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eBooks in digital format offer convenient access and enhanced search capabilities.  This guide presents eBook options available to University of Newcastle users as well as an overview of eBook-related topics.

Use eBooks in your research as you'd use print books including: for a topic overview, advanced learning, for basic information not normally presented in articles, for historical information and for reading pleasure.

Palgrave Connect offers 24/7 access to over 5000 ebooks in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Business. The library has purchased ebooks published between 2000 and 2010 in 8 subject areas, including - Business and Management, Economics and Finance, History, Language and Linguistics, Literature and Performing Arts, Political and International Studies, Social and Cultural Studies, Religion and Philosophy.

IEEE-Wiley Ebook Library - over 400 ebooks cover subject areas such as Bioengineering, Power & Energy and Communication technologies.

The term eBook is an abbreviation for electronic book. It means a book that is available online in a full text format. The University of Newcastle Library’s eBooks are designed for research and can be read on any desktop or laptop computer and on a number of smart phone/tablet devices and ebook readers.

To find an eBook on a particular topic, use the Subject or Keyword search options in NEWCAT. Often a Keyword search is the easiest way to find suitable titles.

Enter keywords related to your topic - NEWCAT will search for your terms in the title, author, notes and subject heading fields.

Note: this search will show eBooks, e-journals and e-newspapers. 

In Classic NEWCAT, limit your search to Online Collection:

In NEWCAT Encore, limit your search to ERESOURCES:

• by phone
• online via ASAPInfo
• in person at a library
• via SMS  0488765006