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eBooks: Overview

ANZCA Library subscribes to 16,000+ e-books, with access to an additional 15,000+ open-access titles. You can access e-books in several ways:

ALL ANZCA Library's e-books are now searchable via the library's discovery service. Simply enter a keyword search for a particular title or topic, and select the [ View eBook ]button to access the full-text.

Searching for a specific title? Try selecting the In Title option from the search box drop-down when searching within the discovery service.

Want to refine a result list to show just e-books? Then simply select the eBook filter in the Item Formatsection of the left sidebar:

The discovery service collapses all the different editions and formats (print and e-book) for a particular title into a single grouped or representative record.

Be default, the record displayed is usually for the most recently held item.

Different (older) editions and print holdings can be accessed in several different ways:

  1. Select an alternate edition or alternate format using the links in the Other Editions and Formats at ANZCA Library section:

  1. By deselecting the Group Related Editions switch in the top-left corner of the screen you can display all held editions separately:

  1. Deselect the Group Variant Records switch to view all different Editions and Formats (print and e-book) separately:

  1. Alternatively, you can select the View Worldwide Editions and Formats link on the search results screen to display ALL the editions for this title, including those held byANZCA Library:

User profiles can be used to download book chapter PDFs, save searches, create alerts and enable mobile access for the ClinicalKey app.

  1. Log into ClinicalKey (Australia) (using your college ID and password)
  2. Select the Register link from the top-right of screen
  3. Complete the registration form:
    • First name
    • Family name (surname)
    • Email
  4. Click the Register > button when complete

It is possible to download most book chapters within ClinicalKey to read offline.

In order to download PDFs, you will need to create a separate ClinicalKey user profile [personal account] (see separate section). Once created, just log into using the link in the top-right of screen.

Note: This does not apply to journal article PDFs.

There are two ways to access West's Respiratory Physiology: with or without creating an an account

 

To access without an account:

  1. Click the link to West's Respiratory Physiology
  2. Select Continue without and account
  3. Agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy by checking the box, then select continue 
  4. The following window should appear. Select Tell me more! for further information, or select the X to skip this step 

 

 

To access with an account:

  1. Click the link to West's Respiratory Physiology
  2. Enter your email and select Continue 
  3. To create an account: Select I'm a Student, enter your full name and email address, and set a password. Agree to the the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy before selecting Create Account

 

  1. Confirm your institution details by selecting Higher Ed and search for the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists 

 

  1. You will then be prompted to verify your account. Check your email (and spam folder) for the verification email and follow the prompts to access the eBook

E-book collections

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