E-books

The library subscribes to various collections of e-books which can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. Collections include titles from leading academic publishers and allow easy searching options. Search for content within individual titles or across the whole of some of the collections.

Search for e-books via the library web catalogue

Access individual titles via the library web catalogue by selecting the Advanced Search option and selecting EBOOKS from the material type drop-down button.

Searching the collections

Books@Ovid - Ovid delivers key medical, nursing, and pharmacy texts from a variety of publishers through the Books@Ovid database. Approximately 70 titles are currently available on this platform via the publishers Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Wiley-Blackwell. Titles can be accessed 24/7, either individually from the library catalogue or from this link http://gateway.ovid.com/autologin.cgi (selecting Books@Ovid and then performing a search, or browsing all titles available under the Books tab).

Dawsonera - offers a range of individual ebook titles in all subject areas from a wide range of publishers. Within the library or via remote access 24/7 Library users can download or read online any ebooks which have been purchased by the library. An Athens password is required to access the items. Access the ebooks by logging into the website http://www.dawsonera.com/ or via the Library catalogue Advance search: use a keyword search and choose ebooks as the material type.

Any Dawsonera title which has not been purchased by the library can be viewed for 5 minutes. Please use the "Suggest a purchase" scheme if you would like the library to consider purchasing an ebook the library does not own.

Ebook Library (EBL) - allows the library to puchase individual ebook titles and content in all subjects from a wide range of prominent international publishers. Library users can borrow titles simultaneously from within the library or via remote access 24/7. An Athens password is required to access the items both on and off campus.  Access the titles by logging in to the website http://www.hull.eblib.com/EBLWeb/patron/   Access is also available via the Library Catalogue (search for EBL).  Please note, only the items displaying a GREEN book symbol have been purchased by the library for users to access.

MyiLibrary - offers a range of individual ebook titles in all subjects from a wide range of publishers. Library uses can download or read online ebooks from within the library or via remote access 24/7. An Athens password is required to access the items. Access the ebooks by logging into the website http://lib.myilibrary.com/home.asp or via the Library catalogue Advanced search: use a keyword search and choose ebooks as the material type.

PsycBOOKS (via EBSCO) - is a database of books and chapters from the American Psychological Association.   It features approximately 600 books including 120 classic books in psychology; and over 1,500 entries from the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology. PsycBOOKS will be updated with new releases on a monthly basis.

Access to the full list of PsycBOOKS can be found via the EBSCO website

Taylor and Francis e-books collection – a collection of 720 textbooks, reference books and research monographs covering the subject areas of Business, Education, Language and Literature. Access the full list of Taylor and Francis e-books to which the library subscribes by logging on to the website http://hull.etailer.dpsl.net/

An Athens password is required to read the Taylor and Francis e-books both on and off campus. Further instructions about using Taylor and Francis e-books are available here.