New resource: Science Trove

THE LIBRARY NOW provides access via Library OneSearch to books from the Fundamentals of Biomedical Science collection, hosted on the Science Trove platform.

Selected new titles include:

Access from both on and off campus is via university username and password.

New resource: Business Searching Interface

THE LIBRARY HAS secured access to EBSCO’s new Business Searching Interface. Check the Find Databases service for further details. Access from both on and off campus is via university username and password.

The resource is described as follows:

EBSCO’s Business Searching Interface (BSI) brings together content from Business Source Ultimate, Newswires and Regional Business News into a single interface. Browse leading business journals and magazines, search specific topics and locate country economic data, company profiles, industry information, and market research.

Updated resource: Business Source Ultimate

THE LIBRARY HAS upgraded its subscription to Business Source Complete and secured access to EBSCO’s expanded Business Source Ultimate database. Check the Find Databases service for further details. Access from both on and off campus is via university username and password.

The resource is described as follows:

Business Source Ultimate allows students to track business trends and topics worldwide with thousands of full-text journals from North America, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe and Latin America. Ahead of Print content from key business publishers is also included.

New resource: JoVE

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ACCESS TO THE JoVE platform is now available via the Find Databases service. An NTU account username and password is required to access the resource from both on and off campus.

The resource is described as follows:

The JoVE platform provides access to scientific video articles, visual learning resources, laboratory protocols and video textbooks. The library’s subscription includes access to three modules: Research, Education and Business.

ProQuest – Scheduled maintenance – 10 August 2025

ProQuest research databases will be unavailable on Sunday, August 10, from 03:00 to 11:00 (GMT) due to planned maintenance. This includes the EBook Central platform, which provides access to several eBooks in our library collections. 

For more information, please visit the ProQuest support page.

New platform for EBSCO databases

Starting Monday 28th July, EBSCO databases will feature a more streamlined and user-friendly interface. The new EBSCOhost platform will enhance the search experience, offering features such as permanent links for searches and articles, filters that carry over to future searches, and easier options for downloading and exporting.

For more detailed information on the new platform features, please explore the New EBSCOhost Interface – Quick Start Guide.

The interface switchover will affect all EBSCOhost databases provided through NTU: 

  • Academic Search Complete
  • Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
  • Art Index Retrospective (H.W. Wilson)
  • British Education Index 
  • Business Source Premier 
  • Child Development & Adolescent Studies 
  • CINAHL Ultimate
  • Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text 
  • eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)  
  • EconLit with Full Text
  • Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson)  
  • Educational Administration Abstracts  
  • ERIC  
  • Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) 
  • MEDLINE with Full Text
  • Newswires 
  • Regional Business News 
  • SPORTDiscus with Full Text 

Important information for MyEBSCO account holders
If you created a MyEBSCO account to save and organise your research, please note that saved articles and saved searches will be migrated to the new EBSCOhost interface, but search alerts, journal alerts, persistent links to searches and custom folders will not be migrated.

We encourage you to make a record of your searches and journal alerts before the 28th July if you wish to recreate them on the new platform. For custom folders, please visit the How can I download the data from MyEBSCO custom folders in the classic EBSCO interfaces help page for details on how to download a report and use it to recreate your custom folder content on the new EBSCOhost interface. Please note that this feature will only be available until 31st December 2025.

Library OneSearch updated with neurodiversity and music production titles

MORE ELECTRONIC BOOKS in the key subject areas of neurodiversity and music production are now available in Library OneSearch, courtesy of a recent content update.

A selection of titles, all held on the EBSCOhost platform, include:

Access to these resources is by university username and password.

Resolved – Issues affecting access to e-resources when using NTU WiFi

THE CONNECTION TIME-OUT browser error affecting access to electronic resources using NTU WiFi has now been resolved.

Issues affecting access to e-resources when using NTU WiFi

THE LIBRARY IS currently experiencing issues accessing electronic resource platforms from devices that are connected to NTU WiFi.

Following links from Library OneSearch and from records listed by the Find Databases service leads to a connection time-out browser error.

Follow these steps to gain access to resources while Digital Technologies colleagues work to fix the problem:

Wait for the connection time-out error page to load.

Edit the URL to remove the https://ntu.idm.oclc.org/login?url= prefix.

Press the Return key on your keyboard or mobile device to reload the page and connect to the resource.

Access to resources from wired NTU connections and from off campus is unaffected.

New resource: Jessica Kingsley Autism and Neurodiversity  ebook collection

THE LIBRARY NOW has access to Jessica Kingsley Autism and Neurodiversity ebook collection which includes over 80 titles suitable for a range of audiences.

The collection is described as follows:

The Jessica Kingsley Autism and Neurodiversity collection brings together resources written to help children, teenagers, and adults alike discover new ways of thriving while navigating neurodiversity. These ebooks offer insights on ranging learning differences for researchers as well as tools for educators and professionals seeking to provide neurodiversity support.

Selected titles include:

Access to this resource is by university username and password.

New resource: Jessica Kingsley Gender Diversity and Sexuality ebook collection

THE LIBRARY NOW has access to the Jessica Kingsley Gender Diversity and Sexuality ebook collection.

The collection is described as follows:

The Jessica Kingsley Gender Diversity and Sexuality collection provides resources for researchers, educators, and professionals seeking insight into topics across the landscape of gender and sexuality. Digital titles in this collection bring authoritative and lived experience insight into topics including gender diversity, gender trauma, sexual diversity, and coming out journeys

Selected titles include:

Access to ebooks in this collection is by university username and password.

Withdrawn resource: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

THE LISTING FOR Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has been withdrawn from the library’s Find Databases service following the cancellation of the subscription due to low levels of usage.