Resource of the Month | Early English Books Online

News item published on: 2026-10-26 11:13:16

Explore more than two centuries of history through Early English Books Online (EEBO). EEBO offers access to primary source materials printed between the advent of English printing in 1473 and the year 1700. The database brings together more than 146,000 digitized works, including books, pamphlets, broadsides, religious texts, government documents, news publications, scientific writings and literary works printed in English. Researchers can examine page images from original sources while exploring materials that illuminate the cultural, political, religious, intellectual and social history of the early modern world.

EEBO is especially valuable for students and faculty in literature, history, philosophy and religion, music and other humanities disciplines. In addition to providing access to landmark works by figures such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Bacon and Newton, the collection preserves thousands of lesser-known texts that reveal everyday life and emerging ideas in the early modern era. Many titles include searchable transcriptions created through the Text Creation Partnership, allowing users to move between full text and original page images for more precise discovery and analysis. Whether supporting undergraduate projects or advanced scholarly research, EEBO serves as a rich gateway to the printed record of a transformative period in history.

Access Early English Books Online through University Libraries. For questions about library resources, contact Research Services at .