Databases

The following databases are accessed via the Internet or available on CD-ROMs and are available only to members of the University. Where user names and passwords are required, these may be obtained from the desk at either the Hunter Street or the Franciscan Library. CD-ROMs may be borrowed from the service desk for use within the Library.

Key: (F) Franciscan Library, (H) Hunter Street Library. * indicates that user name / password authorisation is required.

** Lexis Online Research Certificate Scheme

Guides to the databases Database access from non-University computers
Database access for SSST Students

Description

Subject Internet Databases CD-ROM & Other Databases
General Reference OED
Business
INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING
Humanities
ENGLISH POETRYPLUS | TREATY OF MAASTRICHT
Law

Sciences
PERCEPTION

Databases listed alphabetically

 
American National Biography Portraits of more than 18,700 men and women from all eras and walks of life whose lives have shaped the nation.
COMPUTER ABSTRACTS Computer Abstracts from more than 200 computer science journals. Ask at Library for Inter Library loan form if you require full text.
EBSCO Academic Search Elite Ebsco Academic Search Elite, with full text articles from over 2000 journals in all major academic subjects. Guide to EBSCO.
EBSCO Business Source Premier A major business database with full text articles from over 2300 journals. Guide to EBSCO. There are direct links to company profiles, industry profiles, market research reports, country reports and SWOT analyses.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA SERVICE Economic and Social Data Service is a national data service providing access and support for an extensive range of key economic and social data covering many disciplines.
ENGLISH POETRY PLUS (H) Over 5000 poems by over 300 poets, from Chaucer to the twentieth century (CD-ROM).
Family Law Online A new Family Law Online database giving access to all Jordans journals such as Child and Family Law Quarterly, Family Law and Family Law Reports is available for a one month trial on campus.
Global market information database. Guide to GMID.
HeinOnline Database providing access to many international law journals and US journals. Guide to HeinOnline.
IEEE Xplore Full text access to technical literature in engineering and technology.
i-law Database of commercial law.
INDEX TO THESES* Theses accepted for higher degrees by universities of GB & Ireland, from 1716. Guide to Index to Theses.
INGENTA CONNECT A database of online journals. Guide to IngentaConnect.
INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING (H) In 10 CD-ROMs.
JSTOR An interdisciplinary archive of scholarship, actively preserving over one thousand academic journals in both digital and print formats, and continuing to expand access to scholarly works and other materials needed for research and teaching globally.
KOMPASS A comprehensive UK business companies database. Guide to Kompass.
LEXISLIBRARY ** New access to full text online legal and news research tool
covering 2 billion documents from UK, European, Commonwealth and US sources (replaced Lexis Nexis Professional in 2007). Guide to LexisLibrary.
NEXIS® Business information: company news & company reports, industry profiles, country analyses, UK & international news. Guide to Nexis®.
OGEL Oil, Gas and Energy Law Intelligence Service.
OSIRIS OSIRIS provides financial, ownership, news, ratings, earnings and stock data for the world’s publicly quoted companies, including banks and insurance firms from over 130 countries.
OXFORD DNB Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Guide to Oxford DNB.
OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY (H) CD version of the complete Oxford English Dictionary (CD-ROM).
PsycARTICLES PsycARTICLES, from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a definitive source of full-text articles in psychology. The database contains more than 100,000 articles from 59 journals from 1894 to present.
PsycINFO A psychology database containing citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books and technical reports as well as citations to dissertations. Guide to PsycInfo.
SERVICE SUCCESS (H) A multimedia learning and reference tool on CD-ROM.
Taylor & Francis Online Provides access to over 340,000 journal articles and 10,000 e-books for the academic, professional and business communities.
TREATY OF MAASTRICHT (H) A comprehensive reference guide, from conception to ratification (CD-ROM).
UNITED NATIONS TREATY COLLECTIONS * Includes the UN Treaty Series, etc. (Free to students and academic researchers. Request a username and password from treaty@un.org )
WESTLAW UK Legal databases: current awareness, case outcomes, case reports, legislation , journal articles, news and business information. Guide to Westlaw.

What is Athens?

Athens is the name of the service used to authorise users for access to online resources such as e-books, e-journals and online databases. Athens is not a database.

Most of the electronic resources provided by the Library, if accessed from University computers, do not require Athens authorisation. However, you will require an Athens username and password if you access them from non-University computers.

Students or staff members who wish to request an Athens username and password should email library@buckingham.ac.uk or ask at the desk of either library. Please note that Athens usernames and passwords are for your own personal use only and must not be shared with others.

Check the databases available via Athens above.

Athens website (external link)

Database access from off-campus computers and Wireless Internet Access

You will need Athens authorisation to access:

You can also access these databases via MyAthens. To request an Athens username and password, please email library@buckingham.ac.uk.

Database access for SSST Students