Library: Action on Addiction: Library Guide: Search for more information

The databases listed on this page are there to help you find articles and other resources for your assignments and projects beyond your recommended reading list. Most of the database include link buttons so that you can check if an article is available from the Library catalogue. A few databases also include direct links to some of the articles they list.

The databases will include some items that are not in the Library collection. Anything you find that is not available via the Library, you can request via the Inter-Library Loan service.

General

Scopus
Index to journals and conference papers across all subject areas.
JSTOR
Full-text journal archive providing access to archival issues of journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences

Newspaper articles text

Nexis
Covers UK and international news including and provides full-text of press articles, including major world newspapers and the trade/advertising press.

News coverage includes the Financial Times from 1982 with a 30 day embargo. Note that the FT is not in the UK newspapers group search (filter) in the Power Search.

Health

PubMed
FREE Index to biomedical literature from US National Library of Medicine.
Cochrane Library
A collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, including systematic reviews.
SPORTDiscus
For Sports Performance and Sports & Social Science students

Social sciences

IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences)
Journal articles and books relating to anthropology, economics, political science and sociology - coverage from 1951 onwards.
Social Policy and Practice
Index to evidence-based social science research, including grey literature

Social Policy and Practice simultaneously searches databases including AgeInfo, ChildData and Social Care Online. Many of its records refer to reports, legislation, local/national government documents, organisations, policies, press coverage and service user knowledge. Its focus is on applied research and practice. Some of its links will take you to full documents, but where you find a record of a non-academic document, you may need to search for it using Google.
APA PsycNET
Psychology, including mental health

Education

Education Source
Combination of the databases Education Abstracts, Education Index Retrospective, Education Full Text, and Education Research Complete.
British Education index
Indexes selected journals, books and grey literature relevant to UK education.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
Indexes selected journals, books and grey literature relevant to US education.