Databases are useful resources to search for good quality subject-specific research and find journal articles on a topic. Below is a useful subject database. Unless otherwise specified, you will need your Single Sign On username and password (the same as for Blackboard, MyDMU and email) to access them within and outside the university.
This online resource includes full text access to around 80 landmark journals in behavioural science and related fields ranging from education, to nursing, to business, to neuroscience.
These are some more databases that you may find useful in your research. Some have broad coverage of the social sciences, some on science, and some on health. Further information on coverage is provided with each database. Check this page for a list of all individual databases available from DMU for Dubai students.
EBSCO's Academic Search Premier is a multi-disciplinary database that provides active full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed titles. The database also includes more than 70,000 videos from the Associated Press. This collection of videos is updated monthly and includes footage from 1930 to the present day.
This international online EBSCO database covers journal articles (and also some books and theses) relating to nursing and applied health. Additional resources include evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and continuing education modules.
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
The ScienceDirect platform provides online access to full text journals and eBooks published by Elsevier. You may need to 'activate' your personal Elsevier account on first use of this resource.
Scopus indexes scholarly journals covering science, technology, textiles, health, medicine and social sciences from 1960s to date. You may need to 'activate' your personal Elsevier account on first use of this resource. You can find more information about Scopus by clicking on the online support guide at https://elsevier.libguides.com/Scopus/home.
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