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 & Brewer. A list of the new titles and subject areas can be found in the spreadsheet here.
We now subscribe to the Arts and Science XV package from JSTOR. Arts & Sciences XV has extensive coverage in the humanities, social sciences and sciences, including literature, film, art, music, religion, classical studies, history, education, economics, political science, and sociology.
This collection currently has 81 titles, it will have more than 150 titles by 2018. See a list of the available titles here. These have been added to DiscoverEd. As further titles are made available by JSTOR, these will automatically be added to DiscoverEd.
Further info
JSTOR is also listed on the Databases AZ list.
The Library has set up trial access to Africa Wide Information (Ebsco) until 30th June.
Africa-Wide Information comprises an aggregation of 50 databases sourced from Africa, Europe and North America. Africa-Wide provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary information which documents research and publications by Africans and about Africa.
Africa-Wide covers close to 4 million news articles, scholarly publications articles, books, reports, theses, citations, and grey literature. Records include article abstracts and some full text with keyword indexing to enhance relevant retrieval. The coverage is comprehensive from the 18th century to current and dates back to the 16th century. Africa-Wide Information is an essential resource for those with an interest in African research and publications and for those doing research in an African context, no matter the subject field.
See the full list of databases included in this trial along with their descriptions at http://www.nisc.co.za/products/22/databases/africa-wide-information
This trial is listed in DiscoverEd and the E-Resources Trial Webpage where links to trial feedback forms can be found.
Following a successful trial last year, we now subscribe to Arkyves.
Arkyves: A Reference tool for the History of Culture is a database, treasure trove and toolbox for those interested in the History of Culture. It is a single access point for thematic searches across a wide variety of cultural heritage collections, contributed by partners like the Dutch Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Herzog August Bibliothek, and the university libraries of Milan, Utrecht, Glasgow, and Illinois. Ordering and re-ordering motifs, themes, stories and iconographic details in kaleidoscopic fashion, Arkyves will make you find many things you did not realize you were looking for.
Access Arkyves via the Databases AZ list or DiscoverED.
Arkyves: A Reference tool for the History of Culture is a database, treasure trove and toolbox for those interested in the History of Culture. It is a single access point for thematic searches across a wide variety of cultural heritage collections, contributed by partners like the Dutch Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Herzog August Bibliothek, and the university libraries of Milan, Utrecht, Glasgow, and Illinois. Ordering and re-ordening motifs, themes, stories and iconographic details in kaleidoscopic fashion, Arkyves will make you find many things you did not realize you were looking for.
Access Arkyves on campus or off campus via the VPN until the 31st October. Click the login box at the top right of the Arkyves website to enter the database. This database has also been added to DiscoverEd for the duration of the trial.
Feedback and further info
We are interested to know what you think of this e-resource 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.
Update: We have now subscribed to this resource
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 DiscoverEd.
September Coursebooks Additions
Further information about our e-books is available from http://www.ed.ac.uk/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.
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 can be found here.
A full list of our Cambridge Books Online can be found here. We will provide monthly updates on new titles added.
Further information about our e-books is available from http://www.ed.ac.uk/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.
A further 260 new titles have been added to our Cambridge Books Online Collection across the following subject areas; American History, Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, British History, Classical studies, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Economics, Education, English Literature, European History, General Science, Geography, History Cross Discipline, History Other Regions, Language and Linguistics, Law, Life Sciences, Management, Mathematics, Medicine, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Politics and international relations, Psychology, Religion, Sociology . See the list here.
Dawsonera – We have purchased a further 73 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.
EBL – We have purchased a further 98 e-books from a variety of publishers across most subject areas. These have been added to our catalogue. See the list of titles here.
Ebsco/MyILibrary – 
A further 45 titles have been added to our catalogue. See the list here.
We have added a further 201 titles to our Oxford Scholarship Online Collection. Subject areas include: Business and Management, Classical Studies, Economics and Finance, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Palliative Care, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health and Epidemiology, Religion, Social Work and Sociology. See the list here.
We have access to a further 464 titles from Palgrave in the following subject collection areas: Business & Management Collection 2015, Economics & Finance Collection 2015, Education Collection 2015, History Collection 2015, International Relations & Development Collection 2015, Language & Linguistics Collection 2015, Literature Collection 2015, Media & Culture Collection 2015, Political Science Collection 2015, Religion & Philosophy Collection 2015, Social Sciences Collection 2015 and Theatre & Performance Collection 2015. New titles will be added weekly until September when the collections will become complete. See the latest new titles added to our catalogue/Searcher here.
Elsevier Science Direct – We have added a further 16 e-books to our catalogue. See the list here.
On the Taylor & Francis e-book platform we have access to a further 674 titles primarily in the subject areas of Education, Environment and Sustainability, Philosophy. See the title list here.
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.
We have additions to the following e-book packages.
Berg 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.
Cambridge 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.
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.
EBL – 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.
Ebsco/MyILibrary – A further 68 titles have been added to our catalogue. See the list here.
Elsevier Science Direct – We have added a further 207 e-books across various subject disciplines to our catalogue. See the list here.
Oxford Reference Online – We have replaced or added 20 titles published in 2014. Browse a list of our titles here.
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.
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 well as new calculators and videos over the last couple of months – see the new titles listed at http://ezproxy.is.ed.ac.uk/login?url=http://accessengineeringlibrary.com/pages/updates
We have added 1156 e-books to our Cambridge Books Online package (includes some partner press titles). Titles have been added to most subject areas. Access the list here.
Cambridge Histories Online – we have purchased the 2014 published titles and these are in the process of being added to our catalogue as the titles are published (final titles due 5th Dec). The list can be browsed here.
Dawsonera – A further 223 titles were added to our catalogue over the last couple of months. See the title list here.
EBL – A further 140 titles were added to our catalogue over the last couple of months. See the list here.
Ebsco/MyILibrary – A further 59 title have been added to our catalogue during Sept and Oct. See the title list here.
IEEEXplore – we have added a further 21 titles published by IEEE-Wiley. Titles listed here.
Oxford Handbooks Online – Archaeology, Classical studies and History modules (6 titles). We have purchased the 2014 published titles listed here.
We have added a further 90 titles from Oxford Scholarship Online to our catalogue. A list of the new titles is here.
From Palgrave Connect we have 164 new titles in Business & Management, Economics & Finance, Education, History, International Relations & Development, Media & Culture, Political Science, Religion & Philosophy, Social Sciences and Theatre & Performance. We have received the final update for 2014. Further titles will become available to us in March 2015. See the list here.
Royal Society of Chemistry – We have added 14 more titles to our catalogue recently. A list is here.
From Springer we have access to a further 521 e-books across most subject disciplines. See the title list here.
From Taylor & Francis we have added an additional 172 titles in Education to the catalogue. See all 4 tabs on the excel list here.
University Press Scholarship Online has an additional 1226 titles added to our holdings in a wide range of subject areas and academic publishers. These have been added to the catalogue but see also a title list here.
Wageningen – we have a further 14 titles, subject area life sciences. Access the list here.
A further 100 new Wiley Online Library titles have been added to our catalogue. A list of the titles is available here.
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.