ProQuest's Ebook Central provides access to 30,000+ ebooks in all NOAA mission topics like oceanography, risk management, fisheries, etc.

• NOAA Single Sign On Access
• PDF download chapters - (Adobe Digital Editions not required)
• PDF download for whole book - (Adobe Digital Editions required)
• PDF chapters are DRM free - (keep the PDFs)
• Access to hundreds of publishers (excluding Wiley)
• Checkout required for full book access (maximum 7 days)
• View/annotate books online - personal bookshelf available

ProQuest's Ebook Central allows the library to offer you curated collections based on research topics, select publishers, and title cost.  If you feel that there is a gap in subjects, please reach out to us at library.reference@noaa.gov

Selected titles from the collection will need library approval. In such cases, the library may contact you for further details.

Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is required in order to download FULL books from Ebook Central.

CORPSRV IT customers Check installation instructions or put in a ticket through NSDESK.

If you are serviced by another IT office  Download Adobe Digital Editions and put in a ticket with your IT for installation.    

Do I need an Adobe ID? No. NOAA takes care of Adobe Digital Editions at an enterprise level and you do not need to use or create an Adobe ID.