see World Advertising Research Centre

Citation databases in the subjects of Arts, Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences.
These bibliographic databases allow searching for a specific article by subject, author, journal or author address. Because the information stored about each article includes the article's cited reference list (bibliography), it is also possible to search for articles that cite a known author or work.

Web of Knowledge consists of:
Web of Science 1945-present
Science Citation Index 1945-present
Social Sciences Citation Index 1956-present
Arts & Humanities Citation Index 1975-present
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science 1990-present
Biosis Previews Archive 1969-2008
Medline 1950-present
Journal Citation Reports

The contents of this database are included in mySearch

> User Guide (283 PDF)
> Cross Search Workbook (372 PDF)

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Westlaw UK is a comprehensive legal database. It includes Statutes and Statutory Instruments currently in force and broad coverage of law report series. Legal Journals Index provides abstracts of journal articles (and access to some full text journal articles). Contains selected practitioner's materials. Includes EU legislation and case law. If you require international materials, click on 'Westlaw International' (the link is located on the blue bar at the top of the screen within Westlaw).

> Online Student User Guide
> UK & European Law Reports (PDF 23kb)
> E-books & Encyclopaedias (PDF 18kb)
> UK & EU E-Journals (PDF 20kb)

Tutorials on how to use Westlaw:
> Case Law
> Legislation
> Journals
> EU
> Current Awareness

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Online version of Which? magazines produced by the Consumer Association. Access news, reviews and recommendations on various products, plus, reports about various industries including technology, travel, environment, finance, motor trade and hospitality (e.g. good food and restaurant guide via the 'Which? Publications' link).

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The RHL, begun in 1997, contains over 300 articles about evidence-based practice in reproductive health, arranged into six broad topics, together with editorials and additional resources such as videos. The topic areas are: reproductive tract infections, HIV/AIDS, pregnancy and childbirth, neonatal health, contraception and sterilisation, and gynaecology.

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Who's Who contains over 33,000 short biographies, continually updated, of living noteworthy and influential individuals, from all walks of life, worldwide. Approximately one thousand new entries are added every year. Who Was Who contains over 100,000 entries from the archives of Who’s Who dating back to 1898: the definitive roll-call of the last 150 years of British history.

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Access to the content of over 700 Wiley-Blackwell journals in science, technology and medicine.

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Note for off-campus use: To identify yourself type Bournemouth University in the search box or select Bournemouth University from the drop down list.

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Site created from information supplied by key professional organisations in the area of advertising including the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA), Advertising Research Foundation (ARF), Admap, European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR), Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). The site contains case studies, statistics, conference papers and full text of selected journals including the Journal of Advertising Research and ADMAP. NB: The off-campus connection link above is the only off-campus access route for this resource.

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> Online User Guide

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Full-text access to World Tourism Organization publications, including 'grey literature' and statistical information in the 'Tourism factbook'. Searchable by publication title, subject or keyword.
Coverage: 1992 -

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> Finding Travel and Tourism Statistics using WTO e-library (PDF 427kb)

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WorldCat consists of a catalogue of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

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WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway searching national and international scientific databases and portals from over 60 participating countries. Access is freely available, much of the information retrieved being from open access sources.