Learning Resources: Electrical & Electronics Engineering: Textbooks & eBooks

Subjects and Shelfmarks in the Library

Subject Sub-sections	Class number
Networks	004.6
Computers – repairing and upgrading	004.16
Programming languages	005.133
Health and safety in engineering	363.11962
Mathematics for engineers	510.2462
Engineering science	620
Electrical applications and principles	621.3
Renewable energies	621.312
Batteries	621.31242
Electric drives and motors	621.313
Electrical machinery	621.31042
Photovoltaics	621.31244
Power electronics	621.317
Electric power transmission	621.319
Electrical circuits	621.3192
Electrical installation (wiring)	621.31924
Electronics	621.381
Analogue electronics	621.3815
Digital electronics	621.3815
Electronic circuits	621.3815
Communications engineering	621.382
OP - Amps	621.381325
OrCad and PSpice	621.38150113
Control engineering	629.8
Programmable logic controllers	629.895

Cannot Find What You Are Looking For?

Is the book out on loan? - Place a hold
Is the book at another library site? - Place a hold
Is the book not held by the library at all? - Use the Inter library loan service to borrow it from another library
Recommend a book? - Contact your Subject Specialist or Librarian if you would like to recommend a book we should buy for the library.

Looking for a Book We Don't Have?

If you are looking for a book which is not held in any of our libraries, you can ask us to borrow it from another library through the Inter-Library Loans system.

Search the Library Catalogue

The Library has a huge range of textbook and eBook titles to meet your needs.

Textbooks can be a great place to start your research, but remember that demand can be high, so you'll need to plan in advance. Use the Library Catalogue to check what books the library has available.

eBooks are a quick and easy way to access material. They are available on or off campus and can be used 24 hours a day. If you own a tablet device, these books can be viewed easily wherever you have a connection to the internet. These titles also allow limited printing.

You can access our textbook and eBook collections through the Library Catalogue

Ebooks are included in the library catalogue, however, you may also wish to use the ebook platforms themselves.

Unless otherwise indicated, to access these ebooks platforms click on the link and enter your Network username and password when prompted:

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central is the access route to the FE e-books collection. The Core Collection supports students in a broad range of subject areas: arts and humanities, business management and general, education and childcare, health and life sciences, ICT, travel and tourism, key skills including maths, science and engineering, social sciences, and vocational. Currently the collection has 639 titles.
eBooks for FE/HE Collection (UK) This link opens in a new window
Offering locally relevant UK content, this is a tailored package containing more than 5,000 e-books from leading UK publishers include Hodder Education Group, Bloomsbury UK and noteworthy authors. Subject Coverage Includes:
Art, Business and management, Child development and early years
Computers and IT, Culinary arts, Education, Fashion and design
Health and social care, History, Languages ,Media, Performing arts
Sport, leisure, physical education and fitness, Technology and engineering
VLeBooks This link opens in a new window
VLeBooks is a fantastic new way for you to access your eBook catalogue,
empowering you with a quick and easy way to access texts.
Categories are - Art & Photography, Biography, Business, Finance and Law, Children's, Computing, Education , Food & Drink, Health & Lifestyle, History & Transport, Hobbies & Games, Home &, Garden, Mind, Body, Spirit, Music, Stage & Screen, Politics, Philosophy & Religion, Reference, Reference & Languages, Scientific, Technical and Medical and Sport. The list continues to grow!

A selection of ebooks for your subject

Electric power systems: a conceptual introduction

Electrical engineering for non-electrical engineers

Hybrid vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles : new developments, energy management and emerging technologies

Introduction to power electronics

Digital control engineering : analysis and design

Solar energy materials and energy engineering

The Essential Guide to User Interface Design : An Introduction to Guidesign Principles and Techniques

Project Management

Call Numbers Explained

When you enter the details of the item that you want on the Library Catalogue it will display a call number that tells you where the item is shelved.

The call number will usually look something like this:

306.47 GEL

The combinations of letters and numbers gives a location based on the subject content of the item. The items are arranged on the shelves using the call numbers.

The library floor plan will show you where items with particular call numbers are stored.