Eresources Test
Eresources provide you with access to large collections of academic content, click on the titles to discover their subject coverage and scope. To discover which are the most relevant for your course, the best approach is to check your Library Subject Page.
Check out this "Library Resources and Systems" Padlet for a more visual overview of the eresources available for you.
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An extensive collection of journal articles, reports, case studies and more on all aspects of business and management.
Multi-disciplinary collection of journal articles, conference proceeding and more.
Multi-disciplinary collection of academic focussed videos
News, reviews and professional information for artists.
Gateway to physical and digital archives in UK Universities and Colleges.
Streaming service of films, documentaries and interviews from creative arts fields.
Directory of current practising artists in the UK.
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Contemporary and classic natural history films from the BBC.
TV and radio productions of Shakespeare's plays from the BBC’s archives.
Newsreels, interviews and media clips from the BFI’s archives.
Digitised primary sources on natural history and conservation.
Open Access, peer-reviewed biosciences research from developing countries.
Collection of 300 peer-reviewed open access journals, part of Springer Nature.
Independently published journals in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.
Reference database for life science research, part of Web of Science.
Audio archive of music, poetry performances, interviews, oral histories and more.
Digital archive of the development of the British periodical press from 17th Century to 1930.
British Standards Online (BSOL)
British Standards are documents defining best practice, rules, guidance and definitions. Our collection is mostly for the area of quality management.
An extensive collection of journal articles, reports, case studies and more on all aspects of business and management.
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Multi-disciplinary collection of journals and articles from Cambridge University Press.
Open network providing systematic reviews of research in many areas of social science.
Carl Giles British Cartoon Archive
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Chambers Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Biographical Dictionary
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Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music.
Child Development & Adolescent Studies
Bibliographic database related to growth and development of children through to the age of 21.
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Our online guide to the referencing basics and formats used at University of Cumbria.
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Archive of papers on cognition.
A resource providing research reports, best practice and legal information aimed at social work professionals working to support children and adults.
Search for articles available as open access from academic institutions around the world.
Comprehensive collection of criminal justice articles and bibliographic records.
A register of controlled trials in health and medicine.
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Collection of dance productions, documentaries and practitioner interviews from around the world.
Dawsonera Ebook Collection
Now VLEbooks.
Online mapping system allowing access to and customisation of OS Maps and other maps including marine, aerial, historical environment, geology, society and more.
Video collection of major stage productions and companion materials on all aspects of performance.
Directory of Open Access Journals
A searchable directory of open access, peer reviewed journals.
Drama Online Core Collection
Collection of over 1500 play-texts from Methuen, Arden and Faber & Faber.
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Collection of books printed in Europe before 1701 on history, religion, philosophy, medicine, science and travel.
Multi-disciplinary collection of ebooks.
Multi-disciplinary collection of ebooks.
Full text educational journals covering all levels of education.
Historical collection of journal articles up to 2011 with many journal titles also in Abi-Inform since 2011.
Encyclopaedia Of Forensic Sciences
Reference for core theories, methods, techniques and applications in forensics.
A range of ebooks on these topics from Routledge.
Collection of over 800 journals on agriculture, ecology, energy, pollution, policy and planning.
Short educational reports with a US focus.
A video-rich cross-curricular service suitable for foundation to year six school pupils.
Ethical rating system of companies, brands and products including ethical shopping guides for animal testing, climate change etc.
U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
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First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Primary material from poets of World War I including text, images and audio.
Full text ebooks covering the subject areas of forensics, criminal justice & law and law enforcement.
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Gartner
Industry reports about different aspects of the IT sector.
Resources and literature for geographers and for those teaching geography.
Google search engine designed specifically for locating scholarly literature for all disciplines.
Database of references to journal articles on environmental issues with links to check if the full text is in Onesearch.
Search for books on sustainability, social responsibility, corporate governance, development economics and the environment in the Taylor & Francis ebook collection.
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HathiTrust is a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world, many available in full-text.
Hospitality and Tourism Complete
Journals and other sources about all areas of hospitality and tourism, including hospitality law, market trends, food and beverage management and hotel management.
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
Access to 18th & 20th Century papers about current legislation, policy making and the political environment.
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The University of Cumbria Research Repository.
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International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance
Ebooks and peer-reviewed journals on theatre, performance and stage management.
International Children's Digital Library
A digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world.
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A cross-curricular resource aimed at KS3 and KS4 teachers and their students. Also useful for Level 3 students at University.
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Now part of UK Data Services. UK's largest collection of economic, social and population data for research and teaching.
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Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)
Peer-reviewed scientific research and tutorials in video format.
Journal collection encompassing fields of science, technology and medicine.
