Department of Chemistry

Electronic books

More information on ebooks@cambridge

There are more than 7500 titles in the electronic book collection. Titles are added to the online catalogue as soon as possible. Use the LibrarySearch function to search for ebooks.

Direct links to some chemistry titles available in Cambridge University ebook collection

Latest titles

Royal Society of Chemistry Tutorial Chemistry Texts and Paperbacks series.

Tips for accessing the ebook collections

Hints on navigating ebooks

Recommended methods ( particularly for Myilibrary):

  • use the table of contents to select the relevant chapter
  • click the expandable tree
  • use keyword search box to look for text
  • select page number if known
  • using the arrow at foot of page to go through pages quickly can jam the book and may give a temporarily locked message
  • access may also be limited by number of concurrent users depending which ebook aggregator provides the book
  • CUP and Ovid ebooks allow unlimited concurrent use
  • MyiLibrary allows 3 concurrent users
  • NetLibrary only allows 2 concurrent users (however option to be emailed when access becomes available)

Browsers

Supported browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox and Oasis.
Safari and other browsers may not display ebooks.

Related links

The JISC national e-books observatory project