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  • Academic search complete (EBSCOhost) Full text multidisciplinary database. Subject coverage includes: social sciences and humanities, philosophy, psychology, law, astronomy, engineering and technology, life, physical and environmental sciences, mathematics. 
  • Academic Writer The official and authoritative online guide to APA style, designed to assist students, writers and researchers. The website includes learning and teaching tools, writing and content management technology and full integration of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). To find examples of APA style, click the green tab learn on the homepage and then click go to sample references. Previously known as APA Style Central. 
  • Access Engineering (McGraw Hill) Ebook database. Subject coverage includes: biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical, materials and software engineering. Includes: Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers (12th edn.), Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook (9th edn.), Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers (17th edn.). Number of concurrent users: 1.
  • Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database (ProQuest) The Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database includes the renowned Aerospace Database and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.
  • Anmol Publications (IG Publishing) Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., with its ever-growing list of publication in almost all disciplines (Academic/Professional) has come to be recognized not merely as a publishing house but as an institution dedicated to the advancement of learning with a missionary zeal.

  • ASM handbooks onlineFull text handbooks published by ASM International, a professional organisation for materials scientists and engineers. Subject coverage: materials selection, processing, testing and performance.

  • ASME digital collection Full text journals, conference proceedings and ebooks published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  • ASTM via Engineering Workbench
    ASTM Standards that describe the characteristics and performance of materials, systems, products and services across all industry sectors. Includes active specification documents, test methods, classifications, practices and guides. Search by standard number or keywords. Previously known as IHS Engineering Workbench. 
  • Australia and New Zealand (Gale) Access comprehensive periodical content with a focus on Australia and New Zealand, complemented by global news, reference, and multimedia coverage.
  • Book index with reviews (EBSCOhost) Database of reviews for over five million book titles in a range of formats. Sources include Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly and Booklist.
  • Business (Gale) Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily.
  • Cabells predatory reports Predatory Reports examines journals against evolving criteria, screening for misleading metrics, irregular publication practices, and other warning signs of predatory publications.
  • Cambridge Core
    Full text journals and ebooks published by Cambridge University Press covering a wide range of subject areas.
  • Cambridge textbooks
    Full text textbooks published by Cambridge University Press covering a wide range of subject areas.
  • Career & Technical Education Database (ProQuest) ProQuest Career & Technical Education is the definitive source for vocational information. The database includes nearly 600 titles, with more than 500 available in full text for quick access to research on virtually any technical topic.
  • Chicago Manual of Style Online This edition includes pronoun use, including referential and generic singular “they”; inclusive language; capitalisation; accessibility and indigenous languages as well as open-access publishing models, artificial intelligence and new and evolving media.
  • Computers & applied sciences complete (EBSCOhost)Full text database. Subject coverage includes: all aspects of computer science and information technology, web development, information systems, engineering and technology.
  • Continental Europe Database (ProQuest) This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many European countries, including France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, and Portugal. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities
  • CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals) (Gale)Search our award-winning Canadian Periodical Index for a variety of Canadian reference information.
  • Credo reference
    Includes over 500 encyclopedias, dictionaries and biographies.
  • East & South Asia Database (ProQuest) This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many East Asian and South Asian countries. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.
  • East Europe, Central Europe Database (ProQuest)This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in East European and Central European countries. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.
  • Ebook Central (ProQuest) Includes ebooks on most subjects, including science, education, health, business and management, politics, psychology, history, computing and engineering.
  • ebook Collection (EBSCOhost) eBooks on a wide range of subjects from a wide range of publishers.
  • EBSCOhostSubject coverage includes business and industry, management and marketing, social sciences and humanities, communication and mass media, news and current affairs, education, science and health, nursing, engineering, computing and technology, design, film and television. 
  • Engineering collection (Informit)Full text database covering all engineering disciplines. Includes journal articles and magazines, plus conference proceedings and reports from Engineers Australia and the Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand.
