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Databases A-Z

100 electronic resources, including 41 open access resources. Click a letter to see the databases that start with it.

Subscribed databases work on the UNESWA campus network (access is by IP address, so no login is needed). Off-campus access is currently being implemented.

Open Access and Research4Life resources can be used both on and off campus. Research4Life needs a login – see how to get one.

Open Access · on & off campus Subscribed · campus network only Research4Life login · on & off campus New

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Academic Search Ultimate via EBSCOhost

Multidisciplinary full-text database of peer-reviewed journals, magazines and reports across virtually every academic discipline.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Subscribed · campus network only
Africa Studies Source via EBSCOhost

Full-text journals and magazines on the history, culture, politics, health, education and research of the African continent, with a Sub-Saharan focus.

Subjects: African Studies; History; Politics; Health; Education; Business; Science and Technology.
Subscribed · campus network only
African Index Medicus

A joint WHO initiative indexing African health and biomedical literature, improving access to research published in Africa.

Subjects: Health Sciences; Medicine; Public Health (African focus).
Open Access · on & off campus
African Writers Series Full Texts

210 out-of-print titles from the African Writers Series that you can view, download and print.

Subjects: African Literature.
Open Access · on & off campus
AGORA (Research4Life)

Digital library collection for food and agriculture.

Subjects: Agriculture; Food Science; Life Sciences.
Aluka – Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa

Digitised primary sources on liberation struggles in Southern Africa, originally the Aluka collection, now hosted on JSTOR.

Subjects: African History; Politics; Humanities.
Subscribed · campus network only
American Physical Society Journals

High-impact physics journals including the Physical Review series and Reviews of Modern Physics.

Subjects: Physics.
Subscribed · campus network only
AOSIS Open Journals

An independent publishing platform offering free access to peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journals.

Subjects: Theology and Religion; Education; Health Sciences; Human and Social Sciences; Natural Sciences; Law.
Open Access · on & off campus
AOSIS Scholarly Books

Peer-reviewed, open access scholarly monographs and edited collections published by AOSIS.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary, with a focus on Theology, Education, Health Sciences and Social Sciences.
Open Access · on & off campus
Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate via EBSCOhost

Full-text STEM database covering engineering, computing, chemistry, physics, energy, robotics and other applied sciences.

Subjects: Engineering; Computer Science; Chemistry; Physics; Energy; Applied Sciences.
Subscribed · campus network only

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BioOne Complete

Journals in the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.

Subjects: Biology; Ecology; Environmental Sciences.
Subscribed · campus network only
BMJ Journals

More than 70 medical and allied health titles from BMJ.

Subjects: Medicine; Allied Health; Public Health.
Subscribed · campus network only
Business Source Ultimate via EBSCOhost

Peer-reviewed business journals plus company, industry and market information.

Subjects: Accounting; Finance; Management; Marketing; Economics.
Subscribed · campus network only

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CAB Abstracts with Full Text via EBSCOhost

The CAB Abstracts index with full text for the applied life sciences.

Subjects: Agriculture; Environment; Veterinary Science; Food Science; Nutrition; Plant Sciences.
Subscribed · campus network only
CABI Digital Library

CABI databases and the CABI Compendium of species, pests and diseases, with maps, images and decision-support tools.

Subjects: Agriculture; Environment; Plant and Animal Health.
Subscribed · campus network only
Cambridge Core

Peer-reviewed journals and books from Cambridge University Press.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Subscribed · campus network only
Canadian Science Publishing

Journals from Canada's largest publisher of international scientific journals (formerly NRC Research Press).

Subjects: Biology; Chemistry; Earth Sciences; Physics; Engineering.
Subscribed · campus network only
CINAHL Ultimate via EBSCOhost

The definitive full-text resource for nursing and allied health, with evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and CE modules.

Subjects: Nursing; Allied Health; Health Sciences.
Subscribed · campus network only
Cochrane Library

High-quality, independent evidence, including Cochrane systematic reviews, to inform healthcare decision-making.

Subjects: Health Sciences; Medicine; Evidence-Based Practice; Public Health.
Open Access · on & off campus
Communication Source via EBSCOhost

The most complete full-text research database for communication studies.

