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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 enquiry desk by email library@uws.ac.uk or telephone (0141-848-3759).

SFX enabled This image indicates that the resource has been enabled to work with SFX. More information on this is available from the SFX Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Database Access
Arts & Humanities Citation Index SFX enabled 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
Assia (social sciences)  SFX enabled
Assia (Off-campus Athens link)
On and off campus. Athens login
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online (BEOS)

BEOS off-campus link
On and off campus. Athens login off campus.
Census Resources  
ChildData On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access
EBSCO  SFX enabled 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  SFX enabled SocINDEX
EBSCO: off-campus link
On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access
Facts About Britain1945-95  Paisley Campus CD-ROM 
Family Spending 1989-95  Paisley Campus CD-ROM 
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) 1951- SFX enabled On and off campus. Athens login
ISI Proceedings - Social Science & Humanities SFX enabled 1990- covers the conference literature in all fields of social science & arts and humanities On and off campus. Athens login
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) SFX enabled On and off campus. No password required
PsycBOOKS

PsycBOOKS - off campus link
On and off campus. No password required on-campus. Athens login off-campus.
PsycCRITIQUES (from APANet) On campus only. No password required
PsycINFO SFX enabled PsycINFO off-campus link On and off campus. Athens login
Regional Trends 1965-1995  Paisley Campus CD-ROM 
Royal Historical Society Bibliography



On and off campus. No password required
ScienceDirect On and off campus. No password required for on-campus access. Athens login for off-campus access
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 SFX enabled 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
Social Trends 1970-95  Paisley Campus CD-ROM
Stanford Encyclopedia of  Philosophy (SEP) On and off campus. No password required
Web of Knowlege SFX enabled 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

 

Follow the Library Catalogue link on the left hand side of the screen to see what books and other publications are available from UWS library.

 

Useful Websites

Have a look at our list of recommended websites in this subject area.

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.