Collections update: Springer Biomedical and Life Sciences EBA 2025-26

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Completing the Springer EBA trilogy, we are also pleased to announce that the Springer Biomedical and Life Sciences EBA has been renewed for another year. As with both the Springer Mathematics and Statistics EBA, and Springer Engineering EBA, this rolling subscription model provides access to the last four years of publications (2022-2025). The Biomedical and Lifesciences EBA makes available over 2,900 DRM-free ebooks and conference proceedings, covering subjects such as: agriculture, plant sciences, biotechnology, and food science.

A link filtering for subscribed material can be accessed via the ebooks@cambridge libguide, under ‘Find ebooks’. Records to titles can also be found on iDiscover, with new texts added as they are published. As an Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) scheme, the full annual subscription fee will be used by Cambridge STEMM librarians to purchase perpetual access to the most popular titles. Titles from the previous yearly subscription, covering the years 2021-2024, have recently been selected and are now available in perpetuity.

Please see below for a selection of new titles, with links to their iDiscover records beneath the images.

• Blood: The Science, History, and Mysteries of Life’s Vital Flow
• Wildlife in the Natural Garden: A Journey of Discovery
• Wetland Ecosystems: Conservation Strategies, Policy Management and Applications
• Artificial Intelligence in Human Health and Diseases
• Medical Genetics and Law: An International Perspective
• Can Potatoes Feed the World?
• Exercise Brain Stimulation for Cognitive Function and Mental Health
• Ice Cream

Further details about our other EBA renewals can be found in our Springer Mathematics and Statistics EBA blogpost, and the Springer Engineering EBA blogpost. Please do get in touch with us at ebooks@cambridge if you have any questions or would like to know more about the Springer EBAs.

Collections update: Springer Engineering EBA 2025-2026

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Further to our renewal of the Springer Mathematics and Statistics EBA, we are pleased to announce that the Springer Engineering EBA has also been renewed for another year. This rolling subscription model covers the last four years of publication (2022-2025), presenting the latest research for Engineering students. This subscription provides access to over 6,000 DRM-free ebooks and conference proceedings, with topics covering areas such as mechanical engineering, building construction and design, and computational intelligence.

A link to subscribed material can be found on the ebooks@cambridge libguide, under ‘Find ebooks’. Records will also continue to be added to iDiscover as titles are published. As this is an Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) scheme, the full annual subscription fee will be used by Cambridge STEMM librarians to purchase perpetual access to the most popular titles. Titles from the previous yearly subscription, covering the years 2021-2024, have recently been selected and are now available in perpetuity.

Please see below for a selection of new titles, showcasing the breadth of material available, with links to their iDiscover records beneath the images.

• AI on the Edge with Security: Foundations and Practices
• LegalTech and Legal-AI in Business: Major and Promising Sectors of Economy
• Integrated Bioeletrochemical-Constructed Wetland System for Future Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
• Urban Coasts in Socio-ecological Transition: A Methodological Framework to Support Planning and Management of the City-Sea Interface
• Spiritual Artificial Intelligence (SAI): Towards a New Horizon
• Advances in Data-driven Computing and Intelligent Systems: Selected Papers from ADCIS 2024, Volume 1
• Quatum Nonlinear Function Obfuscation Theory and Application
• Cellular Radio Access Networks: RF Fundamentals and Protocols

Please do get in touch with us at ebooks@cambridge if you have any questions or would like to know more about the Springer Engineering EBA.

Collections update: Springer Mathematics and Statistics EBA 2025-26

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We are pleased to announce the Springer Mathematics and Statistics EBA has been renewed for another year. This rolling subscription model covers the last four years of publications (2022-2025), providing the most up to date research in Maths and Statistics for students. Over 2,000 DRM-free ebooks and conference proceedings are available through this subscription and records will continue to be added to iDiscover as titles are made available on the platform. A link to the subscribed material can also be accessed through the ebooks@cambridge libguide, under ‘Find ebooks’.

With this being an Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) scheme, Cambridge STEMM Librarians will use the full annual subscription fee to purchase perpetual access to the most popular and useful titles available in this package. Titles from the previous yearly subscription, covering the years 2021-2024, have recently been selected and are now available in perpetuity.

Titles in this subscription cover a range of topics in the disciplines of Mathematics and Statistics and will be of interest to those studying in these areas. Please see below for a selection of new titles, with links to their iDiscover records beneath the images.

