LibGuides: KLaSS: How to find the right online database for your topic

Introduction to database searching

If you are searching for a topic or subject rather than a specific article you might like to search one of our databases. These often focus on a particular subject area or discipline and reduce the amount of results you receive from irrelevant subjects.

Databases are collections of resources such as journal articles and conference papers, and also sometimes book chapters and reports. If you are doing a literature search or systematic review they are a key resource to use.

There are two main kinds of database:

Bibliographic - they won't show you the full paper straight away, but you can often read an abstract and see the author details. You'll need to check with Get it @ King's if the Library has access to the journal article
Full text - will let you open and read the article directly from the list of results

A-Z of databases by your topic: A-E

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with African Leadership topics. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Global Affairs:

A-Z Databases for Global Affairs
African Economic Outlook
Comprehensive and comparable data and analysis of 54 African economies.

New to using online databases?

Find interactive tutorials and put them into practice with the Finding Academic Information modules in KLaSS. Click the link below and choose the module that best reflects your research topic:

KLaSS Module (KEATS)
Online tutorials and forums available 24/7; to help you find academic materials for your topics and choose your referencing style

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with anatomy topics and resources. For a more complete list of databases related to health subjects, visit the A-Z list of databases for Medicine:

A-Z Databases for Medicine

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy is an accessible source of anatomical knowledge. With simple language and realistic, 3D visuals, it may be used as an adjunct to dissection as well as for students who need to re-learn clinically relevant anatomy for their surgical rotations or who are taking anatomy modules.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Australian topics. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Global Affairs:

A-Z Databases for Global Affairs

Australian Education Index (1977-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
Contains 130,000 bibliographic references (some with abstracts) to all articles in 200 Australian journals, as well as selective indexing of a further 500 Australian and international journals in the field of education. Books, conference proceedings and papers, research and technical reports, and theses are also indexed. Coverage is from 1979 to date, with monthly updates. Is possible to cross search with British Education Index & ERIC.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Brazilian topics. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Global Affairs:

A-Z Databases for Global Affairs

Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
HAPI is your source for authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. HAPI Online contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews (through 2001), documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world.
HAPI Online combines current information about Latin America with in-depth coverage spanning more than thirty years.

Pre-Register at Senate House Library then visit Senate House Library in person to complete your registration.
PRISMA (Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas) This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
PRISMA (Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas) is a comprehensive reference resource providing full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities for the interdisciplinary academic study of Hispanic and Latin America, and the Caribbean Basin. Offering key titles indexed in the Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI), a highly respected database produced by the Latin American Center of the University of California, Los Angeles, PRISMA features

Pre-Register at Senate House Library then visit Senate House Library in person to complete your registration.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Politics topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Politics:

A-Z Databases for Business

Business Source Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
Business Source Complete (BSC) is a scholarly business database providing a collection of bibliographic and full text content in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. It includes abstracts for more than 1,300 business journals back as far as 1886. Full text is available for 1160 titles and in most cases there is a 1 year embargo on issues. BSC also includes around 2800 full-text industry reports from three different providers, as well a company profiles for over 10,000 leading world companies from MarketLine (previously Datamonitor) and Life Science Analytics.
Emerald Management Ejournals This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Provides access to 111 full-text ejournals from 1994 onwards, as well as access to the older content of ca. 120 journals. Subjects covered include Accounting & Finance, Economics & Social Policy, Environmental Management, General Management, Information & Knowledge Management, Innovation & Enterprise, Library Management & Library Studies, Logistics & Supply, Managing People, Managing Quality, Marketing, Operations Management, Organisational Development & Change Management, Strategy and Training & Development.
ScienceDirect Journals (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Produced by Elsevier, ScienceDirect is an online subscription ejournal service containing a collection of journals in science, technology and medicine. King's coverage includes access to some of the Elsevier backfiles subject collections.
Please note that King's does not subscribe to all journals.
Also note that only a small number of Elsevier titles are available off campus via NHS OpenAthens

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Chemistry topics. For a more complete list of databases related to Chemistry, visit the A-Z list of databases for Chemistry:

A-Z Databases for Chemistry

SCOPUS (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Scopus is a large multidisciplinary bibliographic and citation database with extensive journal coverage especially in science, technology and medicine and is expanding its coverage of the social sciences. Citation coverage is back to 1996. Bibliographic coverage generally reaches further back but is variable.
Web of Science (All databases) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Web of Science provides access to the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examines proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. It is a gateway to:
Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990-present)
Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015-present)
BIOSIS Citation Index (1969-2008)
KCI-Korean Journal Database
Medline
Russian Science Citation Index
SciELO Citation Index

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Chinese topics. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Global Affairs:

A-Z Databases for Global Affairs

China Academic Journals Database (CNKI) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
The CNKI China Academic Journals database is the largest full-text Chinese journals database in the world. Offered via the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) platform, CAJ covers all academic journals published in mainland China, with comprehensive access to an impressive range of content in all disciplines, including medicine & Public Health, information science and economics and management.

