Friday, April 15, 2005

Free trial of electronic books

We have a two month trial of some of Taylor and Francis' electronic books. These will be accessible on- or off-campus.

There are two trial websites. One is of books that librarians at Leicester have chosen. The other is a larger, more wide ranging, selection chosen by the publisher.

Leicester collection

To access the books we have chosen, go to http://leicester.etailer.dpsl.net/. You will need the password: leicester. This small selection includes

Barnett: Clinical management of hypertension in diabetes;
Vecht: ECG diagnosis made easy;
Sheridan: From birth to five years: children's developmental progress;
Hardy: Human microbiology;
Fineberg: Obsessive compulsive disorder;
and titles in other (non medical) areas.

General collection

To access the general site go to http://www.ebooksubscriptions.com/home/html/index.asp. You will need the password: IFLA. This will give access to a larger range of titles, in all sorts of subjects.

Please let me have any comments and feedback. I would like to know if the medical titles are useful, but I would also very much like to know how you find using electronic books - what are they like to read, are there any technical problems, and so on.

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