mySearch is an interface which allows you to search across a range of library resources simultaneously, including books, e-books, journal articles and databases
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Use unit reading lists
Tip to save you time and start your research on the best track: check and follow links using your unit e-reading lists (select the 'Reading List' link in your unit on Brightspace). Or, check your course handbook for recommended resources and ask your course leader(s) for advice. Plus, regularly check your units in Brightspace where course leaders may post and upload extra resources.
E-Book Collections
Getting access:
The majority of our e-books can be accessed via mySearch, but they can also be accessed via our e-books collections.
Search within the text of all the e-books held in a particular collection for a subject or keyword. This is an efficient way to find relevant information on a particular topic. If you wish to keyword search across every page of all e-books in a particular collection, we recommend the following databases:
In some cases (but not all), entire e-books are available to download for a specified loan period. For more information on how to download an entire e-book, see our LibGuide How to download e-books to e-readers.
CREDOReference
Do not cite and reference Wikipedia in your university work. Use a database BU Library subscribes to called CREDOReference instead. This database includes a wide range of credible and reliable encyclopaedic information. Use BU Harvard referencing encyclopaedia and dictionary instructions to reference sources from CREDOreference.
I cannot access an e-book
Some e-books are 1 or 3 concurrent user access only. This means only up to three people can view the same e-book at any one time. Wherever possible, if available, e-books will be unlimited concurrent user access.
Need IT help? If you can't get access to an e-book, try again later. If you are repeatedly experiencing technical difficulties getting access to an e-book, contact BU IT Services: 24/7 phone line (01202 965515 or freephone 0808 196 2332). Or email eresourceshelp@bournemouth.ac.uk (attaching screenshots helps).
Inter-library loan service(books will take longer to arrive and will not be posted to students. Books must be collected, loaned and returned to a BU Library on campus).
