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ELECTRONIC BOOK COLLECTIONS
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Most new books arrive as e-books. Thousands of science, engineering, and nursing e-books are listed in Scout, the University Libraries' online discovery tool. Scout is an excellent tool for finding e-books from Springer, Elsevier, Knovel and other publishers/aggregators.
In Scout a search can be narrowed to e-books only. Search Tip: Enter keyword(s) in the search box. Then execute the search. Then Refine Your Results by checking the boxes labeled CATALOG ONLY and FULL-TEXT ONLINE. Next click on the button labeled UPDATE.
Major datatbases with extensive collections of e-books include:
In Scout a search can be narrowed to e-books only. Search Tip: Enter keyword(s) in the search box. Then execute the search. Then Refine Your Results by checking the boxes labeled CATALOG ONLY and FULL-TEXT ONLINE. Next click on the button labeled UPDATE.
Major datatbases with extensive collections of e-books include:
- SpringerLink (sciences and engineering)
- Elsevier on ScienceDirect (sciences and engineering)
- R2 Digital Library (nursing)
- Knovel (engineering)
- ENGnetBASE (engineering)
- AccessEngineering
- CHEMnetBASE (chemistry)
- Ebrary (collection of 44,000+ e-books in all disciplines)
- Google Book Search
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
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