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.
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. The e-books are now available on DiscoverEd.
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 and Theatre, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Economics, Engineering, English Literature, European and World Literature, European History, Film, Media, Mass Communication, 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, Statistics and Probability. Most of the e-books are published by Cambridge University Press but some of the monographs are also published by Edinburgh University Press, Boydell & Brewer and the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute.
A list of the new titles can be found in this spreadsheet with the monographs on tab 1 and the coursebooks on tab 2. Columns can be filtered by subject discipline.
This is the first batch of e-books to be loaded into DiscoverEd since Cambridge University Press launched Cambridge Core. This new website replaces the separate websites they previously maintained for their e-journals, e-books, Cambridge Companions series, Cambridge Histories series, University Publishing Online.
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.
Thanks to funding from JISC Collections, we have access to 50 archival e-journals in the humanities and social sciences subject areas. These e-journals are available on the ProQuest website and have been added to DiscoverEd:
| Title | Publisher | ISSN | Full Text First |
Full Text Last |
| Agricultural Research | Science and Education Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture | 0002-161X | 1-Jan-1953 | 1-Sep-2000 |
| American Drama | American Drama Institute | 1061-0057 | 1-Oct-1991 | 1-Jul-2005 |
| Ancient History Resources for Teachers | Division of Humanities, Macquarie University | 1032-3686 | 1-Mar-1971 | 1-Jan-2005 |
| Architecture Plus Design | Media Transasia | 0970-2369 | 1-Nov-1985 | 1-Nov-2000 |
| Australian Journal of French Studies | Monash University. | 0004-9468 | 1-Jan-1964 | 1-Sep-2000 |
| Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin | The Bank | 0005-5166 | 1-Dec-1960 | 1-Nov-2000 |
| The Beethoven Journal | Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies and the American Beethoven Society | 1087-8262 | 1-Apr-1986 | 1-Dec-2000 |
| The Byron Journal | Byron Society Journal, Ltd. | 0301-7257 | 1-Jan-1973 | 1-Jan-2000 |
| Comparative Civilizations Review | 0733-4540 | 1-Jan-1979 | 1-Oct-2000 | |
| Critical Review | Libertarian Review Foundation. | 0891-3811 | 1-Dec-1986 | 1-Oct-2000 |
| Dickens Quarterly | Dickens Society | 0742-5473 | 1-Mar-1970 | 1-Dec-2000 |
| Fifteenth Century Studies | Hans-Dieter Heinz, Akademischer Verlag Stuttgart [etc.] | 0164-0933 | 1-Jan-1978 | 1-Jan-2000 |
| Foundation | Science Fiction Foundation | 0306-4964 | 1-Jan-1973 | 1-Oct-2000 |
| The Gaskell Society Journal | Gaskell Society | 0951-7200 | 1-Jul-1987 | 1-Jan-2005 |
| General Linguistics | Pennsylvania State University Press. | 0016-6553 | 1-Jan-1955 | 1-Jan-2003 |
| Haydn Society Journal | The Society | 1350-1267 | 1-Jul-1979 | 1-Jan-2000 |
| Higher Education Review | Tyrrell Burgess, etc. | 0018-1609 | 1-Oct-1968 | 1-Jul-2000 |
| Humanity and Society | Association for Humanist Sociology | 0160-5976 | 1-Jul-1977 | 1-Nov-2000 |
| International Education | College of Education, University of Tennessee | 0160-5429 | 1-Oct-1972 | 1-Apr-2001 |
| International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice | Dept. of Administration of Justice, Wichita State University | 0192-4036 | 1-Apr-1977 | 1-Oct-2000 |
| Irish Economic and Social History | Economic and Social History Society of Ireland | 0332-4893 | 1-Jan-1974 | 1-Jan-2000 |
| Islamic Quarterly | Islamic Cultural Centre. | 0021-1842 | 1-Apr-1956 | 1-Jan-2000 |
| JPMS : Journal of Political and Military Sociology | Northern Illinois University, Sociology Dept. | 0047-2697 | 1-Apr-1973 | 1-Dec-2000 |
| Jamaican Historical Review | Jamaica Historical Society | 1010-6367 | 1-Jun-1945 | 1-Jan-2001 |
| Journal for the Study of Religion | Association for the Study of Religion (Southern Africa) | 1011-7601 | 1-Jan-1980 | 1-Jan-2000 |
| Journal of Housing Research | Washington, D.C. :Office of Housing Policy Research, Fannie Mae, c1990- | 1052-7001 | 1-Jan-1990 | 1-Jan-2003 |
| Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology | Guilford Press | 0736-7236 | 1-Jan-1983 | 1-Dec-2000 |
| Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | Published under the auspices of the Pakistan American Foundation | 0149-1784 | 1-Sep-1977 | 1-Dec-2000 |
| Journal of Sport Behavior | United States Sports Academy. | 0162-7341 | 1-Feb-1980 | 1-Dec-2000 |
| The Journal of Transport History | University College of Leicester | 0022-5266 | 1-May-1953 | 1-Sep-1999 |
| Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly | Association for Education in Journalism, etc. | 1077-6990 | 1-Jan-1924 | 1-Jan-2000 |
| Judaism | American Jewish Congress | 0022-5762 | 1-Jan-1952 | 1-Oct-2000 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England | AMS Press | 0731-3403 | 1-Jan-1984 | 1-Jan-1999 |
| New Society | New Science Publications. | 0028-6729 | 4-Oct-1962 | 27-May-1988 |
| Nineteenth Century Theatre | J. Donohue. | 0893-3766 | 1-Apr-1973 | 1-Dec-2000 |
| Queen’s Quarterly | Quarterly Committee of Queen’s University. | 0033-6041 | 1893 | 1-Dec-2005 |
| Restoration and Eighteenth Century Theatre Research | Loyola University of Chicago | 0034-5822 | 1-May-1962 | 1-Dec-1995 |
| Romani Studies | Gypsy Lore Society | 1528-0748 | 1888 | 1-Aug-1995 |
| Scottish Studies Review | Association for Scottish Literary Studies. | 0305-0785 | 1-May-1980 | 1-Apr-2000 |
| Signal | Thimble Press | 0037-4954 | 1-Sep-1970 | 1-Jan-2003 |
| The Southern Journal of Philosophy | Dept. of Philosophy, Memphis State University | 0038-4283 | 1-Apr-1964 | 1-Dec-2000 |
| Studies in the Humanities | Indiana University of Pennsylvania. | 0039-3800 | 1-Mar-1969 | 1-Dec-2000 |
| Tennyson Research Bulletin | Tennyson Society. | 0082-2841 | 1-Oct-1967 | 1-Nov-2001 |
| TheatreForum | Theatre Dept. at the University of California | 1060-5320 | 1-Oct-1992 | 1-Jul-2005 |
| Transafrican Journal of History | East African Publishing House | 0251-0391 | 1-Jan-1971 | 1-Jan-1996 |
| TriQuarterly | The University | 0041-3097 | 1-Jan-1964 | 1-Jan-2005 |
| Welsh History Review = Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru | University of Wales Press. | 0043-2431 | 1-Jan-1960 | 1-Dec-2001 |
| Western European Stages | CASTA | 1050-1991 | 1-Oct-1989 | 1-Oct-2000 |
| Western Humanities Review | University of Utah Press, etc. | 0043-3845 | 1-Jan-1947 | 1-Dec-1995 |
| Women’s Studies Journal | Women’s Studies Association New Zealand | 0112-4099 | 1-Aug-1984 | 1-Apr-2000 |
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.
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.