New ebook: Wiley Cancer Handbook

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) 

New ebooks collection: Taylor and Francis STEMM netBASE eBooks

We are pleased to announce that as of the 1st of August 2023 University of Cambridge users have access to over 4500 additional titles on the popular Taylor & Francis ebooks platform through the Taylor & Francis STEMM netBASE collection. These titles are drawn from the following subjects: Veterinary Medicine, Physics, Medicine, Biomedical Science, Materials Science, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Civil Engineering, Energy and Clean Tech, Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering 

The majority of titles are published by CRC Press, a division of Taylor & Francis that specialises in technical books, but there are titles from Jenny Stanford Publishing, Apple Academic Press, Routledge, amongst others. All of the publications were published from 2018-2022 and are searchable in iDiscover. They will hopefully prove useful to the scientists, engineers, and medics out there, whether it be for teaching and learning or to support your research.

You can access this collection from the ebooks LibGuide or directly from this authenticated link to the Taylor & Francis platform. This collection features the same accessibility features as Taylor & Francis, all titles are available without Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions and are downloadable. You can sort the title list by relevance, or publication date from the top right corner (as seen in the screenshot below). 

Below is a selection of just some of the subjects and titles available over the next year:

• RNA, the Epicenter of Genetic Information
• Advanced Numerical Modelling of Wave Structure Interaction
• Fluid Balance, Hydration, and Athletic Performance
• Reliability and Safety of Cable-Supported Bridges
• Microbiomes of Extreme Environments: Biodiversity and Biotechnological Applications
• How to Write a PhD in Biological Sciences: A Guide for the Uninitiated
• Handbook of Astrobiology
• Cartoon Physics: A Graphic Novel Guide to Solving Physics Problems
• Advances in Nanopathology: From Vaccines to Food

Access is available to this collection until the end of July 2024. At the end of the 12-month subscription library staff will select a range of titles to retain in perpetuity based on usage and consultation with the relevant faculty librarians. Please write to the ebooks@cambridge team at ebooks@lib.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about the new collection or any issues with access. 

Emily Perdue (ebooks@cambridge Library Assistant)