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Why not use an ebook?

Medical Library, NTNUmedbib@ub.ntnu.no

http://www.ntnu.no/ub/fagside/medisin2012

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How do our users find our ebooks?

How do our users find our ebooks from Springer (October 2011 – April 2012)

Google                         24821 26,5%Google Scholar            23107 24,6%BIBSYS Ask               11303 12,0%Others                        34400 36,7%Total                           93631

• NTNU subscribes to several thousand academic ebooks from many publishers.

• Most of the ebooks can be found in Bibsys or at the publishers websites.

• Search for individual books in Bibsys Ask. Subject browsing can be easier on the publishers’ interface.

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An ebook in Bibsys Ask:

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Bibsys:You can limit a book search to ebooks only (1)

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ThiemeMedical E-book Library

Direct link: http://ebooks.thieme.com/bookshelf

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Access Medicine (Clinical Library & Lange Educational Library)

Direct link: http://www.accessmedicine.com/textbooks.aspx

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Ebrary Academic Complete

Direct link: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ntnu/home.action

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Springer Link

Direct link: http://www.springerlink.com/

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Check Bibsys for other ebooks.

Check our homepage for other relevant ebook suppliers:

English: http://www.ntnu.edu/web/ub/medicine/ebooks

Norwegian: http://www.ntnu.no/web/ub/fagside/medisin/medeboker

Many publishers allow us to buy single ebook title. Let us know if you find ebooks that you think the library should buy or subscribe to!