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UCU Online Databases and E-Resource Discovery

Discover peer-reviewed journals, eBooks, theses, and trusted datasets in one e-library hub.

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Refine databases by discipline, topic, and research intent.

Subscribed Databases

56 platforms found

ACM Digital Library thumbnail

Research, discovery, and networking platform for ACM journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters, books, and the ACM Guide to Computing Literature.

Official UCU access link

Books

5,200

Journals

75

Articles

920,000

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African Capacity Building Foundation Knowledge Resource Corner thumbnail

Virtual library for capacity development resources, including books, papers, reports, memoirs, conference papers, and publications from ACBF and partners.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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African Journals OnLine (AJOL) thumbnail

Large open access collection of peer-reviewed African-published scholarly journals across health, agriculture, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

Journals

400

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0

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AGORA (Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture) thumbnail

Research4Life agriculture and environment collection with journals and books for food, agriculture, environmental science, and related social sciences.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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American Chemical Society Journals and Magazines thumbnail

Peer-reviewed chemistry journals and magazines covering chemical sciences, biochemistry, materials, food science, toxicology, and related fields.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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ARDI (Access to Research for Development and Innovation) thumbnail

Research4Life innovation and patent-support programme with journals, books, and reference works across science and technology.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Baobab eBooks thumbnail

Digital eBook service for academic libraries in Africa, covering agriculture, art, biography, business, economics, literature, medicine, philosophy, religion, science, and technology.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Bioline International thumbnail

Open access peer-reviewed bioscience journals from developing countries, covering public health, tropical medicine, food security, biodiversity, and environment.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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British Institute of Radiology Journals thumbnail

Journals, eBooks, and case reports across radiology, imaging, oncology, medical physics, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Chatham House thumbnail

Independent policy analysis and debate on international affairs, energy, climate, health, economics, governance, law, and regional security.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Cochrane Library thumbnail

Searchable evidence-based medicine collection with Cochrane Reviews, trials, technology assessments, and economic evaluations.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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De Gruyter Brill thumbnail

Academic journals and books across humanities and sciences, including open-access initiatives and long-form scholarly projects.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) thumbnail

Discovery service for peer-reviewed open access books with links to full text at publisher websites and repositories.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) thumbnail

Quality-controlled open access journals covering agriculture, biology, business, chemistry, environment, health, law, humanities, and technology.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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DiVA - Academic Archive Online thumbnail

Discovery portal for research publications and student theses from universities and research institutions.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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EBSCOHost thumbnail

Multi-database research platform used at UCU for theology, mass communication, education, environment, and library science collections.

Official UCU access link

Books

228,000

Journals

12,600

Articles

3,900,000

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited thumbnail

UCU subscription access for accounting, finance, economics, human resource, learning, organisation studies, library studies, and knowledge management.

Official UCU access link

Books

5,600

Journals

320

Articles

295,000

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ERIC thumbnail

Education Resources Information Center with bibliographic records for journal articles, reports, policy papers, conference papers, and other education materials.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

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0

Articles

1,300,000

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First Monday thumbnail

Open access peer-reviewed journal publishing research about the Internet and related technologies.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

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1

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0

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GOALI (Global Online Access to Legal Information) thumbnail

Research4Life legal and social sciences programme with books, peer-reviewed journals, and databases across law, policy, politics, economics, and history.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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HINARI (Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative) thumbnail

Research4Life health programme with biomedical, public health, development studies, education, engineering, and related resources.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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HST - Biomedical & Life Sciences thumbnail

Animated audio-visual lectures by world-leading experts in clinical medicine, biochemistry, microbiology, neuroscience, and immunology.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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IMF eLibrary thumbnail

Authoritative economic information, analysis, and harmonised statistics covering global economies, development, macroeconomics, trade, poverty reduction, and financial crises.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) thumbnail

Research reports, briefings, working papers, and journal articles on development, agriculture, climate, gender, governance, health, poverty, and participation.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE thumbnail

Standards, technical journals, and global technology research from IEEE and IEEE SA.

Official UCU access link

Books

6,400

Journals

220

Articles

6,100,000

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Institute of Physics - IOP Science thumbnail

Physics and related-science journals spanning materials, optics, medical physics, astrophysics, quantum physics, and environmental science.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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JSTOR (Journal Storage) thumbnail

Archive of journals, eBooks, and primary sources with strong multidisciplinary and discipline-specific collections.

