iresearch is a foreign-language eBook database developed by China Education and Publications Import & Export Corporation. As a localized integrated platform, it aims to aggregate high-quality eBook resources from world-leading publishers and provide readers with a wealth of foreign academic research references. The platform includes auxiliary functions such as annotation and translation during English reading, making the reading experience more convenient. With features like intelligent search options, knowledge graph technology, and a diversified evaluation system, its exclusive capabilities help uncover deeper insights within books and reveal knowledge connections.
As a localized academic reading platform, iresearch has amassed over 500,000 foreign-language eBooks in more than ten languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, and Russian. These cover all disciplines, ranging from humanities and social sciences to science, engineering, agriculture, and medicine, with rich and comprehensive content themes. Currently, over 500 international publishing brands have joined the iresearch platform, including renowned institutions like IGI Global, Wiley, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, World Scientific, Emerald, and more. The platform meets the diverse teaching and research needs of faculty and students with high-quality and authoritative resources. Our library has already subscribed to:
- IET Circuit, Computer, and Communication Technology Resource Package
- IGI Global’s Full Collection for Publishing Years 2022–2024
- Taylor & Francis Engineering and Technology Series
A total of 2,585 English eBooks are included in these subscriptions.
IET, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, is a prestigious century-old academic institution formerly known as the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). It is Europe's largest professional organization for engineering and technology, offering trusted engineering knowledge resources.
IGI Global, headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, is a leading international academic publisher specializing in disseminating high-quality content across core fields such as business, computer science, education, engineering, and social sciences.
Taylor & Francis, with over 200 years of academic publishing expertise, is a global leader in journals, books, eBooks, and reference materials. Its flagship brands include CRC Press in the fields of science, technology, and medicine and Routledge in the humanities and social sciences.
Access Rights:
1. Authorized Resources:
- eBooks marked with an "Purchased" badge on the cover grant permanent access rights for online reading and support downloads.
- eBooks marked with "Subscribed" or "Open" badges allow full-text online reading but do not support downloads.
- Readers can directly view the list of full-text accessible eBooks for their institution through the homepage by selecting "View Authorized Resources."
2. Non-Authorized Resources:
- For eBooks outside the authorized scope, readers can preview 5%–20% of the full text (the preview ratio varies by publisher).
