The login for the Library's resources is the same as Your Student IT account sign on used for PCs, email, Canvas etc.
OneSearch searches across a lot of the Library print AND electronic resources at the same time, including:
Information on how to use OneSearch
Databases help you to discover what has been published in the journals, in your area of research. See the Subject Guide for suggestions for your area of research. The following are good multidisciplinary databases to use:
Academic Search Complete is a scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. The database features PDF content dating back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in searchable PDF format.
JSTOR provides a comprehensive digital archive of important scholarly journals. It offers multidisciplinary and discipline-specific collections that include complete runs of journals as well as select monographs, transactions, and conference proceedings.
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Across all research fields - science, mathematics, engineering, technology, health and medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities — Scopus delivers the broadest overview of global, interdisciplinary scientific information.
A 'journal' or 'periodical' or 'serial' = any publication published regularly (includes magazines, newspapers, newsletters).
A ‘scholarly’ or 'academic’ journal: periodical containing research articles, that is peer-reviewed, and aimed at researchers.
Peer review: every paper/article submitted to the journal is reviewed by independent experts. Papers are accepted/rejected based on quality.
Find specific online journals and e-books by searching the E-Journals Portal
The Library catalogue lists what we have in UCC Library. Do a search for your topic-
then choose to Modify Search by Online Resource to find e-books that you can access online:
In the catalogue record you will see a link to the e-book:
You can also choose to search for e-books only on the E-journals & E-books portal - see:
You can also Browse e-books by Subject category - and then by sub-category:
It is also possible to search within individual e-book Databases. A full list of e-book databases can be found here
For access to UCC theses and theses from other Universities have a look at the Theses Guide. For information about Newspapers in UCC Library, and newspapers available through Library databases, see the Newspapers Guide.
This resource provides access to more than 100,000 articles, plus an expansive collection of multimedia including images, videos, audio, interactives, and infographics.
See the Subject Support guides for Reference works available in your subject area.
