Tag Archives: Multidisciplinary

More Wiley E-Books now available

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We have signed up for a one year deal with Wiley publishing which gives access to most of their e-book content on Wiley Interscience.  At the end of the deal, some of these titles will be retained permanently.

We have loaded 19,556 e-book records across all subject disciplines to DiscoverEd and will continue to add further titles on a monthly basis.  Click the image link below to start browsing your subject area!

Further info

We also have a SHEDL deal which gives us access to the e-journal content.

Academic Search Complete now available

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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 more than  7,300 peer-reviewed titles. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.  Academic Search Complete offers access to video content from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency. Videos relevant to the search terms will appear in a carousel in the result list. With footage from 1930 to the present and updated monthly, this collection of more than 60,000 videos covers a wide variety of topics.

Further info

Title lists can be downloaded from https://www.ebscohost.com/academic/academic-search-complete

In addition to the database entry added to several database lists, individual journals and e-books are listed in DiscoverEd.

Trial access to IndiaStat

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We have on campus access to IndiaStat until 11th December.  This resource has been added to the e-resources trials webpage.

Capture2IndiaStat provides India-specific socio-economic statistical facts and figures from various secondary level authentic sources. Includes 19 sector specific information including industry, education, health, banks and financial institutions, companies, co-operatives, crime and law, population, foreign trade, labour and workforce, housing, media, power, transport, urban-rural.  Provides socio-economic information on 31 Indian states and union territories.  Provides comprehensive information on 6 main geographical regions of India.  Data and statistics about India available on Indiastat.com can easily be downloaded in MS-Word/Excel/ HTML formats.

To access the site, click on the Login tab at the top banner of the site and select the IP Login option.

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: Subscription scheduled to start April 2016

Last chance to try out IBISWorld

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CaptureOur trial to IBISWorld ends on Friday.  Please fill out a feedback form if  you would like the Library to subscribe.

IBISWorld is an online industry intelligence solution. Covering 432 UK industries at SIC L5, each of its industry reports provides the most detailed performance data and analysis on the market; supply chain information; forecasts; risk scores; operating strengths and weaknesses; analysis of external drivers; major player market strategies; and industry profit and costs benchmarks. Reports are updated three times per year on average ensuring the most up to date research possible.

Further details at http://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/eresources/2015/11/10/trial-access-to-ibis-world/

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 – 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 IBIS World

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We have trial access to IBISWorld until 4th December.  Update : Subscription started January 2016.

IBISWorld is an online industry intelligence solution. Covering 432 UK industries at SIC L5, each of its industry reports provides the most detailed performance data and analysis on the market; supply chain information; forecasts; risk scores; operating strengths and weaknesses; analysis of external drivers; major player market strategies; and industry profit and costs benchmarks. Reports are updated three times per year on average ensuring the most up to date research possible.

In addition to coursework/assignments, these reports would be of use to students researching industries for placements, future careers (including start up research) and interview preparation.

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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.

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.