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What is ProQuest EBook Central?

ProQuest EBook Central is a third-party aggregator e-book platform that can assist you in finding scholarly ebooks in multiple subjects from a wide range of publishers.

With ProQuest EBook Central you can search across e-books and read full-text of PCA Library's purchased e-books. You can also preview potential purchases to make recommendations for purchase, as well (PCA staff/members only). 

Features include:

  • read online
  • search
    • for a specific book title
    • within a book
    • across titles
  • create a "Bookshelf" of favorites
  • highlight, take notes and bookmark
  • save searches
  • download purchased titles/chapters for offline reading

Whether you need to quickly look up information on a topic or to be able to read more in-depth, ProQuest EBook Central is a great place to start!

ProQuest Full Access Titles

Video Tutorials

ProQuest EBook Central Overview & Searching Video Tutorial (3-min)

ProQuest Ebook Central Reader Video Tutorial (3 min)

ProQuest Ebook Central Bookshelf Video Tutorial (2 min)

How to Limit to a Browsable List of Titles My Library has Purchased (30 sec)

Request ProQuest Login (PCA only)

The PCA Library's license agreement for ProQuest EBook Central allows for personal login options for the following user groups:

  • PCA Staff
  • PCA Board members
  • PCA Committee members

Contact us for more information or click here to request a login (For PCA only. All others will be declined).

Training Guides

Contact: (626) 691-2458 library@cement.org