The Libraries have purchased the following Gale Virtual Reference Library e-books:
For information or assistance with these resources, contact a reference librarian.
New e-books
Chinamaxx: New Database of Chinese E-Books
The Five College Libraries have added a subscription to Chinamaxx, a database of e-books in Chinese languages. For assistance using this resource, contact Sharon Domier, East Asian Studies Librarian, at 413-577-2633.
New Electronic Reference Titles Added
The Libraries have purchased the following Gale Virtual Reference Library e-books:
- 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook
- 21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook
- 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook
- 21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook
- 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook
- 21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook
- Encyclopedia of American Urban History
- Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media
- Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
- Encyclopedia of Human Relationships
- Encyclopedia of Liberterianism
- Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society
- Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research
- Gale Encyclopedia of Diets
For assistance using any one of these resources, or the Gale Virtual Reference Library, contact a reference librarian.
Sustainable Energy & Development E-Book Collection
The Sustainable Energy & Development e-book collection from Knovel includes titles related to alternative & renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable development and water conservation. If you’d like assistance using the resources in this collection, contact Madeleine Charney, Sustainability Liaison, at 413-577-0784.
Environment & Environmental Engineering E-Book Collection
The Environment & Environmental Engineering e-book collection from Knovel provide many reference titles for environmental science and engineering. If you’d like assistance using these books, contact Naka Ishii, Environmental Sciences Liaison, at 413-545-1656.
General Engineering & Engineering Management E-Book Collection
The Libraries have added the General Engineering & Engineering Management e-book collection from Knovel. If you’d like assistance using these sources, contact Maxine Schmidt or Paulina Borrego, Engineering Liaisons, at 413-545-1370
Two new reference directories: Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans and Statistical Sources
The Libraries have added two sources from the Gale Directory Library. Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans provides information on financial aid for education from non-governmental sources. Statistics Sources lists where you can find statistical information on 20,000 topics. You can perform simple keyword or advanced searches by name or geographic area.
If you would like assistance using either of these resources, contact a reference librarian at 413-545-0150.
Extra Materials for Springer E-Books
Springer has released print books with supplementary content on CDs and DVDs. However, this content is not included in the e-books Springer offers. Rather, they have posted supplementary content to their Springer Extra Materials site.
If you find a Springer e-book through our catalog or the SpringerLink site and the contents are incomplete, note the ISBN and search for it on the Springer Extra Materials site. The UMass Amherst Libraries have Springer e-books published in English between 2005-2008.
New E-Book Collection: FinancePro
The Libraries have added 1,080 titles in the FinancePro collection on the Books 24×7 platform. You can browse by titles and by topic, or search by title, author, publisher, etc. You can also search for titles in the library catalog.
If you have questions or comments, contact Mike Davis, Business Reference Librarian, at 413-545-6822.
New Electronic Book Collection: Springer eBook Collection
The Libraries have purchased a collection of book series, major reference works and monographs and textbooks published by Springer between 2005 – 2009. The collection of 15,590 works covers:
- architecture, design & arts
- behavioral science
- biomedical & life sciences
- business & economics
- chemistry & material sciences
- computer science
- earth & environmental science
- engineering
- humanities, social sciences & law
- mathematics
- medicine
- physics & astronomy
- professional computing & web design.
The most titles are available in the computer science, engineering and mathematics disciplines. Individual title records will be available in the UMass Amherst library catalog, and the SpringerLink site offers a search interface for all that Springer has to offer. Items to which the UMass Amherst community has access are denoted with a green box.