There are many ways to identify the availability of a book, book chapter and format of the book - as an eBook or in print. UC Library Search was launched as a discovery source for all library holdings across all 10 UC campuses. The left side bar allows you to refine your search in many ways. One can retrieve content by searching for books, book chapters, journal articles, newspaper articles, theses/dissertations, films, videos, music scores & recordings, Government documents and Course Reserves. In addition, one can search only UCI's holdings by searching the Advanced Search option for the Library Catalog and selecting specific features of what one needs. It is recommended that one search databases for journal articles for more complete access to what has been published. he order of this recommendation includes priorities for UCI users. There may be multiple records for the different formats in UC Library Search. If UCI has an eBook format for a specific title and you prefer to read a print copy, you can borrow that book on ILL from another campus.by submitting an ILL request via UC Library Search.
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Finding book chapters is increasingly important and available in the digital arena. Many eBook platforms allow one to search at the chapter or full text level, and those will be noted in each subject area.
Examples of appropriate subject headings from the Library of Congress Classification series with a range of corresponding call numbers that can be browsed in the stacks. Subjects can be searched in Library Search. Please note that these are only representative samples.
Electronic packaging materials (TK7870)
Microelectronic packaging (TK7870)
Microelectromechanical systems - Design and construction (TK7875)
Microfabrication (TA 418)
Nanotechnology (TK 7836)
Semiconductors - Materials (TK 7871)
Strength of materials (TA 351)
There are many eBook resources - reference titles, collections from many publishers (Springer is the largest publisher represented) known for scholarly and professional title releases. There are scholarly societies and commercial publishers represented/. They are all identified in UC Library Search as "available online" and many are listed on different Subject Guides. Examples of these include the following collections and there are many more listed in UC Library Search:
There are many eBooks from trade publishers on different platforms listed on the EBooks Guide.
The professional societies, especially in Engineering are listed on the professional society websites. These include:
* Indicates UCI Access Only
More and more books are available electronically. These collections are available to be searched in Library Search - Advanced Search - Library Catalog and Melvyl by individual title and often as a collection.
The collection of eBooks is growing - some are acquired by specific publisher output and licenses, others by defined collection, many by individual titles. Examples are listed below representing all of these possibilities.
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