ScienceDirect eBooks in 2011

Throughout 2011 we will have access to around 7,800 additional eBook titles on ScienceDirect. This is part of a usage-driven acquisition trial with Elsevier and the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow.

We now have access to all eBooks in the following subjects on ScienceDirect:

Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Business, Management, Hospitality and Tourism
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Energy
Engineering
Environmental Science
Finance
Forensics
Immunology and Microbiology
Materials Science
Mathematics
Media Technology
Medicine and Dentistry
Neuroscience
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science
Physics and Astronomy
Psychology
Veterinary Science
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine

At the end of the year we will be able to retain access to a number of titles of our choice, up to a maximum value.

GeoRef, RILM, Philosopher's Index on EBSCOhost

We have transferred our subscriptions to the GeoRef, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature and Philosopher's Index databases from CSA Illumina and OvidSP to EBSCOhost. This will mean that these databases will continue to be included in DISCOVER searches (as they have been for a trial period).

You can search these databases singly at:

GeoRef
http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login.aspx?authtype=ip&profile=EHOST&defaultdb=geh,guh

RILM
http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login.aspx?authtype=ip&profile=EHOST&defaultdb=rih

Philosopher's Index
http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login.aspx?authtype=ip&profile=EHOST&defaultdb=phl

You can also search your choice of EBSCOhost databases (other than by using DISCOVER of course) by clicking Choose Databases.

For example, you can search RILM and Music Index together:
http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login.aspx?authtype=ip&profile=EHOST&defaultdb=rih,mah

Trials of databases on EBSCOhost

If we adopt EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) it will make sense to switch any abstracting and indexing databases that we currently take through other platforms to EBSCO instead (where possible). This will mean that they will be searched by the main EDS search, rather than having to bring in search results through its federated search component.

We are currently trialling all of the databases that it would be possible to switch to EBSCO. These all renew at different times of the year. The first to renew (with links to try them on the EBSCO platform) are, next month:

AMED
British Nursing Index

Taking these on the EBSCO platform would reunite them with Cinahl and allow us to simultaneously search AMED, BNI and Cinahl, even without recourse to EBSCO Discovery Service.

The other databases that could be switched between now and this time next year are (with links to try them on the EBSCO platform):

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Econlit
GeoRef and GeoRef In-Process
Global Health
Index to legal Periodical & Books
MLA International Bibliography
Philosopher’s Index
PsycInfo
PsycARTICLES
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature

If you use any of these databases please try them out on the EBSCO platform and please leave your comments below - specifying which database(s) you are referring to! You can choose the anonymous option to comment without needing to have a Blogger account, but it helps if you include your name in your feedback so that we can follow up on comments.