Easy access to Library resources - Databases
UWS Library subscribes to a wide range of external websites and provides free access to students and staff.
Bibliographic databases are subject-specific search engines related to an area of study or profession. They index journals, articles, guidance and other documents. A selection of the main databases available at UWS are listed on the One Search homepage. You may need to login to using your student / staff username and password, particularly if you are off-campus.
For more help with databases, visit our Library Guides
Acceptable Use
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ACM Portal - full text collection of all Association for Computing Machinery publications, including journals, conference proceedings and books
ACS - American Chemical Society full-text peer-reviewed journals
American Doctoral Dissertations - citations and some full text access to US dissertations from 1902-
ArXiv - full text database of physics, computing and maths articles
ASME Digital Collection - journal articles, conference proceedings and books provided by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Autism Data - free database from the National Autistic Society
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Barbour Index - specialist database covering environmental and health & safety information
Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination - delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the (Advanced) Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine course. The site features more than 8 hours of video content.
Bioline International - quality bio-science journal articles from the developing world
BioMed Central - full text from 200 peer-reviewed bio-medical journals
Biosis Previews - information about life sciences and biomedical journal articles published between 1969-2008
Blended Online Learning and Distance Education (BOLDE) - details of books, articles and conference papers on Blended Online Learning and Distance Education from the Australian Council for Educational Research - not full text
Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases - presents real-world cases on challenges facing the business of fashion, tackling important issues such as sustainability, technology, ethics, and leadership
BMJ Journals - selected articles published by the British Medical Journal Group
British Library - Sounds - unique sound recordings from all over the world, cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds
British Periodicals - full text of periodical articles from the late 1600s to the early 1900s
British Standards Online - database of all current British, European and International Standards
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CABI Digital Library - research and learning in agriculture, the environment and the applied life sciences
Cambridge Core - Cambridge e-books and journals covering a wide range of subjects
ChemSpider - structural chemistry information and diagrams
CINAHL Ultimate - full text for more of the most used journals in the CINAHL index than any other database. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU modules and research instruments
ClickView - TV & radio programmes from major UK channels - broadcasts from the last month
Clinical Key - provides full-text access to a bespoke collection of midwifery e-books and includes access to 1000's of subject-related images.
Coaching Science Abstracts - summaries of sports coaching journal articles - not full text.
Cochrane Library - evidence-based care and reviews of clinical interventions
Construction Information Service - construction industry standards and regulations. Registration required - please use your UWS email address
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DART-Europe e-thesis portal - e-thesis portal for European research theses
Digimap Ordnance Survey Collection - Ordnance Survey maps for educational use
Drama Online - full text of classic and contemporary playtexts plus live performances, audio plays, theory and practice
Early European Books (EEB) - full colour images of books printed in Europe from the invention of printing to the late 1600s
Ebook Central - Proquest Ebook Central is an e-book platform, providing access to e-books from the world's leading publishers on a wide range of subjects
EBSCO - e-books and articles covering nursing, psychology, sociology, sports science and environmental issues - not all full text
Edinburgh University Press - assorted electronic journals
Education Source - large collection of full-text journals covering all levels of education from early childhood to higher education
Emerald - full text articles covering management, business, education, library studies, health care and engineering
Education Resources Information Center - ERIC -
information about education related articles (mostly US based). Not full text
EThOS - PhD theses submitted to UK universities that are held by the British Library. Registration is required.
European Sources Online - information from official and primary sources across Europe on a wide range of subjects
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GALE Business: Insights - interactive tools and in-depth analysis of the history, performance and opportunities of thousands of companies and industries. Students will find trusted information from premium sources including market research, case studies, SWOT analyses, investment and financial reports, as well as articles from top magazines and industry journals.
GALE OneFile News - full-text newspaper resource that provides access to more than 2,300 major world newspapers, and includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
GALE Reference Complete - full text access to high quality, authoritative reference texts, original source materials and local, national, and international newspapers. Suitable for undergraduate, postgraduate and research use.