Subjects: Communication; Media Studies; Journalism; Linguistics; Rhetoric; Speech-Language Pathology.
Subscribed · campus network only
CPUT Electronic Theses & Dissertations Institutional repository

The digital repository of Cape Peninsula University of Technology, providing open access to postgraduate theses and dissertations.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus

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DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals

A community-curated directory of high-quality, peer-reviewed open access journals.

Subjects: Agriculture; Biology and Life Sciences; Business and Economics; Chemistry; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Engineering and Technology; Health Sciences; Humanities; Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Physics and Astronomy; Social Sciences.
Open Access · on & off campus
DUT Open Scholar Institutional repository

The institutional repository of the Durban University of Technology, showcasing research output, theses and dissertations.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus
Dynamic Health via EBSCO

Evidence-based point-of-care tool: skills checklists, diseases and conditions, tests and labs, care interventions and drug guides.

Subjects: Nursing; Allied Health; Clinical Practice.
Subscribed · campus network only

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EBSCO eBook Academic Collection via EBSCO eBooks

Large multidisciplinary collection of academic e-books from leading university and scholarly presses.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Subscribed · campus network only
EBSCO eBook Business Collection via EBSCO eBooks

E-books for business students and researchers.

Subjects: Management; Finance; Marketing; Economics; Entrepreneurship.
Subscribed · campus network only
EBSCO eBook Education Collection via EBSCO eBooks

E-books for education studies and teacher training.

Subjects: Education; Curriculum; Educational Psychology; Education Policy.
Subscribed · campus network only
EBSCO eBook EngineeringCore Collection via EBSCO eBooks

Core engineering e-books.

Subjects: Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and Computer Engineering.
Subscribed · campus network only
EBSCO eBook Medical Collection via EBSCO eBooks

Clinical and biomedical e-books.

Subjects: Medicine; Biomedical Sciences; Health Sciences.
Subscribed · campus network only
EBSCO eBook Nursing Collection via EBSCO eBooks

E-books on nursing practice and education.

Subjects: Nursing; Allied Health.
Subscribed · campus network only
EBSCOhost – Search All Databases via EBSCOhost

Open EBSCOhost and choose any combination of the Library's EBSCO databases to search together.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Subscribed · campus network only
Education Source Ultimate via EBSCOhost

The largest full-text education database, covering all levels from early childhood to higher education, plus conference papers and teaching videos.

Subjects: Education; Educational Technology; Literacy; Special Education; Higher Education.
Subscribed · campus network only
Emerald Insight

Journals and books from Emerald Publishing.

Subjects: Management; Finance; Library Studies; Education; Engineering.
Subscribed · campus network only
Emerald Insight Open Access Journals

Open access and free articles from Emerald Publishing.

Subjects: Business and Management, Economics, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Human Resource Management, Library and Information Science, Marketing, Communication and Mass Media.
Open Access · on & off campus
Engineering Source via EBSCOhost

Full-text engineering journals, trade publications, books and conference papers.

Subjects: Biomedical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental and Software Engineering.
Subscribed · campus network only
Entrepreneurial Studies Source via EBSCOhost

Journals, reference books, case studies, company profiles and Harvard faculty seminar videos.

Subjects: Entrepreneurship; Small Business; Management; Marketing.
Subscribed · campus network only
Environment Complete via EBSCOhost

Full text and indexing for journals, books and monographs across environmental disciplines.

Subjects: Agriculture; Ecosystem Ecology; Energy; Renewable Resources; Pollution; Environmental Policy.
Subscribed · campus network only
ERIC – Education Resources Information Center

The key index of education literature, with links to hundreds of thousands of free full-text documents.

Subjects: Education.
Open Access · on & off campus
Eswatini National Bibliography (SNB)

The national bibliography of Eswatini, compiled and published by UNESWA Library.

Subjects: Eswatini; Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus

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Frontiers

Peer-reviewed open access journals from Frontiers.

