This page contains a list of databases Alternative: by subject ABSISABSIS is a database with records from articles about architecture, construction and urbanism. It contains projects from Belgian and Dutch designers, and from foreign designers in Belgium and the Netherlands. ACM Digital LibraryThe Association for Computing Machinery is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology. The ACM Digital Library is a vast collection of citations and full text from ACM journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. ADS Astronomy Abstract Service Search in a database with references to astronomical articles and books. For some journals papers can be obtained in electronic format. AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access)Search in a database with references to agricultural articles and books. ARIBIB - ARI Bibliographical Database for Astronomical ReferencesSearch in a database with references to astronomical articles and books. ! Only accessible via the VUB campus. AbrahamAbraham is an online bibliography of newspapers printed in Belgium in the period 1830-1950, kept in Flemish institutions. Abstracts in Social GerontologyBibliographic records covering essential areas related to social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Academic Search EliteAcademic Search Elite provides (scanned) full text for over 1,530 academic journals. In addition to the full text, this database offers abstracts for 2,720 journals. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Acland's Cross-Sectional Navigator (cd-rom)Human anatomy: intuitive navigation system to high-resolution cross-sectional images from the U.S.National Library of Medicine's Visible Human (Male) project. ! Not longer available! Annotated leading cases (ALC)Annotated leading cases of international criminal tribunals contains the text of and expert commentaries on the most important decisions of international tribunals. ! Only access on the VUB campus. Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson)Art Full Text consists of abstracts of journals concerning art history, antiques, archaeology, architecture.... Full texts are added for a part of the titles ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Article Database (ADB via Vubis)Descriptions of articles published in more than 14.000 important periodicals. When available, abstract and/or full text is shown. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. AskERIC (Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database)Search in a database with references to educational articles and books. Avery Index to Architectural PeriodicalsThe Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals is a bibliographical database (of + 2,500 US and foreign journals) for research in architecture, urban design, historic preservation, and urban planning history. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. arXiv.org e-Print archiveEprint archive (preprints and postprints) of Physics, Mathematics, Nonlinear Sciences and Computer Science. Bel-FirstBel-First contains financial information on more than 1 million economic entities from Belgium and Luxembourg, and provides detailed financial information on more than 330,000 companies, with up to 10 years of history. ! Only accessible in the Central Library. ! Maximum 10 simultaneous users! ! Access after identification with your VUB Net ID and password! BioMed CentralBioMed Central is an independent publishing house providing open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. Business Source PremierBusiness Source Premier, contains 2,710 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Business Source Premier via BusinessSearchingInterface The new interface of Business Source Premier allows for better browsing of all different sources of full text material, especially country, market, and industry reports are now easily browsable too. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. ChemFinder.ComFor physical properties of common chemical compounds. You may enter a chemical name, formula, molecular weight, or CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) Registry Number. ChemIDplusProvides access to structure and nomenclature authority files used for the identification of chemical substances cited in National Library of Medicine (NLM) databases. Ciao (Columbia International Affairs Online)Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) includes access to working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. CiteSeer ResearchIndex (also known as CiteSeer) is a scientific literature digital library that aims to improve the dissemination and feedback of scientific literature, and to provide improvements in functionality, usability, availability, cost, comprehensiveness, efficiency, and timeliness. Civil Engineering Database (CDEB) - ASCE'S Electronic Information Retrieval ServiceProvides Access to bibliographic and abstracted records of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publications since 1973. Clinical Oncology (cd-rom)8th Edition (2001) - Philip Rubin (Ed.) - A Multidisciplinary Approach for Physicians and Students: Contains all of the latest clinical, technologic and scientific developments in the field of oncology. ! Not longer available! Codes Belges (cd-rom édition 97, mise au jour au 1 septembre 2008)Consolidated Belgian legislation (Bruylant) - French language only. ! Maximum one user. ! Not longer available! Communication AbstractsCommunication Abstracts contains abstracts of the major journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study. Directory of Published Proceedings (DoPP)A free Interdok database of conference proceedings. EBSCOhostGeneral access to the EBSCO databases. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. ERICSearch in a database with references to educational articles and books. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. EconLitEconLit is a comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson)This full-text source of education scholarship provides coverage for a wide range of topics, including adult education, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, secondary education, teaching methods and much more. Educational Research Abstracts onlineEducational Research Abstracts Online contains abstracts for over 700 educational periodicals. Elsevier ScienceDirectElsevier ScienceDirect offre l'accès à des articles des sciences exactes et biomedicales. Encyclopædia BrittanicaIncludes the complete encyclopaedia (with more than 72 000 articles, 10 000 illustrations, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year). ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Encyclopædia UniversalisGeneral encyclopaedia in French ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Encyclopédie DIDEROTL'Encyclopédie de Diderot et d'Alembert: encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Ergonomics Abstracts Online DatabaseSearch in a database with references to ergonomics articles and books. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. European PharmacopoeiaThe European Pharmacopoeia is an official listing containing directions for preparing and testing pharmaceutical products in the European Community. ! No remote access. esp@cenetUse the esp@cenet network to search patent applications in their original language and patent applications with an English abstract and title. FictieRomInformation on novels and stories from Belgium and abroad. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Financial TimesAccess to the Financial Times online (FT.com). ! Only accessible via the VUB network. FrantextThe Frantext database consist of 3737 text in the domain of science, arts, literature,...which cover 5 centuries of literature (centuries XVI-XX). ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Future DrugsFuture Drugs provides healthcare practitioners and research professionals with a source of information on emerging trends in healthcare and advances in the major therapeutic areas through the Expert Review series. Future Medicineinformation on medical advances in the post-genomic era, delivering forward-looking perspectives on the scientific, clinical, economic and policy issues in modern healthcare. Future TrendsThe OECD Future Studies Information System, Future Trends, covers thousands of published and unpublished sources in over a dozen languages. This unique collection of citations is a vital resource for those looking into long-term issues facing the public and private sectors. ! No remote access. Gartner Research DatabaseThis database contains (research) reports and strategic information from the Gartner Group in the field of information and communication technology and its use in the industrial and medical sectors and education. ! Access after identification with your VUB Net ID and password.
Gemeenschappelijke catalogus van de bibliotheken van de Federale OverheidsdienstenIn this union catalogue you can find the books, journals, articles and series of the libraries of the federal public sevices. Google ScholarGoogle Scholar is not an ordinary search engine, but was especially developed for higher education and sciences. Now with V-link! Historical AbstractsOver 2,000 journals published since 1954 covering the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). ! Only accessible via the VUB network. INSPEC (via WoK)INSPEC (Institution of Electrical Engineers) consists of bibliographic records pertaining to physics, electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, computers, control technology, and information technology. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. INVERT INVERT (Index van de Nederlandstalige verpleegkundige tijdschriftliteratuur) is an index to the literature published in Dutch and Flemish nursing journals. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. InfotrieveInfotrieve is a database of current article information taken from well over 20.000 multidisciplinary journals. International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (IBTD)IBTD is a new theatre and dance database with full text from 100 journals and 50 books. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA) IPSA provides abstracts of political science articles. Topics include method and theory; political thinkers and ideas; political and administrative institutions; political processes (public opinion, attitudes, parties, forces, groups, and elections); international relations; and national and area studies. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. ingentaJournalsIngentaJournals is a database of current article information taken from over 2600 journals. In March 2000 ingenta merged with the UnCover Company. JSTORJSTOR offers full text access to journals in several scientific disciplines. The organization digitizes articles from the first volume onwards. In agreement with the editors, the last volumes are not accessible. The collections Arts and Sciences I and Arts and Sciences II contain 243 journals in fifteen disciplines. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Journal Citation Reports (via WoK)JCR Web provides access to data that helps you evaluate and compare scholarly journals (citation data on journals). ! Do not forget to log out after a JCR session! The number of simultaneous users is restricted. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Judit Banque de Données Information et Documentation Juridiques (cd-rom version 2010/2)Judit contains about legislation and law published since 1980. ! Maximum supported display size is 1440 x 900. Adjust the screen resolution if necessary. ! Not longer available! Use Jura as an alternative! Judit Databank Rechtsdocumentatie (cd-rom versie 2010/2)Judit contains about legislation and law published since 1980. ! Maximum supported display size is 1440 x 900. Adjust the screen resolution if necessary. ! Not longer available! Use Jura as an alternative! JuraJura.be is a legal database containing all sources of law and up-to-date information about legislation, jurisprudence and legal doctrine. ! Limited external access(more information - only in Dutch). JurisquareJurisquare is a database which contains data of more than 70 journals and reviews of different Belgian publishers. ! Via the VUB network external access to the bibliographical data; until 31 December and from 20 March until 30 April off campus access to full text Kinderrechtendatabank (KEKI)This legal instruments database contains legal instruments and important policy documents on children's rights at the international, regional, Belgia and Flemish level. L'Année philologique onlineBibliographic database of publications (books, articles) covering all aspects of Greek and Roman antiquity. ! Only available in the Centre for Study and Guidance (CSB-A)
