Early English Books Online, affectionately known as EEBO, is one of the most amazing products of the digital age. Ranging from the earliest printed book in English in 1473 to the year 1700, it consists of over 125,000 titles including obscure tracts and classic works of literature, philospohy and science. Dr Sarah Ross of the School of English and Media Studies researches English politics,religion and literature in the period 1500-1700 and is a keen user of Early English Books Online. I asked her about the importance of EEBO in her work.

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We're pleased to announce that Early English Books Online (EEBO) is now available at Massey Library. It was launched at a function hosted by the College of Humanities & Social Sciences.

This is a very significant online database recently purchased by the Library. It contains texts from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, in subject areas including English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics, and science.

EEBO contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 - from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War.

EEBO is available on the Library's Article Databases page.