries
- Lexile® Leveled eBooks: Grades 5-8
- GOBI U.S. Core eBooks - Arts & Humanities
- GOBI U.S. Core eBooks - Social Sciences
- DRM-Free: Education 2019-2023
- GOBI Undergraduate - History Fall
- WCAG AA Compliant eBooks: Social Science
- Choice Outstanding Academic Titles (OAT) 2014+
- DRM-Free: University Presses 2022
- DRM-Free: Technology 2019-2020
- Lexile® Leveled eBooks: Grades K-4
Top Ten Featured EBSCO eBooks Collections Purchased by Corporate Libraries
- DRM-Free: University Presses 2023
- DRM-Free: History 2021-2023
- DRM-Free: Sociology 2021-2023
- DRM-Free: General Literature 2019-2023
- DRM-Free: Business and Economics 2021-2023
- DRM-Free: Law 2019-2023
- Area/Regional Studies
- DRM-Free: Philosophy, Psych., Religion 2021-2023
- WCAG AA Compliant eBooks: Technology & IT
- DRM-Free: English and American Lit. 2019-2023
Top Ten Featured EBSCO eBooks Collections Purchased by Government Libraries
- WCAG AA Compliant eBooks: Social Science
- WCAG AA Compliant eBooks: Business & Economics
- DRM-Free: Business and Economics 2021-2023
- DRM-Free: Law 2019-2023
- eTextbooks: Intro Undergrad
- Doody's Titles All Years - 2020+
- DRM-Free: University Presses 2022
- Doody's Core Titles 2022 All Years
- eTextbooks: Graduate
- Doody's Core Titles 2023 All Years
Top Ten Featured EBSCO eBooks Collections Purchased by Military Libraries
- WCAG AA Compliant eBooks: Social Science
- Area/Regional Studies
- DRM-Free: History 2021-2023
- DRM-Free: Military and Naval Science 2019-2023
- DRM-Free: University Presses 2022
- DRM-Free: Political Science 2019-2023
- eTextbooks: Graduate
- DRM-Free: Business and Economics 2021-2023
- Doody's Core Titles 2023 All Years
- Doody's Core Titles 2023 Frontlist
Libraries can purchase these as complete collections or purchase individual e-books within the collections using EBSCOhost Collection Manager (ECM). ECM is the fastest and easiest way to manage a library’s digital collections.
Use this convenient online collection management tool to:
- Browse millions of EBSCO eBooks and Flipster digital magazines from one location
- Acquire highly curated collections of e-books built by subject experts
- Download and request EBSCO eBooks Rapid MARC Records
- Build a demand-driven acquisition (DDA) list of e-books
- Upgrade owned e-books using EBSCO automatic upgrades
- View usage reports to support acquisition decisions
- Search and sort all EBSCO eBooks holdings as well as manage download controls for an entire collection or by individual titles with EBSCO eBook Manager
Plus, these collections can also be viewed as Spotlight Lists using GOBI.
Learn more about EBSCO eBooks collection by viewing our guide.
*Doody's is an authoritative medical book review service designed to assist medical and academic libraries with their purchasing decisions. The Doody's Core Titles Collection offers a package of front list medical e-books from the Doody's Core Titles (DCT) list. Published annually, the DCT list highlights the best titles from a variety of medical specialties. Core Titles are based on a four-step selection and scoring process from nearly 200 medical librarians and content specialists.
Doody's Review Service (DRS) uses a vast network of medical librarians and specialists to review new content monthly, rating it on a 5-star scale. The Doody's 4- and 5-Star Reviewed Titles Collection contains 4-and 5-star rated titles from the DRS reviews. It includes some titles from the Doody's Core Title list and content will be added throughout the year.
Whether your library currently utilizes Doody’s Review Service as a collection development tool or is looking for reliable e-book recommendations for healthcare students or staff these collections may suit your needs while streamlining your collection development efforts.
