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Books and eBooks
Library Search enables you to search across all print and eBook collections. However, if you want to search/browse eBooks from a particular supplier or collection, you can find links to subject specific eBook collections below:
- Bloomsbury Food Library This link opens in a new windowBloomsbury Food Library is the one-stop-shop for anyone studying or working in the field of food studies. It reflects the interdisciplinary nature of this growing subject, making it an essential resource for students and scholars studying food, on courses as wide-ranging as history, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, human geography, sustainability, agriculture, culinary arts, literary studies, political science, and development studies. Bloomsbury Food Library offers cross-searchable access to a broad and expanding range of encyclopedias, references works, eBooks, images, and more.
- CAB eBooks This link opens in a new windowIncludes the full text of many key agriculture and rural studies books published by CAB International.
- Elsevier eBooks Science Collection This link opens in a new windowExplore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect. Browse by subject or publication title.
- IGI Global ebooks This link opens in a new windowFull-text access to over 6,000 reference books on a wide range of subjects
- Knovel eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowAs well as all aspects of engineering, Knovel is useful for biotechnology, computing, food science, marine technology, molecular biology and chemistry. Subjects covered include technical reference books. There are Interactive graphs and tables,material and substance properties data and interactive equations. The Data Search tool can be used to build queries around different materials or substances.
- SpringerLink Books Biomedical and Life Sciences 2018This eBook Collection brings together up-to-date resources on all aspects of life: from patterns of infectious transmission to processes responsible for the loss of biodiversity.
- Taylor & Francis environment and sustainability booksPublishing across all areas of sustainability and the environment, Taylor and Francis Sustainability books bring the latest research on climate change, natural resources, sustainable energy, and business and development to a global audience of researchers, students, sustainable practitioners and anyone interested in creating a sustainable future for all.
- Wageningen Academic Publishers This link opens in a new windowLife Sciences eBooks : Food and Nutrition, Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Animal Science, Agriculture and Rural Development
- Farm Management Handbook 2016/2017 This link opens in a new windowThe 37th edition of the Farm Management Handbook continues to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, managers, bankers, accountants, students and all consultants involved in the assessment and planning of farm and rural businesses.
This publication is freely available electronically, a print copy is also available at Philip Robinson Library Reference Level 4 630 FAR
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