ONLINE CATALOG, WORLDCAT, KNOVEL LIBRARY AND OTHER E-BOOKS, REPRESENTATIVE ENCYCLOPEDIAS, MY-LIBRARY

START YOUR SEARCH WITH THE UNL LIBRARIES’ ONLINE CATALOG At http://iris.unl.edu/. The online catalog can be accessed from on or off campus. You can search for books on a specific topic using a number of search strategies. There are two versions, "Encore" (use if you have a topic - the initial search is a keyword search) and the "Classic Catalog" (use if you have the title of a book or the name of an author or other specific information)

Use WorldCat to search for books on a topic in libraries throughout the world. Access from http://iris.unl.edu/ under E-Resources. Choose"W" and scroll down to WorldCat.

Electronic Books (Online)

The interface for online books will differ depending on the publisher. Often navigation is by clicking on table of contents links, which can appear in the left frame or elsewhere.

Visit the Knovel Library of Resources at http://www.knovel.com/ . Many reference-type electronic books are avalable through the Knovel Library. Knovel resources are not catalogued separately on IRIS. They are available at the above URL from any computer with a UNL IP address, or from the E-Resources link under K for Knovel. Full text access to the chemistry & chemical engineering, biochemistry, biology, and biotechnology, food science, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics & toiletries collections are available via UNL connection. Some potentially useful titles are:

• Engineering Materials for Biomedical Applications
• Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials
• Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
  

You can find other full-text online books [e-books] via the Libraries Catalog. From the main screen at http://iris.unl.edu/, Click on Classic Catalog, select E-Formats Search under "Catalog Search," then “e-books”. Enter a search term and submit.

The most updated version of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is now available online. Use the online catalog or the E-Resources screen to access. Other collections of electronic books may be accessed from the "Engineering" Category on the E-Resources screen (Safari, Springer, etc.)

Representative Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering 2 vol. ENGR REF R857.M3 E63 2004
Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Technology (TOC and abstracts are online) 11 vol. LOVE REF TA402 .E53 2001
Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering 23 vol. ENGR REF TK9 .W55 1999

MY LIBRARY. Log in and customize your own IRIS interface. Your personal access will then allow you to:

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• Review checkouts
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