Subjects: Psychology; Medicine; Public Health; Dentistry; Nursing; Veterinary Science; Life Sciences; Genetics; Immunology; Microbiology; Oncology; Pharmacology; Bioengineering and Biotechnology; Chemistry; Materials Science; Physics; Mathematics; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Science; Environmental Science.
Open Access · on & off campus
FSTA with Full Text via EBSCOhost

Food Science and Technology Abstracts with full text.

Subjects: Food Science; Food Safety; Nutrition; Beverages; Food Technology.
Subscribed · campus network only

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Global Index Medicus

Worldwide access to biomedical and public health literature produced by and within low- and middle-income countries.

Subjects: Health Sciences; Medicine; Public Health.
Open Access · on & off campus

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Health Source: Consumer Edition via EBSCOhost

Consumer health information.

Subjects: Nutrition; Fitness; Medical Sciences; Drugs and Alcohol; Child Care.
Subscribed · campus network only
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition via EBSCOhost

Full-text scholarly journals for nursing and allied health, with drug guide content.

Subjects: Nursing; Allied Health; Medical Sciences.
Subscribed · campus network only
Hinari (Research4Life)

One of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature.

Subjects: Medicine; Health Sciences; Public Health.
Humanities Source Ultimate via EBSCOhost

Full-text journals across the humanities.

Subjects: History; Literature; Philosophy; Religion; Arts; Languages; Cultural Studies.
Subscribed · campus network only

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IEEE Xplore AI eBook Collections

E-book collections on IEEE Xplore: Wiley AI, De Gruyter AI, and Wiley Data & Cybersecurity.

Subjects: Artificial Intelligence; Data Science; Cybersecurity.
Subscribed · campus network only
IEEE Xplore Digital Library (IEL) + AI Research Suite

IEEE and IET journals, magazines, conference proceedings and standards, with IEEE's AI-assisted research tools.

Subjects: Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Computer Science; Telecommunications; Artificial Intelligence.
Subscribed · campus network only
IET Digital Library

Journals, books and conference content from the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Subjects: Engineering; Technology.
Subscribed · campus network only
IOPscience

Physics journals published by the Institute of Physics.

Subjects: Physics; Materials Science.
Subscribed · campus network only

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JoVE – Journal of Visualized Experiments

Peer-reviewed video journal and science education videos that show experiments and laboratory techniques step by step. UNESWA has access to the Biomedical & Clinical Medicine and the Chemistry, Physics & Engineering collections.

Subjects: Biomedical Sciences; Clinical Medicine; Chemistry; Physics; Engineering.
New Subscribed · campus network only
JSTOR

Academic journals and books, with an AI research tool. Sign in to a free JSTOR account to use the AI research tool.

Subjects: Humanities; Social Sciences; Field Sciences.
Subscribed · campus network only

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KovsieScholar Repository Institutional repository

The institutional repository of the University of the Free State, providing open access to research output and postgraduate theses.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus

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Legal Source via EBSCOhost

Scholarly law journals, book reviews and case citations.

Subjects: Law; Criminal Justice; International Law; Labour Law; Medical Law; Commercial Law.
Subscribed · campus network only
Library & Information Science Source via EBSCOhost

The largest full-text database for library and information science studies.

Subjects: Librarianship; Cataloguing; Information Management; Bibliometrics; Information Retrieval.
Subscribed · campus network only

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Mary Ann Liebert Journals

Mary Ann Liebert journals, now hosted on the Sage Journals platform.

Subjects: Biotechnology; Biomedical Research; Clinical Medicine; Public Health.
Subscribed · campus network only
MasterFILE Complete via EBSCOhost

General-interest magazines, reference books, primary source documents, photos, maps and Associated Press videos.

Subjects: General Interest; Multidisciplinary.
Subscribed · campus network only
MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection via EBSCO eBooks

Companion reference e-books to MasterFILE Complete.

Subjects: General Reference; Multidisciplinary.
Subscribed · campus network only
MDPI Open

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, providing free access to peer-reviewed journal articles.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary, including Chemistry, Engineering, Medicine, Life Sciences, Environmental Science and Social Sciences.
Open Access · on & off campus
MEDLINE Complete via EBSCOhost

Full text for thousands of biomedical and health journals indexed in MEDLINE, searchable with MeSH headings.

