With libraries (including us) increasingly going digital, the whole definition of “library” is up for grabs.
Read this article in today’s Time and tell us how YOU feel about “life beyond the book!”
EBook of the Week: Chaos in Yemen
Chaos in Yemen : Societal Collapse and the New Authoritarianism examines the reasons behind the current political and social chaos in one of the poorest countries of the Arab world. Comparing recent history with current events, it provides essential historical background to understanding the situation as in large part an expression of authoritarian rule.
For Dal users only. Read it online!
EBook of the Week: The Practical Cyclist
Haven’t been on a bike since you were a kid? No worries. Chip Haynes’ entertaining The Practical Cyclist, Bicycling For Real People ”provides basic information that takes the intimidation out of visiting a bike shop,” just in time for Bike Week in Halifax.
Chip Haynes is a writer, speaker, artist, juggler and cyclist living in Clearwater, Florida. He has written extensively on bicycling and global resources. And yes, he rides his bicycle to work.
Ebook of the Week: Fashionable Technology
Fashionable Technology: The Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science, and Technology By Sabine Seymour.
A compact introduction to the interplay of electronic textiles and wearable technology with fashion, design and science. Sabine Seymour offers an explanation of the role technology plays in a fabric or article of clothing, with numerous illustrations. Features the latest projects of over 50 well-known designers, research institutes, companies and artists, including Philips, Burton, MIT Media Lab, XS Labs, New York University, and International Fashion Machines. A must for all those wishing to know everything about “wearables”!
Please note that access is restricted to Dal users only.
Applied Life Sciences EBooks Trial
The Libraries have been provided with a 30-day free ebook trial from CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux). Subjects include organic agriculture, veterinary science and plant science, soil biology, climate change and sustainable forestry. To quickly view a book’s content, you can download one chapter at a time.
Access is available on campus until March 31, 2011.
Let us know what you think!
Ebooks. Print Books. What’s Your Preference?
The latest issue of the Dal Gazette features a lead article on the Dal Libraries quarter-of-a-million-and-growing electronic book collection. Reading books online is becoming increasingly the norm–it’s great to be able to access what you want when you want it, no matter where you are. But there are issues with ebooks. The vendors from whom we buy them often place restrictions on how many people can access an ebook at one time, or on how much of the ebook can be printed off.
How do you you feel about electronic versus print books?
Find Our Ebooks More Easily
WorldCat Local, the Dal Libraries’ search interface, has recently refined its format facets. You can now limit your search specifically to ebooks (as well as evideos, emaps, emusic and much more).
If you have a preference for reading on screen, want to test that new Kobo, or are just interested in exploring our ever-growing electronic book collection, narrow your search by checking the “eBook” box in the left sidebar of the WCL screen. While you’re there take a look at all the other new format options now available!
Taylor & Francis Ebooks: Trial Access
Trial ends October 2, 2010
The Libraries have been granted trial access to the entire Taylor & Francis Electronic Book (eBook) Catalogue. Please note this trial is available via on-campus access only.
Taylor & Francis publishes broadly in the social sciences, sciences, and humanities. Imprints include Routledge, Taylor & Francis, Europa, Garland Science, RoutledgeFalmer, Gordon & Breach, Harwood Academic, CRC Press, Frank Cass and BIOS Scientific Publishers. Subjects include Economics, Finance, Business and Industry, with new e-collections in Development Studies, Studies in European Political Science, China, and Globalization.
Explore the Taylor & Francis Electronic Book catalogue now, and send us your comments–we welcome your feedback!
CRCnetBASE Ebooks: Trial Access
Dalhousie Libraries have arranged trial access to CRCnetBASE. CRCnetBASE is made up of over 6000 online books (full text handbooks, references, and monographs) that span more than 40 disciplines. CRC Press has traditionally been associated with the Sciences, specifically Chemistry and Engineering. However, the subject collections in CRCnetBASE cover a wide range of disciplines, including Information Security, Public Administration, Occupational Health & Safety, and Project Management.
In addition to e-books published under the imprint CRC Press, CRCnetBASE also includes online offerings from Auerbach and Chapman & Hall. The powerful search platform has been adopted throughout the world at academic and corporate institutions.
Visit the CRCnetBASE trial now, and let us know what you think by posting comments here!
This trial ends October 2, 2010.
Engineering & Computer Science Ebooks
The Libraries have just acquired the Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science ebooks. Published by Morgan & Claypool, this collection covers everything from “Action Programming Languages” through “Engineering the Knee Meniscus” to “XML Retrieval.”
Synthesis is an innovative information service for the research, development and educational communities in engineering and computer science. The basic component of the Synthesis Digital Library is a 50- to 100-page electronic book that synthesizes an important research or development topic, authored by a prominent contributor to the field. Both simple and advanced searching are supported with the ability to personalize and save results. Individual items may be purchased in print or downloaded in PDF format.