Avainsana: e-books
Experiences using Kogan Page e-books for my thesis
As an International Business and Logistics student at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, my bachelor's thesis focuses on how recent geopolitical changes are affecting Finland's freight forwarding industry. In recent years, global trade has faced several disruptions, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine War, and growing geopolitical tensions that have affected the international logistics and supply chains. Access to relevant academic sources is essential Because my research examines how these global events influence freight forwarding operations in Finland, access to relevant academic sources is essential. In addition to my academic work, I also got the opportunity to participate in the Metropolia Trainee Program (MTP) in Autumn 2025, which further strengthened my practical understanding of the field. While exploring the library's digital resources, I had the opportunity to use the e-book service from Kogan Page. The platform provides a wide range of professional and academic books covering topics such as logistics, supply chain management, international trade, business strategy, and leadership. For students working on business-related topics, this collection is highly valuable. Kogan page is easy to navigate One of the strengths of the Kogan Page platform is how easy it is to navigate. The search option enables one to find books on a certain subject in a quick manner. There are both offline and online reading systems. To use offline, it is possible to download the books and read them whenever you want to. A book synopsis and description are available in each book, so it is not difficult to check whether a title is applicable and start reading it or not. The platform offers a variety of subjects, so there are resources for multiple areas of business and logistics research. The content is relevant for real-world business challenges Another helpful feature is that the books are written by industry professionals as well as academic experts. This makes the content practical and relevant for understanding real-world business challenges. In fields such as logistics and supply chain management, having access to industry insights is extremely useful because it helps bridge the gap between theory and practice. From a student perspective, the Kogan Page e-book service is particularly helpful for my thesis work. Link to Kogan Page Check out Kogan Page on LibGuides
Open Access E-books
Nowadays more and more e-books are available online free of charge, without any subscription. Of course, the library purchases access to many e-book packages and individual e-books for Metropolia students and staff. However, there are also several open access e-book services, which offer both academic and fictional e-books for free. Open Access e-book services DOAB Directory of Open Access Books DOAB Directory of Open Access Books is a multidisciplinary directory where you can find links to thousands of e-books from various academic publishers. Links to many DOAB e-books can also be found in MetCat Finna! IntechOpen IntechOpen is a leading Open Access published with over 4500 e-books available free online. Subject areas include physical sciences, engineering, technology, life sciences, health sciences and social sciences. As with DOAB, links to many IntechOpen e-books can be found in MetCat Finna! The OAPEN Library The OAPEN Library contains freely accessible academic books, mainly in the area of Humanities and Social Sciences. Links also available via MetCat Finna! OpenStax OpenStax publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed, and openly licensed college textbooks. Subject areas include math, science, social sciences, humanities, and business. You can access and download all the books on their website. Project Gutenberg Looking for literary classics? Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free e-books, mainly focusing on older works. Many of the greatest novels of all time available in various languages (also in Finnish)! Mind the licences! Although these books are openly available online, it does not mean that readers can do whatever they want with the content. Make sure you check the license of each book, or the copyright policies of the e-book service in question! A license will tell you whether you can share and modify the content. Often, Creative Commons licenses are used. For more information, see Creative Commons licence examples. Access with Metropolia ID Of course, Metropolia ID opens access to an even wider range of e-books. The library subscribes to various e-book platforms with thousands of e-books. Find more information on the library e-book services in English on our E-books guide, and in Finnish on our E-kirjat guide! The information specialists in Metropolia select and promote open access online content that is suitable for Metropolia fields of study. Have you come across a useful open access e-book service that is missing from our list? Let us know, and we will add it to our e-book guides.
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