Access issue – Springer website TAGS: Access Issues | Authentication | e-books | e-journals | IP Access | Shibboleth | Springer As reported earlier on twitter, there are access issues to Springer content – both e-books and e-journals.  The publishers have now restored Shibboleth authentication which means all users can now …Continue reading →

Cambridge University Press E-Book Additions – September TAGS: American History | American Literature | Archaeology | art | British History | Classical Studies | Earth and Environmental Sciences | Economics | education | Engineering | English Literature | European History | General Science | Geography | History Cross Discipline | History Other Regions | Language and Linguistics | Law | Life Sciences | mathematics | Medicine | Philosophy | Physics | Politics and international relations | psychology | religion | Sociology | Statistics and Probability A further 130 monographs and 32 coursebooks have been made available in September.  A list of the additions can be found at the links below.  These are now available via …Continue reading →

Sage Knowledge E-Books – New Additions TAGS: e-books | education | psychology | Sage | Sage Knowledge We have added a further 147 Sage e-books to DiscoverEd.  Subject areas primarily Education and Psychology. See the new additions list here. Further info Further information about our e-books is …Continue reading →

Palgrave Connect E-Books – New Additions TAGS: Business & Management | e-books | Economics & Finance | education | history | International Relations & Development | Language & Linguistics | Literature | Media & Culture | Palgrave | Palgrave Connect | Political Science Collection | Religion & Philosophy | Social Sciences | Theatre & Performance Over 600 new e-books from Palgrave have been added to DiscoverEd.  Subject areas include:  Business & Management, Economics & Finance, Education, History, Language & Linguistics, Literature, Media & Culture, Political …Continue reading →

Open Book Publishers Library Membership TAGS: e-books | Humanities | open access | Social Sciences The Library has recently taken out membership to Open Book Publishers (OBP).  OBP are an open access publisher, primarily for humanities and social sciences but now expanding into other disciplines.  …Continue reading →

British Newspapers Part III and IV – 1780-1950 TAGS: Gale Cengage | history | Newspapers We have recently purchased British Newspapers Part 3 and 4 – 1780-1950. British Newspapers Part III contains  the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Leeds Intelligencer, Yorkshire Gazette, Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury. …Continue reading →

Mass Observation Parts III and IV now available TAGS: database | e-books | history | Humanities | Mass Observation | Social Sciences We have recently purchased two extra collections within Mass Observation – Mass Observation Parts III and IV.  Access this resource via the database A-Z list and DiscoverEd. Detailed information about …Continue reading →

Elsevier E-Books – new titles available TAGS: e-books | Elsevier | Engineering | Health Sciences | Life Sciences | Physical Sciences | Social Sciences We have added over 600 new Elsevier E-Books into DiscoverEd.  These new titles cover most subject areas.  A list of the new titles can be found here. Further info Further …Continue reading →

Trial Access to Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace TAGS: E-book | Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace We have trial access to the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace until 23/9/15. This innovative and comprehensive encyclopedia charts the interdisciplinary field of peace studies from ancient times to the …Continue reading →

Foreign Office Files For China – extra collections now available! TAGS: China | database | Foreign Office Files China We have recently purchased two extra collections within Foreign Office Files for China. Foreign Office Files for China, 1949-1980: 1957-1966, The Great Leap Forward   Foreign Office Files for China, …Continue reading →