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We are pleased to provide our users with the information you need to successfully trial ScienceDirect at University of Cape Coast.
Your trial start date: 14 November 2022
Message from the Librarian
I welcome you to the University of Cape Coast Library website.
The Library website serves as a gateway to the rich array of information resources, facilities and services
Sam Jonah Library Digest (Volume 2)
SPECIAL FEATURE: The story of Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast (2019 - 2021)
NEW: NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY POLICY
Foodborne illnesses are an important cause of morbidity and mortality, and a significant impediment to socioeconomic development worldwide. Furthermore, outbreaks of foodborne illness can damage trade and tourism, and lead to loss of earnings, unemployment and litigation (Codex GPFH, 1969)
NEW: UpToDate (Premier Clinical Decision Support Tool)
UpToDate is the premier clinical decision support tool authored by 7,100 world-renowned physicians who synthesize the most recent medical information into trusted, evidence-based recommendations.
NEW: HEINONLINE (LAW)
FULL ACCESS:
HeinOnline is a premier online research platform that provides more than 200 million pages of multidisciplinary periodicals, essential government documents, international resources, case law, and much more.
NEW: Dimensions
Dimensions covers millions of research publications connected by more than 1.4 billion citations, supporting grants, datasets, clinical trials, patents and policy documents.
Dimensions provides up-to-the minute online attention data via Altmetric, showing you how often publications and clinical trials are discussed around the world.
NEW: Open Educational Resources (OER)
Open Educational Resources are educational materials and resources offered freely and openly for anyone to use and under some licenses to re-mix, improve and redistribute.They include:
Learning content: full courses, course material, content modules, learning objects, etc. Tools: software to support the creation, delivery of content, etc and Implementation resources: Intellectual property licenses to promote open publishing of materials, design-principles, etc.
NEW: The Company of Biologists
The Company of Biologists is a not-for-profit publishing organisation dedicated to supporting and inspiring the biological community. We are run by distinguished practising scientists. We exist to profit science, not shareholders. We inspire new thinking and support the community of biologists.
Enjoy the online subscription to our three hybrid journals - Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology
NEW: Emerald Expert Briefings Powered by Oxford Analytica
Bring thematic teaching to life with ready-made course content.
Capturing the unbiased analysis of independent industry leaders and academics on political, social and economic events, Expert Briefings explore the implications and impact of emerging trends and developments at a global, regional and country level.
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