Finding Resources – E-Books All students have access to a huge range of e-books, accessible at home or on campus. E-books allow you to read a digital copy of the book on screen and also print or copy specific sections.
Searching for a specific title If you have a reading list and want to know if the title is available as an e-book, you should start by searching the UHI Library Catalogue (http://libcat.uhi.ac.uk/). You can search in all the usual ways, e.g. author, title, keyword, etc. If the title is available as an e-book, there will be a symbol next to the title to indicate this.
Browsing the collections This method is useful if you don’t have a specific title in mind, but just want to see what’s available on your subject – you can search using keywords. E-books are supplied by various providers. You can access the various collections at http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/libraries/ebook-collections and choose which collection to browse, e.g. Dawsons, MyiLibrary, etc.
Finding Resources – E-Journal Gateway Online journals offer you access to the latest research by subject experts and contain material often not published elsewhere. Your lecturer may have included specific journals on your reading list, but you can also browse for titles. The main way to access the online journals is through the E-Journal Gateway – go to the UHI Library page (http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/libraries/library-home), then click on ‘E-Journal Gateway’ to access it. You can search in several ways, including title, keyword and subject areas. Speak to a member of library staff if you require any help using the Gateway.
Finding Resources – E-Collections by Subject The following guide provides an introduction to a variety of E-resources that will be useful during your studies. Please note that the lists for each subject area are not exhaustive and there are many other resources in the E-resources section of the UHI website. Login methods may vary, please see the separate section for details.
Collections useful for all subject areas SCRAN: Scottish Cultural Resource Access Network Collection of digital learning resources including 360,000 images, movies and sounds from museums, galleries, archives and the media. JISC MediaHub Over 137,000 multimedia items including more than 3,600 hours of film and over 50,000 images from NewsFilm Online, Film & Sound Online and the new Digital Images for Education archive. Digimap Ordnance Survey maps, Admiralty charts, Geological surveys and Historical maps as well as map data for downloading and using in GIS or CAD software. Note: First time users must register for a user account with Digimap – can take up to 2 working days.
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences EBSCO Host EBSCO provides access to a number of large collections including Academic Search Complete, Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full-Text and SocIndex. These collections cover a broad range of subjects, including various Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. InfoTrac Newspapers Full text newspaper articles from UK and International newspapers. Date coverage: 1980 to present (updated daily). Westlaw Full text law reports and legislation from UK, Europe and the United States along with many full text journals. Subject Areas: Law.
A full, clickable list of all the UHI E-Resources can be found at http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/libraries/e-resources/a-z-online-resources/all
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