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The Library offers self-service access to a number of databases free of charge. The list of databases available at the moment is nominal with the aim of upgrading and extending this service:

To connect on campus, click on the database name

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We often have databases on trial - please try them out and give us your feedback.

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Fulltext & Index Databases

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ABI/INFORM Global (PROQUEST): Premier worldwide business periodicals.

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry (PROQUEST): Publications to help study and compare specific trades and industries.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO): Multi-disciplinary database.

AccessMedicine (McGraw-Hill): Full text, graphics, images and illustrations of the most recent editions of medical reference books from McGraw-Hill, including access to USMLEasy, an online testing service to help prepare students for Step 1 and Step 2 USMLE exams.

 

AccessScience (McGraw-Hill): Science reference materials with access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News headlines, biographies, and more. Containing full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications, including more than 3,100 peer-reviewed publications.

 

ACM (Association for Computing Machinery): ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), affiliated organizations and special interest groups periodicals, proceedings, and newsletters.

 

An-Nahar Archives Online:

 

1. Choose 1st box to the left of PAID service.

2. Open an individual account by subscribing (for free). Click on “new subscriber” and fill in the required information.

3. Username and password sent to UOB Webmail.

4. Carry out your search and locate the required article.

5. Write down article title, date, issue number, page number & author

6. Email Citation to the Document Delivery Services (ILL-DDS) in the Atef Danial Library.

7. Confirmation will be sent to your UOB Webmail. Requests will usually be processed within two business days of receipt.

 

Annual Reviews: Analytic reviews in 32 disciplines within the biomedical, physical, and social sciences.

 

AskZAD (Arabian Advanced Systems): Arabic newspaper database from 1998 till today: Lebanese and regional material, as well as internet sources. Once you enter this page click on "News Paper Library" to access.

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BMJ Publishing Group Journals: A broad range of medical specialties and more than 20 titles

Business Source Premier (EBSCO): Scholarly business journals and other sources

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (Columbia University): A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.

CINAHL with Full-Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (EBSCO): A comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 580 journals indexed in CINAHL with full-text coverage dating back to 1981.

Dissertation Abstracts Database (PROQUEST): Bibliographic information for doctoral dissertations and master's theses of authors from over 1,000 U.S. graduate schools and universities since 1861.

You can order dissertations directly online with your credit card.

ebrary (ebrary): A growing collection of more that 60,000 full-text digital books and authoritative content (multidisciplinary) from over 200 leading academic publishers. Full text content can be viewed, searched and printed (5 pages at each command).

To save bookmarks, annotate pages etc, you need to create an account.

If facing problems, please contact HELP DESK or call ext. 4357)

EBSCO Electronic Journal Service (EBSCO): Bibliographic records to online journals from leading scholarly, academic and business publishers and full-text access to journals subscribed to by the UOB Libraries.

Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS): ESDS resource archiving and disseminating large-scale government, qualitative and other social science datasets via the UK Data Archive.

ERIC: Abstracts of education-related documents and journal articles.

FREE

Expanded Academic ASAP (GALE GROUP): Multi-disciplinary database.

GreenFILE (EBSCO) A research database of scholarly general interest titles, as well as government document reports, focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond; offering a perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology.

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IEL: IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (Available on Main Campus only): Archives of publications (journals, conference proceedings, and IEEE/IEE Standards) from 1988

Index Islamicus: Bibliographic information for literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world

Infotrac Custom Newspapers (GALE GROUP): More than 100 major newspapers of U.S. and European coverage. Four different titles will be made available on a bi-weekly basis.

IngentaConnect: Bibliographic records to online journals from leading scholarly, academic and business publishers and full-text access to journals subscribed to by the UOB Libraries.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Publications: IMF publications: financial, economic and country reports, surveys, even new publications, such as the World Economic Outlook .

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Journals@OVID (OVID): Specialized medical journals from the Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins collection.

JSTOR: UOB has access to 4 packages: the Business Collection, the Arts and Science I and II Collections, and the Language and Literature Collection.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)  (EBSCO): Bibliographic database on subjects such as librarianship and information management and more.

