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:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching in the Finding Academic Material for Arts & Humanities Topics module of KLaSS:
If a database lists something you want to read, look for a button that says 'Get it at King's' This will take you to Library Search and to the full text, if the library subscribes to the journal, or prompting you to request the item via Inter Library Loan.
I can't see the 'Get it @ King's'
If the 'Get it @ King's' button is not available then you should use Library Search to see if the article or book is available through another database.
New to using Library Search?
Find out how to use Library Search to find the books and items you need in the Getting Started With the Library - Undergraduates and Taught Postgraduates section of this guide - look for the navigation button in the top left corner!
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information for Arts & Sciences section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information for Arts & Sciences section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information for Arts & Sciences section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information for Arts & Sciences and Health sections of KLaSS:
Below are a small selection of databases for getting started with Modern Language topics.
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information for Arts & Sciences section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information for Arts & Sciences section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching in the Finding Academic Material for Arts & Humanities Topics module of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:
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:
New to using online databases?
Complete interactive tutorials on literature searching and earn badges in the Finding and Evaluating Information section of KLaSS:
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