Imperial News

'Very Short Introductions' e-book series now available

by Simon Mackenzie

The Library now provides full-text access to the entire online e-book collection of 'Very Short Introductions' series from Oxford University Press.

This excellent series provides concise introductions to a huge range of subjects enabling you to familiarise yourself with the basics of a new subject swiftly.

Broad subject areas covered are:

  • Arts & Humanities including history, linguistics, media studies, and philosophy
  • Law including philosophy of law, medical law, and forensic science
  • Medicine & Health including clinical medicine, pharmacology, and history of medicine
  • Science & Mathematics including chemistry, engineering, history of science and technology, biological sciences, and computer science
  • Social Sciences including business and management, economics, education, and politics

This addition to the Library’s digital collection compliments the print titles on these topics, and makes the material available to users at all campuses instantaneously. The range of Arts and Humanities titles also makes this a great resource for undergraduates working on the Imperial Horizons programme.

View the collection now or search for titles via Library Search.