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- A - B
- AAPG Datapages
Archive and catalogue of geological publications from various publishers in geosciences. Coverage of journals, conference proceedings, abstracts and audio-visual material. - ACM Digital Library
Field-specific database focusing on computing and information technology. It covers academic journals, conference proceedings, books, posters, surveys, tutorials, opinions, keynotes, editorials, interviews, panels and many more grey literature. - ACS full text
Publisher database for searching content focusing on chemistry published by the American Chemical Society (ACS). It covers academic journals, books, reference/standards, communication pieces and posters. - Analytical Abstracts Online
Field-specific database focusing on biochemistry & biophysics, cell biology, chemistry, molecular biology, physics, and toxicology. It covers academic journals. - APS journals
Publisher platform for searching articles focusing on physics published in one of the Physical Review Journals. - ArXiv.org
Pre-print database for physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. - Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Field-specific database focusing on astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and ArXiv e-prints (pre-prints for the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems. - BioOne
Field-specific database focusing on biology, ecology and environmental sciences It covers academic journals and ebooks. - BioRxiv
Pre-print database for biology. - Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Field-specific database focusing on various business disciplines. It covers academic journals, books, magazines, newspapers, trade publications and company and country reports, industry profiles, SWOT analyses and product reviews.
- AAPG Datapages
- C - D
- CAS Analytical Methods
Field-specific database for analytical and synthetic scientific methods in chemistry. It covers published scientific methods, including step-by-step instructions, materials, instrumentation, and conditions for analytical techniques. - CAS Formulas
Field-specific database for formulation chemistry. It covers acedemic journals, patents and product inserts. Search for formulation ingredient, purpose, physical form, function of document identifier. - CAS Scifinder
Field-specific database focusing on chemistry. It covers academic journals, chemical substances, reactions, patents, regulatory information, and properties, including CAS Registry Numbers. - ChemRxiv
Pre-print database for chemistry. - Civil Engineering Database
Publisher platform for searching articles on civil engineering from academic journals, books and conference proceedings published by the American Society of Civil Engineers - Cochrane Library
Field-specific database focusing on health sciences. It covers Cochrane reviews, Cochrane protocols, clinical trials, editorials, clinical answers and special collections. - Company Dashboard
Numerical and factual data.
Select Menu > Company Dashboard - Dictionaries Van Dale (online)
Dictionary covering the Dutch language ("Dikke van Dale"), bilingual dictionaries (English, German, French, Italian, Portugese and Swedish), and Oxford Dictionary of English. - Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Database of academic open-access journals (journals that use a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access). - Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (DNPP)
Database focusing on Dutch political parties. It covers publications from and about Dutch political parties, including party programs, election materials, posters, propaganda, audio recordings, and articles from newspapers and magazines.
- CAS Analytical Methods
- E - F
- EconLit (EBSCO)
Field-specific database published by the American Economic Association focusing on economics literature. It covers academic journals, working papers, books, dissertations and collective volume articles. - EdArXiv
Pre-print database for education sciences. - Emerald Insight: Operations, Logistics & Quality
Publisher platform for searching journals, books and case studies published by Emerald Insight. - Encyclopedia of Earth
Electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. - Encyclopedia of Geography
Electronic reference about the multiple meanings of space itself, and the diverse views of geographers. - Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2nd edition)
Electronic reference covering a wide range of philosophical subjects. - Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Ethics
Electronic reference about the professional ethics of science and technology and the ethical and political issues raised by science and technology in an increasingly complex and global society. - Encyclopedia of Smart Materials
Electronic reference about materials and structures that can impart information about their environment to an observer or monitoring device. It contains discussions of theory, fabrication, processing, applications, and uses of these unique materials. - Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences
Electronic reference about statistical content, with emphasis on applications of statistical methods in sociology, engineering, computer science, biomedicine, psychology, survey methodology, and many other disciplines. - engriXiv
Pre-print database for engineering. - ERIC (EBSCO)
Field-specific database, covering academic journals, reports, dissertations, conference papers, books, electronic resources, opinions, magazines, reference books, government reports, speeches, meeting papers, videos and other grey literature. - Espacenet
Patent database of the European Patent Office (EPO) - Essential Science Indicators®
Database which contains bibliometrics for journals (assigned to research fields) indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. - EUR-Lex
Database that gives access to EU legislation, case-law and other legal documents coming mostly from the EU institutions, but also from EU Member States and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) institutions. - Eurostat
Database containing data and statistics covering a wide range of topics and focused on Europe. Also contains statistical working papers and reports. - Figshare
Provider of open research repository infrastructure. Besides data, this repository contains research output of various publication types. - FindUT
First search tool for all content in the University Library Collection. It contains (e)-journals, articles, databases, books and more, with the option to expand your search worldwide. FindUT automatically provides access to all UT-subscribed content. - Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO's official repository for all its publications, past and present. It contains reports, technical documents, newsletters, posters, presentations and infographics.
