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UJ FULL-TEXT ONLINE BOOKS & REFERENCE WORKS   

 

This Portal will provide an easy access to available Electronic Books & Reference Works

in support to the UJ Teaching, Learning and Research Community.

 

The portal is developed and maintained by Pavlinka Kovatcheva, Sciences Librarian, Kingsway Campus.

pkovatcheva@uj.ac.za

 

 

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 Quick Links to available Electronic Books (eBooks)

 

             

 


 

 

    

 

     Referex Books

      

    

 

Need a book not available in the Library? Search Google Books to find some books with nearly the full-text content.  

 




 WHAT IS AN ELECTRONIC BOOK? 


According to Wikipedia “An e-book (short for electronic book, or E-Book), also known as a digital book, is an e-text that forms the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed book, sometimes restricted with a digital rights management system.

  

An E-book, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English, is "an electronic version of a printed book which can be read on a personal computer or hand-held device designed specifically for this purpose".


ACCESS TO UJ ELECTRONIC BOOKS & REFERENCE WORKS


  

  • To access the UJ eBooks you need to be a registered student or staff member at the University of Johannesburg.

  • Remote access to these books is available

  • Unlimited Users 

  • You need to have a library PIN (Surname, Student/Staff number, Password. Click on the link to see the instructions) 

  • Forgot your PIN? Contact the Lending Desk/Circulation staff @ your Campus.  

 


ELECTRONIC BOOK COLLECTIONS


The following eBook Collections are subscribed by the UJ Library:

 

P.S: Please note, that by searching the UJLink: Library Catalogue you can find books that are in electronic format you can retrieve links to individual eBooks.

 

A-to-Z eBook Collections for Sciences
 
Access Emergency Medicine

Subject: Medicine   

 

Read ONLINE the available TextbooksMultimedia (videos), Drug Monograph (Generics, Trade Names, Drug Classes, Patient Handouts), Quick TopicsProcedures, etc.  

 

Full-text

13 textbooks

   

Access Engineering

Subjects: Bio Engineering; Chemical; Civil; Communications; Construction; Electrical; Energy; Environmental; Green/Sustainable; Industrial; Material Science; Mechanical; Nanotechnology & Optical; Software Engineering; Schaum's Outline titles

 

List of books per SubjectList of Books in Alphabetical order

 

Searching options: Search the collection either browsing through the books or use a keywords search

 

E- Books format: Chapters in PDF format 

Full-text

 

 

Cambridge Books Online

 

Individual titles and Sciences subject collections: Life Sciences (2009 titles); Physics (2010 titles) & Mathematics (2009 titles)



Access to the full-text books:

Once you have login to the Cambridge books, click on "Access to" (top right corner of the screen) for access to the the above UJ Collections and books.

 

Chapters in: PDF

 

full-text

 

CRCnetBASE 

Under the umbrella of CRCnetBASE the UJ Library subscribes to the following CRC eBook Collections:

  • ENGnetBASE 
  • ENVIROnetBASE
  • INDUSTRIALnetBASE
  • MATERIALSnetBASE

 

P.S. You will be able to search accross all CRC e-books, but the full-text will be restricted to the above subscription collections.

 

Type of books: Handbooks 

 

Searching options:

  • Browse the Subject Collections or 
  • Search the content with keywords to retrieve relevant chapters. 
  • Basic & Advanced searching options.
  • Option to search within full-text content is available.  

 

Features:

  • Receive new content at no additional cost for the duration of your subscription 
  • Offer around the clock on-site and remote access 
  • Employ Federated Searching and Athens Authentication 
  • The e-books can be accessed through UJLink: Library Catalogue 

 

HELP:CRC provides useful TUTORIALS or contact your librarian for help & training

 

E-books format: Results & Chapters in PDF. First Download to your computer and then open. 

Full-text to the

subscribed Collections

 

ENGnetBASE

 

Since 1999, this eBook collection has grown to include over 1300 cutting-edge and bestselling references. With access to the latest handbooks in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering, the Engineering Collection is sure to power your patrons’ research to the next level.

 

The following individual Collections comprised ENGnetBASE:

 

Over 250 online books are available on CivilENGINEERINGnetBASE in the following Subject Areas:

  • Civil Engineering; Coastal, Waterway, & Ocean Engineering; Construction Engineering; Earthquake Engineering ; Estimating & Cost Engineering; General Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering; Dams & Hydraulic Engineering; Structural Engineering

 

Over 670 online books are available on ElectricalENGINEERINGnetBASE in the following Subject Areas:

  • Circuits & Devices; Communications ; Electromagnetics, RF & Microwaves Technologies; Electronics ; General ; Image Processing ; Power Engineering ; Sensors, Instrumentation, & Measurement; Signal Processing; Systems & Controls

 

Over 300 online books are available on MechanicalENGINEERINGnetBASE in the following Subject Areas:

  • Aerospace Engineering ; Automotive Engineering; Combustion; Energy Engineering; Fluid Dynamics; General; HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning) ; Machine Design; Mechanics; MEMS; Thermodynamics ; Tribology ; Vibrations

 

Over 200 online books are available on TELECOMMUNICATIONSnetBASE in the following Subject Areas:

  • Antennas and Mobile Sensor Networks; Broadband and DSL Technology; Communication Networking and Infrastructure; Electrical Engineering; Multimedia Networks and Systems; Optical Signal Processing and Communications; Signal and Image Processing; Wireless and Mobile Communications

 

Over 1350

books

full-text

ENVIROnetBASE

 

Over 550 online books in the following Subject Areas:

  • Ecology ; Environmental Modeling & Systems Analysis ; Environmental & Ecological Risk Assessment ; Environmental Engineering ; Environmental Health ; Environmental Law, Management and Compliance ; Environmental Toxicology ; General ; Geology ; GIS and Mapping ; Hazardous Materials ; Landscape Ecology ; Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry ; Resource Management & Sustainability ; Turfgrass Science & Engineering  ; Wildlife Science 

full-text

Over 550

books

 

INDUSTRIALnetBASE 

 

Boasting industry best practices for improving reliability, quality, efficiency, this collection’s references discuss practical, operational, and quantitative methods for all industrial sectors. It includes the complete Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering by Richard Crowson.

 

Over 130 online books in the following subject areas:

  • Manufacturing & Processing; Operations Research; Plant Engineering; Production Systems; Quality Control & Reliability 

 

 

MATERIALSnetBASE

 

From ceramics and textiles to bioscience and pharmacology, this dynamic library of handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and treatises explains the theory, data, and processes shaping diverse materials applications.

 

Over 350 online books in the following subject areas: 

  • Adhesives; Ceramics & Glasses; Coatings & Thin Films; Composite Materials; Corrosion; Electronic & Magnetic Materials; Fire Science; General Materials Science; Materials Characterization & Testing; Materials Chemistry; Materials Processing; Metals & Alloys; Polymers & Plastics; Surface Engineering.

 

 

Ebrary Books

 

Search for full-etx books on any subject: from Social Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Computers & IT, Physical Sciences, Medicine, Life Sciences and more...

 

Check-out the Quick Search Guide

Full-text
EbscoHost E-books

 

 
Elsevier e-books & e-textbooks  
Emerald Books

Emerald Database contains both Journals and Books full-text.

The following Two Emerald Book Series are available online:

 

Social Sciences Online Book Series:

 

Economic & Management Online Book Series:

 

Searching options:

 

Book format: PDF & HTML 

 

full-text 

MyiLibrary 

 


 

Browse by Subject areas:

 

 

full-text 

OECD Library  

Referex

via Engineerng Village2

 

Referex Engineering is a specialized electronic reference product that draws upon hundreds of premium engineering titles to provide engineering students and professionals with the answers and information they require at school, work, and in practice

 

Two Book Collections:

  • Electronics & Electrical Books (450 books)
  • Materials & Mechanical Books (568 books)

 

Searching options:

  • Browse the Subject Collections to select the relevant books or 
  • Search with keywords to retrieve relevant chapters.

 

Book Format: in PDF  

full-text 

RSC: Royal Society of Chemistry E-books full-text
Sage Research Methods full-text
Thieme Teaching Assistant

 

The Thieme Teaching Assistant is a state-of-the-art presentation tool featuring thousands of stunning illustrations and clinical images from Gilroy et al.

 
     
    The World Bank Library

     

     

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    ELECTRONIC REFERENCE WORKS 


    The following Reference works are subscribed by the UJ Library:

     

    Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

            Access Science

     

    Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Articles, Current news and Research updatesStudy CenterBiographies of leading scientistsImage GalleriesMultimedia. Good to get you started with your Project or Assignment.   

     

            CRC Combine Chemical Dictionary

     

    This dictionary is a structured database containing detailed information on chemical substances. It includes descriptive and numerical data on the chemical, physical and biological properties of compounds; systematic and common names of compounds; literature references; structure diagrams and their associated connection tables. CCD online, contains all those compounds published in:

     Encyclopedia of Energy  Encyclopedia of Energy

    Contents
    Basics of Energy; Energy Flows; Society and Energy; History and Energy; Systems of Energy; Conservation and End Use; Renewable and Alternative Sources; Environmental Issues; Public Issues; Policy Issues; Economics of Energy; Measurement and Models; Material Use and Reuse; Oil and Natural Gas; Coal, Electricity; Nuclear Energy; Risks; Sustainable Development; Global Issues; Appendices. 

     

    Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism  Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism (SpringerLink)

    Consisting of more than 300 articles written by ca 200 leading experts, this authoritative reference encompasses the entire fields of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism in a single volume. It describes in fine detail at an assessable level the state of the current knowledge and provides an up-to-date synthesis of the most basic concepts. As such, it will be an indispensable working tool not only for geophysicists and geophysics students but also for geologists, physicists, atmospheric and environmental scientists, and engineers. 

          Gale Virtual Reference Library 

      

    • Advances in Banking Technology and Management: Impacts of ICT and CRM , 2008

    • Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries , 5th ed.,  2007

    • Entrepreneurship and Innovations in E-Business: An Integrative Perspective , 2006

    • Web Semantics and Ontology, 2006

      

            Oxford English Dictionary

    It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. Need HELP 

     

       Oxford Reference Online

      Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource. The Premium Collection offers over 175 fully-indexed, cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. View all subjects!

     

     Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy     Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy 

     

      WAT (Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse taal)

     

    UIA Logotype   Yearbook of International Organizations Online

     

     

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