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Databases by subject
Sometimes it is hard to know which databases are best to use for your subject. This list should help. Click on the subject to display a list of useful databases. Click the questionmark icon 
to display short instructions.
Access to most of our databases is by Athens username and password. Details will be given beside the databse name if the password is different or if one is not required.
Accountancy, Finance and Risk Management
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Bankscope Access on-campus only |
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Fame (financial analysis made easy) |
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Hoover's Company Records (Proquest) |
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House Of Commons Parliamentary Papers (19th Century and 20th Century) |
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Web of Knowledge (including Web of Science) |
Business and management
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ABI/Inform part of Proquest Central |
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Fame (financial analysis made easy) |
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Hoover's Company Records (Proquest) |
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Snapshot Series (Proquest) |
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World Markets Research Centre now Global Insight |
Biomedical and Life science
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American Chemical Society Database On-campus access only. No password needed |
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Analytical Abstracts On-campus access only. No password needed |
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Anatomy.tv |
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Annual Reviews Online No password needed for on-campus access. Athens password needed for off-campus access. |
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BioMed Central Password not needed |
| Biosis Citation Index (in Web of Knowledge) |
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Biosis Previews (in Web of Knowledge) |
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CSA MicroPatents Materials Patents (Proquest) |
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CSA Technology Research Database (Proquest) |
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e-Anatomy database On-campus access only. No password needed |
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Images MD see SpringerImages Medical and Life Sciences |
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NHS Confederation Free self-registration |
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PubMed No password needed |
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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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SpringerImages Medical and Life Sciences On-campus only. No password needed |
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TOXLINE (Proquest) |
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TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) No password needed |
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Web of Knowledge (including Web of Science) |
Building, Construction and Environment
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ABI/Inform part of Proquest Central |
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BCIS see Building Costs Information Service Access on-campus only |
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BCIS online rates database Access on-campus only |
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CIS see Construction Information Service If Athens access unavailable, use |
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Compendex on Engineering Village |
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Construction Information Service (CIS) If Athens access unavailable, use |
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Digimap (For registered users) First time users register here. It takes 2 days. |
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Fire Protection Association Supplements - see OHSIS |
| Iconda |
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IHS Technical Indexes If Athens access unavailable, use |
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Landmark Spatial Discovery Datasets (inc Cities Revealed, Landmark Derived, Chest/Infoterra and Bluesky datasets) |
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Occupational Health and Safety Information Service (OHSIS) If Athens access unavailable, use |
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Planex |
Computing, Engineering and Science
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On-campus access only. No password needed |
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On-campus access only. No password needed |
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On-campus access only. No password needed |
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On-campus access only. No password needed |
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No password needed for on-campus access. |
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On-campus access only. No password needed |
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On-campus access only. No password needed |
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CSA Information Technology Case Studies (Proquest) |
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CSA MicroPatents Materials Patents (Proquest) |
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CSA Technology Research Database (Proquest) |
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Compendex on Engineering Village |
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Engineering Village (includes Compendex) |
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| Iconda |
Athens |
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If Athens access unavailable, use Password details on my caledonian |
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Science Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) |
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Athens*All registered Athens users must activate their Athens account |
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TOXLINE (Proquest) |
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Web of Knowledge (including Web of Science) |
Events management, Hospitality and Tourism
Fashion and Marketing
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ABI/Inform part of Proquest Central |
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Design and Applied Arts Index (Proquest) |
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Hoover's Company Records (Proquest) |
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Snapshot Series (Proquest) |
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Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) Password not needed |
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WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) |
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World Markets Research Centre now Global Insight |
General
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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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EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service) Register or login only if downloading thesis |
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Film and Sound Online previously Education Media Online |
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JORUM Available to staff only. |
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Journal Citation Reports (citation and impact factor data) |
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National Research Register No password needed |
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NewsFilm Online No password needed. Login via UK Federation prompt |
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Newspapers see Proquest Newsstand |
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Refworks |
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Science Direct All registered Athens users must activate their Athens account for first time use |
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Screenonline No password needed |
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Spoken Word Registration needed for first time use. |
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Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching (TRILT) |
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TicTocs (register for first time use) No password needed This service will close down in May 2012, use the JournalTOCs service instead. |
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TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) No password needed |
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Web of Knowledge (including Web of Science) |
