E-Books
Below is a listing of the main e-book packages to which the University Library subscribes.
Monographs (individual books) and Textbooks
To find a specific title, please use the Library Catalogue
Monographs (individual books) and Textbooks
Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works
For off campus access, login to the Secure Web Access from Anywhere Service using your University network username and password.
A searchable collection of real transcripts of therapy and counselling sessions and first person narratives of the experience of mental illness and its treatment. Includes 30 Sage reference works. Biweekly updates.
CRC NetBase
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This collection provides the searchable full text of over 3,200 major reference books, within 7 main databases and 8 sub-databases:
ENGnetBase
CivilENGINEERINGnetBase
ElectricalENGINEERINGnetBase
GeneralENGINEERINGnetBASE
IndustrialENGINEERINGnetBASE
MechanicalENGINEERINGnetBase
MiningENGINEERINGnetBASE
ENVIROnetBase
EnvironmentalENGINEERINGnetBASE
EnvironmentalSCIENCEnetBASE
FOODnetBase
MATHSnetBase
STATSnetBase
BiomedicalSCIENCEnetBASE (contains TOXICOLOGYnetBase)
CHEMnetBase
ChemNetBase is available from computers on campus without a password. For off campus access, login to the Secure Web Access from Anywhere service using your University network username and password.
Early English Books Online (EEBO)
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Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700: in total over 100,000 texts.
DawsonEra
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Nearly 1000 books in all subject areas.
Ebrary
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The University Library subscribes to the Academic Complete collection, which contains the full text of over 70,000 books, and which is added to regularly.
Technical information:
Please note that Ebrary requires a small additional program (plug-in) to be downloaded onto your computer in order to access some functions.
On campus: The plug-in should already be available on compters within Student Open Access suites on campus. For members of staff with MarkIV computers, the software has been packaged, and can be deployed on request to user-support@surrey.ac.uk
Off-campus: The plug-in can be downloaded quickly and easily from the Ebrary website the first time you login (PLEASE NOTE: The Ebrary plug-in is not recognised by proprietary browsers from Internet Service Providers such as AOL or BT Broadband - please use the standard Microsoft Internet Explorer browser instead).
Browser requirements
Windows:Netscape Communicator 4.77,7.x or newer or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or newer or Firefox 1.0 or newer (with latest ebrary reader)or Mozilla1.7 or newer (with latest ebrary reader). Netscape 6, Opera and other browsers are not supported.
Macintosh:Safari 1.1 or newer or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2.3 or Netscape Communicator 4.77,7.1 or newer or Firefox 1.0 or newer (with latest ebrary reader). Netscape 6, Opera, Mozilla and other browsers are not supported.
Knovel
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Nearly 3,000 full text books in materials science and engineering are now available via the Knovel Interactive Library.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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The full text of over 5,800 titles in this Springer monograph series, going back to Volume 1186 (1997).
LION (Literature Online)
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The full text of over 18,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 228 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.
Methods in Enzymology
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This critically acclaimed and highly respected laboratory standard in biochemistry is published by Elsevier and now available electronically via Science Direct. Access is from 1995 onwards.
Morgan & Claypool
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The University has access to the Synthesis series: an information service for the research, development, and educational community in engineering and computer science.
Myilibrary
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Over 1300 books in all subject areas.
(Formerly NetLibrary)
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Ebsco (formerly known as NetLibrary) provides access to over 1,200 books that are recommended reading for taught courses at the University of Surrey. There are also 3,500 books that are freely available via NetLibrary, for example in the areas of classic literature, philosophy and American history.
Oxford Handbooks Online: Business & Management
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A collection of 27 books covering research and the latest thinking in a range of major topics in business and management. Containing specially commissioned essays with extensive referencing to further reading, the handbooks offer both thorough introductions to topics in the discipline, and a useful reference resource for scholars, advanced students, and practitioners.
PsycBooks
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The full text of over 2,700 books published by the American Psychological Association as well as classic works on Psychology, from 1896 onwards.
Safari Books Online
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The full text of over 100 books in the area of computing and information technology, from major publishers in this area such as O'Reilly, Microsoft Books, Que, and Sams. Includes the facility to cut and paste code fragments for your own use.
SPIE Digital Library eBooks
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Over 100 SPIE Press titles in optics and photonics:
- SPIE Press Monographs are authoritative reference books, textbooks, and handbooks.
- Tutorial Texts cover fundamental and emerging topics at introductory and intermediate levels.
- Field Guides present key information that students and practicing engineers and scientists need in a concise format
Springer Engineering ebook Collection 2010-2012
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1670 titles on Engineering covering 2010-2012
Springer Computer Science ebook Collection 2010-2012
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Over 600 books on Computer Science.
Springer Mathematics and Statistics e-book collection 2005-2011
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Over 2300 books on mathematics and statistics including the Lecture Notes in Mathematics Series.
Springer Physics & Astronomy eBook Collection
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Just under 2000 books on Physics and Astronomy including the Lecture Notes in Physics Series.
