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E-Books: E-Books

E-Books for Everyone

The NOAA Library provides staff with access to thousands of E-Books covering NOAA mission areas and professional development topics. Access is available through NOAA Single Sign-On (SSO).


Find & Access E-Books


Explore E-Book Platforms

Learn more about the three major E-Book platforms provided by the NOAA Library, each covering specialized subject areas.

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OverDrive/Libby gives NOAA-wide access to 500+ ebooks and audiobooks on topics like leadership and management, business, self-improvement, and 130+ magazines:   

  • Read in the browser, or on the go from the Libby app (install from your app store)
  • 130 magazines, including the New Yorker, New Scientist, the Week Magazine, National Geographic Magazine, Newsweek, etc

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Wiley Online Library provides NOAA-wide access to a limited selection of permanently purchased eBooks and is a one-stop shop for both ebooks and journals published by Wiley. Topics cover all NOAA mission areas

  • Download full book or chapters in PDF 
  • No additional software required
  • Full books are DRM-free (keep the PDFs) 

This platform is sunset for new book purchases as of June 30, 2026.

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ProQuest's Ebook Central provides access to 582 purchased eBooks in NOAA mission topics like oceanography, risk management, fisheries, etc.

  • PDF download chapters
  • Checkout required for full book access (maximum 21 days)
  • View/annotate books online - personal bookshelf available

This platform is sunset for browsing and new book purchases as of April 30, 2026.

Ebooks outside the NOAA Library

NOAA federal staff have access to the Commerce Learning Center (CLC) Percipio platform which hosts a "library" of ebooks and audiobooks covering topics like: project management, artificial intelligence, computer science, and more. Find it on the CLC homepage.