E-Books

Available Collections
The University of Regina Library has purchased access to several e-books collections. Included titles can be also accessed either through our database listings or records in University of Regina Catalogue.

	BOOKS@OVID Books@Ovid is a searchable collection of electronic books from a variety of publishers on topics in the health sciences, including medical, nursing and pharmacy titles.
	Cambridge Histories Online Full text collection of over 250 volumes of the Cambridge Histories reference series, published since 1960 by the Cambridge University Press. All the available volumes are grouped into 15 different academic subjects: American history, British history, general history, history of science, history of the book, language and linguistics, literary studies, music, philosophy, political and social theory, regional history, religious studies, theatre studies and performing arts, and warfare.
	Cambridge University Press eBooks A collection of 2,431 e-book titles published between 1995 and 2007 ; an additional 333 titles will be included over the next 3 years.
	Canadian Electronic Collection Canadian Electronic Library consists of three collections: Canadian Publishers Collection, Canadian Public Policy Collection, and Canadian Health Research Collection. It provides access to non-fiction and reference books from Canadian commercial publishers as well as to documents from non-profit and public-sector organizations. Please note that you will need install special ebrary Reader software. This can be done from the ebrary web site and is free of charge. You can access ebrary without the need to register, however, it is necessary to open an account if you wish to use special features like adding notes, highlighting text and using bookmarks. An account can be opened on the ebrary website and is free of charge.
	Digital Engineering Library Digital Engineering Library offers 150+ outstanding titles, including Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook, Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain, Industrial Engineering Handbook, Land Development Handbook, Materials Handbook, Moving the Earth, Engineering News Record, and more.
	e-Duke At least 100 new electronic books published by Duke University Press in the humanities and social sciences each year, in addition to approximately 1000 backlist titles.
	Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. University of Regina provides access to 39 titles.
	Gutenberg-e Award-winning history e-books from Columbia University Press, supplemented by digitized primary sources, images, music, video, and links to related web sites.
	Knovel Library University of Regina subscription is limited to titles included in engineering subject areas. Provides access to over 1000 full text titles in the following engineering areas: Aerospace & Radar Technology, Civil Engineering & Construction Materials, Electrical & Power Engineering, Electronics & Semiconductors, Environmental Engineering, General Engineering and Engineering Management, Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering, and Oil & Gas.
	NetLibrary A multidisciplinary database of reference, scholarly, and professional electronic books, available full text. A user automatically gets access to content through the "view" button, and that access continues as long as the user is actively viewing the content. After 15 minutes of inactivity, the content becomes available for another user to view. Read this file if you are Mac user.
	Oxford Reference Online The Premium collection of over 100 language and subject reference works published by the Oxford University Press.Subjects Multidisciplinary, including: Art & Architecture, Bilingual Dictionaries, Biological Sciences, Classics, Computing, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Economics & Business, English Dictionaries & Thesauruses, English Language Reference, Food & Drink, History, Law, Literature, Maps & Illustrations, Medicine, Military History, Mythology & Folklore, Names & Places, Performing Arts, Physical Sciences & Mathematics, Politics & Social Sciences, Quotations, Religion & Philosophy, Science.
	Oxford University Press eBooks A collection of 5,038 e-book titles published between 1948 and 2008 ; an additional 333 titles will be included over the next 3 years.
	Safari Tech Books Online Safari is an online electronic library that provides full-text access to a collection of over 1000 technical books. This service offers the latest titles from Addison Wesley Professional, Adobe Press, Cisco Press, O'Reilly, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall PTR, Que, Sams and many other publishers.
	eScholarship Scholarly books published by the University of California Press and made freely available on the Internet.
	Science Direct Book Series University of Regina has subscription to: ScienceDirect Chemistry Book Series ScienceDirect Enzymology Book Series ScienceDirect Life Sciences Book Series
	SourceOECD SourceOECD is the web portal of OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). SourceOECD comprises 20 Book collections by theme (approx. 600 titles. OECD publications cover economic and social issues including trade, education, labour, social policy, health, finance, development, energy, environment, and science and innovation.
	Springer e-books Access available to over 13,000 Springer e-books with copyright publication date 2005 and later.Subject areas: biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, engineering, environment, geography, geology, health, math, physics, humanities and law.
	Taylor & Francis eBooks A collection of 11,697 titles published between 1933 - 2008 ; an additional 333 forward list T&F titles will be included over the next 3 years.
	World Bank E-Library The collection consists of over 1,600 World Bank publications and over 2,300 Policy Research Working Papers .