Library databases are online resources you can search to find reliable information from trusted sources. Databases can be general or subject specific and can include a wide range of content including full text journal articles, ebooks, reports, abstracts, conference proceedings etc.
Library Search is a database of databases and allows you to search the content of most databases in one go.
The databases listed below are databases which are particularly relevant to your subject.
Check this link for a list of all individual databases bought by the library.
Unless otherwise specified, you will need your Single Sign On username and password (the same as for MyDMU and email) to access them within and outside the university.
A combined search of two online databases (PsycInfo and PsycArticles) covering all areas in psychology.
An online bibliographic database covering all aspects of psychology, including psychiatry, pharmacology, and applications in nursing, education, management and criminal justice. The resource indexes journal articles, book chapters, reports and dissertations from 1887 to date.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ProQuest Central brings together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, Philosophy, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
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.
This online bibliographic database of over 50,000 books articles and reports from the specialist collection on Social Gerontology held at the Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA). The site provides information about organisations active in the field of old age and ageing and an international calendar of events about old age and ageing.
Each link takes you to the publication finder, from where you need to select a link under 'Full text access'.
To find all journals, use the Publication Finder (available from the library homepage under the search bar)
Lists of Peer Reviewed Journals: