Web of Science
>> Go to Web of Science - Select UK Federation from Institutional Sign In and search for Bournemouth University
- Subject coverage: arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences
- Size/scope: citation databases that allow searching for a specific article by subject, author, journal or author address. It is also possible to search for articles that cite a known author or work
Web of Science consists of:
Science Citation Index 1899-present
Social Sciences Citation Index 1898-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 and Essential Science Indicators - Type of content: academic journal article
- Date range: 1945-
- Level of access: some links to full text.
Westlaw UK
Note: A one-off registration process is required to gain access. When you first open Westlaw using BU's link, select the 'Access through OpenAthens' option, then create your individual profile and you must enter your BU email account to register. Once you have registered using your BU email account, you can select the 'Access through academic institution' option, then enter/choose 'Bournemouth University' to gain access.
- Subject coverage: legal database
- Size/scope: Statutes and Statutory Instruments currently in force and broad coverage of law report series. Some full text law journals. Contains selected practitioner's materials. Includes EU legislation and case law. Links to Westlaw International and Westlaw US on the home page.
- Type of content: legal materials
- Level of access: Some full text available.
>> User Guides You may need to click on the 'Access through OpenAthens' or 'Access through academic institution' link again to open the Westlaw user guides page (a one-off registration is required to gain access). Bournemouth University does not licence all Westlaw content and does not currently subscribe to Practical Law.
Which?
- Subject coverage: consumer information
- Size/scope: online version of Which? magazines
- Type of content: news, reviews and recommendations on various products, plus, reports about various industries including technology, travel, environment, finance, motor trade and hospitality
- Level of access: full text available.
Username and password required. Details available from the library area on Brightspace
Wiley Digital Archive
>> Go to Wiley Digital Archive
- Subject coverage: history of science, STEM, natural History, and the connections between scientific, cultural and geopolitical history
- Size/scope: a continuous program of new databases comprised of unique or rare historical primary sources
- Contents: British Association for the Advancement of Science (years covered: 1830-1970), New York Academy of Sciences (years covered: 1803 – 2013), Royal Anthropological Institute (years covered: 1763-2016), Royal College of Physicians (years covered: 1205-1980), Royal Geographical Society (years covered: 1478-1953)
- Type of content: manuscripts, field notes, maps and charts, photographs, illustrations, monographs, ephemera, newspaper and periodical clippings, and reports and grey literature
- Level of access: full text access.
Wiley Online Library
- Subject coverage: science, technology, medicine, social sciences and humanities
- Size/scope: over 1200 Wiley-Blackwell journals
- Type of content: academic journals
- Level of access: full text available.
Note: To identify yourself type Bournemouth University in the search box or select Bournemouth University from the drop down list
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Can be selected using advanced search in mySearch
World Advertising Research Centre (WARC)
>> Go to World Advertising Research Centre (WARC)
- Subject coverage: Advertising
- Size/scope: 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)
- Type of content: case studies, statistics, conference papers and full text of selected journals including the Journal of Advertising Research and ADMAP
- Level of access: some full text available.
WorldWideScience.org
- Subject coverage: science
- Size/scope: gateway searching national and international scientific databases and portals from over 60 participating countries
- Level of access: some full text available.