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Databases
Only students and staff with current student or staff cards can use these databases. They are for educational use only. Do not use Internet Explorer when using a database which links to the full text of articles, it has a fault which makes it difficult to display full text. Use Firefox or Google Chrome.
To get into them, find your database in the alphabetical sections below (click the headings to display the lists). Most of our databases are controlled by the Athens login system, links to passwords will be displayed where they are needed:
- Accessible database list
- Databases listed by subject
- If you don't need a password, just click on the name in the database list.
- If it says password click the password link to look up the name of the resource in our journals system
- Otherwise click the name of the database and put in your Athens username and password when prompted. Not registered for Athens? Athens is only a password system, to search you need to go directly to the databases on the list.
For help, try
- the database subject list to find the best databases for your subject
- search skills or SMILE on GCULearn for tips on using them
- the databases' helpscreens (for our helpsheets - see
in the database column)
Mobile friendly databases are shown by this icon 
Databases beginning with A
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ABI/Inform |
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ACM Digital library see Association of Computing Machinery Access on-campus only. |
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AES E-library see Audio Engineering Society E-library Access on-campus only. |
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AMED |
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American Chemical Society Database Access on-campus only. |
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Analytical Abstracts Access on-campus only. |
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Anatomy.tv |
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Annual Reviews Online Athens password required off-campus. |
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Arts Bibliographic Modern |
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Arts: Proquest Research Library |
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ASSIA |
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Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital library Access on-campus only. |
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Audio Engineering Society E-library Access on-campus only. |
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Australian Education Index Athens password required off-campus |
Databases beginning with B
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Bankscope Access on-campus only |
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BBC Motion Gallery Select Glasgow Caledonian University in drop-down list then enter Athens username and password |
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BioMed Central Password not required |
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Biosis Citation Index (in Web of Knowledge) |
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Biosis Previews (in Web of Knowledge) |
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Box of Broadcasts Licence covers use in mainland UK only |
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British Education Index Athens password required |
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Business Insights Verdict Reports |
Databases beginning with C
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CSA Technology Research Database |
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Census Registration Service one-stop registration service for: Dissemination, Geography Data, Interaction Data and Microdata Units |
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Cinahl |
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CIS see Construction Information Service Athens password required |
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Compendex on Engineering Village |
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Construction Information Service (CIS) Athens password required |
Databases beginning with D
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Design and Applied Arts Index |
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Digimap |
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DORIS database of research in stroke No password needed |
Databases beginning with E
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e-Anatomy database Access on-campus only. |
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EBSCO |
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Education Media Online (including Culverhouse Classical Music Collection) see Film and Sound Online |
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Emden's construction law Athens password required |
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Engineering Village (includes Compendex) |
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Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive Athens password required off-campus |
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ERIC |
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EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service - covers over 250,000 UK theses) Register or login only if downloading thesis |
Databases beginning with F
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Fame (financial analysis made easy) |
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Film and Sound Online now JISC MediaHub |
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Fire Protection Association Supplements Athens password required |
Databases beginning with G
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Global Insight Password for off-campus access |
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Guardian Newspaper Archive (1821-2003) Athens password required off-campus |
Databases beginning with H
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HealthScotland (previously HEBSweb) No password needed |
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House Of Commons Parliamentary Papers (19th Century and 20th Century) |
Databases beginning with I
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ICE Virtual Library Athens password required |
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IEEExplore |
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IHS Global Insight Password for off-campus access |
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IHS Technical Indexes Athens password required |
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Images MD see SpringerImages Medical and Life Sciences |
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Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings |
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Insight see NHS Confederation First time users must register for access |
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Institute of Civil Engineers Virtual Library Archive Athens password required |
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences |
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Intermid Before login make sure cookies and Javascript are enabled on your browser. To login select prompt for Athens user |
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Internurse Before login make sure cookies and Javascript are enabled on your browser. To login select prompt for Athens user |
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Isurv (includes The Red Book) |
Databases beginning with J
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JISC journal archive Athens password required |
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JISC media hub educational media covering all subjects. Athens password required |
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The John Johnson Collection 65,000 colour images from the Bodleian Library's John Johnson Collection of 18th 19th and early 20th century Printed Ephemera. |
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JORUM Available to university staff only - Repository providing access to learning and teaching materials, for teaching staff at UK FE and HE institutions. |
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Journal Citation Reports (citation and impact factor data) |
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JournalTOCs free collection of scholarly journal Tables of Contents |
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JSTOR |
Databases beginning with L
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Lancet (1823 to present) |
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Landmark Spatial Discovery Datasets (inc Cities Revealed,Landmark Derived, Chest/Infoterra and Bluesky datasets) |
Databases beginning with M
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Medline |
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Medline (via Proquest) |
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MIDIRS |
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Mintel |
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Mintel Country Reports Athens password required |
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Mintel Retail Interactive Athens password required |
Databases beginning with N
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National Research Register Password not required |
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NHS Confederation Free self-registration |
Databases beginning with O
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Observer Newspaper Archive (1971-2003) Athens password required off-campus |
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Occupational Health and Safety Information Service Athens password required |
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OldMedline 1950 to 1965 |
Databases beginning with P
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PEDro |
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PILOTS |
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Planex |
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Premedline see Medline Extra |
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Proquest Central new platform |
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Proquest Health and Medical Complete |
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Public Administration Abstracts |
Databases beginning with R
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Race Relations Abstracts |
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Rehabdata no password needed |
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Refworks |
Databases beginning with S
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Science Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) |
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Science Direct All registered Athens users must activate their Athens account for first time use |
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Scotsman Digital Library (1817-1950) Athens password required |
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Screenonline No password needed |
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Social Science Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) |
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Sociological abstracts |
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Spoken Word Registration needed for first time use. |
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SpringerImages Medical and Life Sciences Access on-campus only. |
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Swetswise Athens password required off-campus only. |
Databases beginning with T
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Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching (TRILT) |
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Times Digital Archive (1785-1985) |
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TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) No password needed |
Databases beginning with U
Urban Studies Abstracts Mobile friendly
Databases beginning with V
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Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) Password not required |
Databases beginning with W
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Web of Knowledge (including Web of Science) |
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Worth Global Style Network (WGSN) Access on-campus only |
Databases beginning with X, Y and Z
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ZETOC tables of contents, conference proceedings Athens password required off-campus. |
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