Official UCU access link

Books

101,000

Journals

2,900

Articles

12,000,000

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LEXISNEXIS thumbnail

Legal, business, news, and public records research platform for case law, statutes, regulations, law reviews, company information, market research, and media archives.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

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0

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0

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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Online thumbnail

Peer-reviewed biotechnology, life sciences, specialized clinical medicine, public health, and policy journals.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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National Academy Press NAP eBooks thumbnail

Free downloadable PDF books from the National Academies Press across agriculture, science, education, engineering, health, policy, environment, and technology.

Official UCU access link

Books

5,000

Journals

0

Articles

0

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Nature Publishing Group Journals thumbnail

High-impact scientific and medical journals, databases, and services across life, physical, chemical, and applied sciences.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

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0

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0

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NRC Research Press thumbnail

Full-text journals in applied physiology, botany, cell biology, earth sciences, engineering, microbiology, forestry, physics, and chemistry.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

Journals

17

Articles

0

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Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) thumbnail

Research4Life environmental science collection for academics, researchers, and policy makers, including journals and books.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Open Textbook Library thumbnail

Open textbooks licensed for free use, adaptation, download, editing, and distribution.

Official UCU access link

Books

1,159

Journals

0

Articles

0

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OpenStax thumbnail

Peer-reviewed, openly licensed textbooks and supporting learning resources that are free to adopt and use.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Optical Society of America (OSA) Journals thumbnail

Peer-reviewed optics and photonics content, including journal articles and conference proceedings across communications, spectroscopy, and applied optics.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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OUP - E-books Dictionary of National Biography thumbnail

Illustrated online biographies of almost 60,000 people connected with British and world history.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

Journals

0

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60,000

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OUP - E-books Grove Art Online thumbnail

Oxford art reference gateway including Grove Art Online, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and related art reference works.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

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0

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0

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OUP - E-books International Law in Domestic Courts thumbnail

Oxford Reports on International Law collection of international law decisions from domestic courts, tribunals, and international courts with analysis and commentary.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

Journals

0

Articles

850

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OUP - E-Books Oxford English Dictionary Online thumbnail

Historical English dictionary covering meanings, word histories, pronunciations, quotations, spellings, and etymologies across English-speaking regions.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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OUP - E-books Oxford Scholarship Online thumbnail

Trusted Oxford scholarly books across humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.

Official UCU access link

Books

11,000

Journals

0

Articles

0

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Oxford Biblical Studies Online thumbnail

Bible and biblical history reference content, including searchable images and maps, glossary terms, timelines, and Oxford Bible texts/commentaries.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

Journals

0

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750

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Oxford eBooks thumbnail

Oxford eBook collections including Oxford Scholarship Online, Oxford Handbooks Online, Oxford Medicine Online, Oxford Clinical Psychology, and Very Short Introductions.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Oxford University Press (Journals) thumbnail

Authoritative journals across medicine, public health, law, humanities, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, economics, and finance.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Policy and Development thumbnail

Public policy and development research covering public health policy, politics, planning, management, and development practice.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Royal Society thumbnail

Royal Society biological and physical science publications, with especially strong ecology, environment, and interdisciplinary coverage.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

Journals

7

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0

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Royal Society of Chemistry - RSC Journals Online Royal Society thumbnail

World-leading chemistry journals and specialist databases covering analytical chemistry, catalysis, organic synthesis, natural products, and more.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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SCOPUS thumbnail

Abstract and citation database for peer-reviewed literature, shown on the official UCU database page with direct SCOPUS access.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Social Science Research Network (SSRN) thumbnail

Rapid dissemination platform for social science research, working papers, abstracts, and downloadable full-text papers.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

Journals

0

Articles

346,200

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Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Journals thumbnail

SIAM publishes applied mathematics and computational science journals that support methodological and quantitative research.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

Journals

16

Articles

0

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Springer Open thumbnail

Springer portfolio of peer-reviewed fully open access journals across biomedicine, business, chemistry, computer science, education, engineering, law, medicine, and more.

Official UCU access link

Books

0

Journals

160

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0

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS ONLINE thumbnail

Full-text journals covering a wide range of social sciences and humanities subject areas.

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0

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0

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0

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The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL) thumbnail

Self-contained agricultural research library with full-text articles and graphics from more than 200 major journals.

Official UCU access link

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0

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0

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0

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Wiley Online Library thumbnail

Search hundreds of Wiley journals, books, and reference works by title, abstract, author, affiliation, keyword, date, and subject category.

Official UCU access link

Books

32,000

Journals

1,600

Articles

8,300,000

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World Bank E-Library thumbnail

World Bank collection of books, reports, journals, and working papers, with selected open full-text development resources.

Official UCU access link

Books

6,000

Journals

0

Articles

0

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