Greenfile - information about journal and magazine articles on environmental issues - not full text
Hansard - debates, questions and answers in the House of Commons and the House of Lords
Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition - full text of over 500 nursing journals
Henry Stewart Journals - Marketing, Finance, Real Estate and Management titles: a database of over 5,000 case studies, vocational articles and applied research studies.
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers - House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (18th-20th Century)
IEEE Xplore Digital Library - full text articles on electrical engineering, computer science and electronics
Independent Radio - archives of independent radio programmes from 1973-1996 - select UWS from the 'sign in' box to use
Informa Healthcare - full text medical journals and e-books
Ingenta Connect - full text journals covering a variety of subjects
Institution of Civil Engineers Virtual Library Archive -
civil engineering journals and books dating back to 1836
IOPScience (Institute of Physics) - full text physics journals including archive editions
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John Johnson Collection - searchable colour images of items from the Bodleian Library's John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. (18th-early 20th Century)
Karger Journals - full text journals on biomedical topics
Kogan Page e-books - a bespoke selection from a collection of Human Resource Management textbooks
Learning Exchange - Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education repository of digital learning resources
LexisLibrary - full text of UK, English & Welsh case law, legislation and commentary
Medline - comprehensive medical citation database that provides authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and may also provide full text links to other databases
Mintel Market Research Reports - on a range of subjects including finance, media and leisure
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OVID - journal articles and books on a wide range of health and nursing topics
Oxford Academic - full text of journals and e-books on humanities, social science, law, science and medicine
PsycARTICLES - full text journals covering psychology, psychiatry and counselling
PsycBOOKS - includes over 38,000 chapters in PDF from over 2,500 books, published by the American Psychological Association and other publishers, and includes digitized content of historical significance from the Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP) collection
Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection - the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals
Royal Society of Chemistry Journals Archive 1841-2007 - a collection of full text peer-reviewed journals covering core chemical sciences and related fields
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SAGE Journals Online - full text covering social sciences, business, health, life science, materials and engineering
SAGE Knowledge - e-books covering social science topics
SAGE Research Methods - e-books, case studies, videos and data sets supporting the development of research skills
ScienceDirect - full text journals and e-books on a range of subjects. Free but registration may be required
SciFinder - Industry Standard detail about Organic and Inorganic Substances. Contact the library to register for a password
SCRAN - images, movies and sounds covering Scotland's history and culture
Scopus - combines a comprehensive, expertly curated abstract and citation database with enriched data and linked scholarly literature across a wide variety of disciplines
Screen Online - British Film Institute videos, sound extracts and information covering the history of British film and television (on-campus use only)
Social Care Online - UK’s largest database of information and research on all aspects of social care and social work
Social Work Toolkit - content is divided into five key themes typically found on a Social Work course: Communication Skills; Professionalism in Practice; Ethics, Values and Diversity; Assessment and Intervention and Lifecourse Perspectives.
SocINDEX - full text social science resources
SportDISCUS - sport science articles (some full text)
Springerlink - full text science, technology and medical journals and e-books - On-campus access
StairMemorial Encyclopedia - Stair Memorial Encyclopedia of Scot's Law
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) - the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work
Statista - global statistics, data and analysis across 170 industries. Enhance your presentations with downloadable tables, charts and infographics. The portal tracks over 22,000 trusted data sources to help you quickly find and analyse business, social and demographic trends.
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Taylor & Francis e-books - multi-subject electronic book collection
Taylor & Francis Journals - full text journals covering social sciences, education and humanities
Times Digital Archive 1785-2008 - The Times Digital Archive is an online, full text facsimile of more than 200 years of The Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for the 19th – 20th Century history detailing every complete page of every issue since 1785
UK Data Service - health, social and economic data from the UK - registration required
UK Network of Sex Work Projects - special collection at UWS Paisley Campus
Vogue Archive - Current and historical articles from Vogue fashion magazine
Web of Science - journal article and e-book citation indexing service that also provides full text links to other databases
Westlaw UK - full text Scots and UK legislation and law related e-books and journals (registration required)
Wiley Online Library - e-books and journals covering science, social science and humanities subjects
Zetoc - table of contents from research journals. Not full text