欧洲时报 UK China Info 24
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Also available in English

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Classics topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Classics:

A-Z Databases for Classics

Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles
JSTOR ebooks and journals This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
JSTOR offers academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

King’s subscribes to the following collections within JSTOR:
19th Century British Pamphlets
Arts & Sciences I-XV Collection
Business I Collection
Business II Collection
Ireland Collection
Jewish Studies
Language & Literature Collection
Life Sciences Collection
Music Collection
Political Science
Film Studies
Language and Literature
Philosophy
Religion
Sociology
Business and Economics

Via JSTOR books, King's currently has access to over 54,000 titles from over 42 publishers.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Comparative Literature topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Comparative Literature:

A-Z Databases for Comparative Literature

Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (BDSL) This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
German language index of (primarily) German language periodicals, covering all aspects of German language and literature from 1985 to the present.

Pre-Register at Senate House Library then visit Senate House Library in person to complete your registration.
Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles
MLA International Bibliography and Periodicals Directory This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
Covers folklore, languages, linguistics and literature. Provides citations for items from journals and series published worldwide from 1926 to date. Indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations and bibliographies. Available via EBSCOhost.

Pre-Register at Senate House Library then visit Senate House Library in person to complete your registration.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with nursing & midwifery topics. For a more complete list of databases related to health subjects, visit the A-Z list of databases for Dentistry:

A-Z Databases for Dentistry

Embase (Ovid) - King's This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
Embase contains over 22 million records spanning 1947-present, with over 1 million records added annually. Each record contains the full bibliographic citation, indexing terms, and codes; and 80% of all citations in Embase include author-written abstracts. The Embase journal collection is international with over 7,500 active peer-reviewed journals more than 90 countries. Updated daily and weekly.
Broad biomedical scope covering the following areas:
• Drug therapy and research, including pharmaceutics, pharmacology and toxicology
• Clinical and experimental (human) medicine
• Basic biological science relevant to human medicine
• Biotechnology and biomedical engineering, including medical devices
• Health policy and management, including pharmacoeconomics
• Public, occupational and environmental health, including pollution control
• Veterinary science, dentistry, and nursing
You can access databases on the Ovid platform on campus without logging in at: https://ovidsp.ovid.com/autologin.cgi
Note: For help with logging in see this webpagefor more details.
Medline (Ovid) - King's (Off campus) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
Bibliographic database of references to journal articles, with an emphasis on clinical medicine, dentistry and biomedical research. Also covers nursing, chemistry and pharmacology, biological and physical sciences, microbiology, nutrition, health care delivery and social sciences. 1946 to date.

Note: For help with logging in see this webpage for more details.
PubMed for King's staff & students This link opens in a new window Free access - see More for information on linking to journal articles
PubMed comprises more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. It is free for anyone to use.
This link is for King's users and red "Get it @ King's" links will automatically appear in PubMed if you access PubMed from here and will link directly to the full text if King's has a subscription.
See this page for more information
Web of Science (All databases) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Web of Science provides access to the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examines proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. It is a gateway to:
Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990-present)
Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015-present)
BIOSIS Citation Index (1969-2008)
KCI-Korean Journal Database
Medline
Russian Science Citation Index
SciELO Citation Index

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Digital Humanities topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Digital Humanities:

A-Z Databases for Digital Humanities

DigiPal (Digital Resource and Database for Palaeography, Manuscript Studies and Diplomatic) This link opens in a new window Free access
DigiPal is a resource for the study of medieval handwriting, particularly that produced in England during the years 1000–1100, the time of Æthelred, Cnut and William the Conqueror. It is designed to allow you to see samples of handwriting from the period and to compare them with each other quickly and easily.

Funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), it is based at the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London.
Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles
Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) is a bibliographic database for library and information professionals and contains abstracts from over 440 journals. Subject coverage includes all aspects of librarianship, library users, information retrieval and more.1969 to date.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Education topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Education:

A-Z Databases for Education

ASSIA Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web covers health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional. ASSIA currently contains from over 500 journals published in 16 different countries, including the UK and US.
Social Policy and Practice (Ovid) - King's This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
Social Policy and Practice represents an important source for applied social science policy-makers and practitioners working within human resources, public safety, social services, social administration, economic and social development, social work, social work education and care management. Coverage is broad and includes:

-Public & social policy
-Public health
-Social care
-Community development
-Mental and community health
-Homelessness
-Housing
-Crime
-Equalities
-Law and order
-Children and families
-Older People

The database comprises over 320,000 bibliographic records to reports, surveys and statistics.

Note: For help with logging in see this webpagefor more details.
Web of Science (All databases) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Web of Science provides access to the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examines proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. It is a gateway to:
Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990-present)
Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015-present)
BIOSIS Citation Index (1969-2008)
KCI-Korean Journal Database
Medline
Russian Science Citation Index
SciELO Citation Index

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with English topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for English:

A-Z Databases for English

Academic Search Complete (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.

Pre-Register at Senate House Library then visit Senate House Library in person to complete your registration.
Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles
MLA International Bibliography and Periodicals Directory This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
Covers folklore, languages, linguistics and literature. Provides citations for items from journals and series published worldwide from 1926 to date. Indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations and bibliographies. Available via EBSCOhost.

Pre-Register at Senate House Library then visit Senate House Library in person to complete your registration.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

A-Z of databases by your topic: F-L

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Film topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Film:

A-Z Databases for Film

BFI Player (British Film Institute) This link opens in a new window King's username and password required - Registration required
BFI Player is a video on demand service from the British Film Institute, streaming acclaimed, landmark and archive films. These are available for rent, for subscription or for free. King's College London has a subscription. The placement and availability of films is dependent on rights agreements with licensors. The focus is on British and European independent films, as well as international releases.

