LibGuides: Government Relations: Books

Library Books and E-Books

Electronic books can be found via the main library search box or by searching directly using the databases listed below.

Core Texts and Recently Acquired E-Books

International Business and Government Relations in the 21st Century

Outside Lobbying: Public Opinion & Interest Group Strategies

The Practice of Government Public Relations

E-Book Databases

Canada Commons
(Coherent Digital / Trojman Corporation) Canada Commons contains Canadian e-books, government documents, and grey literature, primarily on health, government, and public policy. New in April 2022, this database contains the content formerly found in the Gibson Canadian Electronic Library desLibris platform.

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Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
(Various) A directory of free, academic, peer-reviewed books covering all subjects and many languages.

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Ebook Central
(ProQuest) Thousands of downloadable e-book titles covering all academic disciplines.

- PLEASE NOTE: On July 1st, 2025, due to financial constraints, our Ebook Central collection from ProQuest is being reduced in size, as we are cancelling the subscription portion of it. Please note that this subscription collection contains mostly older/backlist titles. Faculty members should consult with their Liaison Librarians -- https://library.senecapolytechnic.ca/faculty/contact -- about the acquisition of specific e-book titles that they may require for course needs in September and beyond.

Users must have Adobe Digital Editions (free download) and a personal Adobe account in order to check out and download e-book titles for extended use. Many titles in this collection are one-copy/one-user-at-a-time titles that may be "signed out" for up to 21 days. Users may place a request for titles that are currently checked out by other users.
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EBSCO eBook Collection
(EBSCO) Provides access to a large collection of e-books in art, business, computer science, education, history, literature, health and medicine, law, and the humanities and social sciences.

- PLEASE NOTE: On July 1st, 2025, due to financial constraints, our EBSCO eBook Collection is being reduced in size, as we are cancelling the subscription portion of it. Please note that this subscription collection contains mostly older/backlist titles. Faculty members should consult with their Liaison Librarians -- https://library.senecapolytechnic.ca/faculty/contact -- about the acquisition of specific e-book titles they may require for course needs in September and beyond.

Users must set up their own "My EBSCOhost" account (free of charge) and also have Adobe Digital Editions (free download) and a personal Adobe account in order to check out e-book titles for extended use. Many titles in this collection are one-copy/one-user-at-a-time titles that may be "signed out" for up to 7 days. Users may place a request for titles that are currently checked out by other users.
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Gale Ebooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library)
(Gale) Provides access to a collection of reference books (encyclopedias, almanacs etc.) via a single searchable interface.

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Safari Books Online (also known as O'Reilly for Higher Education)
(ProQuest / O'Reilly) Provides full-text access to thousands of e-books and videos in IT, Business, Math, Engineering, Design, and other topics.

- If prompted for your 'Academic email' while in the Safari platform, enter your full Seneca Polytechnic e-mail address. If it does not work the first time, enter it a second time. If still unsuccessful, try a different browser.

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Skillsoft Books (formerly known as Books24x7)
(SkillSoft) Provides access to thousands of e-books in the fields of computer and information technology, business, and engineering (ITPro, BusinessPro, FinancePro, and EngineeringPro, respectively).

(NOTE: Only selected content from titles' companion CDs is available: "If a title has CD content available, a link to the content will be in the Table of Contents, as well as in appropriate chapters. Also, a direct link to any companion websites is available via the Companion Website tool for applicable titles.")
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