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Web of Science Core Collection

To use Journals Citation Reports at the same time as WoS, open JCR in a new tab as well now.

Multidisciplinary database of journal articles and conference proceedings, used for citation analysis of research. Includes access to EndNote Basic, a web-based version of EndNote.

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Text and Data Mining? No
Alumni Access? No
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Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science Core Collection)

Multidisciplinary index. Can be used to determine where and how many times an article has been cited.

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Alumni Access? No
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Clarivate (Web of Science databases)

Access to these databases: Web of Science Core Collection, Journal Citation Reports, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Zoological Record, and KCI-Korean Journal Database.

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MEDLINE (via Web of Science)

Access through the Web of Science platform. MEDLINE® is the US National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts for biomedical literature from around the world.

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Text and Data Mining? No
Alumni Access? No
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science Core Collection)

Multidisciplinary index. Can be used to determine where and how many times an article has been cited.

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Alumni Access? No
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The New York Academy of Sciences

The New York Academy of Sciences' digital archive covers the development of the natural, technological, and biomedical sciences in government and corporation documents, field notes, maps, conference proceedings and more.

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Alumni Access? Yes
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Food Science and Technology Abstracts - FSTA

Food Science & Technology Abstracts (FSTA) provides coverage of all aspects of food science, nutrition, food products, food processing, food safety, food spoilage, biotechnology, and pet foods.

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Disability in the Modern World: History of a Social Movement

Primary source collection of newspapers, videos, texts and images that document the rise of a social movement around disability history and disability studies.

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Elsevier ScienceDirect

Full text electronic journals covering the physical sciences, applied sciences, life sciences, social sciences, business & economics. Also includes reference works, book series, and handbooks.

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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

User limit: 1 maximum

Search by substance name, molecular formula or CAS registry number for data on inorganic and organic compounds.

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United Nations Official Documents (ODS)

Covers all types of official UN documentation, beginning in 1993. Provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards

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Yearbook of International Organizations

The Yearbook of International Organizations includes detailed information on over 37,000 active and 32,000 dormant international organizations from 300 countries and territories.

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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)

User limit: 50 maximum

Full-text access to regularly updated systematic reviews by the Cochrane Collaboration. Includes completed systematic reviews and review protocols in development.

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Codes Canada

The National Building Code of Canada 2015 (NBC), published by NRC and developed by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, sets out technical provisions for the design and construction of new buildings

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Zoological Record

Core database of articles and supplementary materials containing the world's zoological and animal science literature. Searchable on the Web of Science platform.

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Text and Data Mining? No
Alumni Access? No
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EndNote Basic

EndNote Basic is a free, web-based version of the EndNote citation manager. UBC does not offer access to EndNote X9. Click "more info" below for details.

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Alumni Access? No
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SAGE Research Methods Online

A web-based research methods tool created to support researchers and students as they explore relevant content across the social and behavioral sciences, covering quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods

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Alumni Access? Yes
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Books@OVID

Collection of full text e-books for medicine, nursing and pharmacy. Includes The ICU Book, Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation, and the Joanna Briggs Institute series on Synthesis Science in Healthcare.

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Alumni Access? No
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Corpus Pierre Bayle

Remember to click Déconnexion at the end of your session.

Consists of the Dictionnaire historique et critique (edition of 1740) and his Œuvres littéraires et philosophiques complètes (edition of 1727-1731).

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Alumni Access? No
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ERIC (FREE) - Education Resources Information Center

ERIC is the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.

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Health and Psychosocial Instruments (OvidSP)

User limit: 5 maximum

Database of records providing comprehensive, accurate information about measurement tools and instruments used in health, sociology and psychology and produced by the Behavioral Measurement Database Services.

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Historical Abstracts with Full Text

Covers all aspects of history, excluding that of Canada and the US, from the late fifteenth-century on.

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Text and Data Mining? No
Alumni Access? No
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MEDLINE (Ovid)

Premier biomedical database with over 36 million life sciences journal articles from ~6000 journals since1946. Content matches PubMed and operating system supports editable structured searching with links to full text.

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Parker Library

An interactive, web-based workspace designed to support use and study of the manuscripts in the historic Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

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Research or Private Study? Yes
Linking? Yes
Learning Management System? Yes
Text and Data Mining? No
Alumni Access? No
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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

The Royal Geographical Society digital archive includes over 150,000 maps, charts, atlases, manuscripts, field notes, and more collected by members of the society.

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Alumni Access? Yes
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SportDiscus

International database that covers all aspects of sport and fitness

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Embase (Ovid)

International (and European-focused) biomedical database with strengths in drug-related and rehabilitation sciences subjects.

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Alumni Access? No
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Journal Citation Reports (JCR)

To use JCR in conjunction with Web of Science, open WoS in a new tab as well now.

Determine impact factor and other metrics for more than 12,000 scholarly journals in all areas of science, technology, and social sciences. 1997-present; some older issues available in print or microfiche.

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Learning Management System? Yes
Text and Data Mining? No
Alumni Access? No
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Journals@OVID - LWW

E-journal collection covering medicine, nursing, rehabilitation sciences and dentistry.

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Text and Data Mining? No
Alumni Access? No
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MEDLINE (via EBSCOhost)

Premier international index to biomedical research covering nearly 6000 journals and indexing over 26 million citations from 1946 to present.

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Learning Management System? Yes
Text and Data Mining? No
Alumni Access? No
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PEN (Practice Based Evidence in Nutrition)

User limit: 5 maximum

Evidence-based information on nutrition and dietetics produced by the Dietitians of Canada.

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This is a library-subscribed resource protected under copyright. Please check the resource website for terms and conditions regarding use restrictions. Please note that Canadian privacy laws do not apply to personal information you provide when using this resource. If you require assistance, please contact us here.

Planet.com Satellite Imagery Archive and Basemaps

User accounts are provided by request. To request an account, please click the hypertext or Connect to Resource (whichever appears above) to fill out a request form. Accounts will be created within 1-3 business days.

Planet.com provides access to a global satellite imagery archive of multi-spectral imagery dating back to 2009.

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thegreensearch.ca

thegreenpages.ca network has created a specialised search engine that searches recommended Canadian environment-related web sites.

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Agri-Food Trade Service

Market information, trade counselling and export support activities, which will take the exporter from initial enquiry to foreign market.

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CABI Digital Library

Articles, ebooks, & data sheets on agriculture, animal health, crop protection, forestry, global health, human nutrition, horticulture, and natural resources management. Includes Cab Abstracts & Global Health databases.

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Linking? Yes
Learning Management System? Yes
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Alumni Access? No
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PubMed (1946 - present)

Note: Direct link to full text or UBC's Citation Linker using the "Download PDF" icon on PubMed. Alumni and non-UBC users will have limited access to full-text articles from off-campus.

My NCBI update - Sept 2021: My NCBI is in the process of transitioning from NCBI-managed credentials to federated/3rd party credentials, which can be linked to an existing My NCBI account (FAQ). UBC researchers are encouraged to use ORCID credentials to log in to My NCBI. ORCID enables transparent and trustworthy connections between researchers, their contributions, and their affiliations by providing a unique, persistent identifier for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities. Other federated sign-in options include Google, Microsoft, and Facebook.

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Premier biomedical database with over 30 million journal article references. Freely available and includes MEDLINE.

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