Monthly Archives: December 2014

December E-Book News

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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/MyILibrary – myilib_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.

 

 

BFI InView – new e-resource

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We now have access to BFI InView.

BFI InView is an online resource which offers a unique window on Britain’s changing political, economic and social landscape in the age of film and television, containing some 1000 hours of non-fiction moving image titles from 1900 to 2005 and 8000 pages of related documents.  Everything can be downloaded for internal use within universities except the Parliamentary material where access is only via streaming.  Access a list of the content here

This e-resource has been added to our Databases A-Z list, several subject A-Z lists and our catalogue.  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

 

 

Trials ending soon

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Last chance to try out these e-resources on trial.

Ending Saturday 20th December:

Chinese Electronic Periodicals Services (CEPS)

Chinese Electronic Theses and Dissertations Service (CETD)

Digital Theatre Plus

Sinica Sinoweb

Ending Sunday 21st December:

Mental Measurements

PsycARTICLES via EBSCO

PsycINFO via EBSCO

Ending Monday 22nd December:

Online Italian Dictionaries & Works of reference from Zanichelli Editore

Ending Wednesday 24th December:

Oxford Historical Treaties

Ending Wednesday 31st December:

ARAS: The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism

Bloomsbury E-books

Thought: a journal of philosophy

 

SAE Digital Library – platform update

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sae-international-84The SAE Digital Library platform will undergo an upgrade on Thursday 18th December.  No downtime is expected.  Screenshots of the new layout and features are available here.

 

Further info

SAE Digital Library access is available from our A-Z list and catalogue.

Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics Online – new e-resource

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logoFollowing a successful trial, we have now purchased the Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics Online

The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics (EAGLL) is a unique work that brings together the latest research from across a range of disciplines which contribute to our knowledge of Ancient Greek. It is an indispensable research tool for scholars and students of Greek, of linguistics, and of other Indo-European languages, as well as of Biblical literature.

Further info

This resource has been added to our catalogue and database A-Z lists.

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

Oxford Medicine Online – new e-resource

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OxfordMedicineOnline_BannerFollowing a successful trial on the Oxford Medicine platform, we have access to the following Oxford Medicine Online e-books:

Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine
Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia
Oxford Handbook of Cardiology
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Diagnosis
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination & Practical Skills
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Haematology
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialities
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery
Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine
Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Oxford Handbook of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Oxford Handbook of General Practice
Oxford Handbook of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
Oxford Handbook of Key Clinical Evidence
Oxford Handbook of Nephrology and Hypertension
Oxford Handbook of Neurology
Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics
Oxford Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Oxford Handbook of Oncology
Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology
Oxford Handbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma
Oxford Handbook of Pain Management
Oxford Handbook of Practical Drug Therapy
Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry
Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice
Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine
Training In Ophthalmology

These have all been added to our catalogue.

Further info

Take a tour of the Oxford Medicine Online website.

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

 

Web of Science Downtime Sat. 13th Dec

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wos-logo_webPlease be advised that Web of Science will undergo scheduled maintenance on Saturday December 13 2014, to release new search functionality in the WoS version 5.16 release. During this time, access may be intermittent. Thomson Reuters apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Detailed release notes for version 5.16 are can be found at

http://wokinfo.com/media/pdf/wos_release_516.pdf

 

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online – additional titles

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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

 

Music Online Premium Service – updated content

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Our Music Online Premium Service has been updated in the following collections:

CLMUbuttonClassical Music Library  – CLMU: 808 albums, 11,701 tracks – This update includes titles from labels such as LSO Live, Chandos, Telarc, Nimbus Records, Donemus, and Mariinsky.

 

WOMUbuttonContemporary World Music – WOMU: 49 albums 716 tracks – This release includes albums from labels including ARC Music Productions, Alabianca, and Topic Records.

 

AMSObuttonAmerican Song – AMSO: 11 albums 209 tracks – This release features bluegrass, zydeco, jazz, blues, and folk from Rounder Records, Tompkins Square Records, Smithsonian Folkways, and Rebel Records.

 

JAZZbuttonJazz Music Library – JAZZ: 3 albums 23 tracks – this release features a recording of the reunion of the legendary Oscar Peterson Trio (Saturday Night at the Blue Note), wonderful jazz arrangements of well-known classical works (Jacques Loussier Trio Plays Debussy), and a live Dave Brubeck album (Late Night Brubeck: Live From the Blue Note).

 

MUCObuttonPopular Music Library – POPS: 3 albums, 39 tracks –Prima Voce: John McCormack (Nimbus), Magnificat (Telarc) and Dekoor: Tuesdays (Hänssler Classic).

 

SmithsonianbuttonSmithsonian – GLMU: 1 album, 16 tracks – Klezmer Music 1910-1942: Recordings from the YIVO Archives (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings).

 

Video Updates…

 CLMVbutton4_0Classical Music in Video – CLMV: 24 titles, 18 hours including Ercole Amante, Maurice Ravel: The Colour of Music, Sondheim! A Birthday Concert – featuring performances by Mandy Patinkin, Patti Lupone, Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, and others.

 

Further info

Further information about our databases is available from http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/library-museum-gallery/finding-resources/library-databases/databases-a-z or see our Music A-Z list.

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