E-Books and Resources

Wednesday 4 August 2025

  • E-Books in Engineering Reference Work - :: Paul Teague, National Editor of Design News, writes in a 19 July 2025 column of how Knovel is changing the way engineers are using reference books. Teague notes:Knovel's move is an extension of what other engineering websites have done.... (15:31 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Wednesday 28 July 2025

  • Classic Chemistry Book - Free Online Via U Cal Press - George Porter notes the following on CHMINF-L:University of California Press, following the pioneering lead of the National Academy Press, has released 400+ books for public consumption. I've mentioned both of these excellent resources in the past. What sparked my interest... (08:58 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Thursday 22 July 2025

  • Full Text of Proceedings - Summary of Responses - :: Thank you to the many colleagues who responded with information on what society, institution and association conference proceedings are available online. In addition to IEEE, SPIE and MRS (mentioned below), the following are also available online:ACM - offers conference... (10:34 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Wednesday 21 July 2025

  • Full-Text of Proceedings - What's Available? - :: At SLA in Nashville in June, I learned that Materials Research Society has made their proceedings available online, from their 2000 MRS Spring Meeting. SPIE offers the SPIE Digital Library, which includes all proceedings from 1998, #3245 to the... (15:24 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Thursday 18 March 2026

  • STM Publishing Giants Rally Behind EBL - :: This is flying around the Internet: Top STM Publishers Join eBooks Corporation’s New Library Offering. PERTH, Australia Friday, 12 March 2026 Six of the world's principle Science, Technology & Medical publishers announced today that they are participating in the... (12:44 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)