Resources: Education
Databases
Students and staff have access to the wide variety of databases listed below. Most databases can be accessed from all campuses. Where this varies the details are given in the Access column. " Athens login" indicates that an Athens personal account is required for access. Further details of the Athens system is available here . Other username/password details can be obtained by contacting the Library by email libraryayr@uws.ac.uk or telephone 01292 886345.
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Database Access
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index 1975- is a multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It fully covers 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals |
On and off campus Athens login |
| ChildData | On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login off-campus. |
| EBSCO Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection EBSCO: off-campus link |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login off-campus. |
| EBSCO SocINDEX EBSCO: off-campus link |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login off-campus. |
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A unique collection of over 50,000 images , copyright-cleared for use in learning, teaching and research. |
On and off campus. No password required on campus. Off campus Login via UK Federation, select UWS from the list of institutions then enter Athens details when prompted. |
| Education-Line | On and off campus No password required |
| Emerald Emerald off-campus Emerald is the world's leading publisher of management research. Includes educational management & administration |
On and off campus No password required for on-campus access Athens login off-campus. |
| ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) | On and off campus. No password required |
| Film and Sound Online | On and off campus. Login via UK Federation, select UWS from the list of institutions then enter Athens details when prompted. |
| ISI Proceedings - Social Science & Humanities 1990- covers the conference literature in all fields of social science & arts and humanities |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Newsbank Newspapers UK NewsBank: off-campus link | On and off campus No password required for on-campus access Athens login for off-campus access |
| SCRAN (A searchable archive of Scotland's history and culture) . | On and off campus. Athens login |
| Social Sciences Citation Index 1970- is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. It fully indexes more than 1,725 journals across 50 social sciences disciplines |
On and off campus Athens login |
| Taylor & Francis Journals (Informaworld) | On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login off-campus. |
| Times Educational Supplement | On and off campus No password required |
Education
Follow the Library Catalogue link on the left hand side of the screen to see what books and other publications are available from the UWS Library.
Useful Websites
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Library Guides
Library guides are available focusing on a range of subject areas. These give you an introduction to using the library and accessing resources.