Additional information:
Access your free BFI Player subscription in 3 easy steps:
1. Go to player.bfi.org.uk/students and create an account OR sign in if you already have one by selecting 'Already have an account? Sign in'
2. Select university from the dropdown list
3. Authenticate subscription using your university credentials

FYI:
• Once you've set up your subscription, you can simply login on BFI Player for the remainder of this academic year. You don't need to use the subscribe link
• BFI Player is unavailable outside the UK
• Rentals and festival events are not included in the subscription offer
• Make sure you tick the box ‘I’d like to receive the newsletter’ for exclusive competitions, watchlists and other BFI opportunities via email.

A reminder that users need to re-subscribe every year e.g. if someone had an account last year, they simply need to visit player.bfi.org.uk/students and select 'Already have an account? Sign in'.
Box of Broadcasts (BoB National) This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access on and off campus - Registration required
BoB (Box of Broadcasts) National is a shared online off-air TV and radio recording service for UK higher and further education institutions. You can choose and record any broadcast programme from 60+ TV and radio channels. The recorded programmes are then kept indefinitely (no expiry) and added to a growing media archive (currently at over 1 million programmes), with all content shared by users across all subscribing institutions.

Please note: Individual registration is required and access is only available from the UK.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with French topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for French:

A-Z Databases for French

Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles
MLA International Bibliography and Periodicals Directory This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
Covers folklore, languages, linguistics and literature. Provides citations for items from journals and series published worldwide from 1926 to date. Indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations and bibliographies. Available via EBSCOhost.

Pre-Register at Senate House Library then visit Senate House Library in person to complete your registration.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Global Health topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Global Health:

A-Z Databases for Global Health & Social Medicine

ASSIA Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web covers health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional. ASSIA currently contains from over 500 journals published in 16 different countries, including the UK and US.
Global Health (Ovid) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
GLOBAL HEALTH brings together the resources of two internationally renowned databases - the Public Health and Tropical Medicine (PHTM) database, previously produced by the Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases (BHTD), and the human health and diseases information extracted from CAB ABSTRACTS.

Dating back to 1973, together they provide a unique resource which offers a substantially deeper subject coverage of information related to human health and communicable diseases than many other sources currently available.

Global Health provides an alternative, complementary point of reference with a broad analysis of foreign language journals, books, research reports, patents and standards, dissertations, conference proceedings, annual reports, public health, developing country information, and other difficult to obtain material.

Note: For help with logging in see this webpagefor more details.
Social Policy and Practice (Ovid) - King's This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
Social Policy and Practice represents an important source for applied social science policy-makers and practitioners working within human resources, public safety, social services, social administration, economic and social development, social work, social work education and care management. Coverage is broad and includes:

-Public & social policy
-Public health
-Social care
-Community development
-Mental and community health
-Homelessness
-Housing
-Crime
-Equalities
-Law and order
-Children and families
-Older People

The database comprises over 320,000 bibliographic records to reports, surveys and statistics.

Note: For help with logging in see this webpagefor more details.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Geography topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Geography:

A-Z Databases for Geography

IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) is an essential online resource for social science and interdisciplinary research. IBSS includes over two million bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. It is unique in its broad coverage of international material and incorporates over 100 languages and countries. Over 2,800 journals are regularly indexed and some 7,000 books are included each year. Abstracts are provided for half of all current journal articles and full text availability is continually increasing. Updated biweekly.

Subjects covered include: anthropology, archaeology, cultural studies, demography, economics, education, ethnology and ethnography, political science, religious studies and sociology.
Proquest Social Sciences collection This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
A collection of Proquest databases in the Social Sciences subject area for King's users.

Additional databases may be available via Senate House
Social Services Abstracts (Proquest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
This database provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services and related areas, including social welfare, social policy and community development. The database includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations and citations to book reviews. Updated monthly, with approximately 5,500 records added per year.

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with German topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for German:

A-Z Databases for German

Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (BDSL) This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
German language index of (primarily) German language periodicals, covering all aspects of German language and literature from 1985 to the present.

Pre-Register at Senate House Library then visit Senate House Library in person to complete your registration.
Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles

New to using online databases?

Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:

KLaSS: Finding and Evaluating Information
Get better at evaluating sources of information, searching for literature online and building your Systematic Review.

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Hellenic Studies topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Hellenic Studies:

A-Z Databases for Hellenic Studies

Année philologique (Brepols) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
L’Année philologique, published by the Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique, is a specialized bibliographic database of scholarly works relating to all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. It contains over 810,000 records with citations to journal articles and books, as well as abstracts. Subjects include Greek and Latin literature, linguistics, history, art, archeology, papyrology, philosophy and religion, music, science and early Christian texts and patristics.
Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles
MLA International Bibliography and Periodicals Directory This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
Covers folklore, languages, linguistics and literature. Provides citations for items from journals and series published worldwide from 1926 to date. Indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations and bibliographies. Available via EBSCOhost.

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Ancient History topics. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for History:

A-Z Databases for History

Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles
Medieval Reference Library Online (Brill) This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
Brill’s Medieval Reference Library includes 3 titles: Encyclopaedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles, Encyclopedia of Medieval Pilgrimage and Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle. Together they include many articles and illustrations on aspects of medieval history, culture and belief.
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access on and off campus. Registration required
Please note: TLG does not permit downloading, printing or making copies of TLG material.

