Databases
| Database | Access |
|---|---|
| ACM Portal (Association for Computing Machinery) |
On campus only. No password required |
| ACS (American Chemical Society) ejournal collection |
On campus only. No password required |
| AIP (physics) | On campus only. No password required |
| Analytical Abstracts | On campus only. No password required |
| Archival Sound Recordings (British Library Sound Archive) | On and off campus. Athens login |
Arts & Humanities Citation Index 1981-  |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Assia (social sciences) Assia (off-campus Athens link) |
On and off campus. No password required on campus. Athens login off campus |
| Barbour Index Barbour is a leading provider of professional information services across the health, safety, environment and construction sectors. |
On and off campus. Contact university library for details |
| BCIS Review Online (Building cost information) |
On campus only. Contact university library for password |
| BioMed Central Free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. |
On and off campus, No password required. Free registration required for searching. |
| Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (BEOS) BEOS off-campus link |
On and off campus. Athens login off campus. |
| Blackwell Synergy (ejournal collection) now included in Wiley-Interscience |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| British newspapers 1600-1900 | On and off campus. Athens login off campus. |
| Burney Collection 17th and 18th century newspapers and news pamphlets |
On and off campus. Athens login off campus. |
| Cambridge Journals Online | On and off campus. Athens login off campus. |
| Catalysts & Catalysed Reactions | On campus only. No password required |
| Census Resources | |
| Chemical Hazards in Industry | On campus only. No password required |
| Cinahl Plus with Full-text (Nursing and Allied Health) 1982-
Cinahl off-campus link |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| Cochrane Library | On and off campus. No password required |
| Construction Information Service
|
On and off campus. Athens login
N.B. If downloading British Standards please inform library staff of the BS Numbers. |
| DIGIMAP Ordnance Survey digital mapping data |
On and off campus. Login via UK Federation, select UWS from the list of institutions then enter Athens details when prompted. |
| EBSCO Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition EBSCO: off-campus link |
On and off campus No password required for on-campus access Athens login for off-campus access |
| EBSCO Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection EBSCO: off-campus link |
On and off campus No password required for on-campus access Athens login for off-campus access |
| EBSCO SocINDEX EBSCO: off-campus link |
On and off campus No password required for on-campus access Athens login for off-campus access |
| Education Image Gallery 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. |
| Eighteenth Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| Emerald
Emerald: off-campus link |
On and off campus No password required for on-campus access Athens login for off-campus access |
| ERIC (education) | On and off campus. No password required. |
| Expanded Academic File
Expanded Academic File: off-campus link |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access Athens login for off-campus access |
| Factiva Global news and business information service that combines the content sets of Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing |
Access on campus only. No password required |
| Facts about Britain 1945-95 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM |
| Family Spending 1989-95 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM |
| 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. |
| Film Index International |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access Athens login for off-campus access |
| Frankfurter Allgemeine | On and off campus Free Registration required (see library staff for details) |
| Hansard 1988/89- | On and off campus No password required |
| Index to Theses | On campus only. No password required |
| IngentaConnect | On and off campus. Athens login |
| Institution of Civil Engineers Virtual Library Archive | On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access Athens login for off-campus access |
| International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) 1951- |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Intermid (British Journal of Midwifery) |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Internurse | On and off campus. Athens login |
| IOP Science (Institute of Physics Journals collection) | On and off campus. Athens login |
| ISI Proceedings (Conference literature) |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| John Johnson Collection Fully searchable colour images of 65,000 items from the Bodleian Library's John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera, offering unique insights into the changing nature of everyday life in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Kaye & Laby Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants 16th ed | On and off campus. No password required |
| Laboratory Hazards Bulletin | On campus only. No password required |
| Landmap Satellite imagery | On and off campus. Login via UK Federation, select UWS from the list of institutions then enter Athens details when prompted. |
| Learning Exchange (Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education) Repository of digital learning resources for social care educators |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts) | On and off campus. No password required |
| Maternity and Infant Care (formerly MIDIRS) |
On and off campus. Athens login |
Medline 1966-  Now on Web of Science |
On and off campus. Athens Login |
| Methods in Organic Synthesis | On campus only. No password required |
| Mintel Market Research Reports | On and off campus. Athens login |
| National Research Register | On and off campus No password required |
| Natural Product Updates | On campus only. No password required |
| New Scientist | 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 |
| NewsFilm Online Comprising a selection of news stories and programme scripts from ITN/Reuters archives | On and off campus. Login via UK Federation, select UWS from the list of institutions then enter Athens details when prompted. |
| 19th Century British Library Newspapers. Full runs of 48 influential national and regional newspapers | On and off campus. Athens login off campus |
| Nineteenth Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| Oxford University Press (journals) | On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| Proquest Nursing Journals Proquest Nursing Journals: off-campus link |
On and off campus No password required for on-campus access Athens login for off-campus access |
| PsycBooks PsycBooks off -campus link |
On and off campus. No password required on-campus. Athens login off-campus. |
| PsycCritiques (from APA net) | On campus only. No password required. |
| PsycINFO PsycInfo off-campus link |
On and off campus. No password required on-campus. Athens login off-campus. |
| PubMed | On and off campus. No password required |
| Radio at BUFVC Independent Local Radio Programme Sharing database |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Regional Trends 1965-1995 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM |
| Research into Higher Education Abstracts 1995- | On campus only. No password required |
| Royal Historical Society Bibliography Bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, British Empire and Commonwealth. |
On and off campus. No password required |
| Royal Society of Chemistry Journals | On campus only. No password required |
| Science Citation Index Expanded |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| ScienceDirect | On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| ScotBis Scottish Business Information from the National Library of Scotland. | On and off campus. No password required |
| Scots Law Times Reports 1893-1995 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM Contact university library for password. |
| SCRAN (A searchable archive of Scotland's history and culture) | On and off campus. Athens login |
| Social Care Online UK's most complete range of information and research on all aspects of social care |
On and off campus. No password required |
| Social Sciences Citation Index |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Social Trends 1970-95 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM |
| SportDISCUS SportDISCUS off-campus link |
On and off campus. No password required on-campus. Athens login off-campus. |
| Springerlink | On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access. |
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) | On and off campus. No password required |
| Statistical Accounts of Scotland (historical data from the 1790s and 1830s) | On and off campus. Login via UK Federation, select UWS from the list of institutions then enter Athens details when prompted. |
| Swets
Swets: off-campus link |
On and off campus No password required on-campus. Athens login for off-campus access |
| Taylor & Francis Journals | On and off campus No password required on-campus. Athens login for off-campus access |
| TRILT Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching- listings and archive of broadcast programme information | On and off campus. Athens login |
| TVTimes Project 1955-1985 Provides unique access to the listings of the London Edition of the TVTimesfrom September 1955 – March 1985 |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Twentieth Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers |
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access |
| Web of Knowledge |
On and off campus. Athens login |
| Westlaw UK Primary/secondary law and current awareness service for UK legal, regulatory and academic markets | On and off campus. Athens login |
| Who's Who 1897-1996 | Paisley Campus CD-ROM |
| Wiley Online Library (now includes Blackwell-Synergy journals) | On and off campus. Athens login |
| Zetoc (Table of contents of over 20,000 research journals) |
On and off campus. Athens login |
Students and staff have access to the wide variety of databases listed here.. 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 enquiry desk by email library@uws.ac.uk or telephone (0141-848-3759).
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Titles which are on CD-ROM are available from Enquiry desk staff. The CD-ROMs in this list are not available for use off-campus.