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A- Z List of Databases

Business Insights: Global
This database contains over 12000 full text magazines, journals, newspapers, directories, case studies, industry reports and much more.
CINAHL This link opens in a new window
The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature is a comprehensive research database providing full text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals with records dating back to 1937.
Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews This link opens in a new window
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) is the leading resource for systematic reviews in health care. The CDSR includes Cochrane Reviews (the systematic reviews) and protocols for Cochrane Reviews as well as editorials. The CDSR also has occasional supplements. The CDSR is updated regularly as Cochrane Reviews are published ‘when ready’ and form monthly issues; see publication schedule.
Digital Theatre Plus This link opens in a new window
A Database of live performance including theatre productions, interviews, play text analysis and resources.
To access please 1) click on "Sign in" and 2) enter when promoted yoru WSC email address and 3) you will be asked to select your institution from the drop-down list -Select West Suffolk College.
E-book Central e-books for FE Collection This link opens in a new window
A collection of e-books specifically for FE students. Search or click on a subject to see what is available. Login with your WSC Network username and password.
Economist Historical Archive 1843 - 2014 For over 170 years, the Economist has reported on the world's political, business, scientific, technological, and cultural developments and the connections between them, appealing to the world's elite for its economic and political analysis. The Economist Historical Archive offers an invaluable perspective on the great events of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and is an essential accompaniment to The Times Digital Archive and the Financial Times Historical Archive for its overview of national and international affairs. It provides researchers with quick access to: •Editorials, news, commentary and letters that afford insight into British, European, American, and world affairs •Highly regarded country reports, industry reports, supplements, and surveys that offer the ability to track regional trends and forecasts. •Special surveys and supplements on countries and industries that offer perspectives on markets and geographies •Renowned sections such as "Science and Technology" that provide in-depth topic analysis, as well as book reviews and obituaries that lend human interest •Classified and display advertising that profiles major companies, job opportunities, educational opportunities, and more from a global perspective •Key economic indicators post-1983 available in exportable format -- many charts and tables are downloadable as a spreadsheet, allowing users to manipulate statistical tables and financial and economic data •With the full-text search capabilities, students and scholars can conduct research on all the great events of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Financial Times Historical Archive Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-2010 delivers the complete run of the London edition of this internationally known daily paper, from its first issue through 2010. Every article, advertisement, and market listing is included -- shown both individually and in the context of the full page and issue of the day. Each item has been subject- or topic-categorized for fast retrieval and review.
Gale News, Business and Reference This link opens in a new window Gale News, Business and Reference enables uses to access millions of pages of content ranging from journals and newspapers to business analysis and news archives on Gale's superior platforms designed to streamline the student and researcher workflow.
Gale Primary Sources Gale primary sources searches the following archives: The Economist Historical Archive, 1843 - 2014 Financial Times Historical Archive The Times Digital Archive
Gale Virtual Reference Library
General Onefile Content includes more than 9,000 full-text titles; more than 3,700 refereed journals; and hundreds of newspapers — a total of in excess of 14,500 titles (more than 40% of which are unique to the database) with more than 35 years of coverage from 1980 to present. General OneFile puts more than 140 million records at users’ fingertips with a single search query. General OneFile includes: Hundreds of travel guides from Dorling Kindersley and Fodor’s, and award-winning reference sets including Encyclopedia of World Biography and the Gale Encyclopedia of Science The full collection of National Public Radio programs from 1990 to the present (including searchable transcripts), and links to thousands of video files from providers including NYTimes.com Video Collection and Associated Press Video News Full-text of the New York Times from 1985 to the present (updated daily), and The Economist from 1988 to the present, with no embargo
Greenfile This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive resource draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.
Hairdressing Training This link opens in a new window
Hairdressing videos, step-by-step guides, learning and assessment activities - we offer a full suite of resources to support the competencies required to obtain a qualification
Independent Digital Archive 1986 - 2016 The Independent is a major British daily national newspaper, launched in 1986 as an antidote to its often overtly politicised rivals. Its evolution over a quarter of a century has been considerable, but throughout that period it has retained a unique position in British journalism. Over the last 30 years The Independent has taken strong campaigning positions on issues such as the legalisation of drugs, the War on Terror and the environment – in the case of the latter, arguably doing so earlier and more frequently than any other paper. In British politics, it has been a strong advocate of electoral reform, arguing that the UK's first-past-the-post system and unelected House of Lords are not suited to a modern democracy. The Independent has consistently distinguished itself with innovative graphic design and prominent use of photography, often forcing others to copy its ideas. It is regarded as having sparked a freshening of newspaper layouts in the 1980s, while in 2003 it became the first paper to produce both a broadsheet and "compact" version, becoming compact-only in 2005 - a successful appeal to cramped commuters that caused The Times and The Guardian to follow suit. In 1996, editor Andrew Marr introduced a radical overhaul of the paper, with a new concept for the front page that was described as both "brilliant" and "barmy", and unlike anything that had been seen before. In the 21st century The Independent has become known for its highly unorthodox and eye-catching front pages, which have often relied on full-page images or graphics rather than traditional headlines and written news content. It received the "Newspaper of the Year" award in 1987, its first full year of publication, and by the end of 1988 its circulation had risen to more than 400,000. This success led to the launch of the Independent on Sunday in January 1990. In 2004 The Independent was again named newspaper of the year in recognition of its "constant and brave" editorial stance. Featuring journalists and columnists from across the political spectrum, the paper is generally regarded as centrist, taking idiosyncratic views on the free market, social issues and culture.
Infotrac Newsstand InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to more than 2,300 major world newspapers, and includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts. The Related Resources feature recommends additional content of interest, providing a more dynamic, relevant presentation of related content. The InterLink feature provides a better cross-search experience via unique subject indexing and results-ranking algorithms, helping researchers find the content they need without having to know the specific resource in which to find it.
JSTOR
JSTOR provides access to more than 10 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Full-text Journals for library and information science professionals
Literary Reference Center This link opens in a new window
this is a full-text database providing information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.
Social Care Online This link opens in a new window
The UK’s largest database of information and research on all aspects of social care and social work. This is free resource but you can register (for free) and search resources.
Sound on Sound Magazine Sound On Sound is recognised internationally as the 'bible' of the music recording industry. Every month our UK and USA editions deliver consistently more pages than any competing title, packed full of in-depth product tests of Recording Systems, Music Software: DAWs, Virtual Instruments, Plug-ins, Synthesizers, Keyboards & Rack Modules, Music Computers, Samplers, Audio Interfaces, Effects & Signal Processors, Mixing Consoles,and not forgetting studio essentials like Microphones and Monitors, plus the best Musician/Mix Engineer/Record Producer interviews you'll read anywhere. Our regular Tutorials and practical 'how to' Workshops offer no-nonsense advice, to help you gain the most from your studio tools - whatever your level of expertise.
To access all online content please e-mail library.helpdesk@wsc.ac.uk with your name and student number.
Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Teacher Reference Center provides many subjects for teachers needs, including: Assessment, Best Practice, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, Teacher Education
Times Digital Archive The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of the Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century news coverage, with every page of every issue from 1785 to 2012. This historical newspaper archive allows researchers an unparalleled opportunity to search and view the best-known and most cited newspaper in the world online in its original published context.
Vogue Archive This link opens in a new window
A complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month. It includes every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by garment type, designer and brand names.