Subjects: Medicine; Biomedicine; Nursing; Public Health; Health Policy.
Subscribed · campus network only

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NCBI Bookshelf

A free full-text archive of books and documents in life sciences and healthcare, from the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Subjects: Biomedical Sciences; Life Sciences; Health Sciences; Genetics; Molecular Biology.
Open Access · on & off campus
New England Journal of Medicine

One of the world's leading journals of medicine.

Subjects: Medicine; Health Sciences.
Subscribed · campus network only
Newspaper Source Plus via EBSCOhost

Full-text newspapers, newswires and TV and radio news transcripts from around the world.

Subjects: News; Current Affairs.
Subscribed · campus network only

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OAPEN – Open Access Books

A library of peer-reviewed open access academic books.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus
OARE (Research4Life)

Information resources on the environment.

Subjects: Environment; Ecology; Geography; Energy.
OECD Publications

Free access to OECD reports, working papers, statistics and analysis on economic, social and environmental policy issues.

Subjects: Economics; Public Policy; Education; Health; Governance; Environment; International Development.
Open Access · on & off campus
Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)

Find open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus
Open Book Publishers

Peer-reviewed academic books, free to read online.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus
Open Dissertations

A freely available database of theses and dissertations, developed by EBSCO in partnership with participating institutions and BiblioLabs.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus
OpenUCT Institutional repository

The institutional repository of the University of Cape Town, providing open access to research articles, theses and dissertations.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus
Oxford Academic Journals

Oxford University Press journals.

Subjects: Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Science; Medicine.
Subscribed · campus network only
Oxford Open Access

Open access and free content from Oxford University Press.

Subjects: Arts, Science, Health Sciences, Human Sciences, Law, Mathematics and Statistics, Social Sciences.
Open Access · on & off campus

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PEDro

The Physiotherapy Evidence Database: systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and guidelines for evidence-based physiotherapy.

Subjects: Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Health Sciences.
Open Access · on & off campus
PLOS Journals

Open access journals from the Public Library of Science.

Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Health; Global Health; Climate and Environmental Science; Digital Health; Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Ecology and Conservation; Epidemiology; Infectious Diseases; Mental Health; Health Policy.
Open Access · on & off campus
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection via EBSCOhost

Full-text journals on emotional and behavioural characteristics and mental processes.

Subjects: Psychology; Psychiatry; Behavioural Sciences.
Subscribed · campus network only
PubMed Central

A free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.

Subjects: Nursing; Dentistry; Veterinary Medicine; Public Health; Epidemiology; Global Health; Biomedical Sciences; Clinical Research; Pharmacology; Toxicology; Genetics and Genomics; Molecular Biology; Cell Biology; Microbiology; Immunology; Neuroscience; Oncology; Cardiology; Infectious Diseases; Mental Health; Health Policy.
Open Access · on & off campus

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Research4Life

One login for all Research4Life collections (Hinari, AGORA, ARDI, GOALI and OARE): journals, books and databases for low- and middle-income countries.

Subjects: Health; Agriculture; Environment; Science and Technology; Law and Social Sciences.
Royal Society Publishing

Journals of the Royal Society of London.

Subjects: Biological Sciences; Physical Sciences; Mathematics.
Subscribed · campus network only

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Sabinet African Journals – Open Access

Open access Southern African and African scholarly journals on the Sabinet platform.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary, with a Southern African focus.

UNESWA does not subscribe to this resource. Only the open access content is available to you: tick the "Open Access" filter (or check the open access option) when you search.

Open Access · on & off campus
Sabinet Discover

Sabinet's reference platform for Southern African information.

Subjects: Law; Government; Southern African Studies.
Subscribed · campus network only
Sage Journals – Open Access

Open access articles from Sage journals.

Subjects: Biological and Life Sciences, Business and Management, Education, Engineering, Ethnic and Multicultural Studies, Geography, Health Sciences, Human Sciences, Language and Literature, Law, Marketing, Communication and Mass Media, Political Studies, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Sciences.

UNESWA does not subscribe to this resource. Only the open access content is available to you: tick the "Open Access" filter (or check the open access option) when you search.

