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Electronic Books
The Library has access to more than 31,000 electronic books (e-books) and the number is growing, thanks to cooperative purchases through the UT System Digital Library and TexShare. The e-books that are related to health sciences, and selectively to computers and management, can be located through the BLIS catalog, and all e-books are accessible through the collections described below.
Every e-book collection -- and in some cases, individual books -- works a little differently.
The tips on this page will help get you started, and assist with some of the tricky issues, like printing and citing electronic books.
The Collections
BLIS, the Library CatalogAll of the Library's in-scope electronic books are listed in the BLIS Catalog. If you have a particular book in mind, or are looking for a health-related subject, try the catalog first.
If you sign into EZ Proxy before choosing the catalog, you will be able to access most of our electronic books from off campus as easily as if you were in the Library.
Try our online BLIS e-books guide for hints on finding e-books in the BLIS catalog.
A collection of full text books from McGraw-Hill including access to USMLEasy, an online testing service to help prepare students for Step 1 and Step 2 USMLE exams.
The Library subscribes to six of the fourteen titles that make up the Current Protocols collection. These databases contain rich text, table, and image content, all searchable via Natural Language and Boolean queries, or browsed via an outline presentation.
Since accessing the collection directly displays all of the titles, including those for which the Library does not have a subscription, it is recommended that you access these titles through BLIS: just search for "Current Protocols" as a title. It is recommended that you view the site with Internet Explorer.
Try our online Current Protocols e-books guide for hints on finding and using e-books in Current Protocols.
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. The sources that the database covers in eBook format include multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized reference sources. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.
This collection provides access to about 40 renowned medical texts, articles from more than 50 clinical journals, practice guidelines, drug information, 2,500 patient education handouts, CME, and daily medical updates that can be customized for particular specialties.
UTHSCSA-affiliated personnel can choose between a generic edition does not require a password or may set up a personal edition that allows for customization. The personal edition requires a username and password. There is no charge for the service for UTHSCSA-affiliated personnel, but the registration process must be completed on a computer within the UTHSCSA domain. The personal "User Login ID" created during the registration process is the same as the "User Name" required for member sign-in.
The Library has a 7 simultaneous user license for MDConsult which includes any combination of generic and personal log-ins.
Try our online MDConsult e-books guide for hints on finding and using e-books in MD Consult.
NetLibrary is a digital library containing public-domain and copyrighted books available for online browsing and "check-out". The UT System has purchased a number of these books. Those books that fit within the UTHSCSA Libraries' scope of collection are included in the BLIS Catalog and the list below. Additional information and a search engine to access the free, public-domain books available through netLibrary can be found on their homepage.
Remote access and "check out" privileges require the creation of an individual account, which is free but must be set up from a computer within the UTHSCSA domain.
Try our online netLibrary e-books guide for hints on finding and using e-books in netLibrary.
Stat!Ref Electronic Medical Library provides quick access to a number of full-text medical reference books covering the areas of diagnosis and treatment in a variety of medical specialties, such as Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cardiology, and Surgery. Texts on coding, drug information, and abbreviations and acronyms are also available. Users can search for information in one or multiple resources or use the Table of Contents feature to browse.
Try our online Stat!Ref e-books guide for hints on finding and using e-books in Stat!Ref.
The 62nd edition of the Texas Almanac, contains updated information on the history, culture, demographics, political climate, business climate, elections, education, and environment of the state of Texas.
For more information
The November 2002 Library News contained an article about the Library's electronic book collections.
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