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EBSCO Open Dissertations This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): research theses thesis
This site is a free database with records for more than 1.2 million electronic theses and dissertations from around the world. The collection now includes the content from American Doctoral Dissertations.
Focus On: Essay Writing (Interactive) This link opens in a new window Essay writing is a process and a product. You need to focus on the process in order to achieve a high quality product.
  • E-resource (document, PDF, Toolkits)
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Alternate Name(s): focus on writing; articulate rise
Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1980 This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): history international politics diplomacy
DMU Library has trial access to this archive collection through to 5 June 2023.

This online collection makes available all British Foreign Office files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan between 1919-1980. The resource includes diplomatic dispatches, letters, newspaper cuttings, maps, reports of court cases, biographies of leading personalities, summaries of events and diverse other archival materials.
Higher Education Assignment Toolkit (interactive) This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): HEAT, HEAT Toolkit, Understanding the assignment and getting started, Finding and managing information, making reading more manageable, Planning the structure of your assignment, writing your assignment, drafting, editing and proofreading
Higher Education Assignment Toolkit (podcast) This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): HEAT, Toolkit, Audio
JSTOR Arts and Sciences collections (I to XV) This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): economics law education criminology visual arts psychology
DMU Library has free access to these online collections until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

JSTOR offers 15 Arts & Sciences collections that span 60 disciplines. Subjects include economics, law, education, criminology, visual arts and psychology.
JSTOR Business IV This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): economics management industrial relations finance
DMU Library has free access to this online resource until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

JSTOR's Business IV collection includes core titles in economics, management, industrial relations, and finance, and adds many non-U.S. business.
JSTOR Ecology and Botany II This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): environmental science agriculture genetics forestry conservation studies biodiversity
DMU Library has free access to this online collection until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

JSTOR includes more than 140 journals in the areas of botany and ecology, more than 240 academic books, and the related Global Plants collection.

For information about this collection, please consult the following JSTOR guide.
JSTOR Global Plants This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): botany ecology conservation studies biodiversity
DMU Library has free access to this online collection until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

JSTOR's Global Plants database is a growing collection of nearly three million high-resolution type specimens and related materials from community contributors around the world.
JSTOR Hebrew Journals This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): jewish studies
DMU Library has free access to this online collection until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic/.

JSTOR's Hebrew Journals collection has been developed in collaboration with the University of Haifa and the National Library of Israel. The collection includes access to Tarbiz, the only Hebrew academic journal devoted to the entire range of Jewish Studies, and Zion, continuously published since its founding 1935-36.
JSTOR Ireland Journals This link opens in a new window
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DMU Library has free access to this online collection until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

An interdisciplinary resource of materials from and about Ireland; materials span the 1780s to the present. The collection was created with Queen's University Belfast and has been funded by Jisc.
JSTOR Jewish Studies Journals This link opens in a new window
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DMU Library has free access to this online collection until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

JSTOR's Jewish Studies collection features titles in English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, and Hebrew. The collection supports teaching and research in Jewish and Judaic studies programmes.
JSTOR Life Sciences Journals This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): botany ecology medicine nursing public health
DMU Library has free access to this online collection until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

This collection provides extensive coverage of the field sciences, with great depth in botany, ecology, and ornithology, along with important titles in general science, medicine, nursing, epidemiology, and public health.
JSTOR Lives of Literature This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): english literature history critical theory
DMU Library has free access to this online resource until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

JSTOR Lives of Literature is a collection of academic journals devoted to the deep study of writers and texts associated with core literary movements. Key thematic topics include: Medieval Authors & Texts, Modernist Authors, Victorian, Edwardian & Gothic Authors, Literary Theorists.

For more information about this online resource, please consult the following JSTOR guide.
JSTOR Public Health Journals This link opens in a new window
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DMU Library has free access to this online collection until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.
JSTOR Security Studies This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): international relations cyber security politics law military
DMU Library has free access to this online resource until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

JSTOR Security Studies is an evolving collection of multi-content resources focusing on violence and conflict in international relations. The scope of the collection encompasses cyber security, foreign policy, human security, intelligence & espionage, international law, military studies, peace & conflict studies, and political violence & terrorism.

For more information about this online resource, please consult the following JSTOR guide.
JSTOR Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): art history gender studies international studies language literature law political science sociology
DMU Library has free access to this online collection until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa is a multifaceted resource for institutions supporting teaching and research in African studies, anthropology, art and art history, ethnicity and race relations, gender studies, history, international studies, language and literature, law, political science, and sociology.
JSTOR Sustainability This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): environment resilience
DMU Library has free access to this online resource until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

The JSTOR Sustainability collection is composed of academic and open policy research on environmental stresses and their impact on society.
The collection looks at sustainability and resilience through a broad lens, spanning over more than 30 disciplines.
This resource was built in collaboration with librarians, scholars and policy researchers, and brings together key journals as well as open research reports from leading research institutes worldwide. It features 115 journals that are all new to JSTOR and over 5,400 open research reports from more than 30 policy institutes.

For more information about this online resource, please consult the following JSTOR guide.
JSTOR World Heritage Sites: Africa This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): art history literature geography history urban planning
DMU Library has free access to this online collection until 30th June 2023 during the Covid pandemic.

World Heritage Sites: Africa links visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage sites. The materials in World Heritage Sites: Africa serve researchers in African studies, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art history, Diaspora studies, folklore and literature, geography, and history, as well as those focused on geomatics, advanced visual and spatial technologies, historic preservation, and urban planning.
The Fashion and Race Database This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): textiles history design education
DMU Library has trial access to this online resource through to 22 June 2023.

To access the database, you will first need to verify your status as a DMU student or staff by logging in with your DMU Single Sign On account. You will then be asked to register a personal account with the database provider using your DMU email address. You will also have to accept the database provider's terms of use before your registration is processed.

The Fashion and Race Database is a dynamic learning platform that examines the history and impact of race in the fashion system and our everyday life. The Fashion and Race and Database provides a roadmap for lasting change in the fashion system, as it offers lessons and resources that diversify how we understand fashion. The database is an invaluable platform for those who agree that it’s time to challenge dominant narratives and harmful practices in fashion.
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