The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) is a research center at the University of California, Irvine. Founded in 1972 the TLG has already collected and digitized most literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453. Its goal is to create a comprehensive digital library of Greek literature from antiquity to the present era. Information about the authors and works included in the TLG Library is stored in a database, known as the Canon of Greek Authors and Works.
See: TLG website | Canon of Greek Authors and Works

Note:
Campus Desktop users will not be able to download any of the extra Greek Fonts offered by this service.
For both on and off-campus access, please register for an account.
When accessing off-campus, a King's username and password are required before registering for an account with Thesaurus Linguae Graecae.

Library Services and the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies gratefully acknowledge the help of the King's Development Trust in the funding of this resource.

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Indian topics. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Global Affairs:

A-Z Databases for Global Affairs

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Informatics topics. For a more complete list of databases related to Informatics, visit the A-Z list of databases for Informatics:

A-Z Databases for Informatics

IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
IEEE Xplore Digital Library contains scientific and technical content published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners. King's staff and students have access to over 100 IEEE journals and over 600 IEEE ebooks.
SCOPUS (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Scopus is a large multidisciplinary bibliographic and citation database with extensive journal coverage especially in science, technology and medicine and is expanding its coverage of the social sciences. Citation coverage is back to 1996. Bibliographic coverage generally reaches further back but is variable.
Web of Science (All databases) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Web of Science provides access to the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examines proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. It is a gateway to:
Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990-present)
Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015-present)
BIOSIS Citation Index (1969-2008)
KCI-Korean Journal Database
Medline
Russian Science Citation Index
SciELO Citation Index

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with International Development topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for International Development:

A-Z Databases for International Development

Cambridge Journals Online (Cambridge Core) This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
Online access to selected titles from the Cambridge Journals Online service. It is possible to limit browsing and searching to titles for which King’s has full text access. King's coverage now includes also large part of the CUP journals archive.
Please note that King's does not subscribe to all journals.
JSTOR ebooks and journals This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
JSTOR offers academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

King’s subscribes to the following collections within JSTOR:
19th Century British Pamphlets
Arts & Sciences I-XV Collection
Business I Collection
Business II Collection
Ireland Collection
Jewish Studies
Language & Literature Collection
Life Sciences Collection
Music Collection
Political Science
Film Studies
Language and Literature
Philosophy
Religion
Sociology
Business and Economics

Via JSTOR books, King's currently has access to over 54,000 titles from over 42 publishers.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus.
Wiley Online Library is a collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science and the humanities. King's coverage includes access to some of the subject collections of the Wiley journals backfile.

If you experience problems logging in try this URL
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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Legal topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Law:

A-Z Databases for Law

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window King's username and password required off campus
HeinOnline is Hein’s premier online research product with more than 100 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline provides comprehensive coverage of more than 1,800 law and law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of law journals, HeinOnline also contains the Congressional Record Bound volumes in entirety, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, famous world trials dating back to the early 1700′s, legal classics from the 16th to the 20th centuries, the United Nations and League of Nations Treaty Series, all United States Treaties, the Federal Register from inception in 1936, the CFR from inception in 1938, and much more.
Westlaw UK This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
As well as the database, it includes access to c.370 Westlaw eLibrary ebooks, including core academic textbooks. Please note that we do not have access to every ebook on the platform.

Westlaw provides case law, up-to-date legislation, academic journals, the Legal Journals Index and current awareness. It also provides EU legislation and cases and International legislation, cases and journal articles. Geographically, it covers primarily Europe and North America, although it is constantly expanding its jurisdictional scope.

For a complete list of services, check the Westlaw Directory. You may browse the different databases by subject or you may run a keyword search to locate relevant resources.

NB. The previous version of Westlaw UK was discontinued from August 2019. For Westlaw E-Books, select 'Books' from the drop-down menu located on the top left of the page

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with London topics. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Global Affairs:

A-Z Databases for Global Affairs
Connected Histories
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Connected Histories provides a single point of access to a wide range of distributed digital resources relating to early modern and nineteenth-century British history.
It incorporates the following digital sources:
• British History Online
• British Newspapers 1600-1900
• Charles Booth Online Archive
• Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835
• London Lives, 1690–1800
• Old Bailey Proceedings Online, 1674–1913
• Origins Network
• Parliamentary Papers
• Printed Ephemera from the Bodleian Library
• Strype’s Survey of London
London Guildhall Library
Guildhall Library is a public reference collection covering all aspects of life in London, past and present, its trade, people and buildings.
London Metropolitan Archive
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London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is home to an amazing range of documents, images, maps, films and books about London. LMA is free to use and open to everyone.

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A-Z of databases by your topic: M-O

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Mathematics topics. For a more complete list of databases related to Mathematics, visit the A-Z list of databases for Mathematics:

A-Z Databases for Mathematics
ArXiv.org
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ArXiv is an electronic archive and distribution server for research articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, nonlinear sciences and statistics. arXiv is owned and operated by Cornell University, and funded by Cornell University, the Simons Foundation and member institutions.

MathSciNet (AMS) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Produced by the American Mathematical Society. MathSciNet covers research into mathematics and related subjects, as published in Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications. Coverage includes books, conference proceedings and 1,800 journals. Links to full text of 190 journals.

It contains information on over 4 million articles and books, with direct links to over 2.7 million articles in over 1,800 journals. MathSciNet includes expert reviews, disambiguated author profiles, and citation information on articles, books, journals, and authors.

MathSciNet's resources are essential for anyone doing research in mathematics or allied fields, from the undergraduate to the seasoned researcher. It can be used to:
• Quickly get up to speed on a new topic
• Look up a researcher’s body of work (and find his/her Erdős number!)
• Find an article or book and track its reference list
• Research a math department to prepare for a job interview

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A-Z Databases for Medicine

Embase (Ovid) - King's This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
Embase contains over 22 million records spanning 1947-present, with over 1 million records added annually. Each record contains the full bibliographic citation, indexing terms, and codes; and 80% of all citations in Embase include author-written abstracts. The Embase journal collection is international with over 7,500 active peer-reviewed journals more than 90 countries. Updated daily and weekly.
Broad biomedical scope covering the following areas:
• Drug therapy and research, including pharmaceutics, pharmacology and toxicology
• Clinical and experimental (human) medicine
• Basic biological science relevant to human medicine
• Biotechnology and biomedical engineering, including medical devices
• Health policy and management, including pharmacoeconomics
• Public, occupational and environmental health, including pollution control
• Veterinary science, dentistry, and nursing
You can access databases on the Ovid platform on campus without logging in at: https://ovidsp.ovid.com/autologin.cgi
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Medline (Ovid) - King's (Off campus) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
Bibliographic database of references to journal articles, with an emphasis on clinical medicine, dentistry and biomedical research. Also covers nursing, chemistry and pharmacology, biological and physical sciences, microbiology, nutrition, health care delivery and social sciences. 1946 to date.

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PubMed for King's staff & students This link opens in a new window Free access - see More for information on linking to journal articles
PubMed comprises more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. It is free for anyone to use.
This link is for King's users and red "Get it @ King's" links will automatically appear in PubMed if you access PubMed from here and will link directly to the full text if King's has a subscription.
See this page for more information
Web of Science (All databases) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Web of Science provides access to the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examines proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. It is a gateway to:
Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990-present)
Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015-present)
BIOSIS Citation Index (1969-2008)
KCI-Korean Journal Database
Medline
Russian Science Citation Index
SciELO Citation Index

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Middle Eastern topics. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Global Affairs:

A-Z Databases for Global Affairs

ABI/INFORM Global This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
Search worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.

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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Modern Language topics.

Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (ScienceDirect) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics is the most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field, with around 3,000 articles, 1,500 figures and supplementary audio, video and text files. There are approximately 700 biographical entries and 200 language maps, and the online edition features extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases to make navigation flexible and easy.
MLA International Bibliography and Periodicals Directory This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
Covers folklore, languages, linguistics and literature. Provides citations for items from journals and series published worldwide from 1926 to date. Indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations and bibliographies. Available via EBSCOhost.

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Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Oxford Reference Online: The Core Collection brings together 100 well-known and trusted dictionaries, reference books and Encyclopedias, into a single cross-searchable web database. The Premium Collection offers all of these, plus added functionality and more detailed information from titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions Series, plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. ORO provides integrated, consistent coverage of a broad range of subjects: everything from General Reference, Language and Quotations to Science and Medicine, and from Humanities and Social Sciences to Business and Professional.

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Music topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Music:

A-Z Databases for Music

Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles
Music Periodicals Database (1874-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
Music Periodicals Database is a music journal resource with more than 1.3 million articles, plus detailed abstracts and full text from 1874 to current, covering the scholarly to the popular. An unrivalled resource for music research, it t provides indexing and abstracts for more than 425 international music periodicals, plus full text for around 140 journals. No other individual resource has comparable index-plus-full text coverage.

The database currently includes over 1.3 million article records, the majority of which are journal articles from 1996 onward. Around 200,000 index records in the datavase are from the backfile (up to 1995) and much of this coverage commences at the first issue of the journal run, some starting as early as 1874.

Music Periodicals Database covers a comprehensive range of subject areas in both scholarly and popular music journals ranging from International Journal of Music Education, Ethnomusicology, Jazz Education Journal and Musical Times to Rock and Rap Confidential and Rolling Stone. Articles examine the full spectrum of subjects and all aspects of music, including music education, performance, ethnomusicology, musical theatre, theory, popular music forms and composition. You can find articles on a diverse array of musical genres, from the liturgical chants of medieval monks to the eclectic sounds of contemporary alternative rock musicians.

Content is added on a monthly basis. It is also regularly updated with new functionality and features.
Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Naxos is an online classical music library offering access to the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues. With over 800 new albums added every month, genres including classic pop, rock and Chinese orchestral music are also represented. Also see Naxos Music Library Jazz.
NOTE: there is a concurrent usage limit. Please click the red 'log out' button when you have finished with this resource.
Performing Arts Periodicals Database (1864-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
This database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 395 international periodicals, plus full text for more than 160 of the indexed journals. The database currently includes almost a million records, the majority from the most recent ten years of each journal. Performing Arts Periodicals Database covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry - including dance, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, circus performance, opera, pantomime, puppetry, magic, performance art, film, television and more.
Coverage: 1864 - current

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with psychology, psychiatry & neuroscience topics. For a more complete list of databases related to health subjects, visit the A-Z list of databases for Neuroscience:

A-Z Databases for Neuroscience

PsychiatryOnline This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
PsychiatryOnline provides access to 4 journals and over 20 ebooks, which include psychiatric textbooks, manuals and guidelines as well as patient information and self-assessment tools.
The full list of ebooks can be found at books
PsycInfo APA via (Ovid) - King's This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
You can access databases on the Ovid platform on campus without logging in at: Ovid
PsycINFO covers the behavioural sciences and mental health, with references to papers, chapters and dissertations, relevant to psychiatry, medicine, management, social science, neuroscience, law and social work.

