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UVic Libraries e-Book Collections Expanded for Fall 2020

Evidence-Based Acquisitions (EBA) eBooks
This is a new way of providing access to eBook titles for UVic Libraries. The UVic Libraries secured access to four publisher-specific eBook collections for a 12 month subscription period. At the end of the 12 months, UVic Libraries will select titles for purchase (perpetual access) up to the subscription level committed at the beginning of the subscription period. These eBook titles can be accessed via the library catalogue, searched for via the Summon Search, or searched directly on the publisher platforms. For the full EBA eBooks story see: https://libguides.uvic.ca/eba

The following passage is excerpted from the EBA LibGuide:

The UVic Libraries is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of over 209,000 new eBook titles from four major publishers. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgent need to expand online access, UVic Libraries has signed Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) agreements with the following publishers and their associated imprints:

  • Cambridge University Press eBooks
    Cambridge University Press eBooks contains subjects as diverse as astronomy, Shakespeare studies, economics, mathematics and politics. Reflecting the latest research from a broad sweep of subjects on the Cambridge Core fully searchable online platform.
  • Oxford University Press eBooks
    Includes access to thousands of academic works from the celebrated scholarly list of Oxford University Press and select partner presses, covering subjects across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.
  • Taylor & Francis eBooks
    Access ebooks from across the Humanities, Social Sciences, Education, Behavioural Sciences, Built Environment and Law. Imprints include Routledge, Psychology Press, and Focal Press.
  • Wiley Online Books
    Over 20,000 ebooks in a variety of subjects including Business, Finance & Accounting; Chemistry; Physical Sciences & Engineering; Health & Medical Sciences; Humanities; Life & Earth Sciences; Math & Statistics; Social Sciences & Psychology; and Veterinary Sciences.

The UVic LIbraries’ other eBook Collections are listed, and can be accessed, at https://webapp.library.uvic.ca/databases/results.php?subject=true&id=72

The UVic Libraries has thousands of e-books available from different vendors. Each vendor offers unique features for its e-book platform. You can search, annotate, and mark-up many digital e-books while reading them online or on your tablet, laptop, or smart phone. Use this eBooks LibGuide to ind out about the specific features of each e-book platform available to you at UVic Libraries.

 

New 2018-2019 Books on Ocean Themed Research

September 16-22, 2019 is Canada’s National Science Literacy Week.  The theme this year is “oceans”.

In preparation for a number of the 2019 Science Literacy Week activities and events to be hosted by the UVic Libraries, a digital scroll of book covers from new science titles acquired by the Librairies, focusing on some aspect of the oceans, has been prepared for display, during Science Literacy Week, on the Libraries digital monitors. For an advance peek at these new “ocean” themed science titles, take a look at https://libguides.uvic.ca/2019SciLitWeekScrolls.

See end of this posting for information about the SciLitWeek Theme of “oceans”, from: http://www.scienceliteracy.ca/about/

And…. Here is a sample of book covers from the Libraries new 2018-2019 books:

 

About the SciLitWeek Theme of “oceans”, from: http://www.scienceliteracy.ca/about/

In 2019, we’re partnering with ocean groups across Canada to bring together the largest ocean engagement and outreach event. Our nation has a special relationship with the sea, bordering three separate oceans—and so the Week will highlight ocean research, ocean health, challenges facing ocean communities and wildlife and solutions we can all implement at home. Whether you attend a talk, take part in a shoreline cleanup, get out on the water or just pick up a book, we’re hoping to make the oceans come to life for Canadians everywhere.

Scientific Style and Format/The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (8th edition, 2014)

New Style Guide added to UVic Libraries:

Scientific Style and Format/The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (8th edition, 2014)

cse-style-guide-coverOnline edition: http://ezproxy.library.uvic.ca/login?url=http://www.scientificstyleandformat.org/Welcome.html

UVic Libraries Catalogue Record: http://voyager.library.uvic.ca/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=3470712

Print edition: http://voyager.library.uvic.ca/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=3483782
Available at Reference Desk: T11 S386 2014

Table of Contents: Publishing fundamentals — Elements of a scientific publication — Publication policies and practices — The basics of copyright — General style conventions — Alphabets, symbols, and signs — Punctuation and related marks — Spelling, word formation and division, plurals, and possessives — Prose style and word choice — Names and personal designations — Capitalization — Type styles, excerpts, quotations, and ellipses — Abbreviations — Numbers, units, mathematical expressions, and statistics — Time, dates, and age measurements — Geographic designations — Special scientific conventions — The electromagnetic spectrum — Subatomic particles, chemical elements, and related notations — Chemical formulas and names — Chemical kinetics and thermodynamics — Analytical chemistry — Drugs and pharmacokinetics — Genes, chromosomes, and related molecules — Taxonomy and nomenclature — Structure and function — Disease names — The Earth — Astronomical objects and time systems — Technical elements of publications — Journal style and format — Published media — References — Accessories to text: tables, figures, and indexes — Typography and manuscript preparation — Proof correction.