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Cambridge Core is the main academic platform of Cambridge University Press (CUP), offering straightforward user-friendly access to over 40,000 titles with a list value of over £3.7 million. Titles are available in almost every major academic and professional subject, with both backlist and frontlist well represented.
Evidence-based acquisition allows libraries to gain access to a wide range of academic e-books for their institution. It is a framework for demand-driven "just-in-time" acquisition of titles but with a level of control over purchasing, spending and title choice. While traditional patron-driven acquisition is implemented by technical "trigger events", which mean that control over spending is either out of the hands of the librarian or managed on a title-by-title basis, this evidence-based model offers more balance on control and administration of spend and selection. This offer allows a set budget to be allocated and leaves the final decision on title selection in the hands of the librarian.
Changes from previous Cambridge Core EBAs:
Institutions can select:
The following single subject EBAs are all available for a 12 month period:
A list of titles is available. These titles are delivered as chapter pdfs, with no technical DRM measures.
Discounted pricing is available for institutions that have previously participated in a Cambridge Core EBA.
The publisher invoices for this agreement.
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Cambridge Books Online recognises the importance of making its web services available to the largest possible audience and has attempted to design and develop its website to be accessible by all users. Where possible, this website has been coded to comply with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Priority Levels 1, 2 and 3 (Conformance Level "AAA").
Cambridge Books Online will continue to test future releases of this site and remain committed to maintaining its compliance with appropriate accessibility guidelines and serving the widest possible audience for our services.
What is the maximum font size and does text re-flow when you enlarge the font?
Can a user change background/foreground colours or contrasts? How?
Most browsers include this functionality (e.g. in Firefox: Options -> Content -> Colors). There are also various plugins available (e.g. No Squint for Firefox).
Are there keyboard-only equivalents for all mouse actions? Where could I find a list? Are there short cut keys to reduce tabbing round links?
We don't use non-standard keyboard access keys as they don't behave consistently across various browsers and operating systems, they can also negatively affect screen readers.
Our site has been optimised for keyboard only use - the tab, arrows, spacebar and enter keys can be used to move around the pages. Additional plugins/software can also be used to allow more flexibility (e.g. Jaws with its standard keyboard shortcuts).
All pages include "Skip to content" link which allows users to bypass repetitive navigation links. It is accessible via keyboard and screen readers.
Is text marked up so it can be navigated in a meaningful way (for example by heading level)?
Yes, Semantic markup is used appropriately to designate headings (<h1>, <h2>, etc.), lists (<ul>, <ol>, and <dl>), emphasised or special text (e.g. <strong>, <code>, <abbr>, <blockquote>), etc. Text labels are associated with form input elements. The reading and navigation order is logical and intuitive.
Can text be selected and read by text-to-speech tools?
All HTML content and most of pdf content is fully available to screen readers. Where pdf content is presented as image only, OCR layer has been added. We also welcome requests to provide suitable formats for the reading impaired.
Are text descriptions available for all relevant graphics and images?
Alternative text is provided for all graphics and images (except for decorative images).
Where can I find guidance for all these features?
https://www.cambridge.org/core/accessibility
Federated access is provided via Shibboleth or Athens. IP access is also available.
Federated searching is available.
Full-text linking is available.
MARC records are provided at no cost directly from the Cambridge Books Online website or emailed directly to the relevant contact. MARC records are also available from OCLC.
Cambridge can provide metadata on the titles included in Excel format.
Platform Access Fee - No annual access fee applies when participating institution subscribes to an online product with Cambridge University Press.
Institutions may manage all aspects of your organisation's profile, including display name and logo, usage statistics, IP access rights and remote users
CUP offers a powerful search engine, which provides full-text searching with Boolean searching throughout the database.
COUNTER usage statistics are available.
https://www.cambridge.org/core
Rebecca Howland
Library sales manager
Cambridge University Press
Tel +44 1223 326064
Email: rhowland@cambridge.org
The full title list can be found here: https://www.cambridge.org/core
help.digitalresources@jisc.ac.uk
For technical support contact CUP: academictechsupport@cambridge.org
User manuals directed at specific user groups, with overviews of all features accompanied by screenshots, are available on the publishers website.
Rebecca Howland
Library sales manager
Cambridge University Press
Tel +44 1223 326064
Email: rhowland@cambridge.org
Natalie Climas
Email: nclimas@cambridge.org
(Deputy UK library sales manager)
Nathan Turner
Email: nturner@cambridge.org
(Senior library sales executive)
Louise Deane
Email: ldeane@cambridge.org
(Library sales executive)