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December E-Book News

We have additions to the following e-book packages.

WebBanner6Berg Fashion Library – We have added 70 e-books to our catalogue in December.  See a list of the Berg e-books (currently 80 are available) at the e-book page on the Berg Fashion Library.

 

logoCambridge Books Online – We have access to a further 477 e-books across most subject areas, these are in the process of being added to our catalogue.  See the excel list here.

 

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Dawsonera – We have purchased a further 151 e-books across most subject areas and from a variety of publishers.  These are all on our catalogue.  See the excel list of titles here.

 

 

logoEBL – We have purchased a further 94 e-books from a variety of publishers across most subject areas.  These have been added to our catalogue.  See the list of titles here.

 

 

ebook logoEbsco/MyILibrarymyilib_B2B_491X42_hi-res A further 68 titles have been added to our catalogue.  See the list here.

 

 

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Elsevier Science Direct – We have added a further 207 e-books across various subject disciplines to our catalogue.  See the list here.

 

 

 

 

EO_OxfordReference_LRCBannerOxford Reference Online – We have replaced or added 20 titles published in 2014.  Browse a list of our titles here.

 

Further info

Further information about our e-books is available from http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/ebooks

If a book you require is not held by the library, please visit our Library Resources Plus webpage.

 

 

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online – additional titles

oldoWe have added 3 further dictionaries to our Oxford Language Dictionaries Online package.

The Chinese and Russian dictionaries are located on the original OLDO platform and a user guide is available from http://global.oup.com/oldo/tour/.

The Arabic dictionary is located on the new Oxford Dictionary platform where online help is available.

Further info

Further information about our databases can be found at http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/library-databases

Further information about our e-books is available from http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/ebooks

If a book you require is not held by the library, please visit our Library Resources Plus webpage

 

Trial access to Italian Dictionaries and Works of Reference from Zanichelli Editore

logoWe have trial access until 22nd December to Italian Dictionaries & Works of Reference from Zanichelli Editore

The dictionaries on trial are:

  • Lo Zingarelli
  • Il Ragazzini
  • Biblioteca Italiana Zanichelli
  • I’Inglese Tecnico e Scientifico
  • Sinonimi e contrary
  • Dizionario Analogico della Lingua Italiana
  • L’Inglese dell Economia
  • Dizionario gastronomico compatto

Feedback and further info

We are interested to know what you think of this platform and content as your comments influence purchase decisions so please do fill out our feedback form.

A list of all trials currently available to University of Edinburgh staff and students can be found on our trials webpage.