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SpringerProtocols is an electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences. Compiling protocols from the book series Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Neuromethods, as well as from a number of Laboratory Handbooks, SpringerProtocols offers researchers access to nearly thirty years worth of protocols for immediate use.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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The SEP is a dynamic reference work, updated constantly by experts in the field of Philosophy. All entries are rigorously reviewed by an editorial board before publication.
Women Writers Online
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Over 300 texts by pre-Victorian women writers from the Brown University Women Writers Project.
World Tourism Organization (WTO) eLibrary
Available from computers on campus without a password. For off campus access, login to the Secure Web Access from Anywhere Service using your University network username and password.
The WTOelibrary is an online fully cross-searchable portal giving access to a large number of WTO publications in their respective languages (over 1000 books in English, French, Spanish, Russian or Arabic).
Reference Books
Cambridge Collections Online
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A collection of reference works from Cambridge University Press. The subscription covers 290 titles in the Literature and Classics collection, as well as full text access to Shakespeare Survey, which has been published annually since 1958.
Cite Them Right
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Cite them right: the essential referencing guide is renowned as the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use guide to referencing available to students and authors.
Blackwell Reference Online
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Blackwell Reference Online gives the full text of the latest edition of the 12 volume Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, as well as 22 other Blackwell "Handbooks" and "Companions" in the subject area of Business and Management.
Credo Reference
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Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) includes 108 searchable encyclopedias, dictionaries (English and foreign language), thesauri and books of quotations, as well as a range of subject-specific reference books.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Currently contains the following titles:
American Women Writers
Black Literature Criticism: Classic and Emerging Authors since 1950
Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English
Cambridge Guide to Women's Writings in English
Contemporary Novelists
Contemporary Poets
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
Feminism in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion
Know! Competitive Intelligence: Human Source Collection
Know! Competitive Intelligence: Published Source Collection
Know! Market Research for Small Business and Startups
Reference Guide to World Literature
Woman Entrepreneur's Guide to Financing a Business
Grove Music Online
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Now available via the Oxford Music Online interface. Incorporates the full text of "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians", "The New Grove Dictionary of Opera", and "The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz".
International Yearbook & Statesmen's Who's Who
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Includes Who's Who in Public International Law
KnowUK
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KnowUK contains over 100 reference publications providing a comprehensive resource covering the whole of the UK, as well as the local area. For example, find out about the health, education, buying property and so on.
The Literary Encyclopedia
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The Literary Encyclopedia is an expanding global literary reference work written by over 1850 specialists from universities around the world, and currently provides more than 4800 authoritative profiles of authors, works and literary and historical topics and grows by over 60 articles per month.
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
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New 2008 edition of this dictionary contains over 1850 articles, including classic articles and up-to-date text by leading economists. It includes regular updates and a search and browse facility.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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An illustrated collection of more than 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001.
Oxford English Dictionary
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The full text of the Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, offering comprehensive etymological analysis and lists of variant spellings, and showing pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet. New entries are added every quarter.
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
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The searchable full text and supplementary information of the following Oxford dictionaries:
French-English; English-French
German-English; English-German
Spanish-English; English-Spanish
Italian-English; English-Italian
Russian-English; English-Russsian
Chinese-English; English-Chinese
The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures
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Compiled by clinical nurse experts from one of the UK's leading centres of expertise, the manual includes over 350 evidence-based clinical procedures related to every aspect of care, from handwashing to cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Currently contains the following titles:
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society
Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change
Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
Encyclopedia of Identity
Encyclopedia of Perception
Encyclopedia of Research Design
Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods
Encyclopedia of Terrorism
SAGE Sourcebook of Modern Biomedical Devices
Science Direct
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The Library has subscription access to (including updates):
Encyclopedia of Energy
The Library has perpetual access to (not including updates):
Comprehensive Clinical Psychology
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition
The New Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
Encyclopedia of Virology
Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference
Who's Who
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Contains over 33,000 short biographies, continually updated, of living noteworthy and influential individuals, from all walks of life, worldwide.
Wiley International Encyclopedia of Marketing
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With 360 entries from over 500 global experts. Entries are arranged alphabetically within each of six subject volumes, and each volume carries an index.
World Higher Education Database Online
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A comprehensive and up-to-date collection of information on higher education systems and institutions worldwide that brings together information on 14,000 institutions offering at least a post-graduate degree or a four year professional diploma in more than 180 countries. Features include:
- Fully searchable and cross-referenced data
- Detailed information on the higher education system of each country
- Site license upgrades available for institutions
Ebook collections by subject
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science collection (2007 and 2008)
Physics & Astronomy Collection 1995-2006
Project Gutenberg
Freely available
Over 37,000 out-of-copyright books freely available in many different languages, and in different formats (including audio books). Subjects include classic literature, philosophy, economics, biography, history. These texts are converted by volunteers and may not be quality controlled, so do not assume the texts are authoritative.
Other useful e-book resources
Questia
Freely available
Includes books on history, philosophy, economics, political science, literature, education, psychology, sociology etc. Over 5000 books are now freely available.
Oxford Text Archive
Freely available
More than 2,500 resources available in 25 different languages, freely available to the academic community. Subject matter is largely humanities-based, including much classic literature. Please be aware of copyright restrictions on some of the texts.