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Use these databases to find journal articles, conference papers, reports, etc. on a particular subject. Where no link to full-text is provided, check our library catalogue (type in the journal title, not the article title). Not all items will be found in the library but you may order items through interlibrary loans. You may also use other libraries outside of LondonMet.
Log in to databases using your university IT username and password.
NB: To access CIAO from off-campus you will need to log in on-campus and follow the database’s instructions to set up remote access.
- Academic Search Complete
Mostly full-text. Multi-disciplinary journals database.
- Business Source Complete
Mostly full-text. Articles from thousands of journals, mainly in business and management, but includes the Economist from 1950 onwards, as well as other titles of relevance to politics and related subjects. Particularly useful for Development Studies, International Relations and policy issues.
- Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Full-text. Covers mainly Development and International Relations. Journal articles, working papers and policy briefs, plus links to a wide variety of sources.
- Communication and Mass Media Complete
Some full-text. This database indexes and provides abstracts for articles from over 400 journals in the field of communications and mass media, including radio, television and journalism. Also includes links to full-text for many journal articles. Many journals are covered from their first issues to the present. Useful for looking at politics and the media.
- E-Journal Service (EJS)
Mostly full-text. Very good coverage for most areas and contains the full-text of many of the University’s electronic journals.
- Economic and Social Data Service International (ESDS International)
Full-text. International data sets. Particularly useful for economic aspects of politics.
- Emerald Management eJournals
Mostly full-text. Good for international economic issues, as well as all aspects of management, including public services, local government and the voluntary sector. Particularly good for case studies.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1974-1996
Full-text. Includes the publication series titles Middle East & Africa, Middle East & North Africa, Near East & South Asia, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, East Europe.
- Global market information database
Full-text. Also known as the Euromonitor Global market information database. Useful for statistics on economy, population, trade, etc.
- Historical Abstracts
Index/abstracts only. Includes History of the world, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 onwards. Subjects covered include world history, culture, diplomacy, economics, international relations and politics.
- House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
Full-text archive of 18th, 19th and 20th century documents. Useful for politics, history, law and social sciences.
- Humanities International Complete
Some full-text. Good coverage of most areas. Journals, books and other published sources from around the world.
- IBSS
Index/abstracts only. International Bibliography of the Social Sciences is one of the most comprehensive politics databases. Coverage from 1951 onwards. Good for most areas, but particularly good for economic aspects.
- IngentaConnect
Full-text access to subscribed titles only. Multi-disciplinary journals database.
- ISI Web of Knowledge
Limited full-text. Indexes books and journal articles in the social sciences. Coverage from 1981 onwards. Updated weekly. Includes e-mail citation alert service and free registration for access to its reference management programme called My EndNote Web.
- JSTOR
Full-text archive of academic journals starting with the very first issues. Subjects covered include economics, finance, history, literature, philosophy, political science, population studies, and sociology. Back runs only. For the most recent three to five years you will need to use other databases.
- Nexis UK
Full-text articles from British and international newspapers and news magazines.
- Sage Journals Online
Full-text access to subscribed titles only. Multi-disciplinary database covering politics, management and organisation studies, urban studies and planning.
- ScienceDirect
Some full-text. Useful for policy issues rather than broad concepts. Includes management, economics, environmental and social sciences. Includes e-mail alert service.
- Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
Index/abstracts only. Indexes relevant items in major international journals and books as well as other original sources and cataloguing services. Available in print format: at the Women's Library.
- SwetsWise
Full-text access to subscribed titles only. Multi-disciplinary database. Useful for most areas of politics.
- Zetoc
The British Library's Electronic Table of Contents. References to journal articles and conference proceedings covering all disciplines. Coverage from 1993 onwards. E-mail alert service provided.
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