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New DawsonERA e-Books platform

DawsonERA have launched Version 4 of their e-Books platform, which has a new look and feel. To read an e-Book online, click on the icon below and to the right of the description:   Please note that if you use … Continue reading

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2-day download limit for dawsonera e-books

The download limit for dawsonera e-books has been increased from one day to two days, following recent feedback. Please only select ’2 days’ from the dropdown if you need an e-book for this length of time, as it uses up … Continue reading

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Sneak Peek of ebrary’s New Look

ebrary is getting a new look. Over the next few weeks, the standard design is being updated. It is hoped that the simplified instructions and graphical subject areas of the new design will make the research experience faster and more … Continue reading

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New e-Books available on the e-Library

We are pleased to announce that since 1st April 2011 nearly 3,000 new e-Books have become available on the e-Library via a subscription to ebrary. It is possible to cross search the full text of all these e-Books using either … Continue reading

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JISC e-Books Project – Key Findings

JISC have published the final report from their national observatory e-books project, in which UAL participated. Please click on the image above to read the report online, or download a pdf version here. This includes key findings and recommendations for … Continue reading

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Thank you for participating in the world's largest survey on e-books!

The library recently promoted a survey on e-books that many of you took part in. This survey was run at universities across the UK and over 23,000 staff and students participated. This was the second survey run as part of … Continue reading

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e-Books are working fine

You may have been aware of problems opening e-books in pdf format on the MiLibrary and dawsonera platforms, using Internet Explorer as your browser, on campus. We are pleased to report that these problems have been rectified so you should … Continue reading

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Your chance to win £200 worth of Amazon vouchers!

JISC National E-Books Observatory User Exit Survey Last January, we participated in what was probably the largest e-book survey ever undertaken, with more than 23,000 responses from students and staff at UK universities. There is now an exit questionnaire to … Continue reading

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