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ZETOC Athens off campus and for access to Alert service. Select Glasgow Caledonian University in drop-down list and then enter Athens username and password |
Geography
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Census Registration Service one-stop registration service for: Dissemination, Geography Data, Interaction Data and Microdata Units |
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Digimap (For registered users) First time users register here. It takes 2 days. |
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Landmark Spatial Discovery Datasets (inc Cities Revealed,Landmark Derived, Chest/Infoterra and Bluesky datasets) |
Health professions
| AMED |
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Anatomy.tv Password for off-campus access |
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BioMed Central Password not needed |
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Biosis Previews (in Web of Knowledge) |
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DORIS database of research in stroke Password not needed |
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HealthScotland (previously HEBSweb) Password not needed |
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Images MD see SpringerImages Medical and Life Sciences |
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Intermid Before login make sure cookies and Javascript are enabled on your browser. Here's how To login select prompt for Athens user |
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Internurse Before login make sure cookies and Javascript are enabled on your browser. Here's how To login select prompt for Athens user |
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Lancet (1823 to present) |
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NHS Confederation Free self-registration |
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OT seeker |
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PEDro |
| PILOTS (Proquest) |
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Planex |
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Premedline see Medline Extra |
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PsycInfo (Proquest) |
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PsycArticles (Proquest) |
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PubMed No password needed |
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Rehabdata No password needed |
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Science Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) |
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Social Science Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) |
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Social Science Plus (Proquest) |
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Social Services Abstracts (Proquest) |
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SpringerImages Medical and Life Sciences On-campus only. No password needed |
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TOXLINE (Proquest) |
History
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ASSIA |
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Census Registration Service one-stop registration service for: Dissemination, Geography Data, Interaction Data and Microdata Units |
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House Of Commons Parliamentary Papers (19th Century and 20th Century) |
| Nineteenth-century British Library Newspapers (includes the Glasgow Herald 1820-1900) |
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Social Science Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) |
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Social Science Plus (Proquest) |
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Social Services Abstracts (Proquest) |
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Sociological abstracts (Proquest) |
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Spoken Word Registration needed for first time use. |
| Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 |
Image and moving image databases (copyright cleared resources for use in GCU Learn and other academic work)
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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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e-Anatomy database On-campus access only. No password needed |
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Education Media Online (including Culverhouse Classical Music Collection) see Film and Sound Online |
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Film and Sound Online previously Education Media Online |
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Images MD see SpringerImages Medical and Life Sciences |
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NewsFilm Online No password needed Login via UK Federation prompt |
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Spoken Word Registration needed for first time use. |
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SpringerImages Medical and Life Sciences On-campus only. No password needed |
Law
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LexisLibrary Includes Lexis Nexis Professional |
Mass media and Journalism
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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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Education Media Online (including Culverhouse Classical Music Collection) see Film and Sound Online |
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Film and Sound Online previously Education Media Online |
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (Proquest) |
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NewsFilm Online No password needed. Login via UK Federation prompt |
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Newspapers see Proquest Newsstand |
| Nineteenth-century British Library Newspapers (includes the Glasgow Herald 1820-1900) |
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Screenonline No password needed |
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Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching (TRILT) |
| Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 |
Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Social Work
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (Proquest) |
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NHS Confederation Free self-registration |
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Planex |
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PsycInfo (Proquest) |
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PsycArticles (Proquest) |
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Rehabdata no password needed |
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Social Care Online |
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Social Science Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) |
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Social Science Plus (Proquest) |
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Social Services Abstracts (Proquest) |
Social Sciences
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Arts Bibliographic Modern (Proquest) |
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ASSIA (Proquest) |
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Census Registration Service (one-stop registration service for others below) |
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Census Dissemination Unit see Census Registration Service |
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Census Geography Data Unit (UKBORDERS) see Census Registration Service |
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Census Interaction Data Service see Census Registration Service |
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Census Microdata Unit see Census Registration Service |
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Digimap (For registered users) First time users register here. It takes 2 days. |
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ERIC (on Datastar) |
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ERIC via CSA |
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House Of Commons Parliamentary Papers (19th Century and 20th Century) |
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (Proquest) |
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Landmark Spatial Discovery Datasets (inc Cities Revealed,Landmark Derived, Chest/Infoterra and Bluesky datasets) |
| Public administration Abstracts |
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Social Science Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) |
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Social Science Plus (Proquest) |
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Social Services Abstracts (Proquest) |
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Sociological abstracts (Proquest) |
| Urban Studies Abstracts |
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Web of Knowledge (including Web of Science) |
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