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Title: Ebooks to support teaching and learning in Science


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Ebooks to support teaching and learning in Science
  • Zelda Chatten
  • Science Team
  • UCL Library Services

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Science ebooks at UCL
  • Currently one science ebook package Knovel
  • Range of individual titles
  • Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Other monograph series and conference proceedings
  • Will be subscribing to Wiley Online Books
  • All ebook content is fully searchable like
    other electronic resources available even when
    the Libraries are closed

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Knovel
  • Good applied science engineering coverage
  • Useful as quick reference tool
  • More than just text interactive element allows
    the manipulation and cross-referencing of data
  • Cross-searching of over 700 publications
  • Includes interactive tables, graphs equations

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Promotion to users
  • Cataloguing of all Knovel ebook titles
  • Quick reference resource guide
  • Article about Knovel in Library Services
    newsletter
  • Posters in reading rooms with contact details
  • Ebooks webpage with links to ebook resources
  • Included within information skills training
    sessions

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Ebook developments considerations
  • Increases access to resources
  • Provides quality information in electronic format
  • Suits current patterns of usage
  • Could replace parts of short loan collection
  • Demand for cross-searchable electronic resources
  • Integral part of the focus on e-learning at UCL
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