Journals and Databases
The University of Bristol Library subscribes to a huge number of journals (also called serials) electronically.
If an electronic version is not available, we may have it in print. This is sometimes the case for older journal articles (pre-1999). Print copies of journals are held in our libraries and can be located using Library Search. If in doubt, please contact me as your Subject Librarian.
If you are on campus you can access most databases and ejournals directly.
For off-campus access use the links to resources from Library pages to ensure you gain access to all our subscribed content.
Popular databases for finding information in Earth Science and related disciplines:
The Lyell Collection represents one of the largest integrated collections of online Earth Science literature available. Bringing together key journals, Special Publications and Society book series on a single site.
Selected eBook and eJournal content from GeoScienceWorld, a leading publisher for Earth Sciences scholarly publications. Please note: we do not have access to all publications. To limit to our subscribed content, use advanced search and select "Content I have access to".
For more Chemical databases and resources, see the Chemistry Subject Support library guide.
Database for the retrieval of chemical information and data from published literature.
Please note: before you use SciFinder for the first time you must register with your UoB email address, to obtain a personal username and password.
For more Biology or Anatomy databases and resources, see the Biology Subject Support library guide or Anatomy Subject Support guide.
Comprehensive database for the traditional areas of biology that combines content from the BIOSIS Previews database with fully indexed cited references from BIOSIS (from 2006) and content from all the Web of Science databases (prior to and post 2006).
PubMed contains references to journal papers from Medline and life sciences journals.
Interactive, easy-to-use 3D anatomy and biology content. Please note: you need to register with your UoB email address to access this site.
Popular databases covering a wide range of subject areas:
Search the world’s leading scholarly journals, books, and proceedings in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Includes: Science Citation Index; Social sciences Citation Index; Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science; Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities.
Scopus includes references to journal articles, conference proceedings and books relating to science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts & humanities.
Access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols and reference works published by Springer
Bibliographic information from the world's literature on all aspects of physics, electronics, control engineering and information technology.
Science, social science, and arts and humanities research in published in open access journals from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, the Caribbean and South Africa.
A collection of open access research methods resources.
Vast database of full-text handbooks, videos and case studies of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Also includes a research project planner, with step by step help on each stage of the research process, for all types of dissertation or research project.
Find dissertations and theses from other institutions using the links below:
A partnership of research libraries and library consortia working together to improve global access to European research theses
A searchable index providing brief citation details to Dissertation Abstracts International. You can choose to personally purchase the full text of dissertations/theses you require or you can request them via our Inter-Library Loans Service.
UK’s national thesis service providing records of all doctoral theses awarded by UK Higher Education institutions and free access to the full text of as many theses as possible. Please note: UK theses not available on EThOS can be requested via the Inter-Library Loan service.
A catalogue containing the electronic versions of theses and dissertations submitted to a number of universities in Africa, Australia, Europe, and North America. The catalogue is fully searchable by author, title and subject
Includes citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day. Full-text is available for most dissertations added since 1997. The official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress, it also includes UK & Ireland content.
Content note: These are preliminary reports which have not been peer-reviewed. They should not be regarded as conclusive, or be reported in news media as established information.
Aggregates dataset records from multiple sources and allows searching of general repositories via a single interface.
A registry of research data repositories. Browse by data type, country, subject
A business data statistics portal containing more than 1 million statistics from over 22,500 sources (including both national and international data); over 80,000 topics in 177 multidisciplinary categories, ranging from agriculture to media and marketing; market data, consumer behaviour, demographics and opinion polls; 4,500 Statista Dossiers and Industry Reports; 41,000 studies & reports from third parties.
The UK’s largest collection of social, economic and population data sources.Includes major UK government-sponsored surveys, cross-national surveys, longitudinal studies, UK census data, international aggregate, business data, and qualitative data. Intergovernmental organisations include International Monetary Fund (IMF), Office for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank. Research institutes include NatCen, Institute for Social and Economics Research (ISER) and the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) among many others.
Enables staff and students to record and watch freeview broadcasts, create clips from new and archived TV and radio broadcasts, and embed them into Blackboard/ presentations. Please note: it can only be accessed in the UK. It is each user’s responsibility to ensure that the materials made available are used strictly within the terms and conditions of the licence.
Movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.
You need to register with your UoB email address via the student URL: https://player.bfi.org.uk/students. Once you have submitted the form, select ‘University of Bristol’ from the Institution dropdown list and login with your UoB credentials when prompted. You can then simply login until with your individual email/password combination via the main BFI link above until 30/09/2024. You'll need to resubscribe each year by following the student link and selecting 'Already have an account? Sign in'. We recommend ticking the student newsletter box.
Please note:
• BFI Player is unavailable outside the UK
• Rentals and festival events are not included in the subscription offer
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