• Stochastic Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
• The End(s) of Knowledge
• Stories Behind Theorems: Conversations with Mathematicians
• New Directions in Relevant Logic
• Very First Steps in Random Walks: The Power of Combinatorial Methods and Generating Functions
• Tessellations with Stars and Rosettes: Practical Constructions with Interactive Geometry Software
• Engineering Mathematics by Example: Vol. III, Special Functions and Transformations
• Mathematics and Education in an AI Era: Cognitive Science, Technological, and Semiotic Perspectives

Please do get in touch with us at ebooks@cambridge if you have any questions or would like to know more about the Springer Mathematics and Statistics EBA.

Collections update and new resource: CABI Digital Library 2025 ebook collection and CABI Cases

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• Collections update: CABI Digital Library 2025 ebook collection
• New resource: CABI Cases

Collections update: CABI Digital Library 2025 ebook collection

Building on previous purchases of both the 2020-2022 and the 2023-2024 collections, we are pleased to announce that thanks to Cambridge University STEMM Libraries the CABI digital library 2025 ebook collection has been purchased in perpetuity. Approximately 80 new titles will be included in this collection, and records will continue to be added to iDiscover as titles are published throughout this year. Available titles can also be searched on the CABI Digital Library.

The new ebooks cover a range of subjects, including agriculture, animal welfare, veterinary and animal sciences, biotechnology, and plant sciences. The collection will be useful for those studying Biological Sciences and particularly Plant Sciences, as well as having wider applicability to the Humanities and Social Sciences. All titles are unlimited access and DRM free.

Please see below for a selection of new titles, with links to their iDiscover records beneath the images.

• Blue-green rehabilitation: urban planning, leisure and tourism in river cities
• Mental health and well-being in animals
• Elephant welfare in global tourism
• Artificial intelligence (AI) in social research
• Soil health and nutrition management
• Dendrobium nobile: research and therapeutic applications
• Genome editing for crop improvement: theory and methodology
• Chalcidoidea of the world

New resource: CABI Cases

We are also pleased to announce that a new resource has been purchased by Cambridge University STEMM Libraries from CABI, called CABI Cases. This is a new product offered by CABI, and access has been purchased for specific year collections across three Cases: ‘CABI Cases: Animal Behaviour and Welfare’ (2022-24); ‘CABI Cases: Animal Science’ (2024); and ‘CABI Cases: Plant Health’ (2023-24). The Cases are composed of case studies covering subjects such as forestry and food, agriculture, veterinary and animal sciences, human health, and much more. In total, we have access to over 110 case studies across the three purchased collections.

As CABI notes, the Cases present “practical, educational case studies” which “support study, research and practice… They are written by leading international practitioners and academics and peer-reviewed to ensure quality.” The case studies will again be of particular interest to disciplines within Biological Sciences and Plant Sciences, and the Humanities and Social Sciences. The collections of Cases noted above have been purchased in perpetuity, and they can be accessed both through iDiscover and the ebooks@cambridge libguide.

Please do get in touch with us at ebooks@cambridge if you have any questions or would like to know more about either the CABI 2025 ebook collection or CABI Cases.

Collections update: IEEE Princeton University Press 2025 Collection

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We are pleased to announce that thanks to Cambridge University STEMM Libraries, the Princeton University Press 2025 Collection hosted on the IEEE Xplore Platform has been purchased in perpetuity. This adds to the previously acquired annual collections, and our coverage now spans Princeton University Press publications from 1945-2025.

Titles in the 2025 collection cover a range of subjects from across the sciences, including quantum computing, evolution, seismology, climate change, and artificial intelligence. All titles are DRM free and have unlimited user access. Records will continue to be added to iDiscover as titles in the collection are published throughout this year, whilst titles that are already available can be browsed either via the IEEE Xplore Platform (where 2025 titles can be found easiest by filtering for ‘newest’), or by individual title searches on iDiscover.

Please see below for a selection of ebooks from the 2025 collection. Links to the titles can be found below the images.

• Top Ten Ideas of Physics: Foundations for Understanding the Universe
• Theoretical and Computational Seismology
• Climate Dynamics
• Digital Culture Shock : Who Creates Technology and Why This Matters
• Mathematical Properties of Population-Genetic Statistics: Quadratic Forms Most Beautiful
• Existential Politics: Why Global Climate Institutions Are Failing and How to Fix Them
• The Joy of Quantum Computing: A Concise Introduction
• Everything Evolves: Why Evolution Explains More Than We Think, from Proteins to Politics

Please do get in touch with us at ebooks@cambridge if you have any questions or would like to know more about the Princeton University Press collection.