Table of contents from 32,000 journals plus an alerting service for new content.
Archive of scholarly material with particular strengths in arts, humanities and social sciences.
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Olympic history, sport and sport education.
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Archive footage, sound and related media from the British Universities Film & Video Council.
Access to current legislation, law reports (case law), journal articles and legal encyclopaedias.
10,000+ online video based multidisciplinary courses. Large focus on IT and business, but includes lots of social, interpersonal and arts courses.
(Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts) Sources about information management.
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Video collection covering the key issues facing midwifery and maternity professionals.
(with Full Text via EBSCO).
Market intelligence about consumer and business to business markets providing market sizes, market trends and consumer behaviour data.
Interactive tool to work out the size of a market sector for different countries or globally.
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Freely accessible multidisciplinary resources.
Full text archives of Oxford Journals prior to 1996 in humanities, medicine, science, law & social sciences.
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Physiotherapy Evidence Database.
Full text journal articles in arts, business, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, politics, psychology, and the social sciences from 1891 to 2000.
A website from CoPaCC focussing on the governance, management, and politics of policing.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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ProQuest ABI-INFORM
An extensive collection of journal articles, reports, case studies and more on all aspects of business and management.
ProQuest Arts Premium
Definitive collection of magazines and scholarly journals in art, film, photography and design.
ProQuest Asian & European Business
Provides information about business and finance topics across Asia and Europe, including academic journals, newspapers, newswires, and magazines.
ProQuest Biology Journals
Collection of peer-reviewed journals in variety of fields within biosciences.
ProQuest Central Journals Collection
Multidisciplinary database covering business, health, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion.
ProQuest Computing Database
Journal articles and other sources across all aspects of computing and IT useful for business and also teaching.
ProQuest Criminal Justice
Research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, litigation, and crime trends.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Find the full text for Masters and PhD level dissertations and theses from right across the world.
ProQuest Education Journals
More than 600 titles in full text covering all stages of education.
ProQuest Family Health
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ProQuest Health & Medical Collection
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ProQuest Health Managment
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ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
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ProQuest Political Science
Leading political science and international relations journals.
ProQuest Psychology Collection
Journal articles about behavioural, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial and social psychology, along with personality, psychobiology and psychometrics.
ProQuest Public Health Collection
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ProQuest Religion Collection
A diverse database covering formal theological studies of major religions.
ProQuest Science Journals
Focusing on applied and general sciences with both full-text and indexes.
ProQuest Social Science Journals
Indexes and full text articles covering anthropology, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work and sociology.
ProQuest Sociology
International literature of sociology and social work, from 1985 onwards.
Full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in all aspects of psychology from the APA (American Psychological Association) and affiliated journals.
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Referencing Management System allowing you to capture, store and use references in your writing.
75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from across United States.
Royal College of Nursing Journals (RCNJ)
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Royal Society of Chemistry Gold
Ebooks, journals and compound databases on wide range of chemical sciences.
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Multi-disciplinary collection of ebook titles.
International multi-disciplinary database including full-text peer-reviewed articles from scholarly and professional perspectives.
Resources focussed on research methodology across a wide range of subject disciplines.
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Multi-disciplinary collection of peer-reviewed journal articles in full text.
Multi-disciplinary collection of ebooks.
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Essays and video clips of British TV and Film from the BFI.
The UKs leading creators of educational videos for early years professionals.
Social Care Online
Social care including families, children, young people, government and social policy, mental health, groups and communities, disabilities and social work.
Comprehensive high quality sociology research database (with Full Text).
Collection of journal articles and other material about all aspects of sport, physiotherapy, fitness and related areas.
Database of statistics about more of less anything from around the world.
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Ebooks collection of key titles in the visual arts.
Taylor & Francis Journals Online
Multidisciplinary resource offering journals, abstract databases and reference works.
Taylor & Francis Research Methods Ebooks
A collection of 150+ ebooks on the subject of Research Methods.
Indexing and abstracts of journals and magazines useful to professional educators.
Videos from experts on all aspects of physiotherapy.
Theatre Performance and Design Collection
Full-length productions from the National Theatre, RSC and others as well as professional, contextual and behind the scenes material .
Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching.
Evidence based medicine.
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Datasets about many aspects of society and social sciences to use in research.
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VLEbooks
6000+ multidisciplinary ebook titles subscribed to by the university. Previously Dawsonera Ebook Collection.
Digitised, searchable archive of American Vogue from 1982 to present.
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Multidisciplinary scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Access to current legislation, law reports (case law), journal articles and overviews of legal issues.
Wildpro
Wildlife encyclopaedia.
Multidisciplinary database covering health and physical sciences, social science and the humanities.
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Zetoc
Current awareness service from British Library.