Monday, 19 April 2010

Have your say

Got something to say about the Library's lending service? In September 2009 we introduced some changes to the loans service and we'd like to find out what you think to them. We're conducting a brief survey for this week only and would welcome your comments.

Click here to take survey

Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Springer eBooks Trial

We currently have a trial running on the Springer eBook platform. Springer eBooks are grouped into 12 fully indexed and searchable subject collections and also include the Springer eReference collection. These include:

  • Behavioral Science;

  • Biomedical and Life Sciences;

  • Business and Economics;

  • Chemistry and Materials Science;

  • Computer Science (including the highly regarded Lecture Notes in Computer Science);

  • Earth and Environmental Science;

  • Engineering;

  • Humanities, Social Sciences and Law;

  • Mathematics and Statistics;

  • Medicine;

  • Physics and Astronomy;

  • Professional Computing and Web Design.


Access to the Springer eBook collection (MUSE log-in required) is available via Springerlink and only includes Springer ebooks with copyright years 2005-2010. It is available to registered staff and students of the University of Sheffield until 10 May 2010. If you have any comments please let us know as feedback always helps to assess the usefulness of resources and can influence our decisions over future access.