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Library databases are online collections that search quality journal, magazine, newspaper and other academic sources.

 

Most of our databases are searchable on our library discovery service, this means you can search several databases at once.

However, some databases will have to be searched separately. 

Click on the Databases button on the library website to:

  • see a full listing of our databases
  • see which ones are indexed on our library discovery service
  • search each database individually

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Search Sligo databases

 

Key Databases

i2i National Standards

Contents: Full text access to current NSAI Irish Standards: straight IS (Irish Standards) EN (European Norms) and ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation).

Subjects: Multidisciplinary

Academic Search Ultimate

Scholarly journals spanning a range of areas of academic study including: biology, chemistry, engineering, law, mathematics, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion, zoology, and more.

Access from:
Donegal
Galway & Mayo
Sligo

Taylor & Francis

A multidisciplinary resource containing online resources for arts, humanities, science, social sciences and medicine disciplines.

Access from:
Donegal
Galway & Mayo
Sligo

JSTOR

Content 

  • Full-text journal articles, book chapters, images.
  • Artstor's collection of high-quality images curated from museums and archives around the world.

Subjects: Fine Art, Design, Arts, Culture, History

Springer Journals

Contents: Over 2,900 journals, spanning all subject areas

Subjects: Architecture, Arts, Textiles & Fashion.

Oxford Academic Journals

Oxford Academic, Oxford University Press (OUP)’s platform for research provides access to scholarly books and journals. It includes arts and humanities, social sciences, medicine and health, science, engineering and law disciplines.

Access from:
Donegal
Galway & Mayo
Sligo

Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson)

Contents: Fulltext articles from more than 300 periodicals dating back to 1995, indexing and abstracting of over 600 periodicals dating as far back as 1984, as well as indexing and abstracting of over 13,000 art dissertations.

Subjects: Architecture, Art, Design 

Search tips

Search Tips

  • Plan your search. Brainstorm keywords and synonyms. For example, genes, genetic, hereditary, congenital, inherited.
  • Most databases have an Advanced Search option. Use it to focus your search.
  • Use "quote marks" to search for phrases. For example, "genetic disorders"

Science Direct Topic Finder

The Topic Finder at the bottom of the Science Direct database page is an excellent tool to find the most relevant excerpts, definitions and related content for science related terms. It provides definitions and detailed descriptions for words related to a wide range of Science disciplines. 

Access the Topics page by scrolling to the bottom of the page on ScienceDirect and clicking on "Browse by Topic".


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