Databases:Finding Resources

What is a Database?

Databases are collections of references to journal articles from many journals, chapters in books, reviews, conference proceedings,reports & in some cases, dissertations & theses.

Online databases are most useful for finding articles when you do not know in which journals articles are published.

In many cases databases include the full text of articles.

Explore UJ databases

Multidisciplinary Databases

Africa -Wide (OpenAthens) Including the former SA Studies, African Studies, African HealthLine databases and NELM (National English Literary Museum) Essential resource for African research, and information on and about Africa. Mainly a bibliographic database Coverage: Varied; earliest 1500, to the present day Bibliographic or Abstracts
EBSCOhost (OpenAthens) A collection of scholarly works covering a wide variety of topics. Content include literature on Africa and South Africa. Format: Mostly full text. Coverage varies according to content
Emerald (OpenAthens) On campus access only Global research with impact on business, society, public policy and education. Journal articles and e-books. Coverage: 1898 to the present Full text to all UJ subscribed journals and e-books collections e.g.: Business management & Economics E-Books Series Access to four bibliographic databases (abstracts available) Computer & Communications Security Abstracts Computer Abstracts International Database Current Awareness Abstracts - Library and Information Management International Civil Engineering Abstracts
JSTOR (OpenAthens) Archive of scholarly journals in Arts and Sciences and Business and Life sciences Coverage for most journals begins at volume 1, issue 1, and continues up to the most recent 3-5 years of publication
ProQuest Central (OpenAthens) A collection of databases that provides information on all subject areas. Format: Full text Coverage varies according to content

Database A-Z list

Academic Search Ultimate (OpenAthens) Journals, magazines covering Astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law and literacy to mathematics, pharmacology, women’s studies, zoology.
Business Source Ultimate (EBSCOhost) (OpenAthens) A scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content for journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.
Clarivate Web of Science (OpenAthens) Citation indexes for the human sciences, social sciences and science. Offers the unique feature of searching cited references. Available online (1945-present) at the Web of Science
EBSCOhost (OpenAthens) A collection of scholarly works covering a wide variety of topics. Content include literature on Africa and South Africa. Format: Mostly full text. Coverage varies according to content
SA Media (OpenAthens) Please note: the following newspapers are currently not available via SA Media: Sunday Times, Business day, ,Sowetan, Financial Mail, Daily dispatch, The Herald, The Times, Weekend Post, Saturday Dispatch Until this issue is resolved please use African Newspapers Contains records from South African newspapers and periodicals from 1978 onwards. Full text

South African Content

African Journal Archive (OpenAthens)
EasyData (Quantec) (OpenAthens) Register your own Username and Password. South African economic and other financial statistics (products, imports, exports, etc); global macroeconomic, industry and trade data Coverage: 2000 to the present Full text – comprehensive numeric data sets
IRESS Username & Password required: Please contact the Infodesk: 011 559 2171 (Limited to 5 simultaneous users) South African company profiles, structures and organograms, incl. financial statements, ratios and models. Coverage varies according to research domain modules Full text
Who owns whom (OpenAthens) South African industry reports and company profiles Coverage: 1980s to the present Latest and historical annual reports from 2003 to the present Includes the latest edition of Who owns Whom in South Africa Full text

Subject Specific Databases

ACMDL (Association of Computing Machinery Digital Library) (OpenAthens) Journals, magazines, conference proceedings, transactions and newsletters on computer science and information technology Coverage: 1948 to the present ACM publications: Full text Other publisher’s content: Bibliographic
Access Science (OpenAthens) Online reference tool that provides easy access to authoritative information in all major areas of science and technology. Combines the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, the McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Access Science includes articles, research reviews, definitions, biographies, downloadable images, embeddable animations, videos and curriculum maps.
ACS Publications (OpenAthens) on campus access only. American Chemical Society Publications
ASCE (OpenAthens) All disciplines of civil engineering
ASME Digital Collection (OpenAthens) ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineering) Journals (26 titles) Full Text coverage of journals from 2010 to the present Bibliographic records of all ASME Digital Collection publications (journals, eBooks, conference proceedings)
ASTM (OpenAthens) Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering UJs subscription includes full text access to the following standard collections: Section 1: Iron & Steel Products (Vols. 01.01 - 01.08) Section 2: Metals Test Methods (Vols. 03.01 03.06) Coverage: dates vary by the publishing dates of the standards Active standards: Full text Redline, Historical and Withdrawn standards: Bibliographic and abstracts
Computer Database (OpenAthens) Provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Includes computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
Compendex (via Engineering Village) (OpenAthens) Compendex is the most authoritative database of abstracted and indexed literature in engineering and the applied physical sciences. Compendex covers subjects in every engineering discipline including: Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Chemical Engineering. Content: Includes over 3600 journals,100 conference proceedings and trade magazines indexed annually.
Engineering Village (OpenAthens) Access to the COMPENDEX and INSPEC literature citation databases covering all engineering disciplines and related subjects. EV2 includes different information resources: Compendex: Coverage: 1884 to the present; abstracts Inspec: Coverage: 1896 to the present; abstracts Referex: E-books and engineering reference material on: Electrical Engineering and Electronics Mechanical Engineering and Materials Coverage: 1987 to the present; full text Espacenet: (Open access) Coverage: 1996 to the present; full text patents. IHS Standards: (Open access) Bibliographic citations of technical standards.
Scopus (OpenAthens) A database of peer-reviewed literature including scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. It offers smart tools to track, analyse, and visualize research. Mostly full-text

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