Online resources : subject listing
Use the links below to access subject lists of online databases, encyclopaedias, and dictionaries catalogued by the Library. An e-resources FAQ is also available.
Find e-resources for your subject
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Africa briefing. (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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ArticleFirst
Contains bibliographic citations describing items listed on the table of contents pages of more than 13,000 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. 1990 to the present for most journals, 1992 or 1994 to the present for some.
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Arts & humanities citation index (Web of knowledge)
ISI Web of knowledge is an integrated platform designed to support research in academic, corporate, government, and not for profit organizations. ISI citation databases are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed to be searched by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. They can also be searched for articles that cite a known author or work. Cited reference searching allows use of a given work as if it were a subject term, to identify more recent articles on the same topic.
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Asia briefing (series) (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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British history online
British History Online is a digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
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Business source complete
Provides full text content from 11,000+ sources, including more than 1000+ international top ranking and scholarly business journals. The database offers information in virtually every area of business including accounting & tax, banking, finance & insurance, construction, computer science and economics as well as country economic reports and company company profiles.
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Crisis watch. (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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Crisis watch database
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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David Rumsey map collection
This historical map collection has over 27,000 maps and images online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.
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Digital dissertations (ProQuest dissertations and theses)
Includes citations for over 2.3 million dissertations and theses from around the world, ranging from 1861 to those accepted last semester. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts; master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Where available, PQDT provides twenty-four page previews. In addition, more than 750,000 are available for download in PDF format (digital dissertations and theses are archived as submitted by the degree-granting institution).
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EM-DAT
EM-DAT contains essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 18,000 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to present. The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies.
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European views of the Americas, 1493-1750
This bibliographic database is a valuable index for libraries, scholars and individuals interested in European works that relate to the Americas. EBSCO Publishing, in cooperation with the John Carter Brown Library, has created this resource from European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750, the authoritative bibliography that is well-known and respected by scholars worldwide. The database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. It covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of native American peoples. A wide range of subject areas are covered; from natural disasters to disease outbreaks and slavery. The original bibliography was co-developed by John Alden and Dennis Landis, Curator of European Books at The John Carter Brown Library. The John Carter Brown Library, founded in 1846 is a foremost repository of rare books and materials and is a center for advanced research in history and the humanities.
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Europe briefing. (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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Europe report (International Crisis Group) (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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FirstSearch
Provides online access to an extensive collection of general and specialized databases covering a wide range of subject areas. Features links to abstracts, articles, indexes, reviews, and full text of works such as dissertations, journals, reports, and conference proceedings and papers. Links to some OCLC databases.
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GeoRefS
Indexes the geoscience literature of the world, including journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses. Subject coverage includes crystallography, economic geology, environmental geology, engineering geology, geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology, hydrology, marine geology, mineralogy, oceanography, and paleontology. Dates covered are: 1785 to present for North America and 1933 to present for international.
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ICG Africa report. (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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ICG Asia report. (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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ICG Latin America report. (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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ICG Middle East report. (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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ILibrary (OECD iLibrary)
"The OECD iLibrary, the new platform giving access to selected OECD statistical data, books, journals and working papers, is now available. It replaces SourceOECD."
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Index to theses
A comprehensive listing of theses accepted for higher degrees by universities in Great Britain and Ireland since 1716. Abstracts are included for all theses as of 1986, and selectively from 1970-1986.
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Institute for Scientific information citation databases (Web of knowledge)
ISI Web of knowledge is an integrated platform designed to support research in academic, corporate, government, and not for profit organizations. ISI citation databases are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed to be searched by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. They can also be searched for articles that cite a known author or work. Cited reference searching allows use of a given work as if it were a subject term, to identify more recent articles on the same topic.
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| International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences |
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IPCC publications and data
Webpages providing free access to IPCC publications and data, including reports and technical papers.
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| Journal citation reports |
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Landmap
The project was envisaged to provide orthorectified satellite image mosaics of Landsat, SPOT and ERS radar data and a high resolution Digital Elevation Model for the British Isles and this is now available in formats accessible to GIS users and desktop publishers.
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Latin America briefing. (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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Mass observation online
This resource includes essays on British social history collected between 1937 and 1972 during a project called the Mass Observation. The archives also include photographs, file reports, diaries, day surveys and links to other sites. Mass Observation Online offers access to one of the most important archives for the study of social history in the modern era.
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Middle East briefing. (Crisis watch database)
Provides access to resources and publications related to humanitarian crises, including recent issues of ICG regional reports and briefings. The database can be searched by country and limited by date, and can also be browsed by publication type & region.
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Nexis UK
Database of fulltext information taken from local, national and international general news sources and agencies, professional journals and specialist trade, company and industry sources. Includes company information from ICC, Extel, Disclosure, and Directory of Directors. Aimed at business users, but also covers general current affairs. Information is drawn from over 4000 business information sources, including the Financial Times and other global news sources, offering company news items and financial information on UK and international companies.
