Digital/ Electronic Books
The library subscribes to several electronic book databases in the fields of engineering. In addition, we also purchase physical books, which are shelved on Level 2 of Babbidge Library. The majority of our new acquisitions are electronic, multi-user, ebook copies.
- KnovelOver 800 full-text engineering and scientific reference works, handbooks, encyclopedias, reference books, and standards in engineering and chemistry.
- SpringerLink E-booksFull-text access to select e-books in scientific, technical, and medical fields published by Springer.
- O'Reilly for Higher EducationAccess to thousands of ebooks, case studies, tutorials, and videos in computer science, business, communication, and design.
- Science Direct e-booksIncludes eBooks on sciences, health and social sciences topics published by Elsevier.
- ACM Digital LibraryProvides access to journals, transactions, proceedings, and newsletters published by the Association of Computing Machinery.
- Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer ScienceAccess to electronic books that synthesize an important research or development topic, authored by a prominent contributor to the field.
- Open Access Engineering TextbooksA great resource maintained and regularly updated by the ASEE Engineering Libraries Division. Textbooks are listed by engineering subdiscipline
Level 2 of Babbidge Library: Science books about computer science, math, chemistry, and physics are in the Q section on the North side.
Books about Engineering and Technology are shelved in the T section on the North side.
Physical books on Engineering are shelved on level 2 of Babbidge Library on the North side. Library of Congress subclasses T-TS contain books on engineering. Library of Congress classes Q (Science) -QD may also be of interest to engineering students. These items are also shelved on level 2 North of Babbidge library.
Interlibrary Services
Interlibrary Services provides materials free of charge to valid UConn users. Services provided include:
- ILLiadRequest materials not owned by UConn.
- Scan on DemandRequest the scan and electronic delivery of chapters and articles from the UConn Library's print resources.
- Request ServiceRequest circulating items from UConn's collections be held for pickup at the campus library of your choice.
