| The library has recently purchased access to several major
electronic resources including 200 years worth of back-editions of The
Times (London) newspaper.
Highlights (accessible to Monash University students and staff via the
catalogue or from the links below) of newly available online resources
include:
The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
Researchers can search through the complete digital edition of The
Times (London), to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific
article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is captured, with all
articles, advertisements and illustrations / photos divided into categories
to facilitate searching. It has 7,683,312 articles. View the Times
Digital Archive 1785 – 1985.
Referex
A specialized electronic reference product, Referex Engineering draws
upon hundreds of premium engineering titles covering materials and mechanical
engineering, electronics and electrical engineering, chemical, petrochemical & process
engineering. It includes over 300 textbooks online. View Referex
Engineering.
Taylor & Francis ebooks
The library has selected a collection of 180 ebooks from the Taylor & Francis
group, which includes many well known publishers such as Routledge, Carfax,
Europa and Spon. Individual titles are linked in the catalogue or you
can view the full range of Taylor & Francis
ebooks available to Monash University staff and students.
Dekker online reference works
The following online reference books published by Dekker are now available
via the catalogue:
- Encyclopedia of agricultural, food, and biological engineering
- Encyclopedia of soil science
- Encyclopedia of supramolecular chemistry
- Encyclopedia of water science
The library is currently negotiating to expand the range of Dekker titles
in the collection. View the full
list of Dekker titles.
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
This standard work is now available online from the Science Direct service
and has also been ordered in print. Academic publisher, Elsevier,
describe the encyclopedia as “the largest reference work ever published
for the social and behavioural sciences and the first to appear in both
print and electronic formats.” View the International
Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences.
More Elsevier journal backfiles on Science Direct
A further three collections of backfiles have been added
- High Energy/Nuclear Physics & Astronomy – 20 titles
- Physical and Analytical Chemistry – 30 titles
- Materials Science – 108 titles
These are accessible through the library
databases page.
Factiva
At the beginning of August it was announced that Fairfax had signed a
contract with Factiva to provide Fairfax newspapers, and that
they would no longer be available from Proquest. To ensure
that Monash University Library users have continued access to Fairfax
newspapers, including the Australian Financial Review and Business
Review Weekly online, the library took out a subscription for
10 concurrent users to Factiva.
Factiva provides access to global news and business information,
including full text coverage of Australian newspapers, same-day news
wires, and company reports. Investment analyst reports, market research
reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, and historical
market data are also provided. Access Factiva from the library
databases page.
To keep up to date with library purchases view lists of new
resources which are updated weekly.
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