To search across ALL 6 EDUCATION DATABASES LISTED HERE at once, follow links to one database, select 'Choose Databases' (blue lettering above search boxes) and tick the 6 education databases.
References to journal articles, books and theses related to growth and development of children to the age of 21.
Depending on your programme, some of these resources may be more useful than others. Click on the more... button for more information about the resource.
Video material including documentaries, interviews, performances, news programmes and newsreels covering a variety of events and themes.
A multidisciplinary database containing references to journal articles covering all subject areas from 1990 onwards. Browse specific journal issues to keep up-to-date with articles published in journals of interest.
Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is a collection of TV and radio programmes from free-to-air channels. Set new recordings and playback programmes already recorded. Content back to 1990s.
A freely available database of over 50,000 sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive.
Provides a simultaneous search across the BUFVC's 9 online databases relating to film, television and radio content dating from 1896 onwards.
We have access to the Historical Association's Student Zone and Podcasts sections.
Historical Association username and password are required to access this resource. You will need to enter your University username and password to access this information.
Gives references to journal articles, books, conference proceedings and patents in all subjects. Also offers extensive tools to analyse results, and measure impact for articles, journals and authors.
Gives references to journal articles in the social sciences.
This database is part of the Web of Science Core Collection. To search just this part select 'Social Sciences Citation Index' from the 'Editions' drop down list.
Access to all journal articles published by Taylor & Francis published from 1997 onwards.
Essentially a vast Library catalogue. Gives references to books, theses, and other published materials in all subjects.
Access to the latest edition of The British Pharmacopoeia (BP), the leading collection of standards for UK medicinal products and pharmaceutical substances.
Systematic reviews, protocols and trials on the effects of interventions in health care. Free to UK residents
Provides access to the British National Formulary, British National Formulary for Children and Stockley’s Drug Interactions.
Please note, due to licensing restrictions students and staff must access the BNF and BNF for Children on the MedicinesComplete platform. Use of the NICE BNF platform is only permitted for those working for, or on placement with, the NHS.
References to journal articles in the biomedical sciences. Covers 1950 to the present day. Includes 'In press' articles.
References to journal articles in the biomedical sciences. Covers 1950 to the present day. Doesn't include as many of the most recent (in press) articles as PubMed.
Access to articles in journals published by Elsevier from 1995 to the present, plus access to older articles in some subject areas. Also gives access to Elsevier e-books we have purchased.
This playlist of two videos shows you how to prepare for and perform a literature search. The first video introduces literature searches and their role. The second video covers using the search operators AND and OR to create a search statement, and explains the role of wildcards and truncation in constructing a comprehensive search. This information is also available in written guides - see the links below.
If you are on campus you will be able to access most e-journals and e-books, and some databases, without entering a username and password because your IP address identifies you as being at the University of Reading.
For any that require a login, see the Off-campus tab.
When you use our e-resources you are agreeing to our Terms of Use. Please take a moment to look at these by following the link below:
When you are off-campus you will need to login to identify yourself as a member of the University of Reading to gain access to our protected databases, e-books and e-journals.
Your login details
You login in the same way as for Blackboard - via Microsoft. Just enter your University username followed by @student.reading.ac.uk (e.g. ab123456@student.reading.ac.uk) and your password. If this is the first time you have logged in via this method when off-campus you will be asked to complete a Multi-Factor Authentication. For more information see:
Watch this short video on how you login to use Library resources.
Access to official documentation, present and past.
Our Inter-Library Loans service can get articles, books and other publications not held at Reading from other libraries (usually from the British Library).
For more information see our webpages:
There is a wide range of material available online which can be used for research or to support your own students in schools.
In order to present fairer, more balanced academic contributions, it is important to include academic literature from the Global South. However, it can be difficult to find within English language databases full of Global North examples. This tab lists alternative search terms and strategies that might help us pick out Global South material. The other tab within this box suggests useful resources and database features.
Definitions: Global South is a term currently used to mean countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, which may be less economically developed. Global North is used to refer to countries of North America and Europe but also Australia and New Zealand, with stonger economies and influence.
Remember to include searching tricks as used in examples below:
Geographical terms
US/UK spelling and vocabulary
Be sure to incorporate in your searches different UK and American English terms and spellings, so as not to omit research from countries using one or the other language form. List alternatives with OR or insert a 'wildcard' or truncation term. Check the help on the database you are searching to find out if wildcards are supported and which symbol to use. For example:
Objective or subjective terms
Search for objective or even biased terms. For instance:
Gives references to journal articles, books, conference proceedings and patents in all subjects. Also offers extensive tools to analyse results, and measure impact for articles, journals and authors.
Use the Scopus 'Researcher Discovery' tab and limit by country of origin to connect with target areas and people.
Use to search across a number of databases covering a range of subject areas. Provides references to journal articles, books, conference papers, patents, research data and other materials.
Web of Science alows you to filter results by 'Countries/Regions'.
Decolonising literature searching, a detailed guide from Lancaster University Library, may provide further ideas