Open Access Databases
| S/N | Database | Disciplines | Description / Specialization | Username / Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMJ Publishing Group | Biomedical research | Ask the librarian for username and password | Restricted |
| 2 | Hathitrust Digital Library | Digital Library | Digital preservation repository providing access to public-domain and copyrighted content | Ask the librarian for help |
| 3 | MIT OpenCourseWare | Multidisciplinary | Web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content | Ask the librarian for more information |
| 4 | Analytical Sciences Digital Library | Analytical Chemistry | Journal articles on analytical chemistry | Open Access |
| 5 | Arachne | Archaeology, Art History | Digital archaeology and art history resources | Open Access |
| 6 | arXiv | Math, Physics, CS, Biology | Repository of scientific preprints | Open Access |
| 7 | Astrophysics Data System | Astrophysics, Geophysics, Physics | Journal articles | Open Access |
| 8 | BASE Search Engine | Multidisciplinary | Academic search engine | Open Access |
| 9 | BIO-ONE | Biology, Bioinformatics | Biological sciences | Open Access |
| 10 | BioMed Central | Biomedical Research | Peer-reviewed biomedical journals | Open Access |
| 11 | ChemXSeer | Chemistry | Journal articles | Open Access |
| 12 | Citebase Search | Math, CS, Physics | Citation index of free online research | Open Access |
| 13 | DOAJ | Multidisciplinary | Directory of open-access journals | Open Access |
| 14 | EconBiz | Economics | Access to academic economic literature | Open Access |
| 15 | Law Library of Congress | Law | World’s largest law book collection | Open Access |
| 16 | Project Gutenberg | Multidisciplinary | Free plain-text books | Open Access |
| 17 | HubMed | Medicine | Alternative interface to PubMed | Open Access |
| 18 | DOE Information Bridge | Multidisciplinary Science | Full-text Dept. of Energy research | Open Access |
| 19 | MEDLINE | Life Sciences, Biomedical | Bibliographic medical database | Open Access |
| 20 | NCJRS | Criminology, Sociology | Abstracts of scholarly articles & reports | Open Access |
| 21 | NBER | Economics | Economic research papers | Open Access |
| 22 | POPLINE | Population & Reproductive Health | Global reproductive health literature | Open Access |
| 23 | RePEc | Economics | Global repository of economic research | Open Access |
| 24 | WorldWideScience | Multidisciplinary | Global science gateway | Open Access |
| 25 | IEEE Xplore | Engineering | Engineering and technology research | Open Access |
| 26 | Lippincott | Health Sciences | Medical, nursing, and allied health research | Open Access |
| 27 | Merck Manual | Health | Professional medical reference guide | Open Access |
| 28 | MSD Manuals: The Trusted Provider of Medical Information since 1899 | Health / Medical Information | The MSD Manuals are a comprehensive medical information source covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine. They are offered as a free public service to health care professionals and the general public. | Open Access |
| 29 | DART-Europe – Access to 1,376,186 open access research theses from 584 Universities in 29 European countries | Global access to European research theses | DART-Europe was founded in 2005 as a partnership of national and university libraries and consortia to improve global access to European research theses. The DART-Europe E-theses Portal is managed by UCL Library Services. DART-Europe provides access to 1,376,186 open access research theses from 584 Universities in 29 European countries. | Open Access |
| 30 | CORE – The world’s largest collection of open access research papers | General / Open Access Research Papers | CORE provides access to the world’s largest collection of open access research papers, collecting and indexing research from repositories and journals. It is a not-for-profit service dedicated to the open access mission and one of the signatories of the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructures POSI. | Open Access |
| 31 | DiVA Portal – Research publications * Student theses | General / Research and Academic Repository | DiVA portal is a finding tool and an institutional repository for research publications and student theses written at 50 universities and research institutions. | Open Access |
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