  • Engineering Database (ProQuest) This database provides unmatched discipline-specific coverage spanning thousands of publications, many in full text.
  • Gale databases (Gale Power Search) Major database platform of nearly 30 databases. Subject coverage includes: business, arts and humanities, literary criticism, nursing and health, law, communications and mass media, education and science. Includes full text.
  • General OneFile (Gale) Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.
  • IEEE XploreFull text database. Subject coverage: electrical engineering and electronics, communications, computer engineering, computer science, information technology and telecommunications. Produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 
  • IG Publishing IG Publishing is a spin-off company from iGroup Asia, the leading library information service provider in Asia.
  • India Database (ProQuest) ProQuest Indian Journals is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary resource providing full-text, scholarly journals, all published in India. These scholarly sources support many academic fields of study, such as business, medicine, science, technology, social sciences and humanities. Providing a unique source of the very best scholarly periodical output from India, ProQuest Indian Journals is a current resource, with most coverage from the last five years and updated daily with new content.
  • Industrial Press (IG Publishing) Industrial Press has been true to its tradition of publishing the best technical and reference books for Education and Industry.
  • Informit Subject coverage includes politics and economics, legal, social and cultural affairs, mass media, aboriginal issues, health, family, business, engineering, agriculture, flora and fauna and environmental science.
  • JoVE science education : essentials of materials engineering Streaming video collection featuring cutting edge methods for analysis and characterisation of materials and introducing a range of advanced materials and processes for new technologies and applications.
  • JoVE science education : essentials of mechanical engineeringStreaming video collection introducing a range of concepts that are essential for understanding and designing mechanical systems. Each video examines a specific topic and describes fundamental analytical methods commonly employed to understand physical behaviours.
  • Knovel Ebook database. Subject coverage: chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, biomedical and general engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, materials science, earth and environmental science, aviation, food science, pharmaceuticals, oil, gas and power.
  • Kortext A digital textbook solution provides enhanced access to course materials at anytime and anywhere from any device and can be read offline using the Kortext app, digitally annotated, and read aloud.
  • Latin America & Iberia Database (ProQuest) This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many Latin American countries, Spain, and Portugal. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.
  • Materials Science Database (ProQuest) This database provides unmatched discipline-specific coverage spanning thousands of publications, many in full text.
  • Middle East & Africa Database (ProQuest) This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many Middle Eastern and African countries. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.
  • News (Gale) Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields.
  • Newspaper Source (EBSCOhost) Includes more than 40 US and international newspapers and more than 300 regional US newspapers plus television and radio news transcripts from major networks.

  • O’Reilly for higher education Previously Safari O’Reilly – includes ebooks and video. Subject coverage: information technology, software and web development, data analytics, computer networking, computer security, database programming and management, artificial intelligence, engineering, game development, project management, maths and science, business and management. Includes video case studies and tutorials. 

  • Oxford Academic Published by Oxford University Press that covers multidisciplinary subjects.
  • Oxford Journals Full text journals published by Oxford University Press. Subject coverage: arts and humanities, social sciences, law, medicine and health, science and mathematics.
  • PQDT open (ProQuest) Collection of full text open access dissertations and theses from around the world. Subject coverage: business and economics, medical sciences, science and technology, agriculture, arts, humanities and social sciences.
  • Press Reader PressReader gives you unlimited access to thousands of magazines and newspapers from around the world so you can stay connected to the stories you love. 
  • ProQuest central A major database platform of over 35 databases. Subject coverage includes: humanities, social sciences, education, health and medicine, science and technology, business and management.
  • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: The Sciences and Engineering Collection ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global – Full text is the world’s most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Full text includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from around the world from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. 
  • Publicly Available Content Database (ProQuest) Designed to complement other databases and collections, this database brings together or links to full text for publicly available scholarly content from a number of different sources from around the world. It includes content from major subject repositories such as arXiv as well as open access journals. Content includes journal articles, pre-prints, books, conference papers and reports.
