New ebook: Wiley Cancer Handbook

Posted on August 31, 2023 by camperdue

A new online resource is available for students of Medicine! The Cancer Handbook from the Wiley Online Major Reference Work series was purchased this summer (July 2023) by the ebooks@cambridge team and is now owned in perpetuity.

Per Wiley, this text provides a comprehensive overview of cancer research and oncology. Articles are divided into the following sections : The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Cancer, The Causation and Prevention of Cancer, Systematic Oncology, Preclinical Models for Human Cancer, The Treatment of Cancer, and Archive. There is also an extensive glossary that defines technical terms and provides a useful reference for readers. This is a second edition and all sections of the Handbook have been revised and updated, excluding imaging.

Articles in the handbook include Cell and Tissue Organization, Mechanisms and Management of Cancer Pain, Genetic Susceptibility to Cancer, Human DNA Tumour Viruses, RNA Tumour Viruses, Genomic Instability and DNA Repair, Telomerase, Apoptosis, and Signalling by Steroid Receptors, Stem Cells and Tumourigenesis, and Occupational Causes of Cancer among many others. There are 136 articles in total.

This reference handbook is now available on iDiscover to University of Cambridge users. If you have any questions or issues with access, please contact the ebooks@cambridge team at ebooks@lib.cam.ac.uk

Emily Perdue (ebooks@cambridge Library Assistant)

ScienceDirect: All Access & Freedom Collection ebooks

Posted on June 8, 2021 by evaluna71

The ebooks team are really pleased to announce that a 12 month subscription has been taken to a collection of around 40,000 scholarly and academic ebook titles, hosted on the ScienceDirect platform. The collection includes textbooks, book series, monographs and major reference works, covering all available subject areas and publication years. As new titles are published online they will be automatically added to the collection. All titles are searchable in iDiscover and they are DRM-free.

Subjects covered on ScienceDirect include;

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Engineering; Physics and Astronomy; Economics, Econometrics and Finance; Mathematics; Medicine and Dentistry; Materials Science; Earth and Planetary Sciences; Chemistry; Neuroscience; Psychology, Business, Management and Accounting; and Social Sciences.

At the end of the 12 month subscription period we will be able to retain access to a selection of the most popular ebook titles. The title selection process will be overseen by the ebooks@cambridge team and will involve reviewing usage data and consulting with faculty, departmental and college librarians.

Here is the Raven-authenticated link for anyone who would like to explore ebook content directly on the platform: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com

Please let the team know by emailing ebooks@lib.cam.ac.uk if you have any queries about ebook content on ScienceDirect.

Nearly 30,000 ScienceDirect ebooks : access until the 31st July 2020

Posted on May 14, 2020 by evaluna71

University of Cambridge registered students and staff have temporary access to ebook titles included in the following collections on Elsevier’s ScienceDirect platform; “All Access”, “Freedom Collection 2020” and “Freedom Collection Backlist” ebooks, until the 31st of July 2020.

The books are available from the following link:

https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com

Please let us know what you think about these collections by sending your feedback via the online form.