Important information on Maruzen eBook Library

Please note that due to scheduled server maintenance to improve security and performance, the Maruzen eBook Library will be experiencing system downtime between 8th-10th August, and then temporary feature restrictions from 10th to 17th August.

The system downtime is between 16:00 BST on 8th August and 04:00 BST on 10th August. During this period the platform will be unavailable.

The feature restrictions period begins 04:00 BST on 10th August, and ends 15:59 BST on 17th August. The following features will be unavailable during this time: remote access user registration; content download; and request registration. There may also be a brief service interruption on 17th August.

We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please do get in touch with us at ebooks@cambridge if you have any questions, or if you experience any issues with the platform after the server maintenance has been performed.

Collections update: O’Reilly for Higher Education and O’Reilly Audiobooks

Renewal of O’Reilly

We are pleased to announce that Cambridge University Libraries has renewed it’s subscription to O’Reilly for Higher Education, which includes O’Reilly Audiobooks. With a strong focus on technology and business, this subscription provides access to more than 50,000 ebooks, 3,000 audiobooks, 4,000 courses, and 30,000 hours of videos. Topics covered include: Artificial intelligence, software engineering, cybersecurity, leadership, management, and more.

As well as technology and business, O’Reilly also features titles related to art, photography, and wellbeing. The O’Reilly collection has twice yearly title additions and withdrawals, and so the titles available may change. Records will continue to be added to iDiscover for recently published and new titles, whilst available titles can also be browsed via O’Reilly for Higher Education ebooks and O’Reilly audiobooks.

For further information on how to use the O’Reilly platform, please see this helpful LibGuide, produced by ProQuest, which provides pointers and presentations on aspects such as how to: search O’Reilly, create playlists, and use the online eReader. The LibGuide also has information about the O’Reilly App, which can be downloaded from the AppStore and Google Play. The App allows you to download ebooks, audiobooks and videos to use on the go.

Recently published ebooks and audiobooks

Please see below for a selection of recently published ebooks and audiobooks which demonstrate the range of subjects provided in the O’Reilly subscription. Links to the titles can be found below the images.

Ebooks

• The Glory of Giving Everything: The Taylor Swift Business Model
• From Day Zero to Zero Day: A Hands-On Guide to Vulnerability Research
• Pink Eraser Art: The Ultimate Guide to Carving Incredible Eraser Stamps
• The Night Photography Book: Capture Stunning Night Photos, Including Light Painting, Light Streaks, Cityscapes, Milky Way Landscapes, and Astrophotography
• Designing for Human Intelligence in an Artificial Intelligence World: Understanding Human Cognition to Design for Humans
• Nonprofit AI: A Comprehensive Guide to Implementing Artificial Intelligence for Social Good
• Software Engineering Made Easy: A Comprehensive Reference Guide for Writing Good Code
• Neo4j: The Definitive Guide: Hands-On Recipes for Production-Ready Graph Implementations

Audiobooks

• G.O.A.T. Wisdom: How to Build a Truly Great Business
• The Inclusion Equation: Leveraging Data and AI for Organisational Diversity and Well-Being
• The Python-Based Laboratory: A Hands-on Guide for Scientists and Engineers
• Moonshot Moments: Ushering in the Next Human Renaissance through AI, Transhumanism, and Psychedelics
• The Growth Dilemma: Managing Your Brand when Different Customers want Different Things
• The World is Your Office: How Work from Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity, and Innovation
• Taming Silicon Valley
• Love as a Business Strategy

Contact us

Please do get in touch with us at ebooks@cambridge if you have any questions or would like to know more about O’Reilly.

New ebook collection: American Phytopathological Society ebooks backlist

We are pleased to announce that Cambridge University Libraries now has perpetual access to the backlist ebooks collection of the American Phytopathological Society (APS), which includes titles published by APS Press up to and including 2024.

APS is the leading publisher in plant pathology, and the 86 titles included in this collection cover topics relating to bacteriology, epidemiology, mycology, and agriculture. The collection also features a series of compendiums covering diseases and pests for various fruits, vegetables, grains and plants. The collection includes key reading list titles that will be useful to support teaching and learning in the Plant Sciences and will also be of interest more widely across the Natural Sciences.

