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Art & Architecture Complete

Computer Source
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance Full Text
Education Research Complete
Literary Reference Centre
Psychology & Behavioural Sciences Collection
SPORTDiscus
Westlaw

 

 

   

Academic Search Elite

Access to full text for more than 2100 journals across all major subject areas, from English literature to Sports and from Graphic design to Education.  Backfiles to 1985.  

Video Tutorial available Video tutorial

 

Full Text database

New ResourceArt & Architecture Complete.

Full text of over 400 books and periodicals covering costume design, decorative arts, graphic arts, photography, painting, architecture and sculpture.  For use by designers, artists and college students.

 

 Full Text database

Business Insights

Over 350 strategic management reports covering a range of sectors such as healthcare, consumer goods, technology, financial services and creative industries. 

 

Full Text database
CasWeb via Mimas 

Covers several 1991 Census datasets plus 1981 Census Small Area Statistics for Great Britain. Also aggregate 2001 Census Key Statistics for England and Wales.

 

Statistical information
CHCC Historical Census Collection

Provides access to primary census resources and learning and teaching materials.

 

Statistical information

Cochrane Library 

Information to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes systematic reviews and clinical trials.  The gold standard in evidence-based health care. 

PDF Guide available PDF Guide

 

Full Text database

New ResourceComputer Source

Over 300 fulltext journals and magazines covering computer science, programming, software, information systems, graphic design and animation.

 

 Full Text database
COPAC

National, academic and specialist Library Catalogue. Copac includes the catalogues of all the UK National Libraries, major University libraries and specialist collections such as the National Art Library.

 

Web Link 

Dawsonera

One of our two e-book sites.  Visit this link to find out what we have.  Can't find what you want here - try Ebrary.

 

 E-Book

Digimap: Ordnance Survey maps online 

Find and print maps or create your own.  Please ensure you read the terms and adhere to conditions of use.

Tutorial available Tutorial 

 

Multimedia database 

Ebrary

Over 2900 e-books on a wide range of topics to read online.  You can take notes online, highlight text you want to re-visit and bookmark your favourite books.  You can print off too - so long as you keep to copyright guidelines. Can't find what you want here try Dawsonera our other e-book site.

Tutorial available Tutorial

 

E-Book
Economic and Social Data Service (Onsite access only)

Umbrella for the UK Data Archive (UKDA) and Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER). Access to 5,000 datasets covering a wide range of key economic and social data.  Select "Login by UK Federation", select Doncaster College, then enter your College login.  You will also need to register.  This will entail activating a link sent to your email account.

 

Statistical information

New ResourceEducation Research Complete

The deifinitive resource for education research.  1200 full text journals and 500 e-books covering early childhood to higher education; instruction as well as administation, policy and funding; and specialities.

 

 Full Text database

E-Lawstudent

Legal information, including cases, lecture notes and UK law news, on all aspects of law. 

 

Full Text database

Electronic Journals Service 

Find full text articles from Learning Resource Centres' online subscribed journals collection.

Guide available Guide

 

Full Text database

Emerald 

Over 25,000 full text articles in the fields of business, management, economics, marketing, hospitality, training, education, quality management and engineering. A full archive of articles back to 1994 is available. 

Tutorial available Tutorial

 

Full Text database

Film & Sound Online 

Downloadable films and videos.  Film segments can be used freely in learning, teaching and research.  Viewing requires QuickTime or Windows Media.

Getting Started Guide available Getting started guide

 

Multimedia database

General Onefile 

Over 60 million full text articles covering all subject areas. You can e-mail articles to yourself or print them off.

Tutorial available Tutorial

 

Full Text database

Greenfile 

Over 384,000 references and links to 4,700 full text articles on the human impact on the environment. Covers global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and recycling.

Video Tutorial available Video tutorial 

 

Full Text database

Hairdressing Training

Learn about hairdressing with this interactive resource. 