- EconLit (EBSCO)
- G - I
- Geobase
Field-specific database focusing on geoscience and geography literature with an emphasis on human and physical geography, ecology, geology, oceanography, geomechanics and international development studies/impacts. It covers mainly journals and books - Google Scholar
Search engine focusing on scholarly literature. It covers a wide range of disciplines and sources, including articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions. - GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Field-specific database focusing on the human impact on the environment. It covers academic journals, magazines, book reviews, books and reports. - Historical parliamentary documents
Parliamentary papers, parliamentary questions and proceedings from 1814 to 1995.
Only available in Dutch. - Hydrotheek
Database for searching publications in the field of hydrology, aquatic ecology, water management and wastewater management in the Netherlands. - IDEAS
Field-specific database focusing on economics. It covers academic journals, books and software components. - IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Publisher multidisciplinary platform for searching content focusing on engineering from journals, conferences, books, magazines, standards and courses published by IEEE. - International Encyclopedia of Communication
Electronic reference about communication studies, including coverage of theories, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems, concepts, and geographical areas. - International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Electronic reference on social science, emphasizing the influence of economics on social science research. - IOPscience
Publisher platform for searching content focusing on physics from journals, conferences, and books published by IOP.
- Geobase
- J - M
- Journal Citation Reports
Allows you to evaluate and compare journals. Uses citation data drawn from scholarly and technical journals. Includes virtually all areas of science, technology, and social sciences. - JSTOR
Archive for searching articles from important scientific journals in humanities, arts, natural sciences and social sciences. - Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Dictionaries and Encyclopedia - Knovel
Engineering data and technical references to solve engineering problems. A quick overview of all Knovel features is findable on the Elsevier Knovel webpage. - Legal Intelligence
Articles - Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO)
Database for searching literature in the field of library and information management. - LSEG Workspace
Database developed by Refinitiv, a part of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), containing market data for finances, trading, investment and risk management. - MathSciNet
Database for searching scientific literature and reviews in the field of Mathematics. - MatWeb
Database for searching data sheets on polymers, metals, ceramics, fibers, and other engineering materials. - MEDLINE (Web of Science)
Field-specific database focusing on life sciences and biomedicine. - MedRxiv
Pre-print database for health sciences. - MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
Internet resources
- Journal Citation Reports
- N - O
- Nationaal Georegister
Database containing data of geo-information in the Netherlands. Available only in Dutch. - NEN Connect
Database containing all Dutch standards (NEN, NPR, NTA, HKZ), all European and international standards accredited in the Netherlands (NEN-EN, NEN-EN-ISO, NEN-ISO, NEN-EN-IEC en NEN-IEC) - Nexis Uni
Previously LexisNexis; for news and company information - NIST
Database containing thermodynamic property data for pure compounds with a primary focus on organics. - OECD Library
Database containing OECD-produced materials in digital format. It covers statistical series and publications, academic journals, conferences, books, datasets, podcasts, tables, indicators and many more. - OpenAIRE
Publications, datasets and projects of research institutes in NL. Connects the Dutch Research and gives an overview of the Dutch Research Landscape. A permanent open scholarly communication infrastructure to support research in Europe and beyond. - OpenDOAR
Multidisciplinary database of repositories. It covers academic journals, conference and workshop papers, theses and dissertations, reports and working papers, books, datasets, patents and many more. - ORBIS
Contains comprehensive information on companies worldwide covering companies around the world.
Only 8 concurrent users.
Limit the use and download of data. Do not make the data publicly available and delete data that is no longer needed. - OSTI
Database for US Department of Energy-funded science, technology, and engineering research and development results. - Overheid.nl - Officiële publicaties Nederlandse overheid
Articles - Oxford Journals
Publisher multidisciplinary platform for searching journal articles, images and videos published in one of the Oxford Journals.
