We now have purchased 2 more Springer subject eBook collections:

• 2022 Engineering eBook Collection
  

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  You can find the title list here (993 titles) at K:\Info-Resources\Non-Continuing-Resources\E-books\Springer_Engineering_2022.xlsx

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• 2023 Engineering eBook Collection
  

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  You can find the title list here (1,046 titles) at K:\Info-Resources\Non-Continuing-Resources\E-books\Springer_Engineering_2023.xlsx

All those Springer eBooks are DRM free with unlimited-user access. Individual eBook bibliographical records are available in the library catalogue.

Ngā mihi,

Wendy Wu

Springer can now offer more flexibility with the single title model, no minimum order values and volumes are required.

Subject librarians and academics need to send your orders to LAC at acquisitions@libr.canterbury.ac.nz, as Springer single eBook purchase is available via Springer Librarian portal only, not through Gobi currently.

Please contact Wendy Wu (wendy.wu@canterbury.ac.nz) if you have further questions.

Thanks

Ngā mihi

Wendy

The BWB Collections combine some of New Zealand’s finest non-fiction narratives to provide a powerful new platform for reading, research and education.

UC staff and students have now access to all six authoritative digital collections from Bridget Williams Books (BWB) with newly published content continuously added.

• Treaty of Waitangi – comprehensive scholarship and commentary on this foundational document, all conveniently gathered in one location.
• New Zealand History – a rich array of history and biography ebooks, now including the journal Te Pouhere Kōrero: Māori History, Māori people
• BWB Texts – the popular series of ‘short books on big subjects’, encompassing over 100 Texts on a rich range of topics.
• Critical Issues – a curated assortment of ebooks offering in-depth analysis of pressing issues facing New Zealand.
• Women’s Studies – trailblazing examinations of women’s issues, experiences and histories.
• NZ Sign Language – Aotearoa’s key reference works on New Zealand Sign Language, enriched with vivid multimedia and visuals.

Also we could get the most out of eBooks in the BWB Collections by pairing them with their expanding range of BWB Talks and Trailers videos. Listen to BWB authors discuss the finer points of their writing and research in the latest videos via Youtube channel.

All those BWB eBooks are unlimited user access. Individual eBooks are available in both MultiSearch and Library Catalogue. The link of video has been added to related eBook too.

Ngā mihi nui

Wendy Wu

We start the following Read & Publish Agreements for 2023:

• Elsevier Read and Publish
• Taylor & Francis Read and Publish
• Sage Read and Publish
• Institute of Physics (IOP) Read and Publish
• American Institute of Physics (AIP) Read and Publish
• Portland Press Read and Publish
• Brill’s Read and Publish

Lists of journals covered by these new Read & Publish Agreements are available in LibGuide. Here is the link.

We also purchased 2 eBook packages recently:

1. Springer Access and Select

We could access to over 11,000 Springer eBooks published between 2020-2023 in 5 subject eBook collections for 12 months, including:

• Biomedical and Life Science,
• Computer Science
• Education
• Earth & Environmental Science
• Intelligent Technologies and Robotics

2. Taylor & Francis Evidence Based Acquisition (T&F EBA) Program

It offers us access to all T&F eBooks published in 2023 across all subjects, plus some backlist contents we selected.

All eBooks in Springer Access and Select and T&F EBA are DRM free, unlimited user access. Moreover, at the end of this program, we will then pick the most relevant titles with perpetual access rights up to the amount we prepay.

All Optics journals from Optics InfoBase are unavailable currently as Optica System is undertaking maintenance.

We don’t know how long their maintenance will last at this stage.

Below is the message on their website.

We thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to improve our services and apologize for any inconvenience.

If you require assistance, please contact our Customer Service Team at +1 202.416.1907 (Worldwide) +1 800.766.4672 (US/Canada) or by emailing us. Customer Service is available from 07:30 to 18:00 Eastern Time, Monday to Friday.

Thanks

Ngā mihi

Wendy

Trial access to nkoda is now live until 13^th July 2022.

nkoda is a sheet music subscription service that can be accessed via app on your phone, tablet, or desktop giving you direct and unlimited access to the publishers’ catalogues in app.

They are partnered with over 100 publishers but some of the big ones are Barenreiter, Boosey & Hawkes, Chester, Faber Music, Novello, and Ricordi.

To access to the trial, click “Log in”, then select the ‘Sign up with an institution’ option and search for the University of Canterbury to log in. It’s listed as University of Canterbury – OpenAthens.

The database can be accessed through the library electronic resources trials.

Ngā mihi

Wendy Wu

Just a quick update Kanopy website is now back online.

Ngā mihi

Wendy

Kia ora koutou Kanopy website is currently down for maintenance.

We don’t know how long the maintenance will last but will let you know asap when it is back online.

Ngā mihi

Wendy Wu

CUP EBA – Cambridge University Press Evidence Based Acquisition

This model allows us try eBooks before we buy and includes a year of access to specific subject content for a minimal up-front fee. At year’s end we could choose titles to keep for permanent access up to the amount we pre-pay.

We have run CUP EBA program via EBSCO since 2020. Our last CUP EBA program finished in May 2022. 73 titles  are selected for continuing access.

The new CUP EBA program runs between Jun 2022 and May 2023. It covers all eBooks published by CUP in 2021-2022 in 4 subjects (Science, Law, Social Science and Language & Literature)

We have implemented Demand Driven Acquisition (DDA) with JSTOR

JSTOR’s DDA model offers access to a large select set of eBooks for discovery and use, but our library only pay for those that reach a threshold of usage.

JSTOR will replace ProQuest as the first preference in our DDA hierarchy. DDA titles available on JSTOR will switch from ProQuest to JSTOR DDA accordingly. All eBooks in JSTOR DDA are DRM-free and unlimited-user.

In Gobi bib records, the DDA indicator will now display for JSTOR where the title is DDA eligible on JSTOR – see highlights in the screenshot below:

Potential eBook savings from EBSCO

Potential savings for our book budget may be realised by placing EBSCO eBooks 2nd in our DDA hierarchy. We would like to hear of any concerns if we were to place EBSCO higher in our DDA hierarchy over ProQuest.

EBSCO eBook User Experience and Mobile App session

Recently EBSCO has run a training session for some subject librarians on the EBSCO eBook UX and Mobile App.

Here are the recording and PPT (K:/Info-Resources/Non-Continuing-Resources/E-books/EBSCO%20eBooks%20UX_Canterbury.pptx)

You could view those 73 titles at K:\Info-Resources\Non-Continuing-Resources\E-books\CUP EBS\CUP EBA 2021 kept titles.xlsx

Please contact us at acquistions@libr.canterbury.ac.nz if you have any questions/comments about the contents in eBook updates.

Ngā mihi

Wendy Wu

Trial access to MLA Handbook Plus is now live until 15 April 2022.

MLA Handbook Plus is the Modern Language Association’s subscription-based digital resource. It includes the full text of the ninth edition of the handbook as well as the first editions of both the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy and the MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature.

The database can be accessed through the electronic resources trials.

Wendy Wu