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Trial access to e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection

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Capture bokksWe have trial access to all of the e-books published by Duke University Press hosted on the Highwire platform.  This trial runs until 18th January.

The e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection consists of 2100 titles in humanities and social sciences.  Key subject areas are Anthropology, Art History & Theory, Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Film & Television, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Latin American Studies, Political Theory and Science Studies.  See the title list at https://www.dukeupress.edu/Assets/Downloads/dup_info_titles.xls (3rd tab).

Access the trial via our e-resources trial page.  We have also added the individual e-books to DiscoverEd.

Feedback and further info

We are interested to know what you think of this e-book collection 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.

 

Cambridge Companions Online

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CCO Static Banner 600x63We have access to all Cambridge Companions Online as they are published.  A further 20 new titles in the subject areas of literature and history of ideas have been added to DiscoverED.  See the list of new titles here.

 

Cambridge University Press E-Book Additions – November

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A further 306 e-books published by Cambridge University Press have been added to DiscoverEd.  Subject areas cover most disciplines.  See the list here – tab 1 contains the monographs and tab 2 contains the course books.

Further info

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.

Trial access to Pishu – China Economy, Public Policy, and Security Database

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CaptureWe have trial access to Pishu – China Economy, Public Policy, and Security Database until 13th November.  This resource is listed on our trials webpage and DiscoverEd.

Pishu refers to official white paper, blue paper or green paper policy documents in China. They offer candid, in-depth policy recommendations on topics including climate change, social responsibility, the economy, energy conservation, food/drug safety, health care, human rights, international development, and rule of law, regional security, and women’s rights. The database contains the full text of over 1,000 such books in Chinese and are full-text searchable.

A title list of volumes included in PISHU is also available here: http://www.eastview.com/online/ebooktitles

Feedback and further info

We are interested to know what you think of these e-resources 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.

Trial Access to Oxford Bibliographies

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We have trial access to all Oxford Bibliographies until 7th November.

Oxford Bibliographies provides access to exclusive, authoritative research guides. Combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this cutting-edge resource guides researchers to the best available scholarship across a wide variety of subjects. We have purchased several modules already. The trial provides access to all the rest.

Feedback and further info

We are interested to know what you think of these e-books 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.

Cambridge University Press E-Book Additions – October

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A further 118 e-books published by Cambridge University Press have been added to DiscoverEd.  Subject areas cover most disciplines.  See the list here – tab 1 contains the monographs and tab 2 contains the course books.

Further info

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.

Business Expert Press – New E-Books

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We recently purchased 235 e-books from Business Expert Press and these have now been added to DiscoverEd.  See the title list here.

Further info

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.

Bloomsbury E-Books added to DiscoverEd

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All of our recent Bloomsbury e-book collection purchases have now been added to DiscoverEd.  See the full list here.

Collections purchased include:  Anthropology Archive 1993-2013, Anthropology 2014, Biblical Studies 2013, 2014, Christian Doctrines Archive 1988-2013, Christology Archive 1982-2011, Churchill Collection, International Critical Commentary 1901-2014, International Relations Archive 1998-2013, Political Theory and Philosophy Archive 1998-2013, Politics and International Relations 2014, Politics Archive 1993-2013, Religious Studies Archive 2008-2012, Religious Studies 2013, 2014 and 2015.  Religious Studies 2015 collection titles will be added to DiscoverEd as new titles become available.

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Further info

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.

Access issue – Springer website

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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 access content again.

To access the Springer content via Shibboleth authentication, click the sign up/log in link located at top right corner of any Springer webpage and follow the on-screen instructions for Shibboleth.

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Springer continue to work on IP address/EZProxy authentication.  UPDATE – all technical problems fully resolved 29/9/15

 

 

Sage Knowledge E-Books – New Additions

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SAG-Knowledge_Logo_PMSWe 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 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.