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Canadian Heritage Information Network

>> Go to Canadian Heritage Information Network

  • Subject coverage: a gateway giving access to a range of databases and services of interest to archaeologists, conservationists and those concerned with museums and related fields. These databases include the Conservation Information Network (CIN), Curatorial and Historical Index of Publications, Heritage Law Bibliography and Museology Bibliography (BMUSE)
  • Level of access: some full text available.

Capital IQ

>> Go to Capital IQ

Note: A one off registration process is required in which you are required to provide your University e-mail address

  • Subject coverage: financial information
  • Size/scope: financial news, market insights and company performance data. It provides intelligence on more than 62,000 public companies and 4.4 million private firms. It covers financials for 88,000 publicly-listed companies
  • Type of content: company information
  • Level of access: full text.

Disclaimer: Reproduction of any information, data or material, including ratings (“Content”) in any form is prohibited except with the prior written permission of the relevant party.  Such party, its affiliates and suppliers (“Content Providers”) do not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, timeliness or availability of any Content and are not responsible for any errors or omissions (negligent or otherwise), regardless of the cause, or for the results obtained from the use of such Content.  In no event shall Content Providers be liable for any damages, costs, expenses, legal fees, or losses (including lost income or lost profit and opportunity costs) in connection with any use of the Content.  A reference to a particular investment or security, a rating or any observation concerning an investment that is part of the Content is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold such investment or security, does not address the suitability of an investment or security and should not be relied on as investment advice.  Credit ratings are statements of opinions and are not statements of fact.

Case Online Information System (COLIS)

>> Go to COLIS

  • Subject coverage: a comprehensive electronic bibliography of management case study materials from the major case producing centres of the world
  • Size/scope: over 14,000
  • Type of content: case studies and supplementary materials
  • Level of access: abstracts only, not full text.

The Case Centre

>> Go to The Case Centre

Registration guide (PDF)

  • Subject coverage: cases from European Business Schools
  • Type of content: case studies
  • Level of access: bibliographic and abstracts.

Childlink

>> Go to Childlink

  • Subject coverage: archive of documents relating to child health and welfare
  • Type of content: current news, parliamentary debates, government papers, legislation and statistics, journal articles
  • Level of access: full text.

CINAHL Complete

>> Go to CINAHL

  • Subject coverage: the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature covers virtually all English language core journals in nursing and allied health disciplines, as well as publications from the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing
  • Size/scope: over 5,400 journals
  • Type of content: journal articles
  • Date range: 1937 to present
  • Level of access: full text of over 1,300 journals.

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CIRRIE Databases

>> Go to CIRRIE

  • Subject coverage: bibliographic database produced by the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange
  • Size/scope: over 125,000
  • Type of content: references to rehabilitation research
  • Level of access: abstract only.

CiteSeerX

>> Go to CiteSeerX

  • Subject coverage: computing and information sciences
  • Size/scope: over 6 million documents
  • Type of content: digital library and repository for scientific and academic eprints
  • Date range: 1997 to present
  • Level of access: full text.

Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons

>> Go to Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons

  • Subject coverage: intended for use by scientists to identify and quantify drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissue samples and pharmaceutical and industrial products.

clinicalskills.net

>> Go to clinicalskills.net

  • Subject coverage: nursing, midwifery
  • Size/scope: information about best practice for over 160 procedures, supporting evidence based practice
  • Type of content: illustrated clinical skills guidelines, graphics supported by text and references
  • Date range: 1953 -
  • Level of access: full text.

Note: Please scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on customer login. Then Bournemouth University from the drop-down menu next to Shibboleth access (not Open Athens). You will need your BU’s login details.

Note: accessible to participating Nursing and Midwifery students only.

Cochrane Library

>> Go to Cochrane Library

  • Subject coverage: global resource for best evidence in healthcare
  • Type of content: collection of databases containing randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews, health economics and methodologies
  • Level of access: no login required.

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Communication Source

>> Go to Communication Source

  • Subject coverage: communication studies, mass media, journalism
  • Size/scope: over 1000 journal titles
  • Type of content: journal articles, encyclopaedias, handbooks
  • Level of access: full text of over 600 journals.

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Community Care Inform Children

>> Go to Community Care Inform Children

  • Subject coverage: an online information source for professionals working with children and families. Includes information on key topics including: abuse; adoption and fostering; looked after children; substance abuse and youth justice
  • Type of content: case law; practice guides and research reviews specially commissioned from key social care practitioners.

Username and password required. Login details available on Library area in Brightspace.

Company Profiles

>> Go to Company Profiles

  • Subject coverage: Datamonitor and Life Science Analytics company profiles available via Business Source Complete. Worldwide coverage
  • Size/scope: over 17,000
  • Type of content: company profiles
  • Level of access: full text.

Conservation Information Network

>> Go to Conservation Information Network

  • Subject coverage: conservation and restoration of cultural property
  • Size/scope: 190,000 bibliographic citations
  • Type of content: abstracts
  • Level of access: abstracts only, not full text.

COPM (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure) Learning Module

>> Go to COPM Learning Module

  • Subject coverage: The COPM Learning Module is a comprehensive online course designed for new users of the COPM as well as those who wish to refresh their knowledge. Comprises of five chapters which includes exercises and videos.

  • Type of Content: Comprises of 5 chapters – Introduction to the COPM; Theoretical underpinnings: client-centered practice; Theoretical underpinnings: occupation-based practice; Interviewing, administering and scoring the COPM; COPM research evidence

  • Level of access: Please contact the HSS library team ([email protected]) if you need access to this resource.

CREDOreference

>>Go to CREDOreference

  • Subject coverage: online reference books including encyclopaedias, dictionaries and thesauri in a wide range of subject areas. Search single titles, subject clusters or all titles. 
  • Size/scope: over 600
  • Type of content: ebooks
  • Level of access: Some full text available.

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