eBooks
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Finding and using eBooks
- Most eBooks can be found in the Library Catalogue with an author, title or keyword search, and are identified in the Catalogue with the symbol:
. - To find titles in a specific eBook collection, use a keyword search and enter the collection name, e.g, NetLibrary.
- To find titles not listed in the catalogue, search within the resource itself, e.g. SourceOECD and Early English Books Online (EEBO).
- NetLibrary and EBL Ebook Library titles can be previewed online but need to be checked out for more extensive reading. See Help with using NetLibrary and EBL FAQ.
All eBook Collections
See the eBook Collections page (title lists, where available, are included).
eBook Collections by subject
- Blackwell Reference Online — classics.
- Early English Books Online — english literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics, science.
- ENGnetBASE — engineering.
- Handbooks in Economics - economics.
- Knovel — chemistry, metals, mechanical engineering and general engineering. Click on My Subscription on the Browse tab for titles that are part of the Library subscription.
- Lecture notes in computer science — computer science.
- Literature Online — english and american literature.
- Safari Books Online — computer science. Safari Books Online titles can be swapped at any time. Please use the Recommendation Form if you would like to suggest an alternative title.
- SpringerLink * — biomedical & life sciences and computer science.
Reference Collections
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Oxford Art Online
- Oxford Music Online
- Oxford Reference Online
- SAGE Reference Online
- ScienceDirect Major Reference Works
- Wiley Interscience reference works *
*the Library does not subscribe to all of the titles shown.
Other Reference Resources
Try a Library Catalogue keyword or subject search using encyclopedia and electronic resource.
- Encyclopedia Britannica — Academic edition || School edition
- Europa World
- International encyclopedia of communication
- Max Planck encyclopedia of public international law
- New Palgrave dictionary of economics
- Oxford English dictionary
- Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Statesman's Yearbook
