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Finding eBooks
The University Library provides access to hundreds of eBooks related to the University curriculum. You can search across our eBook collections using the search box. Just make a search and refine your results to 'eBooks'.Click on 'E-resource' then on 'Access full-text' to access the desired eBook.
All our eBooks can be searched for in this way. If you can't find what you're looking for:
- go to subject guides to see a selection of eBooks for your studies
- browse our eBook platforms listed below
- Browse through our new acquisitions
At the Library, we provide the following collections:
- Ebook Central (PROQUEST)
- EbscoHost eBooks (EBSCO)
- eBook Academic Collection
- eBook EngineeringCore Collection
Reading eBooks
eBooks are easy to read online using a computer or a mobile device. You need an internet or wi-fi connection. Most eBooks displays as PDF files using Adobe.Printing, copying and downloading eBooks
Copyright applies to eBooks too!Each eBook database has different restrictions on downloading, copying and printing. Some publishers permit downloading portions of an eBook for printing or reading later. Other publishers may only allow reading online.
Referencing eBooks
If you use an eBook for your research, you must reference it using the correct format. At the university, we use the Anglia Ruskin Harvard style.eBook platforms provide a "Cite this book" feature or allow you to export the citation details to your reference management software.
Example:
- Author, Initials., Year, Title of book. [e-book] Place of publication: Publisher. Followed by Available through: International Space University University Library website <http://isulibrary.isunet.edu/opac/> [Accessed date].
Accessing eBooks
To access any of the electronic resources provided by International Space University Library, you will be prompted to login with your ISU username and password. The majority of eBooks can be read on and off campus. Just follow the links in the Library online catalog for the easiest accessBooks on Open-Access
BookboonOver 500 textbooks in a range of subjects (economics & finance, engineering, IT & programming, Marketing & law, natural sciences...).
Directory of Open Access books (DOAB)
A collection of freely available academic eBooks in a wide range of subjects.
EU Bookshop
Publications from the European Union.
European Space Agency (ESA) Publications
Publications from the European Space Agency.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) e-books
Collection of history, aeronautics and science eBooks.
OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks)
Academic ebooks in the social sciences and humanities.
Open Edition
Open Edition brings together four platforms dedicated to electronic resources and academic information in the humanities and social sciences.
Open Textbook Library
An alliance of academic institutions committed to access, affordability, and student success through the use of open textbooks.
Project Gutenberg
A collection of over 13000 freely available eBooks.
The National Academies Press (USA)
Freely available collection on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health.
The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
Open access eBooks, working papers and reports, and ejournals published by the World Bank.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Knowledge Repository
Freely available book, reports, brochures and periodicals of topics in climate change, disasters & conflicts, ecosystem management, chemicals & waste, resource efficiency.
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