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with North American topics. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Global Affairs:

A-Z Databases for Global Affairs

America: History and Life This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.

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European Views of the Americas 1493-1750 (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
The database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. It covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of native American peoples. A wide range of subject areas are covered; from natural disasters to disease outbreaks and slavery.
Slavery, abolition and social justice, 1490-2007 This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
An essential resource for the study of slavery, the African American experience and world history spanning over five centuries.

Designed for teaching and research, this resource brings together documents and collections from libraries and archives across the Atlantic world, covering an extensive time period from 1490. Topics covered include the varieties of slavery, the legacy of slavery, the social justice perspective and the continued existence of slavery today.
The resource offers in-depth case studies in America, the Caribbean, Brazil and Cuba along with important material examining European, Islamic and African involvement in the slave trade.

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A-Z Databases for Nursing

CINAHL - King's This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus. For more help logging in, see more for full details
A bibliographic database for the fields of nursing and allied health literature indexing over 5,000 journals. Available via the EBSCO Host service.
If you have problems logging in paste this URL into your browser http://search.ebscohost.com//login.aspx?authtype=ip,shib&custid=s5003934&profile=ehost&defaultdb=cin20
Maternity and Infant Care Database (MIDIRS) (Ovid) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Maternity and Infant Care is the world’s largest midwifery-specific database, and a key information resource used by maternity health care professionals and student midwives worldwide to support their research, practice and study requirements.

Maternity and Infant Care indexes not only academic journals and book chapters, but a range of grey literature drawn from information sources not typically well represented in indexing databases, but vital for staying appraised of the latest developments in maternity and infant care, such as government publications, clinical guidelines, and parliamentary proceedings, as well as news items. Details of correspondence and commentary written in response to articles are also included.

Maternity and Infant Care - key facts

•Type: Bibliographic with abstracts
•Number of records: 300,000 +
•Update frequency: Approximately 100 records are added each day
•Coverage: earliest record is dated 1857, with comprehensive coverage from 1988 onwards
•Subjects covered: Maternity services, midwifery profession and practice worldwide, pregnancy, labour and birth, postnatal health, and care of the infant up to six weeks, infant feeding, and more.
•Journal coverage: Over 400 English-language journals and other sources are indexed, including a range of grey literature.

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Philosophy topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Philosophy:

A-Z Databases for Philosophy

Année philologique (Brepols) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
L’Année philologique, published by the Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique, is a specialized bibliographic database of scholarly works relating to all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. It contains over 810,000 records with citations to journal articles and books, as well as abstracts. Subjects include Greek and Latin literature, linguistics, history, art, archeology, papyrology, philosophy and religion, music, science and early Christian texts and patristics.
Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles
Philosopher's Index with full text This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
The Philosopher's Index Covers all major fields of philosophy such as aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, etc., and philosophy of related interdisciplinary fields such as education, history, law and religion.

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Physics topics. For a more complete list of databases related to Physics, visit the A-Z list of databases for Physics:

A-Z Databases for Physics

SCOPUS (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Scopus is a large multidisciplinary bibliographic and citation database with extensive journal coverage especially in science, technology and medicine and is expanding its coverage of the social sciences. Citation coverage is back to 1996. Bibliographic coverage generally reaches further back but is variable.
Web of Science (All databases) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Web of Science provides access to the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examines proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. It is a gateway to:
Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990-present)
Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015-present)
BIOSIS Citation Index (1969-2008)
KCI-Korean Journal Database
Medline
Russian Science Citation Index
SciELO Citation Index

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Politics topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Politics:

A-Z Databases for Politics

Encyclopedia of Political Science (TEPS) (Sage) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
The Encyclopedia of Political Science (TEPS) offers a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the central ideas, ideologies, and frameworks underlying the study of politics, and highlights the intersections of politics with philosophy, cultural studies, sociology, religion, psychology, history, and economics. Prepared with the assistance of the American Political Science Association (APSA), the TEPS brings together a distinguished editorial board and more than 600 established and rising scholars to chronicle twenty-first-century trends and assess the core issues that have long concerned students of politics. This unique reference reflects a wide range of concepts and frameworks, both Western and non-Western, and is national and international in scope. An authoritative survey of the state of politics and political science, this five-volume work contains more than 1,500 signed entries, including 500 core or interpretive essays, by contributors from nearly 40 countries.
Hansard Online This link opens in a new window Free access
Hansard is a substantially verbatim report of what is said in Parliament. Members’ words are recorded and then edited to remove repetitions and obvious mistakes, albeit without taking away from the meaning. Hansard also sets out details of Divisions and reports decisions taken during a sitting.

A “rolling” version of Hansard is published online in instalments during sitting days, with the printed record (daily part) of a day’s sitting becoming available the next morning, alongside an online version. Each House of Parliament has separate publications. Commons Hansard includes proceedings in the Commons Chamber and Westminster Hall, as well as written ministerial statements, petitions and ministerial corrections, while Lords Hansard details proceedings in the Lords Chamber and Grand Committee. Separate reports are produced of proceedings in Commons General and Public Bill Committees.

