Newcastle University

The Academic Library
We subscribe to the Pluto Press collections of Culture and Media Studies and Politics and International Relations from The Academic Library. All books are in PDF format and users can search across the collections or within an individual title.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus access is available via the Shibboleth login. Select your institution and then login using your Campus ID and password. Click on the book cover of individual titles to open up the full text

ACLS Humanities E-Book Project
An online, fully searchable selection of over 3,300 books in the humanities field. There is unlimited multi-user access and the collection is available 24/7 on- and off-campus. It includes books published by nine learned societies and nearly 80 University Presses.
Fields currently covered include Area Studies in the following: Australasian/Oceanian, Byzantine, Canadian, Caribbean, Native Peoples, Women's Studies. Historical Studies include African, American, Asian, Comparative/World, Eastern European/Russian, Economic, European, Latin American, Legal, Methods/Theory, Middle East, and Science/Technology. HEB also encompasses the fields of Art History, Literature, Political Science, and Religion. Forthcoming fields include Archaeology, History of Medicine, and History of Philosophy.
Fair-use rights and restrictions apply to printing and downloading.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus access is available by selecting your institution (Newcastle University) and then login using your Campus ID and password

Anatomy TV
3D Head & Neck Anatomy for Dentistry on Anatomy TV is a 3D anatomy resource for dentists showing clear, detailed and accurate 3D modeling of the key anatomy for dentistry.

• To login choose 'UK Institution Shibboleth Login' and select Newcastle University Library from the drop-down menu.
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Biz/ed Premier
Our subscription to Cengage Biz/Ed Premier provides users with full-text access to 40 core business textbooks. Biz/Ed content is now available via a platform called MyiLibrary.

To see a list of textbooks, login using your Campus ID and password. On the MyiLibrary platform select 'Cengage' from 'Browse by publisher'. A list of textbooks from Cengage will now be displaying in title order.
Access:

• Select UK Access Management Federation under the Institutional Access heading and click 'Go'.
• Choose Newcastle University from the list of institutions and login using your campus ID and password

BNF (British National Formulary)
Access to the BNF (British National Formulary) is now available through Newcastle University Library.
This biannually updated online resources can be accessed here. Then:

• Click on the Log in link
• Click on the Athens/home institutional login link
• Click on the Home organisation (via the UK Federation) link
• From the drop down list of institutions select Newcastle University
• Log on using your Campus ID and password

Books@Ovid
Medical titles from the Ovid gateway.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus login via UK Access Management Federation and enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

CAB ebooks
The library has subscribed to CABI's ebook collection which publishes in the agriculture and biosciences subjects. These books are accessed via the Ovid gateway.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Access off-campus is through RAS.

Cambridge Histories Online
Full text of this major research series, enabling you to search over 300 volumes covering worldwide history from ancient to modern, literature, language, music, philosophy and more. Regularly updated with new volumes.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off-campus access is available by logging in with your Campus ID and password

Cell Signalling Biology
This major contribution to the field of cell signalling by Professor Sir Michael Berridge (Cambridge) provides users with an essential online resource describing the biology of cell signalling. Emerging information on cell signalling pathways is integrated and presented within the context of specific cell types and processes.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Access off-campus is through RAS.

• No password is required on campus
• Off-campus access is available by logging in with your Campus ID and password.

ECCO Eighteenth Century Collections Online
ECCO provides full-text searching of approximately 33 million pages from 180,000 (200,000 volumes) books published in the eighteenth century, covering the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.
Access:

• Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Early English Books Online (EEBO)
EEBO contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700. It also includes the Thomason Tract collection of pamphlets, books, newspapers and manuscripts issued from 1640-1661.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• To access this resource off campus use the option to 'Login via your home organization' and choose 'UK Federation'.
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Elsevier E-books
We have access to the "Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1995-2006" and "Environmental Science 1995-2006" e-book collections from Elsevier ScienceDirect.
Untick 'Non-subscribed' to view a full list of titles we have full text access to.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus login through the UK Federation.
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Food Shopping in a Recession - Shopper Trends 2009
This is the 2009 edition of IGD's annual Shopper Trends research series. The report has been designed to help businesses make sense of what's happening within the mindsets of UK shoppers as the economy moves deeper into recession. It explores the opportunities, threats and implications stemming from changes in shopper behaviour. Click on the 'Shopper Reports' tab, the reports we have access to are ticked in green.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Access is off-campus is through RAS.

Frantext
Frantext includes the full text of approximately 4000 French language books published between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries and covering all subject areas.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off-campus access is through RAS.

