{"id":16753,"date":"2021-11-08T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T11:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/library\/?p=16753"},"modified":"2025-09-12T21:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:48:22","slug":"its-not-all-about-the-print-we-have-e-books-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/library\/its-not-all-about-the-print-we-have-e-books-too\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s not all about the print &#8211; we have e-books too"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The library has thousands of e-books which will help you in your studies. In this blog post we will outline some of the e-book collections that you can use at CCCU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Library Search<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Library&#8217;s online digital discovery tool <a href=\"https:\/\/ulms.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk\/client\/en_GB\/CCCU\/?\"><strong>Library Search<\/strong><\/a> is the go-to place to start looking for e-books, as everything that is on Library Search has the gold seal of approval as it has been chosen by your tutors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"LibrarySearch @CCCU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H0LAgOYythc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Eighty academic eBooks on comparative and international <strong>education<\/strong>. Find it under <strong>B<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/ulms.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk\/client\/en_GB\/CCCU\/?rm=TEST0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue#Bxx\"><strong>Find Databases A-Z<\/strong><\/a> on Library Search. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bloomsbury Open Access<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The titles in this ever-growing collection are free to view on Bloomsbury Collections and cover subjects such as Film and Media Studies, Politics and International Relations, History, and Education. Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsburycollections.com\/about\/collections\/list?category=Bloomsbury%20Open%20Access&amp;status=LIVE\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Public Library of America<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A mix of  images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States aimed at a general audience. It includes primary source sets which can be  shared on Google Classrooms. Useful for <strong>education<\/strong> and <strong>history <\/strong>students. Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/dp.la\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directory of Open Access Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A directory of open access academic, peer reviewed books by university presses such as Liverpool and Manchester UP . Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doabooks.org\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to find out more. A <strong>multi-disciplinary <\/strong>resource which is really worth a browse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Human Kinetics Library<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A collection of cross-searchable e-books and videos on fitness, exercise, coaching and sport. Great for<strong> health<\/strong>, <strong>dance <\/strong>and <strong>sport science<\/strong> students. Find it under H in <a href=\"https:\/\/ulms.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk\/client\/en_GB\/CCCU\/?rm=TEST0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue#Hxx\"><strong>Find Databases A-Z<\/strong><\/a> on Library Search. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Internet Archive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A non-profit library containing copies of digitized books. Titles are added daily. Books published prior to 1923 are available for download (although some limitations due to US\/UK copyright law), and hundreds of thousands of&nbsp;modern books can be borrowed. <strong>Multi-disciplinary<\/strong>. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JSTOR Open Access books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 6,000 Open Access ebooks from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/librarians\/products\/books\/publishers\/\"><strong>75+ publishers<\/strong><\/a>, including Brill, Cornell University Press, De Gruyter, and University of California Press, are available at no cost to readers. Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/about.jstor.org\/whats-in-jstor\/books\/open-access-books-jstor\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Books Library<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all. Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu\/aboutolbp.html\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to access it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OverDrive \/ Libby App<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>OverDrive is an e-book and audiobook platform. You can read e-books or listen to audiobooks from OverDrive using your phone, tablet or computer. You can find all our OverDrive resources on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/libsearch.canterbury.ac.uk\/\"><strong>Library Search<\/strong><\/a>, as you would for any other e-resource. You can also browse the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/canterbury.overdrive.com\/\"><strong>CCCU OverDrive website<\/strong><\/a>, or search for books using the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/library\/overdrive\/#overdrive-windows-app\"><strong>OverDrive Windows app<\/strong><\/a>, or the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/library\/overdrive\/#libby-app\"><strong>Libby app<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for Android and iOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Using Overdrive at CCCU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ez-52uwxKYI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oxford Scholarly Editions (Medieval and 18th century prose)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Oxford Scholarly Editions Online (OSEO) provides full-text access to hundreds of editions with authoritative editorial notes directly alongside the text and advanced search between or within editions.<br>Find it under O in <a href=\"https:\/\/ulms.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk\/client\/en_GB\/CCCU\/?rm=TEST0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue#Oxx\"><strong>Find Databases A-Z<\/strong><\/a> on Library Search. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oxford Scholarship Online (Music Collection)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A collection of music titles published by Oxford University Press.  Find it under O in <a href=\"https:\/\/ulms.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk\/client\/en_GB\/CCCU\/?rm=TEST0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue#Oxx\"><strong>Find Databases A-Z<\/strong><\/a> on Library Search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Gutenberg<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of out-of-copyright works of literature. Good for <strong>English literature <\/strong>students studying pre-20th century novels. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Muse <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Project MUSE contains <strong>humanities<\/strong> and <strong>social science<\/strong> e-books and journal articles. Find under P in <a href=\"https:\/\/ulms.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk\/client\/en_GB\/CCCU\/?rm=TEST0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue#Pxx\"><strong>Find Databases A-Z<\/strong><\/a> on Library Search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proquest Ebook Central<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Multidisciplinary. <\/strong>Hundreds of titles. You can access the collection via <a href=\"https:\/\/ulms.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk\/client\/en_GB\/CCCU\/?rm=TEST0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue#Pxx\"><strong>Find Databases A-Z<\/strong><\/a> on Library Search. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Science Direct<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A mixture of book chapters, e-books and journal articles in the <strong>sciences. <\/strong>For access, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ulms.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk\/client\/en_GB\/CCCU\/?rm=TEST0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue#Sxx\"><strong>Find Databases A-Z<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taylor and Francis Ebooks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>E-books for <strong>education<\/strong>,  <strong>science<\/strong>, technology, <strong>engineering<\/strong>, <strong>medicine, humanities<\/strong> and <strong>social science<\/strong>. Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to access. To find out more you can read the Taylor and Francis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/library\/docs\/tf-e-books.pdf\"><strong>guide<\/strong><\/a> to searching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VLE Ebooks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>VLE ebooks provide access to over 8,000 ebooks in the CCCU collection. You can download, read online or add to Bookshelf. There are facilities to listen to the books, change the background colour of the page to ease reading and make notes. Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/ulms.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk\/client\/en_GB\/CCCU\/?rm=TEST0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue#Vxx\">here<\/a> to access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We hope you enjoy our e-book collection.  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