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.
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.
Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Use these dictionaries and encyclopedias to define your terms or get a general overview on your topic.
- Dictionary of EcologyFrom Oxford Reference Online: This is the fourth edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of ecology available.
- Dictionary of Environment and ConservationFrom Oxford Reference Online: This informative dictionary contains over 8,500 entries on all aspects of environmental science and conservation.
- The Oxford Companion to Global ChangeThe Oxford Companion to Global Change is an up-to-date, comprehensive, interdisciplinary guide to the range of issues surrounding natural and human-induced changes in the Earth's environment.
- A Supplementary Dictionary of Renewable Energy and SustainabilityA Supplementary Dictionary of Renewable Energy and Sustainability consists of over 300 A to Z entries relating to these subjects, expanding on Oxford's coverage in works such as A Dictionary of Environment & Conservation.
New Environmental Sciences Books
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Reference Books
Encyclopedia of Sustainability by Call Number: Engineering Library: GE10 .E528 2010ISBN: 9780313352614Publication Date: 2009-12-01Contents: v. 1. Environment and ecology -- v. 2. Business and economics -- v. 3. Equity and fairness.
The Facts on File Dictionary of Environmental Science by Call Number: Engineering Library TD9.W95 2007ISBN: 9780816064373Publication Date: 2007-06-01Contents: Acronyms (and other abbreviations) -- Unit prefixes -- Approximate unit equivalents -- BYU content of common energy units -- Concentrations -- Standard (average) human factors -- Plastic recycling codes -- Earth statistics -- Atmosphere statistics -- Water statistics -- World population growth -- The carbon cycle -- The chemical elements -- The Greek alphabet.