All of the ebooks are available to read and download as pdfs, and some are also available as epubs. For the latter please click on the Open in eReader link displayed under the e-isbn, an example of which is shown below:

Records for the ebooks are now available on iDiscover, and the complete list of titles can be browsed on the APS Online Publications platform. Please see below for a selection of the new titles, with hyperlinks to their contents beneath the images.

• Biology, Detection, and Management of Plant Pathogens in Irrigation Water
• Compendium of Grape Diseases, Disorders, and Pests (Second Edition)
• A Practical Guide to Turfgrass Fungicides (Second Edition)
• Compendium of Rhododendron and Azalea Diseases and Pests (Second Edition)
• Compendium of Coffee Diseases and Pests
• Compendium of Sunflower Diseases and Pests
• Compendium of Strawberry Diseases (Second Edition)
• Illustrated Generic Names of Fungi

If you have any questions or would like to know more about the collection please do get in touch with the ebooks@cambridge team.

Collections update: Wiley AI 2024 and Now AI 2025

We are very pleased to announce that Cambridge University Libraries now has access to two ebook collections, Wiley AI 2024 and Now AI 2025, both hosted on IEEE Xplore. These collections, which together feature over 90 recently published titles, cover a range of topics in relation to artificial intelligence, such as healthcare, agriculture, augmented reality, and coding. New titles will also be added to the Now AI 2025 collection as they are published throughout the rest of this year.

Records for the titles which are already published are available to search on iDiscover. The Wiley collection is browsable on IEEE’s platform, whilst the Now collection is searchable on IEEE by using the advanced search function and filtering the publisher to ‘Now’ and the year to ‘2025’ – the titles we have access to will be indicated by an unlocked green padlock.

Please see below for a selection of the new titles showcasing the range of ebooks available, with hyperlinks to their contents on the IEEE platform beneath the images.

• AI + The New Human Frontier: Reimagining the Future of Time, Trust + Truth
• Fog Computing for Intelligent Cloud IoT Systems
• Spatial Computing: An AI-Driven Business Revolution
• The Reign of Botnets: Defending Against Abuses, Bots and Fraud on the Internet
• Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Special Education
• IRREPLACEABLE: The Art of Standing Out in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health
• Advances in Fuzzy-Based Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

If you have any questions or would like to know more about the collections please do get in touch with the ebooks@cambridge team.

Collections update: ACLS Humanities Ebooks Renewal 2025

The ebooks@cambridge team are pleased to announce that we’ve renewed our subscription with ACLS Humanities Ebooks (ACLS HEB) for 2025. This year, over 190 diverse new titles have been added to ACLS HEB’s collection, contributing to their stated mission of providing access to scholarship ‘featuring marginalised voices and overlooked subject areas’. Records for all the new titles are available on iDiscover, and can be browsed on the open-source Fulcrum platform.

The ACLS HEB scholar-curated collection specialises in the inclusion of foundational backlist titles which are otherwise out-of-print or inaccessible in ebook format. Titles focus on subjects across the humanities and social sciences, and are chosen to be the most useful in their respective fields. There are over 6,300 unlimited-user access titles included in the collection, and approximately 180 new titles are added each year. To access the full list of new titles for 2025, please click on this link.

Here is a selection of recently added titles which showcase the range of ebooks available. A list of the selected titles, as well as hyperlinks to their contents on the Fulcrum platform, can be found below the images.

• Conjuring Property: Speculation and Environmental Futures in the Brazilian Amazon
• Gay Seattle: Stories of Exile and Belonging
• Ball Don’t Lie!: Myth, Genealogy, and Invention in the Cultures of Basketball
• Film History as Media Archaeology: Tracking Digital Cinema
• Reading the Fire: The Traditional Indian Literatures of America
• Llamas, Weavings, and Organic Chocolate: Multicultural Grassroots Development in the Andes and Amazon of Bolivia
• Ecological Politics: Ecofeminists and the Greens
• Out in the Union: A Labor History of Queer America

Please note, if you’re accessing the titles off-campus, you will need to click the ‘log in’ button which pops up next to the statement ‘please try to log in with your institution’. Next, select University of Cambridge as your institution, then enter your Raven username and password.

If you have any questions or would like to know more about the collection please do get in touch with the ebooks@cambridge team.