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Ebooks Guide

Ebooks @ Pitt
This guide describes the many ebook resources available through the University Library System and how to access them.

To find ULS D-Scribe digital publishing that contains audio files, search the collections.

There are currently 4 collections that have audio:

D-Scholarship @ Pitt
Our institutional repository is searchable by format.
Dick Thornburgh Papers
Thornburgh’s press officers and staff throughout his career frequently used audiotapes as an appropriate way to document informal remarks and press conferences in particular, but the collection also includes tapes of more formal ceremonies and events.
Pennsylvania Digital Library
Search for 'audio'. The Pennsylvania Digital Library (PADL) is a state-wide metadata repository for digital resources created by Pennsylvania libraries, museums, educational institutions, and other cultural heritage organizations.
Pittsburgh and Beyond: The Experience of the Jewish Community
The NCJW Oral History Project provides a compelling insight into the growth of an important American Jewish community and the contributions made by the people interviewed. Over a span of 32 years, the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section, conducted more than 500 oral history interviews focused on the Jewish community – the history, the traditions, the contributions – of its members.

University of Pittsburgh's source for popular and classic ebooks and audio books to download.

Create and Manage your own OverDrive@pitt account
Check out books for up to 21 days
A huge selection of titles
You can add it as an app (see mobile page)
Consists of EPUB, MP3, and WMA formats
Download the OverDrive Media Console directly to your mobile device to read/listen to books

OverDrive@pitt portal
Has new titles in the collection
Help!
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