Books are essential as they will give you not only background information and the established research on a topic but will identify key papers, reports and policy.
Use the Library catalogue (for print and ebooks) and our eBook databases to search for books available via Ulster University. You can also search local, national and international catalogues - a selection is listed on this page.
The Library Catalogue is the best place to start searching for books and ebooks.
Try it out using the search box below.
Using the Library Catalogue to search for a print book.
Searching for an ebook.
The library provides access to eBooks in two main ways:
Depending on the publisher licence, some eBooks allow multiple users but others limit access to just one viewer at a time. If you are trying to access an ebook and you get an "in use" message, you will need to try again later.
Almost all of the books in the library catalogue can be read online. Some of them can also be downloaded for a limited time period for use offline, but if you have a reliable internet connection the read online option is preferable.
The Library subscribes to a large number of eBook collections in many subject areas. You can access these databases by clicking on the links below or by going to the Library homepage and selecting the "Databases" link from the Quick Links area. Then scroll to the relevant database from there.
The following will be of relevance to Life and Health Sciences students.
| Database | List of book titles | |||
| List of titles by topic choose ClinicalKey Student Foundation Medicine English Language options |
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| List of titles, choose ClinicalKey Student Foundation nursing English Language options |
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| List of titles and titles added 2024 | ||||
| Title list 2000-2025: see Excel spreadsheet below | ||||
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You can use this service to request books and articles from journals which we do not subscribe to.
More information is available on our Document Delivery web page and online request form.