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Safari Tech Books Online
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Full text of many technical books, including those from the publisher O'Reilly and the publisher Pearson.

Note that the Library's license for Safari permits access to this site by 8 users from SFU at any one time.

Click here to see individual titles in the catalogue. 

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Safari Books Online limited to 8 simultaneous users. 
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Allows electronic reserves
yes 
Ereserves notes
Not recommended. 8 simultaneous users and titles change monthly. 5c. Articles or other works contained in a Product may be included in your electronic reserves systems so long as such use employs durable links to the Products so that a “hit” is registered on ProQuest’s on-line platform each time a student views the work on reserve. 
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Allows interlibrary loan
yes 
Interlibrary loan notes
5e. Interlibrary Loan of materials retrieved from the Products is allowed provided that the loan is not done in a manner or magnitude that would replace the recipient library’s own subscription to either the Products or the purchase of the underlying Work (e.g., newspaper, magazine or book), and that you comply with any special terms imposed by specific content providers or licensors as required under Section 6(c). 
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