Category Archives: new resources

Comprehensive Physiology Online

The Library provides access to ‘Comprehensive Physiology’ online which consists of the American Physiological Society’s ‘Handbook of Physiology’ series. The collection is also updated quarterly with 4000 new pages added annually. It’s accessible via the Library Catalogue: http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/ and by … Continue reading

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SpringerProtocols now available

SpringerProtocols (1980-2012) has been purchased by JISC Collections and made available free to UK HE: “Used primarily in the life sciences, protocols provide individual sets of instructions to allow scientists to recreate experiments in their own laboratories. SpringerProtocols contains more … Continue reading

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Oxford Handbooks Online: business, economics, political science…

The Library has just purchased three series of online ‘Oxford Handbooks’. 98 titles in all cover the following subject areas: Business and Management Economics and Finance Political Science Each can be viewed via the Library Catalogue – to view the … Continue reading

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Web of Knowledge – Trial Access

The Web of Knowledge has opened up additional content to UK HE for a trial period until 25th August. Within Web of Science you can now access the following: * Book Citation Index: Science and Social Science & Humanities from … Continue reading

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Merck Index Online

The Royal Society of Chemistry is now providing access to the Merck Index online. You can view it on the new RSC platform: http://www.rsc.org/merck-index It will be removed from the Medicines Complete platform in due course and we expect to … Continue reading

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Oxford Handbooks Online – your chance to dip into the content

Oxford Handbooks are now available online, in addition to print.  The Library has negotiated a trial (until the end of February) giving users online access to three of the fourteen available e-book collections:- • Economics & Finance • Business & Management • Political … Continue reading

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New National Chemical Database Service from RSC

The Royal Society of Chemistry launched a new National Chemical Database Service on 2nd January. The service is primarily aimed at researchers and is funded by the EPSRC. Access is currently by IP recognition, so if you are on campus … Continue reading

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Over 10,000 new science and engineering ebooks!

The Library has recently acquired over 10,000 new science and engineering ebooks from Springer. This coincides with the launch of their new platform which is faster and more intuitive to use. These ebooks can all be found and accessed via … Continue reading

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New e-resource for Foundation Degree students launched

The online resource Stepping into Higher Education is designed to help students adapt to higher education and develop effective academic practices during and after their induction programme. Topics covered include:organising yourself and managing your time;getting started on assignments; finding information … Continue reading

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Handbook of Chemistry and Physics now available online!

CRC’s Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (HBCP) is a key reference for professional Chemists which has existed and been constantly updated for almost a century. HBCP, also known as ‘the Rubber Handbook’, contains critically evaluated and referenced data in numerous tables. It details elements, physical formulas … Continue reading

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