Tuesday 24 January 2012

eBook Resources

We have lots of options if you need access to electronic books to carry out your Literature Review or research for other assignments at Newcastle College...:

MyiLibrary
Digitized versions of our most popular print books at Newcastle College Library are available through MyiLibrary, so if all the paper copies of any book that your tutor is recommending on a Reading List are on loan, check here - we may well have it electronically.

Select "Newcastle College" from the Institutional Access list then log in with your College Username and Password.


Ebrary
There are literally thousands more titles available, on a wide range of subject areas, from ebrary.

The best thing about this package is you can highlight text and add notes as you go along using the tools at the top of the page, and all of these annotations will be saved on your Bookshelf tab forever.

Simply enter your usual College Username and Password if asked to log in.

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Newcastle Libraries Digital Collection
If you are a member of Newcastle Public Libraries (its free - you can join online or find a list of branches here) you can download free e-books and audio books from their Digital Collection.

(You will need to download this software to view e-books, and to install this to play the audio files).


Gateshead Libraries
Become a member of Gateshead Libraries (even if you don't live in Gateshead) and you can download up to four books onto most e-readers for a maximum period of 21 days from Gateshead Libraries' e-book service. Start downloading by entering your Gateshead Library Barcode and PIN Number here.

South Tyneside Libraries
Details of how to download the titles on South Tyneside Libraries e-book catalogue are available here. Fill in this form and return it to any South Tyneside Libraries branch to join their library.

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Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers free electronic access to thousands of out-of-copyright works of both fiction and non-fiction.

The list of the most downloaded titles (updated daily) can be an interesting place to start browsing.


Google Books
... And not forgetting Google Books of course - Search and preview millions of works from libraries and publishers across the world, though bear in mind they are not always available in full text (select "full view only" on this Advanced Search page if you need complete books).

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Even more online resources are available through the Library pages on NCG Online, or via the Research and Study Resources link at the top of this blog page.

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