  • Research Library (ProQuest) ProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to thousands of full-text periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer. Search from a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 subjects and topics. in all instances.
  • SAE MobilusFull text technical papers and standards published by SAE International, an association of engineers and technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial vehicle industries. 
  • Safetyhub Safetyhub is an online safety training solution that helps organizations deliver an improved workplace. The training videos cover every essential workplace safety topic from manual handling and fire safety to managing hazards, workplace & environmental safety to working safely in an office or from home.
  • Sage campus A database of courses on conducting and publishing academic research as well as essential academic study skills. Flexible and self-paced online. All users need to create a personal account inside Sage Campus to enrol and complete courses on the platform.
  • Sage research methods A database of ebooks, journal articles and video that aims to help researchers design and conduct research projects, understand methods, identify new methods and write up results.
  • ScienceDirect (Elsevier)Full text journals and ebooks published by Elsevier. Subject coverage: life and health sciences, nursing, physical sciences and engineering, computer science, social sciences and humanities, psychology, business and management.Note: Accessible titles need to have a symbol of green key/ green notes.  
  • Scopus Leading database of peer-reviewed literature in life sciences, physical sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities. Features include citation analysis of authors, journals, institutions and subject areas. Includes content from the databases Compendex (engineering), Embase (biomedicine and pharmacology) and 100% Medline coverage. Includes linked full text.
  • Serials directory (EBSCOhost) Database of information about journals and magazines. Includes publisher addresses, publication dates, publication frequency, URLs and subject areas.
  • Skillport Ebook database. Skillport is a new platform which replaces Books 24×7. Content includes key subject areas of information technology, business, engineering and finance.
  • Springer link Full text journals and ebooks published by Springer. Subject coverage: life sciences, chemistry, physics and astronomy, engineering, environmental and geosciences, computing, mathematics, medicine and economics.
  • Standards via Engineering Workbench Australian, DIN, CSA, ISO and ASTM Standards. Search by standard number or keywords. File Open is needed to print AS, DIN, ISO, CSA standards but any standards can be read online without download.See information on front page of database.
  • Taylor & Francis ebooks Includes all titles formerly included in CRCnetBASE. Subject coverage: engineering and technology, mathematics and statistics, chemistry, food science, computer science and information technology, physical, life, earth, environmental and health sciences, nursing and behavioural sciences.
  • Taylor & Francis Online Full text journals published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and Informa Healthcare. Subject coverage includes arts and humanities, psychology, social sciences, business and economics, health sciences, and all science disciplines.
  • Turkey Database (ProQuest) This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in Turkey. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.
  • UK & Ireland Database (ProQuest) This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.
  • Ulrichsweb : global serials directory Authoritative source of bibliographic and publisher information for over 300,000 magazines, newspapers and academic journals. Entries include ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting and indexing coverage, full-text database coverage and tables of contents.
  • US Newsstream (ProQuest) Full text news database. Includes US and international newspapers, news wires and websites, magazines, podcasts and blogs.
  • VitalSource Bookshelf eBooks platform that allows you to access course materials whenever and wherever you choose by using your laptop, desktop or mobile device. fig01
  • Web of Science Leading database of peer-reviewed literature. Science citation index expanded (1900-present), Social sciences citation index (1900-present) and Arts and humanities citation index (1975-present). Also includes the Science book citation index (2005-present) and the Social science book citation index (2005-present), the Science and social sciences conference proceedings citation index (1990-present), the Emerging sources citation index (2005-present), Current chemical reactions (1985-present) and Index chemicus (1993-present). Features include citation analysis of authors, journals and subject areas. Includes linked full text.
  • Wiley online library Full text journals and ebooks published by Wiley. Subject coverage includes: business and economics, psychology, humanities, physical sciences and engineering, computer science, life sciences, medicine and health sciences.
  • World scientific World Scientific Publishing is a leading independent publisher of academic and professional books.