New eBooks
Finding Books & eBooks
The majority of the Library's book collections are now available online as eBooks. You can search for both print and online using UR Library Search.
Here are some FAQs about finding and accessing books and eBooks:
- How to search UR Library Search
- How do I find a book on the shelves?
- Borrowing books and requesting items
- Scan & Send (request scans from print books or journals)
- Where can I find my module readings?
Here are the main locations for print books for nutrition and health and their shelfmarks (also known as a Call Number).
| Subject | Shelfmark(s) | Location |
| Foods | 664 | Second Floor |
| Health Psychology | 616.0019 | Second Floor |
| Nutrition | 612.3 | Second Floor |
| Pathophysiology | 616.07 | Second Floor |
| Public Health | 362.1 | Second Floor |
eBook Collections and Online Reference books
The following eBook collections are most useful for Nutrition and Health. Collections with the 
icon are included in UR Library Search.
- Cambridge Core This link opens in a new window
eBooks and journals in a range of disciplines. NOTE: We do not subscribe to all of the content in this database. You can filter your results by selecting the Refine option “Only show content I have access to".
- ClinicalKey Nursing This link opens in a new window
Over 100 e-books from medical publisher Elsevier, including nursing, anatomy, psychology, health promotion, and more. Note: On first log in only, you need to complete a short form for access. See our Spotlight on Clinical Key Nursing blog post.
- Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
Content includes: accounting, finance & economics, business, management, education, health & social care, HR, marketing, public policy. Does include some eBooks. Note: after logging in with your Roehampton credentials, you will be logged in correctly even if the platform doesn't indicate this.
- Ovid This link opens in a new window
Premium nursing and allied health journals database, ideal for practice, research, or education. Check out our Spotlight on Nursing and Healthcare Resources blog post.
- PsycBooks This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 4,600 eBooks and 69,000 book chapters published by the American Psychological Association (APA).
- SpringerLink eBooks - Biomedical and Life Sciences This link opens in a new window
Full text access to thousands of eBooks covering Biomedical Sciences and Life Sciences.
- Taylor and Francis eBooks This link opens in a new window
Full text access to thousands of eBooks across all Roehampton subject areas. Note: To find the books that we have access to, search for your topic, then click the filter on the left side of the page and check "filter by" and "content we have access to".
- Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary collection of online resources (including over 1500 journals published by Wiley) covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.
Reference works
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
A collection of reference works published by Oxford University Press, enabling cross searching of over 100 world-leading dictionaries and encyclopaedias.