LISTALibrary, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) Leisure Tourism DatabaseThe Leisure Tourism Database is the leading database on leisure, tourism, hospitality and recreation information. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. LiteRomInterviews and reviews of Dutch literature (1900+). ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Literary encyclopediaThe Literary encyclopedia provides information about literature through history and in different countries (mainly European countries, but e.g. also Japan). The database offers biographic and bibliographic information and adds recommenended secondary reading. ! Accessible on campus; consultation off campus only after registration with a VUB emailaddress. MLA Directory of PeriodicalsThe MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed information on over 7,100 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the MLA International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MLA International BibliographyMLA (Modern Language Association of America) International Bibliography consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MR LookupA tool for verifying references and for adding links to MathSciNet. MathSciNetMathSciNet is the searchable Web database providing access to Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications (from 1940 to the present). ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Mathematical Servers(Belgian Mathematical Society) databank With links to more than 30 mathematical journals. Mathematics ArXivMathematics arXiv (Cornell University). The arXiv has 35654+4940 mathematics articles (primary+secondary) as of December 9, 2004. Mathematics on the Web(American Mathematical Society) Content: Guides to the Mathematical Literature, Mathematical Literature on the Web, Mathematics by Points of View, Mathematics People, Reference Literature, Web servers, Related Resources. Mediargus (nieuwe versie-version nouvelle)Mediargus is a multimedia press database including all Flemish newspapers and numerous of other newspapers, magazines and multimedia publications. All publications have a two-day delay. ! Login after registration with a valid VUB-emailaddress!
Mediargus (oudere versie-version précédente)Access to the archive of 7 Flemish newspapers and the Roularta publications (everything older than two days). ! Only accessible on the VUB campus.
MedicinesComplete: AHFS Drug InformationA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: British National FormularyA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: British National Formulary for ChildrenA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and PoisonsA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: Dietary SupplementsA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: Handbook on Injectable DrugsA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: Herbal MedicinesA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: Martindale: The Complete Drug ReferenceA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: Pharmaceutical ExcipientsA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and DistributorsA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: Stockley's Drug InteractionsA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. MedicinesComplete: Stockley's Interaction AlertsA database with up-to-date information about medicines, and with rules and guidance concerning their use. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. NBB BalanscentraleSearch for the annual accounts or consolidated annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium in the last five calendar years and the current calendar year. NLM GatewayNLM (National Library of Medicine) Gateway (formerly known as Internet Grateful Med) simultaneous searches in MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, AIDS Meetings, HSR Meetings, HSRProj, MEDLINEplus and DIRLINE. Further access to other NLM databases. OECD FactbookOECD Factbook is a comprehensive and dynamic statistical annual from the OECD. More than 100 indicators cover a wide range of areas: economy, agriculture, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health and quality of life, industry, information and communications, population/labour force, trade and investment, taxation, public expenditure and R&D. Data are provided for all OECD member countries with area totals, and for selected non-member economies. ! No remote access. OECD Science, Technology and Industry ScoreboardThe OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard brings together the latest internationally comparable data to explore the growing interaction between knowledge and globalisation at the heart of the ongoing transformation of OECD economies. It draws mainly on OECD databases, indicators and methodology developed by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. ! No remote access. Online European Patent Register informationThe Online Register contains data on all published European patent applications and international applications designating the EPO. As well as this bibliographic data, it also provides information about the grant procedure and the legal status of individual applications, from the date of publication to the grant of the patent, and about any opposition or appeal proceedings. Peeters Online BibliographiesThe International Philosophical Bibliography is confined to philosophical literature published in the following languages: Dutch - English - French - German - Italian - Latin - Portuguese - Spanish and Catalan. It lists titles of books - congress proceedings - articles - critical notices and review articles published in the analysed periodicals. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Philosopher's indexThe philosopher's index is a bibliographic database with abstracts from books and journals in philosophy published since 1940. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. PsycARTICLESPsycARTICLES is a database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Hogrefe Publishing Group. