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Chapterscan: searching and finding references and content tables of books

It is possible for researchers and students at UGent to request chapter scans of some of the books via the catalogue (lib.ugent.be). You can find a blue button 'Get chapter scan' if we provide this service on a book.

Here are some tips & tricks to make this …

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ISBN: what is it and how do I request one?

An ISBN is an International Standard Book Number. It is a persistent identifier and unique, internationally used standard to identify books. The aim of the ISBN is to enable you to quickly and correctly find every published title in databases.

An ISBN is not legally required, but recommended if you …

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Scopus (Elsevier)

Scopus is an interdisciplinary bibliographical database with more than 61 million items from 105 countries in over 40 languages. It contains:

  • Peer-reviewed journals published from 1823 onwards
  • Conference proceedings
  • Books (mainly on social sciences, the arts and philosophy)
  • Patents

Scopus maintains the following criteria to ensure qualitative resources:

  • The publications …
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