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.
E-book Collections
Library Search enables you to search across all print and e-book collections. However, if you want to search / browse e-books from a particular supplier or collection, you’ll find links to subject specific e-book collections below:
- Biodiversity heritage LibraryOpen Access biodiversity literature from natural history and botanical libraries in the USA.
- 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.
- Cambridge University Press online books This link opens in a new window
Access to over 33,000 e-books and includes leading titles in over 30 subjects across the Humanities, Social Sciences, Science, Technology & Medicine.
- Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central delivers a breadth and depth of e-books from scholarly sources, including university presses and other top publishers.
- Elsevier eBooks Science Collection This link opens in a new windowExplore scientific, technical, and medical research on ScienceDirect. Browse by subject or publication title.
- Henry Stewart Talks This link opens in a new windowHST is a specially prepared animated audio visual presentations with synchronized narration is regularly updated and growing with over 1,500 talks covering topics in the areas of; biochemistry, cell biology, cancer, diseases, disorders and treatments, drug discovery, genetics immunology, methods, microbiology and virology, neurobiology, pharmaceutical science.
- IGI Global ebooks This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to over 6,000 reference books on a wide range of subjects, such as: Business & management, computer science, education, law, media & communications, medicine, engineering, social sciences and humanities.
- Knovel eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
As 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.
- Science of Synthesis This link opens in a new windowScience of Synthesis is a full-text resource for finding methods in synthetic organic chemistry which have been critically reviewed and compiled by chemists for 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.
- SpringerLink This link opens in a new windowSpringerLink eBooks cover all subjects. In the SpringerLink search bar type 'Lecture Notes in' to discover complete collections for your subject area.
- 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.
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