Finding Books & E-Books
There are several ways to find books and e-books at the UI Libraries. Here are some useful tools. For assistance, please ask a librarian.
- InfoHawk+Use InfoHawk+ to search for books and e-books in the UI Libraries' collection.
- E-Book CollectionsE-book records are periodically added to the InfoHawk+ catalog, but you can find them as soon as they are released by searching these collections.
- WorldCatSearch for books and other materials in libraries around the world.
- Interlibrary LoanIf the Library doesn't have the book you're looking for, request it via Interlibrary Loan and we'll get it for you from another library.
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Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks
This is a short list of some of the online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks available from the UI Libraries. Check the InfoHawk Catalog for more titles or ask a librarian.
- Dictionary of EcologyFrom Oxford Reference Online: This is the fourth edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of ecology available.
- A Dictionary of ScientistsFrom Archimedes and Copernicus to Stephen Hawking and Stephen Jay Gould, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date biographical dictionary of scientists currently available.
- A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and UnitsThis comprehensive dictionary provides clear definitions of all the units, prefixes, and styling of the Système International (SI), as well as industry-specific and traditional terms currently in use.
- Encyclopedia of Molecular BiologyContains entries on biochemistry, genetics, immunology, infectious disease, lab techniques, metabolism, and oncology.
- Encyclopedia of World ClimatologyThis comprehensive volume covers all the main subfields of climatology, supplies information on climates in major continental areas, and explains the intricacies of climatic processes.
- Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering This link opens in a new windowProvides a multidisciplinary resource of engineering measurement theory, necessary tools, techniques of measurement and analysis, and applications.
- Magic Universe: A Grand Tour of Modern ScienceThis is a marvellously engaging tour covering the whole of modern science, from transgenic crops to quantum tangles.
- The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern ScienceWritten by more than 200 prominent scholars, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science presents an unparalleled history of the field invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technology, ideas, discoveries, and learned institutions that have shaped our world over the past five centuries.
- Science, Technology, and SocietyScience, Technology, and Society contains over 130 A to Z signed articles written by major scholars and experts from academic and scientific institutions and institutes worldwide. It emphasizes an interdisciplinary and international coverage of the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture. Each article is accompanied by a selected bibliography.
- Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia This link opens in a new windowThis online edition maintains VNSE’s authoritative and accessible coverage of all scientific disciplines. Topics covered include animal science, anatomy, astronomy, atmospheric science, chemistry, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, earth science, energy sources, information science, life science, materials, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medicine, mining, physics, physiology, planetary science, plant science, power technology, space science, structural engineering, and a host of other subjects.
Library E-Book Collections
E-Book titles are periodically added to the library catalog, but you can find them as soon as they are released by searching these collections. For a full list, visit E-Book Collections.
- Cambridge E-Book CollectionOffers access to eBooks from our world-renowned publishing programme, covering subjects from all disciplines across science, technology and medicine, as well as humanities and social sciences.
- EBSCOhost eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowSearch and view EBSCOhost's collection of eBooks.
- Elsevier ScienceDirect E-Books This link opens in a new windowElsevier purchase includes over 450 books published beginning in 2008.
- Springer E-Book Collection This link opens in a new windowSpringerLink offers an integrated full-text database for thousands of e-books, protocols, eReferences, and book series published by Springer since 2005.
- Wiley E-Books This link opens in a new windowWiley/Blackwell purchase includes over 2000 books for years 2007-2009.