Databases: General
This is a list of databases offered by the Library in a specific subject area. A complete alphabetical table of these services is also available.
Please note that the use of these services is governed by the relevant licence conditions. More information about how to access individual databases can be found by consulting the relevant links below.
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archival sound recordings service | Various | Network | British Library catalogue of sound resources |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliography of British and Irish history (BBIH) | Various | Network | Provides bibliographic data on historical writing, dealing with the British Isles and with the British Empire and Commonwealth |
| British Library images online | Various | Network | Collection of British Library images available to purchase |
| British Library Sound Archive | Various | Network | Discs, tapes and other sound and video recordings |
| British standards online | Various | Network | Full text standards |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codex Sinaiticus | 301- | Network | Online bible |
| Copac | Various | Network | RLUK members union library catalogue |
| Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA) | Various | Network | International research project dedicated to the publication of medieval stained glass |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| DART-Europe | Various | Network | Europe E-theses portal |
| Data.gov.uk | Various | Network | An interactive site managed by HM Government to encourage use of government data. |
| Dictionary of national biography | Various | Network | Biographical reference resource |
| Dissertation abstracts (ProQuest dissertations and theses) | 1861- | Network | Dissertations and theses |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EThOS | Various | Network | Electronic Theses Online Service from the British Library |
| Explore the British Library | Various | Network | British Library's main catalogue |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports (1974-1996) | 1974-1996 | Network | Translated and transcribed media reports from around the world |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garland encyclopedia of world music | Various | Network | Research into world music |
| Google Scholar | Various | Network | Search tool dedicated to academic content |
| Gough Map of Great Britain | 14th Century | Network | Interactive, searchable edition of the Gough Map |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermes (formerly Avance) database | Various | Network | Audio-visual material for higher education |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the First Person | Various | Network | Index of collections of personal narratives |
| Index to theses | 1716- | Network | References to U. K. theses |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorum (for University staff) | Various | Network | Online repository service for UK Further & Higher Education institutions |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kompass.co.uk | Various | Network | Business information for UK purchasers and suppliers |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure, recreation and tourism abstracts | 1976- | Network | Tourism, leisure, recreation |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapping Asia in U.K. libraries | Various | Network | Collection guides and holdings information |
| MIMAS | Various | Network | Datacentre hosting various services |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netskills training materials | Various | Network | Web authoring training materials |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bailey proceedings | 1674-1913 | Network | Details of criminal trials held at London's Central Criminal Court |
| Open content alliance | Various | Network | An archive devoted to multilingual digitized text and multimedia material from around the world. |
| Oxford dictionary of national biography | Various | Network | Biographical reference resource |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProQuest dissertations and theses (Dissertation abstracts) | 1861- | Network | Dissertations and theses |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian State Library: digital library dissertations | 1944- | Network | Catalogue of digital dissertations from Russian State Library |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star | Various | Network | University of Sheffield Library catalogue |
| SUNCAT via EDINA | Various | Network | UK union catalogue of serials |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre archive project | Various | Network | Project to catalogue and make available British Library theatre archives |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK data archive | Various | Network | Guidance and training on how to manage, store and share data |
| Title | Dates | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rose eTheses Online (WREO) | Various | Network | Online repository of doctoral theses from the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York |
| White Rose Research Online (WRRO) | Various | Network | Online repository of research outputs from the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York |
| Wing short title catalogue | 1641-1700 | Network | Donald Wing's short title catalogue of printed books |