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OCLC ArticleFirst (ArticleFirst)
Contains bibliographic citations describing items listed on the table of contents pages of more than 13,000 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. 1990 to the present for most journals, 1992 or 1994 to the present for some.
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OCLC FirstSearch Service (FirstSearch)
Provides online access to an extensive collection of general and specialized databases covering a wide range of subject areas. Features links to abstracts, articles, indexes, reviews, and full text of works such as dissertations, journals, reports, and conference proceedings and papers. Links to some OCLC databases.
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OECD iLibrary
"The OECD iLibrary, the new platform giving access to selected OECD statistical data, books, journals and working papers, is now available. It replaces SourceOECD."
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PERSÉE
"Website for scientific journals in social and human sciences, established by the Ministry of State Education, Higher Education and Research. Launched on the initiative of the research community, who are keen for their scientific output to have greater visibility, the PERSEE website has as its mission the digitisation and online distribution of back collections of a vast corpus of periodicals. Wider availability of this rich scientific heritage will benefit French research by making it freely and publicly accessible." Provides full text articles in French from online academic journals via the 'Revues scientifiques' tab, including Cahiers d'études africaines, Annales de géographie, and Revue française de science politique, and to the monograph series Publications de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée and Publications de l'École Française de Rome via the 'Publications et séries' tab.
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Project to record the street names of Sunderland (What's in a name?)
What's in a name? is a two year project funded by the Heritage Lottery designed to study and record the origins and significance of the street names of Sunderland.
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ProQuest dissertations and theses
Includes citations for over 2.3 million dissertations and theses from around the world, ranging from 1861 to those accepted last semester. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts; master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Where available, PQDT provides twenty-four page previews. In addition, more than 750,000 are available for download in PDF format (digital dissertations and theses are archived as submitted by the degree-granting institution).
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Publications de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée. (PERSÉE)
"Website for scientific journals in social and human sciences, established by the Ministry of State Education, Higher Education and Research. Launched on the initiative of the research community, who are keen for their scientific output to have greater visibility, the PERSEE website has as its mission the digitisation and online distribution of back collections of a vast corpus of periodicals. Wider availability of this rich scientific heritage will benefit French research by making it freely and publicly accessible." Provides full text articles in French from online academic journals via the 'Revues scientifiques' tab, including Cahiers d'études africaines, Annales de géographie, and Revue française de science politique, and to the monograph series Publications de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée and Publications de l'École Française de Rome via the 'Publications et séries' tab.
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Publications de l'École Française de Rome. (PERSÉE)
"Website for scientific journals in social and human sciences, established by the Ministry of State Education, Higher Education and Research. Launched on the initiative of the research community, who are keen for their scientific output to have greater visibility, the PERSEE website has as its mission the digitisation and online distribution of back collections of a vast corpus of periodicals. Wider availability of this rich scientific heritage will benefit French research by making it freely and publicly accessible." Provides full text articles in French from online academic journals via the 'Revues scientifiques' tab, including Cahiers d'études africaines, Annales de géographie, and Revue française de science politique, and to the monograph series Publications de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée and Publications de l'École Française de Rome via the 'Publications et séries' tab.
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SUNCAT
The Serials Union Catalogue for the UK research community is a free tool to help researchers and librarians locate serials held in the UK. The catalogue contains information on both print and electronic serials, including journals, periodicals, newspapers, newsletters, magazines, proceedings, annual reports and other publications of a continuing nature.
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Urban audit
The Urban Audit provides European urban statistics for 258 cities across 27 European countries. It contains almost 300 statistical indicators presenting information on matters such as demography, society, the economy, the environment, transport, the information society and leisure. The Urban Audit was conducted at the initiative of the Directorate-General for Regional Policy at the European Commission, in cooperation with EUROSTAT and the national statistical offices of the 25 current Member States plus Bulgaria and Romania.
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Web of knowledge
ISI Web of knowledge is an integrated platform designed to support research in academic, corporate, government, and not for profit organizations. ISI citation databases are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed to be searched by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. They can also be searched for articles that cite a known author or work. Cited reference searching allows use of a given work as if it were a subject term, to identify more recent articles on the same topic.
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What's in a name?
What's in a name? is a two year project funded by the Heritage Lottery designed to study and record the origins and significance of the street names of Sunderland.
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WorldCat
WorldCat is a worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member institutions. With millions of online records built from the bibliographic and ownership information of contributing libraries, it is the largest and most comprehensive database of its kind.
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Zetoc
The newly funded ZETOC service provides Z39.50-compliant access to the British Library's Electronic Table of Contents (ETOC). The database contains details of approximately 20,000 current journals and 16,000 conference proceedings published per year. With almost 15 million article and conference records, the database covers every imaginable subject in science, technology, medicine, engineering, business, law, finance and the humanities. The database covers the years from 1993 to date and is updated daily. A list of journal titles covered by the database is available. Copies of all the articles and conference papers listed on the database are available from the British Library's Document Supply Centre in Yorkshire.
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