Description
Contains over 2000 full text journals covering a wide range of subject areas.
Database Content
Journal articles
Included in the Library Search?
No
AI Tools included?
No
Accessibility Features
Read Aloud
No inbuilt function. Interface and content are compatible with screen readers including: Narrator (Windows), VoiceOver (Apple Mac), ChromeVox (Chrome OS), JAWS and NVDA.
Change text size
No inbuilt function. Use browsers Zoom function to enlarge text (up to 200% with no loss of content or functionality). Most browsers will allow you to change the font size. Guidance on making text size larger can be found on Abilitynet.
Change background colour
No inbuilt function. Use browser settings to change colours, contrast levels and fonts. For guidance see AbilityNet..
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Keyboard navigation
Most of the website should be navigable using just a keyboard (see VPAT for exceptions) and users should not encounter any keyboard traps.
Read offline
Articles can be downloaded as PDFs to read offline. If using a screen reader, we recommend viewing PDF content on Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat as PDF content will often be more readable and more easily navigated by screen readers in Adobe Reader.
Accessibility statement
Accessibility statement
Relevant workshops
How to find journal articles in the Library Portal
Journal articles are one of the main forms of academic source that you’ll encounter during your studies. This workshop will introduce you to advanced search techniques and show you how to find high-quality journal articles, using both the Library Portal and academic databases.
After this session you may want to attend Searching for sources beyond the Library Portal.