- Nationaal Georegister
- P - R
- Patents database US (USPTO)
Patent database for searching patents and patent applications from the United States. - Philosopher's Index (EBSCO)
Field-specific database focusing on philosophy and related disciplines. It covers academic journals, books and book reviews. - Philpapers
An index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by professionals in the field. It contains journal articles, books and open access archives. - PhilSci Archive
Preprint articles - Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA)
Publisher archive for the journal collection of the American Physical Society. It covers articles back to the first volume of each journal, except for the current year and the preceding three years. - Plastics Technology Online
Trade journal for plastic technology. It covers content about plastics processing practices, tips, techniques, troubleshooting, technical advances, product developments, market insights and industry news. - PsycArticles (EBSCO)
Field-specific database maintained by the American Psychological Association (APA) focusing on psychology and related disciplines. It covers full-text academic journals. - Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Field-specific database focusing on psychology, behavioral science and related disciplines. It covers academic journals, magazines and book reviews. - PsycINFO (EBSCO)
Field-specific database maintained by the American Psychological Association (APA) focusing on psychology and related disciplines. It covers academic journals, dissertations, books, electronic collections and encyclopedias. - PubMed
Field-specific database focusing on medical sciences. It covers academic journals, books, conference proceedings, case studies, government publications, interviews, letters, legislation, legal cases, and many more. - Pubs OnLine Informs
Platform of Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). It covers academic journals, trade journals and books in the field of operations research, management science, and business analytics - Refinitiv Eikon
Refinitiv Eikon has been replaced by LSEG Workspace. - Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Field-specific database that provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. It covers newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, and trade journals. - Research Connect
Database containing closed, open and future applications for grants.
Log in via my institution and select “University of Twente”. - Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Dictionaries and Encyclopedia
- Patents database US (USPTO)
- S - V
- SAGE Journals Online
Publisher multidisciplinary database for searching content published in one of the Sage Journals. It covers research and review articles, book reviews, meeting reports, editorials, letters, news, article commentary and more. - ScienceDirect
Publisher multidisciplinary database for searching articles from scientific journals published by Elsevier. - ScienceOpen
Multidisciplinary database for searching academic journals, books, conference proceedings, pre-prints and posters. - SciFinder
See: CAS SciFinder, CAS Analytical Methods and CAS Formulas - Scopus
Multidisciplinary database containing reference information on scientific publications (a.o. articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, proceedings and patents). - Siam Journals Online
Publisher platform for searching articles focusing on (applied) mathematics from scientific journals published by SIAM. - SPIE Digital Library
Database containing proceedings, journal articles and eBooks on optics and photonics applied research. It covers research in the fields of biomedicine, communications, sensors, defence and security, manufacturing, electronics, energy, and imaging. - SocArXiv
Pre-print database for social sciences. - SpringerLink
Publisher multidisciplinary platform for searching articles from scientific journals and online books published by Springer. - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Electronic reference about philosophy including overviews, critical discussions, and historical context for philosophical issues. - Statista
Database containing statistics, forecast and reports covering 170 companies across +150 countries. - StatLine
Database published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) containing data and statistics on a wide range of economic, social and demographic statistics in the Netherlands. Available only in Dutch. - Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology
Electronic reference about neuroscience and experimental psychology. It covers a wide range of topics such as sensation and perception, memory and cognitive processes, learning, motivation and emotion, and methodology in experimental psychology. - Taylor & Francis
Publisher multidisciplinary platform for searching articles from scientific journals published by Taylor & Francis. - TRID (Transportation Research Board) Online
Database with references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, and journal articles in the field of transportation research. Maintained by the Transportation Research Board of the U.S. - Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Covers chemistry and chemical and life-science engineering. - United Nations Digital Library
Articles - UT Research Information
Institutional repository of the University of Twente containing information on research output (co-)authored by staff (including PhD students) of this university in the Netherlands. - Van Dale dictionaries (online)
Dictionary covering the Dutch language ("Dikke van Dale"), bilingual dictionaries (English, German, French, Italian, Portugese and Swedish), and Oxford Dictionary of English.
- SAGE Journals Online
- W - Z
- Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database containing reference information on scientific publications (a.o. articles, books, book chapters, conference papers and proceedings). - Wiley Online Library
Publisher multidisciplinary platform for searching journals, online books and encyclopedias published by Wiley. - World Factbook
Database containing statistics, data maps and a socio-demographic profile of all the countries in the world. - Zenodo
An open academic repository, sponsored by the European Commission. It contains academic publications, datasets, software, but also presentations, images and poster and lesson materials. - Worldbank
Articles
- Web of Science
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