Garland Encyclopedia of Music Online
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online is a comprehensive online resource devoted to music research of all the world's peoples. There are more than 9,000 pages of material, with essays by more than 700 expert contributors from all over the world.
The images include detailed photographs that show musicians, musical instrument, and the cultural context of dances, rituals, and ceremonies. Other images include drawings, maps, and musical examples.
Each volume contains an overview of the region, a survey of its musical heritage, traditions and themes; and a description of specific musical genres, practices, and performances.
Access:

• No passwords are needed for on-campus access
• Off-campus access is through RAS

International Tables for Crystallography
Each volume in the series contains articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials. Emphasis is given to symmetry, diffraction methods and techniques of crystal structure determination, and the physical and chemical properties of crystals. The data are accompanied by discussions of theory, practical explanations and examples.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off-campus access is through RAS

Knovel
This collection has nearly 1000 full-text books and databases in science and engineering.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus access is available through RAS.

Literature Online (LION)
Literature Online is a fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 196 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus login via your 'Home Organization'
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Living Books About Life
The Living Books About Life series is written and produced by humanities scholars from universities across the world, re-packaged and re-presenting science-related research material to make it more accessible to a humanities audience.

Funded by JISC and published by the Open Humanities Press (OHP), the books address a number of scientific topics whose unifying theme is life, such as air, agriculture, bioethics, cosmetic surgery, energy, neurology and human cloning.

You can read more about the project here

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New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online contains the full text of the 8-volume print edition and is updated at least four times a year with new articles and updates to existing articles, along with new features and functionality.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus access is available through RAS.

Oxford Art Online
Oxford Art Online is the most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day. Includes full-text articles, references to further reading, and links to websites and picture resources.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus login via your 'Home Organization'
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
DNB is an illustrated collection of 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the earliest times to the beginning of the 21st century.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus login via your 'Home Organization'
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Oxford English Dictionary
All 23 volumes of the 2nd edition plus regular updates as the 3rd edition is prepared. OED online includes definitions, quotations, etymology, pronunciation and spellings.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus login via your 'Home Organization'
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online is an essential language resource of fully searchable bilingual dictionaries, providing unique study materials to help with learning. We currently have access to the following dictionaries online:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus login via your 'Home Organization'
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Oxford Music Online
Oxford Music Online comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus login via your 'Home Organization'
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online is a fully searchable, full-text, reference collection which includes 100 major Oxford University Press publications. These include: Oxford Dictionary of Art, Who's Who in the Classical World, Dictionary of 20th Century World History, Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature, Oxford Dictionary of Dance, Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus login via your 'Home Organization'
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy features 2,000 original entries from a team of over 1,300 of the world's most respected scholars and philosophers.
Access:

• A username and password, which can be obtained here, are required to use this collection (Off campus - you must login through RAS for this link to work).
  • Enter your Campus ID and password when prompted.

Royal Society of Chemistry eBooks
The RSC eBook Collection is a definitive point of reference for anyone working in the chemical sciences. Over 1000 books, equating to over 20,000 chapters spanning more than 40 years, have been brought together and digitised as fully-searchable pdf files. The collection currently cover titles published between 1968 and 2012.
Access

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus access is available by selecting your institution (Newcastle University) and then login using your Campus ID and password

Safari Tech
A collection of 61 electronic books covering a wide range of topics relating to computing science. Many titles published by O'Reilly.
Access:

• To view the titles Newcastle University has access to highlight 'My Bookshelf' then click 'GO'.
• Off campus access is available through RAS.

Sage Reference Series on Green Society
This 12 volume reference set explores all aspects of environmentalism, from energy, business, food, technology, education, culture and more. Each title contains roughly 150 accessibly written entries, photographs, searchable hyperlinks, numerous cross references and extensive resource lists.
Access:

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus access is available through RAS.

SourceOECD
SourceOECD is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's online library of books, periodicals and databases, from January 1998 onwards. We currently subscribe to the following themes:

• Agriculture and Food
• Economics
• Education and Skills
• Environment and Sustainable Development
• Social Issues / Migration / Health
• Urban, Rural and Regional Development

• No password is required on campus
• Off campus access is available through RAS.

Springer E-books
We have full-text, online access to the English language books published by Springer between 2005 and 2012 covering subjects in the areas of:

• behavioral sciences
• biomedical & life sciences
• business & economics
• chemistry & material science
• computer science
• earth & environmental sciences
• engineering
• humanities
• social sciences & law
• mathematics & statistics
• medicine
• physics & astronomy

• No password is required on campus
• Campus ID and password is required off-campus.

Taylor & Francis
180 electronic books with full text access across all discipline areas. Also available to search as individual titles on the catalogue. These titles are available via the MyiLibrary platform.
Access:

• Institutional Access via UK Access Management Federation.
• Choose Newcastle University from the list of institutions and login using your campus ID and password