The Encyclopedia of Inland Waters contains over 240 individual articles covering various broad topics including properties of water hydrologic cycles, surface and groundwater hydrology, hydrologic balance, lakes of the world, rivers of the world, light and heat in aquatic ecosystems, hydrodynamics and mixing in rivers, reservoirs, and lakes, biological integration among inland aquatic ecosystems, pollution and remediation, and conservation and management of inland aquatic ecosystems.
Category Archives: E-Books
New E-Books: Earth & Environmental Science, Biomedical & Life Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics
OSU Libraries has acquired 3 new electronic book collections from Springer:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences -1,475 titles
- Earth & Environmental Science – 738 titles
- Mathematics & Statistics – 1,624 titles
These collections join the Computer Science collection acquired earlier this year. Each collection includes titles published between 2005-2009; titles that are part of OSU Libraries’ collection are marked with a green square next to the title.
TRIAL: 19th Century British Pamplets Collection in JSTOR
The 19th Century British Pamphlet Collection, created by RLUK (Research Libraries UK), contains the most significant British pamphlets from the 19th century held in UK research libraries. Pamphlets were an important means of public debate, covering the key political, social, technological, and environmental issues of their day. They have been underutilized within research and teaching because they are generally quite difficult to access – often bound together in large numbers or otherwise hard to find in the few research libraries that hold them. The digitization of more than 20,000 pamphlets from seven UK institutions will provide researchers, students, and teachers with an immensely rich and coherent corpus of primary sources with which to study the socio-political and economic landscape of 19th century Britain. This collection was created with funding from the JISC Digitisation Programme.
The 19th Century British Pamphlets collection is now freely accessible to all JSTOR participating institutions through June 30, 2009.
The collection includes Cowen Tracts (1603-1898), Hume Tracts (1769-1890) and the Knowlsley Pamphlet Colletion (1792-1868)
Trial: Springer E-Book Collection
OSU Libraries has set up a trial of the 2009 Springer E-book Collection. This trial will run through April 30, 2009. During the trial, Oregon State University faculty, staff and students will be able to browse and access over 25,000 E-book titles published by Springer between 2005 and the present. Visitors will have access to these books from the public computers in the library.
We have access to all books identified with a small green square next to the title information.
The Springer E-Book Collection includes books in the follow subject areas:
- Architecture, Design and Arts
- Behavioral Sciences
- Biomedical & Life Sciences
- Business & Economics
- Chemistry & Material Science
- Computer Science
- Earth & Environmental Science
- Engineering
- Humanities, Social Sciences & Law
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Physics & Astronomy
- Professional and Applied Computing
Please let us know what you think of this electronic book collection. Comments can be submitted on the Database Trial Evaluation Form. We are particularly interested in hearing if there are specific subject collections you find valuable.
Database Trial: ACLS Humanities Ebook Collection
We are pleased to let you know that the OSU Libraries are conducting a trial of ACLS Humanities E-Book. The trial will run through June 30, 2008.
This electronic resource includes 1700 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected for their continuing importance to students and scholars. In summer 2008, and every year thereafter, HEB will be adding 500 titles to the collection.
The project includes both in-print and out-of print books and adds 500 titles a year. It is a collaboration of the American Council of Learned Societies, various constituent members of the ACLS and nearly 95 publishers.
Areas include: Comparative/World, Africa, America, Asia, Latin America, Europe (Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern), the Middle East, Byzantium and the Mediterranean, and Australasia/Oceania, plus Women’s studies, of the Native Peoples of the Americas, and history of Economics, Science and Technology, Archaeology, Art History, Folklore, Religion, Musicology, and Political Science.
Lists of titles can be found online at: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/titlelist.html
This site allows for simultaneous multi-user access; individual books can be added to e-reserve; and you can link from a syllabus to books/chapters. If we subscribe, a cataloging record for each book in the collection will appear in our catalog with a link to the online text.
To try the site, go to: http://www.HumanitiesEBook.org
Although searching and browsing are always unrestricted, to access the full text you will need to use a login and password. Please contact your Subject Librarian</a for the login and password information.
Please let us know what you think of the site and whether you would like us to subscribe. Comments can be submitted on the Database Trial Evaluation Form.
New Electronic Reference Books
OSU Libraries has acquired two new electronic reference books through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
The Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a new edition of the classic reference title Dictionary of Scientific Biography. it provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.
The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa illuminates the lives of the most influential and controversial figures in the Middle East and North Africa who came to prominence during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Includes profiles of contemporary leaders who belong to various political, ethnic, and religious groups, as well as notable individuals associated with business, law, science, social issues, sports, entertainment, literature, and the fine and performing arts.
Trials: Electronic Books
OSU Libraries has set up trials for the EBL and ECHO electronic book platforms. These trials will run though September 6th, 2007.
EBL (Electronic Book Library)
Login: Trial
Password: OSUDEMO1b
(both login and password are case sensitive)
EBrary
You will need to download Ebook reader before you can view the books
If you take a look at these e-book trials, please fill out an Evaluation Form
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Oxford Reference Online Premium (ORO Premium) brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world’s biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource. The Core Collection contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books, giving subscribers unprecedented access to a comprehensive information resource. The Premium Collection offers all of the above, plus added functionality and more detailed information across a broad subject range from titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions Series. These quality online reference books compliment the Libraries’ existing online reference collection, which includes the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online and the Gale Virtual Reference Library.