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. PsycINFOPsycINFO consists of bibliographic records pertaining to psychology. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. PubList.comFind magazines, journals, newsletters, & other periodicals. PubMedPubMed provides access to bibliographic information, which is drawn primarily from MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, HealthSTAR, as well as Publisher-Supplied citations. RefdocThis database contains more than 52 million references to articles, books, reports, conference proceedings within the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences. From 1823 until today (updated daily). Regional Business NewsThis database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. SPORTDiscus SPORTDiscus is a bibliographic database covering sport, physical fitness, sports medicine and science, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, sport law & legislation, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, health, and much more. With full bibliographic coverage, this database includes over 650,000 records with journal and monograph coverage going back to 1800; over 20,000 dissertations and theses and reference to articles in 60 different languages. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. SciFinder Scholar CAS (Chemical Abstract Service)SciFinder Scholar provides integrated, user-friendly, point-and-click access to several Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases. ! Maximum one user. ! Only accessible on the VUB campus. Short Title Catalogus Vlaanderen (STCV)The Short-Title Catalogue Flanders (STCV) is an online bibliography of books printed in Flanders during the Ancien Régime. Sociale KaartInformation about social and medical nonprofit organisations in Flanders. Sociological AbstractsSearch in a database with references to sociological articles and books. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Strada lexPortal site to Larcier publications. Cross search and online access to the full text of Larcier journals and lawbooks. Hyperlinks to free access external sites. ! Only accessible in the Central Library. Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (SWA)Search in a database with references to studies on women and gender TOXLINEToxicology Literature Online (National Library of Medicine): a databases on toxicology. The New Palgrave Dictionary of EconomicsReference work written by the world's most influential economists. The updated on-line format covers full text of the print edition with additional browse and search facilities (hyperlinked cross-references, links to related sites, etc.). ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (cd-rom)Treasure trove of Latin Language en version électronique. ! !Indisponible! Trademark Information USPTOTrademarks. UNBIS Plus (cd-rom)Databases of the United Nations Bibliographic Information System consisting of: bibliographic files of United Nations documents and of non-United Nations materials and of speeches / the full text of resolutions / voting information / agendas / three authority control files of subject terms-names-geographic names / reference file with details of documentation series. (cd-rom) ! Not longer available! USPTO Web Patent DatabasesPatents. UptoDateA database of Clinical information, primarily in the domain of Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics. ! Access only on campus Jette. V-spacesWith V-spaces, the user can search multiple information resources simultaneously through a single interface and a single query. Search results are subsequently presented in a single, integrated, list. V-spaces also ensures that the search results are always up-to-date. In principle, the system does not create indexes of its own or maintain local copies of external databases. Search results are therefore as current as the information resources in which the records are found. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Van Dale OnlinewoordenboekenAccess to the Groot woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal, the professional dictionaries German, English and French and the elementary dictionaries Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. WarenwetgevingWarenwetgeving contains European, federal and regional texts of law and implementing orders on food. ! Maximum one user. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Web of Knowledge (WoK)Web of Knowlegde is the new ISI interface through wich VUB-users can access the Web of Science, ISI Proceedings, INSPEC and Journal Citation Reports (JCR). ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Web of Science (WoS) (via WoK)Web interface providing access to the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Social Sciences Citation Index. ! Don't forget to log out after completion of your WoS-session. The number of simultaneous users is restricted! ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Westlaw internationalWestlaw International offers full text of legislation, case law, treaties and law reviews of the USA, Australia, Canada, the Uk and the European Union ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Wilson Education AbstractsWilson Education Index contains abstracts for over 475 educational periodicals and offers full text access to more than 150 titles. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal op cd-rom (WNT)A historical, scientific and descriptive dictionary of the Dutch language from 1500 till 1976, containing the meaning and history of a huge number of words, illustrated with citations in old spelling from a variety of sources. ! Not longer available! World Banking AbstractsWorld Banking Abstracts is a database of abstracts coming from 400 international financial journals. ! You can access this database only through the Blackwell-Synergy portal. ! Only accessible via the VUB network. World Intellectual Property Organization PCT DatabaseThis database contains the first page data (bibliographic data, abstract and drawing) of published PCT applications. Zentralblatt MATH Database Search in a database with references to mathematical articles and books. Equivalent of the Zentralblatt für Mathematik / Mathematics Abstracts on paper. ! Only accessible via the VUB network.
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