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Literature Resource Center (LRC) & MLA International Bibliography (GALE GROUP): Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline, also available the Scribner Writer's Series, Twayne World, US, and English.

MagillOnLiterature (EBSCO): Source for editorially reviewed critical analyses. This database also includes brief plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature.

MDConsult (ELSEVIER): Medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.

MEDLINE (OVID): Bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4,600 medical and biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries.

MultiData Online (MSI):

Three databases: General News / Book Reviews / Table of Contents of specialized Arabic periodicals.

 

Nature Publications: Publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers for researchers since 2004. UOB currently has access to the following titles: Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Immunology, Nature Medicine, Nature Reviews Immunology and Nature Reviews Microbiology

New England Journal of Medicine: A weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (GALE GROUP): Source for information on social and controversial issues.

PsycINFO: Contains over 2 million references to psychological literature from journal articles, books, book chapters, technical reports, and dissertations

Regional Business News (EBSCO): Regional business publications from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

ScienceDirect (ELSEVIER): Bibliographic information of Elsevier Science journal collection covering a wide variety of subject areas and disciplines.

Science Magazine Online: Access to an archive (1997 to present) of recent articles from one of the best known a peer-reviewed journals for scientific news, commentary and cutting-edge research of scientific research.

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SpringerLink (SPRINGER): Multi-disciplinary publisher collection..

Teacher Reference Center TRC: Journal Information for K-12 Teachers & Librarians (EBSCO): Coverage on key education topics: trade journals, periodicals, and books.

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United Nations Official Document System (ODS): Official United Nations documentation.

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UpToDate: (Available in the Abi Chahla Medical Library, FHS Campus and St. George Hospital University Medical Center only): Is a comprehensive evidence-based clinical information resource to get clinicians the concise, practical answers they need when they need them the most - at the point-of-care.

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Wall Street Journal (PROQUEST)

Reference Sources

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Columbia Gazetteer of the World - Online  (Columbia University): Geographical places and features.

Encyclopedia of Bioethics 3rd ed., 5v, 2004 (GALE GROUP): Ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Encyclopedia of Communication and Information 3v, 2002 (GALE GROUP): Spectrum of communication, from careers to information technologies.

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture 3v, 2003 (GALE GROUP): Food preparation, distribution and storage to holidays and festivals, nutrition and health, and cultures and cuisines

Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition 2nd ed. (ELSEVIER): Fields of food science, food technology, and nutrition.

Encyclopedia of Population 2v, 2003 (GALE GROUP): Demographic topics both in the core field and in neighboring disciplines, includes: rapid demographic expansion in poor countries; low fertility rates and problems of old-age support.

Encyclopedia of Science and Religion 2v, 2003 (GALE GROUP): Interactions, contradictions, and tensions between science and religion: historically and in contemporary life.

Encyclopédie Universalis

 

Environmental Encyclopedia 3rd ed., 2v, 2003 (GALE GROUP): In-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues.

Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce 2v, 2002 (GALE GROUP): World of Internet commerce and the concerns of those who want to join the ranks of the Internet business community.

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health 5v, 2002 (GALE GROUP): Topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases ..., as well as the roles of all major health professionals.

Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology 2nd ed., 2001 (GALE GROUP): Spectrum of psychology, including notable people, theories and terms, landmark case studies and experiments.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GALE GROUP): Access to a variety of Thomson Gale reference material.

International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers 4th ed., 4v, 2000 (GALE GROUP): Legendary films, actors, actresses, directors, writers, and other production artists: detailed essays and commentary by experts.

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2001 (ELSEVIER): Historic, ethical, biographical, conceptual, institutional, and theoretical elements of social science disciplines and intersecting fields.

Kompass: Information about companies and their services. Password required, contact E-Resources Librarian (ext. 4077)

Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford University Press)

Oxford Reference Online (Oxford University Press): More than 100 well-known and trusted dictionaries and reference books.

Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students 4v, 2004 (GALE GROUP): Renaissance-era topics: world history, art, literature, economics, and science.

Testing & Education Reference Center (GALE GROUP): Information on colleges and universities, as well as on-line practice tests and test prep eBooks.