The scrap book, Volume 2, No. 2 by Various
The UL and the Squire Law Library have together recently purchased most of Brill’s 2026 subject collections. This is an annual purchase which started back in 2014, when we decided to replace our many print…
The Roly-Poly book by Laura Rountree Smith
The ebooks@cambridge team are pleased to announce that the Oxford Chemistry Primers collection has been renewed for 2025-26. The ebooks are hosted on Oxford’s Science Trove platform and are also searchable by title in iDiscover.…
Collections update: Duke University Press 2026 collection
The UL has purchased Duke University Press’s 2026 ebooks collection (we have acquired their annual frontlist collection every year since 2016). Duke generally publish around 150 titles per year, focusing on a variety of areas,…
JSTOR Path to Open: renewed for 2026
I’m pleased to announce that the UL will be continuing with its support of JSTOR’s Path to Open scheme in 2026 (something we have been doing since the scheme was first launched in 2023). Cambridge…
Collections update: Cornell University Press 2026 and State University of New York Press 2026 (plus backlist access!)
I’m pleased to announce that the UL has purchased two 2026 publisher collections, hosted on JSTOR: Cornell University Press and State University of New York (SUNY) Press. We know these publishers to be very popular…
Open Access monographs: Opening the Future from Liverpool University Press
We are pleased to announce that Cambridge University Libraries have signed up to support Opening the Future from Liverpool University Press. We have pledged support for two years (2026-2027). This covers both Open Access (OA)…
Collections update: University of Chicago Press and University of Pennsylvania Press 2026
I’m pleased to announce that the UL has purchased two more 2026 publisher collections: University of Chicago Press and University of Pennsylvania Press, hosted on the De Gruyter ebooks platform. In both cases, we will…
A Velhice do Padre Eterno by Abílio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro
The ebooks@cambridge team and the UL are pleased to announce that we have subscribed to the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment Print & Online series, until 31st December 2026. The subscription encompasses the permanent…
Ebook Central access issues (fix)
Some users are reporting the following error message when trying to access titles on the Ebook Central platform: Sorry, your institution does not allow access to ProQuest Ebook Central from your current IP address. Please contact your librarian.…
The new Ebook Central Reader app
Photo credit – “Alice the Camera” From Wednesday 11th of March, the way you download Ebook Central ebooks for offline reading is changing. The Ebook Central Reader app will replace Adobe Digital Editions for downloading ebooks…