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Multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 10,000 full-text periodicals, including 9,017 peer-reviewed journals, out of which 6,506 are available in full-text with no embargo; and more than 17,000 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc
Full text, graphics, images and illustrations of the most recent editions of medical reference books from McGraw-Hill, including access to USMLEasy, an online testing service to help prepare students for Step 1 and Step 2 USMLE exams.
An online collection of over 500 high-quality reference books: encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and books of quotations, as well as subject -specific titles covering a range of subject matters, such as art, business, literature, and science. It includes Almanacs, Biography and Genealogy, Dictionaries and Thesauri, Encyclopedias, Maps, Atlases, and Gazetteers, Multi-Subject material, Quotations, Speeches and Transcripts and Statistics and Datasets.
A multi-disciplinary collection contains over 120,000 eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter from various leading publishers.
IEEE Xplore provides access to journals, magazines, standards, and conference proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Subject coverage includes electrical engineering, electronics, communications, computers & computing and information technology. Full-text coverage is available from 1998 to the present
Is a journal archive which holds the complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues, some dating as far back as the 1600s. New titles and disciplines are being added regularly. Because of JSTOR's archival mission, there is an “embargo” to most recent published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR.
Multidisciplinary full-text database which provides access to more than 15,000 publications. Covers current and international content in over 160 subject areas such as: business and economics; medicine and health; news and world affairs; science; education; technology; humanities; social sciences; psychology; literature; law; and, women's studies. PQ Central is composed of a number of individual databases that can be searched individually or collectively, including ABI/INFORM global; ABI/INFORM trade & industry.
Provides access to more than 1000 high-quality scholarly full-text journals . Coverage is strong in the fields of communication studies, criminology, education, health sciences, management & organization studies, materials science, political science, psychology, sociology, and urban studies. Full-text coverage is available from 1999 to present.
A multidisciplinary database offering access to peer-reviewed articles from journals published by Elsevier Science, Academic Press, Cell Press, and other science publishers and societies.
Subject coverage includes agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, business and management, engineering, computer science, economics and finance, energy and power, environmental science, immunology and microbiology, materials science, medicine, neuroscience, psychology, arts & humanities, and social sciences. Full-text coverage is available from 1995 to the present
Scopus is an abstract and citation database that allows researchers and institutions to track and count citations. Scopus combines a detailed abstract and citation database with data and links to scholarly content and tracks the use of citations in published research. It can be used to discover relevant research, identify experts and to access data, metrics and analytical tools.
A multidisciplinary database that provides access to full-text articles from 2000+ peer-reviewed journals published by Taylor & Francis including imprints like Routledge, Psychology Press, and CRC Press in addition to the Expert Collection (Expert Opinion and Expert Reviews series).
Subjects covered include humanities, social sciences, applied sciences, medicine, engineering, and technology.
Coverage varies by journal title; for some journals, coverage dates back to 1995. Full-text coverage is available from 1997 to the present.
A multi-disciplinary database that includes peer-reviewed full-text articles from 1,500 journals by Wiley and related publishers.Subjects covered include: business; chemistry; computer science; earth and environmental science; education; engineering; life sciences; mathematics and statistics; medicine and healthcare; physics and astronomy; polymers and materials science; psychology; and social sciences. Full rest coverage is available from 1996 to present.
The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
Master’s and PhD theses and dissertations accepted by universities in the Arab World
The Digital Commons Network provides free access to full-text scholarly articles and other research from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Curated by university librarians and their supporting institutions, this dynamic research tool includes peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) eLibrary provides access to the IMF's periodicals, books, working papers and studies, and data and statistical tools. IMF includes information about macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, and poverty reduction.
Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered academic search engine with more than 200 million papers covering all disciplines.
