We have thousands of journals and databases to support you in developing your academic practice. In fact, there are so many, that it can be difficult to know which ones are the best to use, so we have grouped some of the key resources together for you! Use the 'everything' search in Library Search to find articles, conference papers, journals and more, or if you want to browse e-journal titles in a more informal way, why not check out Browzine below? If you want to look specifically at journals and databases for your own discipline, then go to your own subject specific guide.
Key Databases and eJournal Collections
Below is a list of key recommended e-journals for learning and teaching. You could either access these through Library Search or bookmark them on BrowZine
Below is a list of key education and psychological databases and eJournal collections. They will either provide you with the full text of the journal or they will give you the bibliographic details of an article. If we have access to this item on another one of our subscriptions you will see the 'find@newcastle' option next to the item. Follow this link to find out if we have the full text available.
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British Education Index (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
An index of education journals, theses and more, covering all aspects of educational policy and administration, evaluation and assessment, technology and special educational needs from 1975 onwards. This resource is searchable by educational level and age group.
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Digital Education Resource Archive (dera)The Institute of Education Digital Education (University of London) Resource Archive (DERA) is a digital archive of all documents published electronically by government and related bodies in the area of education.
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Education Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This bibliographic database covers key areas of education, sociology and social policy. Subjects covered include adult education, continuing education, library science, literacy standards, multicultural education, and teaching methods and evaluation.
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ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
An online database providing access to indexed and full-text education research, containing journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers and books.
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ERIC (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
An online database providing access to indexed and full-text education research, containing journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers and books.
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JSTOR supportHelp and support on how to search on JSTOR
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PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Database providing access to full-text, peer-reviewed articles in the area of social and behavioural sciences. Topics include: addiction, applied psychology, clinical psychology, cognition and memory, developmental psychology, experimental psychology, health psychology and more.
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ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to databases covering all areas of social sciences including international literature in politics, public policy, sociology, social work, anthropology, criminology, linguistics, library science, and education. Together, they provide abstracts, indexing and full text coverage of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers and more.
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Database indexing professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines, including medicine, education, business, sociology, sports and linguistics.
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Scopus This link opens in a new windowAs a comprehensive, multidisciplinary resource, this database indexes peer-reviewed journal articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, and trade publications. It supports cited reference searching to explore the literature in depth, along with tools for citation tracking, author and affiliation searches, visual analysis of results, journal analysis, and author identification for those interested in publishing.
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Web of Science This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary database which indexes scholarly journal articles, books, book chapters and conference proceedings. It provides cited reference searching, so you can navigate through the literature to uncover all the information relevant to your research. Use citation reports to see citation activity and geographical trends and the ‘analyse results’ tool to identify trends and publication patterns.
All databases should have a help section with tips and tricks on how to get the best out of using them, so do make yourself familiar with them. You also may find the following helpful:
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EBSCO Host supportVideo Tutorials of help and support.
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OVID supportHelp and support on how to use OVID medline, PsychInfo and Embase databases.
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ProQuest supportVideo tutorials of help and support. Useful when learning how to use 'ERIC' via ProQuest
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Scopus supportHelp and support on how to access and use Scopus.
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Web of Science helpVideo tutorials and guide books.
Try Google Scholar for finding scholarly literature on the internet. Google Scholar is particularly good at finding Open Access (freely accessible) scholarly information but a great deal of important literature is still only available through the databases and electronic journals to which the Library subscribes. You should, therefore, use Google Scholar in addition to (and not instead of) our databases and electronic journals.
