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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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Abi-Inform Collection

An extensive collection of journal articles, reports, case studies and more on all aspects of business and management. 

 

Academic Search Complete

Multi-disciplinary collection of journal articles, conference proceeding and more.

 

Academic Video Online

Multi-disciplinary collection of academic focussed videos 

 

ACS Legacy Archive

 

 

AN Resources

News, reviews and professional information for artists.

 

Anatomy.TV

 

 

Archives Hub

Gateway to physical and digital archives in UK Universities and Colleges.

 

Artfilms

Streaming service of films, documentaries and interviews from creative arts fields.

 

Axis

Directory of current practising artists in the UK.

 

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BBC Landmark Video Collection

Contemporary and classic natural history films from the BBC.

 

BBC Shakespeare Archive

TV and radio productions of Shakespeare's plays from the BBC’s archives.

 

BFI Player

Newsreels, interviews and media clips from the BFI’s archives.

 

Biodiversity Heritage Library

Digitised primary sources on natural history and conservation.

 

Bioline International

Open Access, peer-reviewed biosciences research from developing countries.

 

BioMed Central

Collection of 300 peer-reviewed open access journals, part of Springer Nature.

 

BioOne Complete

Independently published journals in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.

 

BIOSIS Previews

Reference database for life science research, part of Web of Science.

 

British Library Sounds

Audio archive of music, poetry performances, interviews, oral histories and more.

 

British Periodicals Online

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.

 

Business Source Complete

An extensive collection of journal articles, reports, case studies and more on all aspects of business and management.

 

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Cambridge Journals Online

Multi-disciplinary collection of journals and articles from Cambridge University Press.

 

Campbell Collaboration

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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CHARM

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.

 

CINAHL

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Cite the right

Our online guide to the referencing basics and formats used at University of Cumbria.

 

Cochrane Library

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Cogprints

Archive of papers on cognition.

 

Community Care Inform

A resource providing research reports, best practice and legal information aimed at social work professionals working to support children and adults.

 

CORE

Search for articles available as open access from academic institutions around the world.

 

Criminal Justice Abstracts

Comprehensive collection of criminal justice articles and bibliographic records.

 

Current Controlled Trials

A register of controlled trials in health and medicine.

 

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Dance in Video

Collection of dance productions, documentaries and practitioner interviews from around the world.

 

Dawsonera Ebook Collection

Now VLEbooks.

 

Digimap Collection

Online mapping system allowing access to and customisation of OS Maps and other maps including marine, aerial, historical environment, geology, society and more.

 

Digital Theatre Plus

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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Early European Books

Collection of books printed in Europe before 1701 on history, religion, philosophy, medicine, science and travel.

 

Ebook Central

Multi-disciplinary collection of ebooks.

 

Ebsco Ebook Collection

Multi-disciplinary collection of ebooks.

 

Education Source

Full text educational journals covering all levels of education.

 

Emerald Insight

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.

 

Environment & Sustainability

A range of ebooks on these topics from Routledge.

 

Environment Complete

Collection of over 800 journals on agriculture, ecology, energy, pollution, policy and planning.

 

ERIC Digests

Short educational reports with a US focus.

 

Espresso Education

A video-rich cross-curricular service suitable for foundation to year six school pupils.

 

Ethical Consumer

Ethical rating system of companies, brands and products including ethical shopping guides for animal testing, climate change etc.

 

European PubMed Central

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.

 

FORENSICnetBASE

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.

 

Geographical Association

Resources and literature for geographers and for those teaching geography.

 

Google Scholar

Google search engine designed specifically for locating scholarly literature for all disciplines.

 

GreenFILE

Database of references to journal articles on environmental issues with links to check if the full text is in Onesearch.

 

Greenleaf Online Library

Search for books on sustainability, social responsibility, corporate governance, development economics and the environment in the Taylor & Francis ebook collection.

 

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Hathi Trust Digital Library

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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Insight

The University of Cumbria Research Repository.

 

Instant Anatomy

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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.

 

IREFER

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Issues Online

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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Jisc geospatial data service

Now part of UK Data Services. UK's largest collection of economic, social and population data for research and teaching.

 

John Johnson Collection

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Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)

Peer-reviewed scientific research and tutorials in video format.

 

Journals@Ovid

Journal collection encompassing fields of science, technology and medicine.

 

JournalTOCs

Table of contents from 32,000 journals plus an alerting service for new content.

 

JSTOR

Archive of scholarly material with particular strengths in arts, humanities and social sciences.

 

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LA84

Olympic history, sport and sport education.

 

Landmap

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Learning on Screen

Archive footage, sound and related media from the British Universities Film & Video Council.

 

Lexis Library

Access to current legislation, law reports (case law), journal articles and legal encyclopaedias.

 

Linkedin Learning

10,000+ online video based multidisciplinary courses. Large focus on IT and business, but includes lots of social, interpersonal and arts courses.

 

LISTA

(Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts) Sources about information management.

 

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MATFLIX

Video collection covering the key issues facing midwifery and maternity professionals.

 

MEDLINE

(with Full Text via EBSCO).

 

Mintel

Market intelligence about consumer and business to business markets providing market sizes, market trends and consumer behaviour data.

 

Mintel Market Sizes

Interactive tool to work out the size of a market sector for different countries or globally.

 

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Open Access Resources

Freely accessible multidisciplinary resources.

 

Oxford Journals

Full text archives of Oxford Journals prior to 1996 in humanities, medicine, science, law & social sciences.

 

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PEDro

Physiotherapy Evidence Database.

 

Periodicals Archive Online

Full text journal articles in arts, business, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, politics, psychology, and the social sciences from 1891 to 2000.

 

Policinginsight

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.

 

PsycARTICLES

Full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in all aspects of psychology from the APA (American Psychological Association) and affiliated journals.

 

PubMed

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PubMed Central

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RefWorks

Referencing Management System allowing you to capture, store and use references in your writing.

 

Regional Business News

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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Sage Catalyst

Multi-disciplinary collection of ebook titles.

 

Sage Premier & Sage Journals

International multi-disciplinary database including full-text peer-reviewed articles from scholarly and professional perspectives.

 

Sage Research Methods Core

Resources focussed on research methodology across a wide range of subject disciplines.

 

Science Journal

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ScienceDirect

Multi-disciplinary collection of peer-reviewed journal articles in full text.

 

ScienceDirect Ebooks

Multi-disciplinary collection of ebooks.

 

SciTech Premium Collection

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Screenonline

Essays and video clips of British TV and Film from the BFI.

 

Siren Films

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.

 

SocINDEX

Comprehensive high quality sociology research database (with Full Text).

 

SPORTDiscus

Collection of journal articles and other material about all aspects of sport, physiotherapy, fitness and related areas.

 

Statista

Database of statistics about more of less anything from around the world.

 

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Taylor & Francis Arts Ebooks

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.

 

Teacher Reference Center

Indexing and abstracts of journals and magazines useful to professional educators.

 

TeachMePhysio

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 .

 

TRILT

Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching.

 

TRIP

Evidence based medicine.

 

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UK Data Services

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.

Vogue Archive

Digitised, searchable archive of American Vogue from 1982 to present.

 

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Web of Science

Multidisciplinary scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

 

Westlaw

Access to current legislation, law reports (case law), journal articles and overviews of legal issues.

 

Wildpro

Wildlife encyclopaedia.

 

Wiley Online Library

Multidisciplinary database covering health and physical sciences, social science and the humanities.

 

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Zetoc

Current awareness service from British Library.

 
 
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