Open Access · on & off campus
Science Reference Ultimate via EBSCO

Popular science magazines, journals, reference books, biographies of scientists, experiments and videos.

Subjects: Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Earth Sciences; Environmental Science; Computer Science.
Subscribed · campus network only
Science Reference Ultimate eBook Collection via EBSCO eBooks

Companion reference e-books to Science Reference Ultimate.

Subjects: Science; Technology; Engineering; Mathematics.
Subscribed · campus network only
ScienceDirect – Open Access Journals and eBooks

Open access journal articles and e-books from Elsevier.

Subjects: Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biological and Life Sciences, Computing and IT, Engineering, Health Sciences, Human Sciences, Materials Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Physical Sciences and Physics.

UNESWA does not subscribe to this resource. Only the open access content is available to you: tick the "Open Access" filter (or check the open access option) when you search.

Open Access · on & off campus
Sociology Source Ultimate via EBSCOhost

Full-text sociology journals and videos.

Subjects: Sociology; Gender Studies; Family; Demographics; Political Sociology; Religion; Anthropology.
Subscribed · campus network only
SPIE Digital Library

Journals, proceedings and e-books from SPIE.

Subjects: Optics; Photonics.
Subscribed · campus network only
SpringerLink

Peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.

Subjects: Science; Medicine; Technology.
Subscribed · campus network only
SpringerLink Open Access eBooks

Open access e-books from Springer.

Subjects: Computing, Information Technology, Social Science, Health Science, Science.
Open Access · on & off campus
SUNScholar Institutional repository

The institutional repository of Stellenbosch University, providing open access to research output, theses and dissertations.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus

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Taylor & Francis Online – Open Access Journals

Open access articles from Taylor & Francis journals.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.

UNESWA does not subscribe to this resource. Only the open access content is available to you: tick the "Open Access" filter (or check the open access option) when you search.

Open Access · on & off campus
Taylor & Francis Open Access eBooks

Open access and free e-books from Taylor & Francis.

Subjects: Accounting and Finance, Business and Management, Computing and IT, Economics, Education, Engineering, Geography, Health Sciences, Human Sciences, Political Studies, Social Sciences.

UNESWA does not subscribe to this resource. Only the open access content is available to you: tick the "Open Access" filter (or check the open access option) when you search.

Open Access · on & off campus
Textile Technology Complete via EBSCOhost

Scientific and technological literature on textile production and processing.

Subjects: Textile Science; Fibres and Yarns; Chemicals and Dyes; Apparel Industry.
Subscribed · campus network only

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UJIR Institutional repository

The institutional repository of the University of Johannesburg, providing open access to research output, theses and dissertations.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus
UNESCO General History of Africa

A landmark UNESCO publication presenting Africa's history from an African perspective, freely available online in full text.

Subjects: African History; Humanities; Social Sciences.
Open Access · on & off campus
UNISAIR Institutional repository

The institutional repository of the University of South Africa, providing open access to research output, theses and dissertations.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus
UPspace Institutional repository

The institutional repository of the University of Pretoria, providing open access to research output, theses and dissertations.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus

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WHO IRIS (Institutional Repository for Information Sharing) Institutional repository

The World Health Organization's institutional repository, providing open access to WHO publications, reports and technical documents.

Subjects: Public Health; Global Health; Medicine; Health Policy.
Open Access · on & off campus
Wiley Online Library – Open Access

Open access journal articles and books from Wiley.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.

UNESWA does not subscribe to this resource. Only the open access content is available to you: tick the "Open Access" filter (or check the open access option) when you search.

Open Access · on & off campus
WIReDspace Institutional repository

The institutional repository of the University of the Witwatersrand, providing open access to research output, theses and dissertations.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.
Open Access · on & off campus
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository Institutional repository

Free access to World Bank publications.

Subjects: Development Economics, Public Policy, Education, Health, Agriculture, Governance, Finance and International Development.
Open Access · on & off campus

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Research4Life login

Research4Life collections (Hinari, AGORA, ARDI, GOALI and OARE) need a UNESWA Research4Life username and password. Once you have them, you can use Research4Life both on and off campus.

To get the login credentials, visit the Library or email svtsabedze@uneswa.ac.sz.