Cambridge Core gives access to all the Cambridge University Press E-books and e-journals the University of St Andrews has access to, including Cambridge Companions and Cambridge History Collections.  The University doesn't have access to all the titles on Cambridge Core.

All of the Cambridge Core ebooks can be found through Library Search

To search for a book enter the author, title or subject into the search box.  As you enter your terms four options appear in a dropdown list, Everything, Books, Articles and Rare books, click the Books option to limit the search to books

From the results pace you can limit the search to view ebooks only by choosing the  Available Online option in the filters on the left under the 'Tweak your results' heading:

Accessing the ebook

Click the title of the book or 'Available Online to access the record for the book:

The book record will open, in the View Online section of the record click 'view full text':

If you need to login to view a Cambridge University Press ebook you'll be directed to the University of St Andrews Microsoft Office Single Sign in, where you enter your university email address and password.

All Cambridge E-books are supplied DRM-Free which means you can read, print or download as much of the content of an ebook as you need.  There are no restrictions on the number of people who can access the ebook at the same time. Most e-books will have the option to download a PDF of each chapter, some will also allow you to download HTML files.

When you access a Cambridge Core ebook you'll see a page which gives the details of the book, an option to search within the text, and each chapter can be accessed or downloaded from the table of contents.

Need help? Chat to Library Staff, Monday - Friday, 9.00-17.00 using the box below.  When "Chat with us" is unavailable email library@st-andrews.ac.uk with your question.