Global Health is a public health database with nearly 1 million records. Produced by CABI Publishing, the database contains information from over 3,500 serials, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, patents, theses and electronic only publications from more than 125 countries. Subject coverage includes international health, biomedical life sciences, non-communicable diseases, public health nutrition, food safety and hygiene, occupational health, toxicology, health services, and maternal/child health.

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This source, produced by Global Hotel Research Ltd and Leeds Metropolitan University, provides a frequently updated collection of reports about the global hotel industry and a database of hotel supply. Access a comprehensive analysis of hotel group / brand activity and hotel portfolio listings in every country in the world. Obtain downloadable reports that collate and present data in a customisable format, based on criteria that you select.

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Database of Euromonitor's portfolio of statistical and full text analysis. Organised into nine fully searchable databases covering country data; consumer lifestyles; consumer market sizes; forecasts; fmcg companies and brands; major market profiles; Euromonitor's market and retail research reports; and directory of marketing information sources.

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Free online access to hundreds of scanned and digitised newspapers; some collections go back to the 19th Century.

Google Scholar is a variant of Google that searches scholarly literature across a wide range of sources, including articles, books, theses and conference papers.

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This database covers all aspects of human impact on the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles include content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done on each level to minimize negative impact.

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