Databases: Science, Technology, Medicine

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
ACM Digital Library 1947- Network Association for Computing Machinery full text
Addiction abstracts 1996-2006 Network Addictive substances
Agcensus via EDINA 1969- Network Agricultural census data
Anthropological index online 1970- Network Database from Museum of Mankind
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) via ProQuest 1987- Network Health services, social work, sociology, psychology
Aqualine via ProQuest 1960- Network Water resources
ASFA: aquatic sciences and fisheries abstracts via ProQuest 1971- Network Research on aquatic organisms
ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts) via ProQuest 1987- Network Health services, social work, sociology, psychology
Avery index to architectural periodicals via ProQuest 1934- Network Architecture, urban planning and interior design
Title Dates Access Description
BBC motion gallery 1890- Network Collection of downloadable archive clips
Biological sciences via ProQuest 1971- Network Biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology
BIOSIS previews via WoK 1969- Network Biological sciences
British National Formulary (BNF) Various Network Reference for clinical use of medicines
British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) Various Network Reference for use of medicines in children
British standards online Various Network Full text standards
Title Dates Access Description
Chemical database service Various Network Chemistry
CINAHL via EBSCO 1982- Network Nursing and allied health literature
Cochrane library 1991- Network Systematic reviews of research in health care
CogNet Various Network Online publications on cognitive science from MIT
Concise encyclopedia of mathematics 1999 WBL Electronic version of Eric Weisstein's encyclopedia
Conference papers index via ProQuest 1982- Network Citations to conference papers
Conference proceedings citation index - science via WoK 1990- Network Formerly WoSP - published conference proceedings
Construction Information Service (CIS) Various Network Building regulations, construction management and design guidance
Crystallography via Chemical database service Various Network Organic, inorganic and organo-metallic crystal structure data
Current controlled trials Various Network Clinical trial resources
Title Dates Access Description
Dictionary of natural products Various Network Natural products database
Digimap OpenStream via EDINA Various Network Access to a Web Map Service (WMS) offering Ordnance Survey OpenData products
Digimap via EDINA Various Network Ordnance Survey and historic map data
Title Dates Access Description
Ecological flora of the British Isles Various Network British flora ecology data
EDINA Various Network National datacentre hosting selection of databases
Environmental impact statements via ProQuest 1985- Network U.S. environmental impact statements
Environmental science and pollution management via ProQuest 1967- Network Environmental biotechnology, engineering, pollution
Estates gazette interactive & Planning database Various Network Online news research and information service including Planning database
Title Dates Access Description
General Medical Council. List of registered medical practitioners Various Network List of all doctors registered to practice in the UK
Geology Digimap via EDINA Various Network Geological maps and data
Global library of women's medicine Various Network Web library of clinical information about women's medicine
Google Earth Various Network Earth imagery and other geographic information
GrassPortal Various Network Data on the world's grass species
Title Dates Access Description
Historic Digimap via EDINA 1843-1996 Network Historic map data
Title Dates Access Description
IEEE/IET Electonic Library (IEL) 1988- Network Electrical engineering, communications & computer science literature
INIS Various Network Nuclear science and technology
Intermid 1996- Network Online archive of midwifery articles
Internurse.com 1995- Network Archive of over 8,000 peer-reviewed articles on nursing
Title Dates Access Description
Journal citation reports via WoK: science (JCR) Latest Network Science edition - citation data from journals worldwide including impact factor data
JSTOR Arts & Sciences and Music collections Various Network Electronic journal back runs in arts & sciences and music
JSTOR Biological Sciences collection Various Network Electronic journal back runs in biological sciences
Title Dates Access Description
Landmap Various Network Spatial data
Title Dates Access Description
MathSciNet 1940- Network Mathematics database with full text
MEDLINE via OvidSP 1951- Network Medical literature
MEDLINE via ProQuest 1999- Network Medical literature
MEDLINE via PubMed 1966- Network Medical literature
MEDLINE via SciFinder Scholar web 1946- Network Medical literature
MEDLINE via WoK 1950- Network Medical literature
Title Dates Access Description
NASA astrophysics data system Various Network Physics, astrophysics, and instrumentation
National research register (NRR) archive 2000-2007 Network Archive of NHS research and development
NICE (National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence) 2005- Network Published NICE guidance and NICE guidance in development
Title Dates Access Description
Oceanic abstracts via ProQuest 1981- Network Marine biology and physical oceanography
Oil and Gas Directorate, North Sea Geographical Information System 1992- Network Datasets produced by Oil and Gas Directorate, North Sea Geographical Information System
Ordnance Survey digital map data, Digimap via EDINA Various Network Ordnance Survey map data
OvidSP Various Network Data service including ATLA, Econlit, International film archive, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES/INFO
Title Dates Access Description
PathCAL Various Network Pathology and pathophysiology online tutorials
Physical chemistry via Chemical database service Various Network Thermodynamic and transport property data
PILOTS via ProQuest 1871- Network Literature related to traumatic stress
ProQuest Various Network Bibliographic and full text databases covering the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities
PsycARTICLES via OvidSP 1985- Network Full text literature covering psychology and related disciplines
PsycINFO via OvidSP 1806- Network Covers psychology and related disciplines
Title Dates Access Description
RIBA library online catalogue Various Network Online catalogue indexing architectural periodicals and other materials
RICS appraisal and valuation standards (The Red Book) via isurv Various Network Rules and best practice guidance
Title Dates Access Description
Science 1995- Network Full text of weekly general science magazine
Science citation index via WoK 1900- Network Bibliographic database with citations
SciFinder web 1907- Network Chemical abstracts
Scirus Various Network Science-based search engine
SciVerse Hub Various Network Integrated ScienceDirect and Scopus gateway
Scopus 1966- Network Multi-disciplinary database
Spectroscopy via Chemical database service Various Network Spectrum prediction and searching
SPORTDiscus via EBSCO 1830- Network Sports literature
Structural genomics knowledgebase Various Network Research data and resources in the fields of structural genomics and structural biology
Synthetic organic chemistry via Chemical database service Various Network Synthetic organic chemistry
Title Dates Access Description
Technology research database via ProQuest 1962- Network Materials science, aerospace, engineering sciences and advanced technologies
Title Dates Access Description
UK BORDERS via EDINA 1971-2001 Network Digitised boundary data
UK clinical research network (UKCRN) study portfolio 2007- Network Database of clinical research studies in the UK
Title Dates Access Description
Web of Knowledge (WoK) 1900- Network Multi-disciplinary databases
Web of Science via WoK 1900- Network Multi-disciplinary citation indexes
Wellcome Arabic manuscripts online Various Network Digitised manuscript books and fragments relating to the history of medicine
Title Dates Access Description
ZETOC 1993- Network Access to British Library Electronic Table of Contents (ETOC)