You’ll find the books you need to read for your programme in your module reading lists on Canvas. For independent research, use an ‘everything except articles’ search on Library Search or browse our e-book collections.
Library Search
Library Search is our library catalogue; a powerful search engine that holds records for all the physical and electronic items that you have access to here at Newcastle University.
You can use Library Search to find a specific title or works by a particular author, or you can browse information available by topic. It’s an excellent place to start your independent research as it covers all subject areas.
Find out more about Library Search and how to search the catalogue effectively on the Library Search page of the Academic Skills Kit.
Core Collections
Library Search enables you to search across all print and e-book collections. However, the collections below provide access to key e-books for your subject area, use them to browse or search for essential reading.
- Biodiversity Heritage LibraryOpen Access biodiversity literature from natural history and botanical libraries in the USA.
- CAB e-books This link opens in a new window
A growing collection of full text e-books, covering many key agriculture and rural studies books as well as Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Human Health and Plant Sciences.
- Henry Stewart Talks: Biomedical & Life Sciences CollectionSpecially prepared animated, audio-visual lectures, seminar-style talks and case studies covering topics in the areas of; biochemistry, cell biology, cancer, diseases, disorders and treatments, drug discovery, genetics immunology, methods, microbiology and virology, neurobiology, and pharmaceutical science.
- Knovel eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowThis e-book collection is valuable across various engineering fields, including biotechnology, computing, food science, marine technology, molecular biology, and chemistry. The platform also includes technical reference books, interactive graphs and tables, and data on material and substance properties. Additionally, the Data Search tool allows users to create queries focused on different materials or substances.
- Science of Synthesis This link opens in a new window
A full-text resource for finding methods in synthetic organic chemistry which have been critically reviewed and compiled by chemists. Organised by functional group and the products you want to make, you can find proven methods quickly and gather background information on the scope and limitations of specific approaches.
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