Hansard Online is a prototype of a new way to present content on the web. It is a joint project involving Hansard in the Commons and Lords and the Parliamentary Digital Service, with development led by Parliament’s Rapid Apps Team

New features on the site include a much-improved search function, the bringing together of all Hansard records into one easy interface, and the ability to link to particular contributions. The project team would welcome feedback on these or other features, which can be submitted through the feedback tool on the website.

As the Hansard Online project develops, we aim to bring together the “rolling” version of Hansard with reports of previous dates, and also to allow easy navigation between Hansard and the audio-visual record. In partnership with the data.parliament initiative, the project also seeks to streamline the publication process.
Historic Hansard (1803-2005) This link opens in a new window Free access
This site has been produced from digitised editions of Commons and Lords Hansard, the Official Report of debates in Parliament. This was part of a project led by the Commons and Lords libraries.

There's the Hansard text itself by volume, Lords sittings, Commons sittings and Westminster Hall sittings as well as Written Answers, Written Statements, Lords reports and Grand Committee reports. This site also includes extracted lists of People who are recorded as having spoken, Constituencies, Offices, Acts, Bills and Divisions.
Proquest Social Sciences collection This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
A collection of Proquest databases in the Social Sciences subject area for King's users.

Additional databases may be available via Senate House

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A-Z Databases for Psychiatry and Psychology

PsychiatryOnline This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
PsychiatryOnline provides access to 4 journals and over 20 ebooks, which include psychiatric textbooks, manuals and guidelines as well as patient information and self-assessment tools.
The full list of ebooks can be found at books
PsycInfo APA via (Ovid) - King's This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
You can access databases on the Ovid platform on campus without logging in at: Ovid
PsycINFO covers the behavioural sciences and mental health, with references to papers, chapters and dissertations, relevant to psychiatry, medicine, management, social science, neuroscience, law and social work.

Note: For help with logging in see this webpage for more details.

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies:

A-Z Databases for Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies

Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
HAPI is your source for authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. HAPI Online contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews (through 2001), documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world.
HAPI Online combines current information about Latin America with in-depth coverage spanning more than thirty years.

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Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Russian topics. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Global Affairs:

A-Z Databases for Global Affairs

IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) is an essential online resource for social science and interdisciplinary research. IBSS includes over two million bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. It is unique in its broad coverage of international material and incorporates over 100 languages and countries. Over 2,800 journals are regularly indexed and some 7,000 books are included each year. Abstracts are provided for half of all current journal articles and full text availability is continually increasing. Updated biweekly.

Subjects covered include: anthropology, archaeology, cultural studies, demography, economics, education, ethnology and ethnography, political science, religious studies and sociology.
Russian Science Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
Web of Science, in collaboration with the Scientific Electronic Library (eLibrary.RU), have created a database of the top-tier scholarly publications in Russia - the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). Search RSCI directly on Web of Science to access the most significant Russian scientific research with easy and direct access to its premier journals. RSCI covers fields such as engineering, material science, and ecology and provides local language interface for simplified discovery. Content is provided in Russian and English and is updated monthly. Over 600 titles have been selected for indexing with backfiles available to 2005.

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Theology & Religious Studies topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Theology & Religious Studies:

A-Z Databases for Theology and Religious Studies

Encyclopaedia of Christianity Online (Brill) This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
The Encyclopedia of Christianity Online describes modern-day Christian beliefs and communities in the context of 2000 years of apostolic tradition and Christian history. It is based on the third, revised edition of the critically acclaimed German work Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon, and includes all 5 volumes of the print edition of Encyclopedia of Christianity 1999-2008 which has become a standard reference work for the study of Christianity past and present.
Encyclopaedia of Judaism Online (Brill) This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus
The Encyclopaedia of Judaism Online offers an authoritative, comprehensive, and systematic presentation of the current state of scholarship on fundamental issues of Judaism, both past and present. More than 200 entries cover a range of topics from the classical literature of Judaism and its history to contemporary issues such as genetic engineering.
Encyclopaedia Islamica (Brill) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
Encyclopaedia Islamica Online is based on the abridged and edited translation of the Persian Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī, one of the most comprehensive sources on Islam and the Muslim world. A unique feature of the Encyclopaedia Islamica Online lies in the attention given to Shiʿi Islam and its rich and diverse heritage.
In addition to providing entries on important themes, subjects and personages in Islam generally, Encyclopaedia Islamica Online offers the Western reader an opportunity to appreciate the various dimensions of Shiʿi Islam, the Persian contribution to Islamic civilization, and the spiritual dimensions of the Islamic tradition.
Humanities Index (1962-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
Formerly known as BHI: British Humanities Index.

An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, HI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. It covers current affairs, political science, religion, law, history, archaeology, education, economics, environment and gender studies.

Updated monthly with approximately 1,500 records added; it also has the capability to link to electronic full text of many journal articles

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Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with War Studies topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for War Studies:

A-Z Databases for War Studies

Churchill Archive This link opens in a new window King's username and password for access off campus. For more help logging in, see more for full details
The Churchill Archive is a digital library of modern international history that includes over 800,000 pages of original documents. Spanning 1874-1965, sources include Churchill’s personal correspondence as well as his official exchanges with kings, presidents, politicians, and military leaders.

