Database Guides

Subject Resources

Database Guides

There are lots of databases which you can access through the Library. Here are some handy tutorial guides on how to use some of them.

Check back on this page regularly as we may add new tutorials throughout the year.

AMED

Useful for health subjects including nursing, midwifery, pharmacy and more

APA PsycARTICLES

Useful for health subjects, and also education

Art and Architecture Source

Widely used in art, fashion and technology subjects

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

Useful for architecture and construction subjects

British Cartoon Archive

Useful for communication, media and journalism

Business Source Complete

Widely used across business and management subjects

CAB Abstracts

Useful for nutrition and sports subjects, also tourism

CINAHL with Full Text

Widely used across all health and life sciences subjects, including biomedical sciences, midwifery and more.

Construction Information Service

Used in architecture, construction, law and occupational therapy

Digimap

Useful for architecture, construction and surveying subjects

Emerald

Cross subject database, useful for accounting, business, design, architecture, engineering and more

FAME

Useful for accounting, business, management and tourism subjects

Food Science Source

Used in business, marketing, nutrition and sports science subjects

IBISWorld

Useful for subjects including business, management, journalism, marketing and more

Intermid

Most useful for midwifery, nursing and public health

International Newsstream

Widely used across multiple subjects, including accounting, art, business, and more

International Pharmaceutical Abstracts

Helpful for biomedical sciences, forensics, pharmacy and more

Internurse

Used with health subjects, including midwifery, nursing, paramedics, and more

Lexis Library

Mainly focused on law, also useful in construction, accounting, business and forensics

Medline

Used in healthcare and life sciences, such as nursing, biomedical sciences, nutrition and more

Mintel

Mostly popular with marketing, but also business, journalism and tourism and hospitality

OnePetro

Mostly focused on engineering, also useful for business, management and law subjects

Oxford Art Online

Useful for art, design, fashion and photography subjects

ScienceDirect

Widely used across all subjects, including business, computing, engineering and more

SocINDEX with Full Text

Widely used across all subjects, including business, education, nursing, psychology and more

SPORTDiscus with Full Text

Useful for occupational therapy, paramedics, physiotherapy, radiography or sports science

Westlaw

Mainly useful for legal subjects, also journalism, occupational health and social work