 

Full Text database
IHS Technical Indexes

Comprehensive source of technical information for the construction industry

 

Full Text database

Infotrac Fulltext Newspapers

Newspapers online. Includes backfiles of broadsheets such as the Guardian, Times, Telegraph as well as tabloids and foreign press.

Tutorial available Tutorial

 

Full Text database

International Bibliography for the Social Science 

Comprehensive resource that lists over 2 million references to research material in the social sciences. It span is wide and covers areas as diverse as agriculture to education and law to family studies.  Not full text.

 

In-depth searching required

New ResourceInternational Bibliography of Theatre & Dance Full Text

The deifinitive research tool for the study of theatre and the performing arts.  Includes 150 full text journals and 330 e-books.

 

 Full Text database
Intute: the best of the web 

Intute is a free online service providing you with a database of hand selected Web resources for education and research.

 

Web Link 

Issues Online (Onsite access only)

This site has information and statistics on lots of topical issues. Anything from binge drinking and refugees, to vegetarianism, sport and abortion

 

Full Text database
Library and Information Abstracts 

References to articles on librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval and information management. Backfiles to mid-1960s.

 

In-depth searching required

New ResourceLiterary Reference Centre

31,000 plot summaries, 69,000 poems, 18,000 short stories, 632,000 book reviews and 8000 classic texts online along with biographical information about authors and their works.

 

 Full Text database

Marketline 

Over 2,500 market reports and 10,000 company profiles covering 50 countries. It covers a wider range of subjects than Business Insights and is more concise.  Links to the latest new and anaysis.

 

Full Text database

MLA Bibliography 

Lists over 1.5 million references in the fields of English language, linguistics, literary theory and the dramatic arts.  Not full text.

Video Tutorial available Video tutorial

 

In-depth searching required

Mudpie (MPDclick) 

Global fashion predictions and fashion trends database. 

 

Multimedia database

News and Film Online 

Over 3,000 hours of footage and 60,000 news stories to choose from the ITN/Reuters archives.  Includes scripts.  You can playback or download.     

 

Multimedia database

19th Century British Library Newspapers 

Complete runs of over 48 influential 19th century national and regional newspapers representing the different political and cultural segments of British society.

Tutorial available Tutorial

 

Full Text database

New ResourcePsychology & Behavioural Sciences Collection

Comprehensive database of online materials for the study of emotional and behavioural characteristics, psychology and psychiatry and anthropology.

 

 Full Text database

PubMed 

Over 18 million bio-medical references with some links to full text articles and other related resources.  Useful resource for health care, physiology, sports, dance and fitness topics. 

Video Tutorial available Video tutorial

 

In-depth searching required
Research starters (Sociology)

Study and research guides for sociology students. They consist of comprehensive, yet concise summary articles written by researchers and scholars.

 

Full Text database

New ResourceSPORTDiscus

World's most comprehensive source for the study of sport and sports medicine.  Full text for over 490 journals with backfiles to 1985.

 

 Full Text database

TV Times Project 1955-1985 (coming soon)

Listings of the London edition of the TVTimes from September 1955 - March 1985. You can search for programmes, production staff or performers.  Provided with the permission of IPC Media for non-commercial use only.

 

In-depth searching required
UK Borders (coming soon)

Covers digitised boundary data 1971-2001 from the Census Geography Data Unit, University of Edinburgh.

 

Statistical information
UK Data Archive  (coming soon)

The UK Data Archive contains the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK. Founded in 1967, it houses several thousand datasets of interest to researchers in all sectors.

 

Statistical information

New ResourceWestlaw

Comprehensive resource for law and criminology.  Covers cases, legislation, legal news, current awareness updates and fulltext articles. 

 

 Full Text database

Zetoc 

Lists the contents of over 20,000 journals held by the British Library. It covers the period 1993 to the present.  Useful tool for dissertations or for tracking down references. Not full text.

 

In-depth searching required

 

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