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Documents on British Policy Overseas This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
Documents on British Policy Overseas offers researchers the opportunity to see beneath the surface of the major events of the twentieth century. Users can access contemporary accounts and follow the detailed exchanges that shaped British foreign policy from the origins of the First World War and beyond. It is based on three distinct print series which form a record of British peacetime diplomacy since the end of the nineteenth century: British Documents on the Origins of the War 1898-1914, Documents on British Foreign Policy 1918-1939 and Documents on British Policy Overseas.
Praeger Security International Online (PSIO) This link opens in a new window Specific password for off-campus access - see More for full details
Electronic online resource covering international security, including defence and foreign policy, strategy, regional security, military history, and terrorism. The extensive full‐text library is made up of more than 600 titles under the Praeger imprint, along with more than 1,000 primary source documents and short commissioned essays by experts and scholars in the field of contemporary security studies.

For specific username and password details, go to our passwords page.

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Getting the full text

If a database lists something you want to read but does not provide the full text look for a button that says 'SFX@King's' . SFX will look up the article you have clicked to check if King's subscribes to its journal.

King's doesn't subscribe:

You can find a video on submitting Inter Library Loans in the Getting Started With the Library page of this guide:

Getting Started With the Library
New to King's, or returning to study? Find out how to access your Reading Lists, look up books and journals and much more!

I can't see the SFX button

If the SFX button is not available then you should use Library Search to see if the article or book is available through another database.

Library Search @ King's
Find books and full text journal articles on your subject online!

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You can find a video on using Library Search to find books and journals on your subject in the Getting Started With the Library page of this guide:

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Looking for newspapers?

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with finding Newspaper articles online. For a more complete list of related databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Newspapers:

A-Z Databases for Newspapers

Economist Historical Archive (Gale Primary Sources) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access off campus
ounded in 1843, The Economist's principles and methods remain relevant today. It is renowned for its consistent approach to internationalism and championing of minimal state in political and government affairs. In more than 8,000 issues since its first publication in 1843, The Economist has presented timely reporting, concise commentary, and comprehensive analysis of global news every week. With objective authority, clarity, and wit, The Economist presents the worlds political, business, scientific, technological, and cultural developments and the connections between them. Full-color images, multiple search indexes, and the facility to browse each and every issue - all combine to offer a unique primary source covering the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

With a global circulation of more than 1.4 million, The Economist has consistently delivered a highly intelligent and comprehensive report of the week's events and has long been a leading magazine for business and political leaders, politicians, diplomats, bankers, journalists, and other influential people throughout the world. Its back issues are made accessible through The Economist Historical Archive and serve as key witnesses to the economic and political history of the last 170 years. They provide a unique, unbiased analysis of major world events, facilitate the comparison of economic trends across continents and centuries, and offer an ideal historical resource for cutting-edge ideas in an easily digestible form.
New York Times (1851-2014) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time
Observer (1995-) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Senate House Library membership required - click on more for full details
This subscription to The Observer, from 1995 onwards, is available as part of the database ProQuest Newspapers via Senate House Library.

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Looking for case law or legislation online?

Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Legal topics. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Law:

A-Z Databases for Law

Westlaw UK This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
As well as the database, it includes access to c.370 Westlaw eLibrary ebooks, including core academic textbooks. Please note that we do not have access to every ebook on the platform.

Westlaw provides case law, up-to-date legislation, academic journals, the Legal Journals Index and current awareness. It also provides EU legislation and cases and International legislation, cases and journal articles. Geographically, it covers primarily Europe and North America, although it is constantly expanding its jurisdictional scope.

For a complete list of services, check the Westlaw Directory. You may browse the different databases by subject or you may run a keyword search to locate relevant resources.

NB. The previous version of Westlaw UK was discontinued from August 2019. For Westlaw E-Books, select 'Books' from the drop-down menu located on the top left of the page

New to using online databases?

Find interactive tutorials and put them into practice with the Finding Academic Information modules in KLaSS. Click the link below and choose the module that best reflects your research topic:

KLaSS Module (KEATS)
Online tutorials and forums available 24/7; to help you find academic materials for your topics and choose your referencing style

Below is a suggestion for getting started with searching for UK Legislation. For a more complete list of databases, visit the A-Z list of databases for Law:

New to using online databases?

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New to using online databases?

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A-Z Databases for Law

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window King's username and password required off campus
HeinOnline is Hein’s premier online research product with more than 100 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline provides comprehensive coverage of more than 1,800 law and law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of law journals, HeinOnline also contains the Congressional Record Bound volumes in entirety, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, famous world trials dating back to the early 1700′s, legal classics from the 16th to the 20th centuries, the United Nations and League of Nations Treaty Series, all United States Treaties, the Federal Register from inception in 1936, the CFR from inception in 1938, and much more.
Westlaw International Materials This link opens in a new window King’s username and password for access
This includes legislation, case law and journals for US and Commonwealth countries. To access International Materials, go to Westlaw UK, select 'International' from the Region drop-down menu located on the top left of the page. US Materials can be found under 'Relate Legal' on right hand side of page.

NB. The previous version of Westlaw UK was discontinued from August 2019. For Westlaw E-Books, select 'Books' from the drop-down menu located on the top left of the page

New to using online databases?

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