Finding Resources: Subject Guides TAGS: Archaeology | biology | Business | Chemistry | classics | cultures | databases | digital skills | DiscoverEd | Divinity | e-books | e-journals | e-resources | ECA | Economics | Engineering | GeoSciences | Health in Social Science | history | Informatics | information literacy | Language Sciences | languages | Library | literatures | Medicine | Moray House | online resources | Philosophy | Physics | psychology | social and political science | student blog | subject guides | Veterinary medicine Where to start? Following on from my general tips for finding resources and navigating the online library, this blog post will cover why you should check out Subject Guides, and …Continue reading →

De Gruyter – upgraded e-Journal package TAGS: Architecture & Design | Arts | Asian & Pacific Studies | Business Economics | Chemistry | Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies | Computer Sciences | Cultural Studies | De Gruyter | e-journals | Engineering | GeoSciences | German Studies | history | Industrial Chemistry | Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies | Jewish Studies | Law | Library & Information Science | Life Sciences | Linguistics & Semiotics | Literary Studies | Materials Sciences | mathematics | Medicine | Philosophy | Physics | Social Sciences | Sports & Recreation | Theology & Religion We have signed up for the new 2021-2023 De Gruyter Journal and Open Access Transformational Agreement via JISC.  This agreement provides for a 100% conversion of subscription fees into open …Continue reading →

New E-Books from Cambridge Core TAGS: American Literature | Archaeology | art | astronomy | British History | Classical Studies | Earth and Environmental Sciences | Economics | Engineering | English Literature | European and World Literature | European History | film | Film media mass communication | General Science | Geography | History Cross Discipline | History Other Regions | Language and Linguistics | Law | Life Sciences | mathematics | media | Medicine | music | Philosophy | Physics | Politics and international relations | psychology | religion | Sociology | Statistics and Probability A further 253 e-books across most subject areas have been added to DiscoverEd.  Cambridge Core hosts books from a variety of publishers including Edinburgh University Press, Cambridge University Press, Boydell …Continue reading →

Academic Search Complete now available TAGS: Animal science | anthropology | astronomy | biology | Chemistry | database | e-books | e-journals | Engineering | Ethnic and multicultural studies | General Science | Geography | Geology | Law | mathematics | Multidisciplinary | music | Pharmaceutical sciences | Physics | psychology | Religion and philosophy | science and technology | Veterinary science | Womens' Studies | zoology We have upgraded our Academic Search Premier subscription to Academic Search Complete. The Academic Search Complete multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 8,500 journals, including full text for …Continue reading →

New Cambridge University Press E-Books Available TAGS: American History | American Literature | Archaeology | astronomy | British History | Classical Studies | Computer Science | Drama and Theatre | Earth and Environmental Sciences | Economics | Engineering | English Literature | European and World Literature | European History | Film media mass communication | General Science | History Cross Discipline | Language and Linguistics | Law | Life Sciences | Management | Medicine | music | Philosophy | Physics | Politics and international relations | psychology | religion | Sociology | Statistics and Probability A further 173 e-books are available from Cambridge University Press, Edinburgh University Press and Boydell & Brewer across a wide variety of subject disciplines.  Please see the title list here.  …Continue reading →

New Cambridge University Press E-Books Available TAGS: American History | American Literature | anthropology | Archaeology | astronomy | British History | Cambridge University Press | Classical Studies | Computer Science | Drama and Theatre | e-books | Earth and Environmental Sciences | Economics | Engineering | English Literature | European and World Literature | European History | film | History Cross Discipline | History Other Regions | Language and Linguistics | Law | Life Sciences | Management | mass communication | mathematics | media | Medicine | music | Philosophy | Physics | Politics and international relations | psychology | religion | Sociology | Statistics and Probability We have added to DiscoverEd, 304 new monographs and 113 new coursebooks from the following subject areas: American History, American Literature, Anthropology, Archaeology, Astronomy, British History, Classical Studies, Computer Science, Drama …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 →

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 →

Cambridge Books Online – More E-Books Added TAGS: American History | American Literature | anthropology | Archaeology | art | astronomy | British History | Chemistry | Classical Studies | Computer Science | Drama and Theater | Earth and Environmental Sciences | Economics | Engineering | English Literature | European and World Literature | European History | Film media mass communication | General Science | Geography | History Cross Discipline | History Other Regions | Humanities | Language and Linguistics | Law | Life Sciences | Management | mathematics | Medicine | music | Philosophy | Physics | Politics and international relations | psychology | religion | Sociology | Statistics and Probability For this academic year we have expanded our holdings to include coursebooks – we have now loaded 8000+ e-books across most subject disciplines to DiscoverEd.  A list of the additions …Continue reading →

Autumn E-Book News TAGS: Access Engineering | American History | American University in Cairo Press | Anthem Press | Archaeology | art | astronomy | Boydell & Brewer | British History | Business & Management | Cambridge Books Online | Cambridge Histories | Cambridge Histories Online | Cambridge University Press | Classical Studies | Dawsonera | Drama and Theater | e-books | Earth and Environmental Sciences | EBL | Ebsco | Economics | Economics & Finance | Edinburgh University Press | education | Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research | Engineering | English Literature | European and World Literature | European History | film | Fordham University Press | General Science | Geography | history | Hong Kong University Press | International Relations & Development | Jagiellonian University Press | Language and Linguistics | Law | Life Sciences | Liverpool University Press | Management | Manchester University Press | mass communication | Mathematical Association of America | mathematics | media | Media & Culture | MIT Press | music | MyILibrary | Oxford Handbooks | Oxford Scholarship Online | Palgrave | Philosophy | Policy Press | Political Science | Politics and international relations | psychology | religion | Religion & Philosophy | Social Sciences | Sociology | Stanford University Press | Statistics and Probability | Taylor & Francis | Theatre & Performance | University of Adelaide Press | University of California Press | University of Chicago Press | University Press of Florida | University Press of Kentucky | UPSO | Yale University Press The following have seen additions to content and have been or are in the process of being added to our catalogue. Access Engineering has seen about 30 title additions as …Continue reading →