Archives Unbound provides access to rare primary source documents covering a wide range of topics. Help and guidance for using Archives Unbound can be found here
The British & Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is a great source for law-related materials. Help and guidance can be found here.
Finding standards on British Standards Online (BSOL)
The easiest way to find a standard is to search for the standard (e.g. ISO 27000) in the search box.
Viewing standards online
To view a standard online simply click on the Quick View icon.
Downloading standards
To download or print standards you will need to install the FileOpen plugin. For further guidance on installing the FileOpen plugin, use this BSI website link and click on DRM - Digital Rights Management in the list: Help and Support - BSI Knowledge.
Further help
CNKI provides professional software products and services of various resources with unified search, unified navigation, online reading and download, such as Chinese academic literature, foreign literature, dissertations, newspapers, conference proceedings, yearbooks, reference books and so on. CNKI EXPRESS 2.0 Quick Start Guide can be found here and platform DEMO video here.
EBSCO databases contain a broad range of full-text resources and bibliographic records. Help and guidance for using EBSCO databases can be found here.
Flipster is a magazine subscription platform, containing a selection of art and design magazines, including 3 x 3, Communication Arts, Juxtapoz, Wallpaper and Wired.
The following welcome pack from EBSCO will help you to learn how Flipster works, and how to get the best out of the platform: Flipster Promotion Kit
Gale Academic OneFile provides access to millions of articles and thousands of journal. Help and support for using Gale Academic OneFile can be found here
Gale OneFile: News provides access to thousands of major world newspapers. Guidance and support for using Gale OneFile: News can be found here
Gale Research Complete contains a wealth of resources covering many different topics. Help and guidance for using Gale Research Complete can be found here.
You can also watch this video guidance session delivered for Arden University students by Gale:
General OneFile provides access to periodical and news information with more than 35 years of coverage. Guidance and support on getting the most out of General OneFile can be found here
Google Scholar is a search engine that finds scholarly material – please be aware that the materials found using Google Scholar may or may not be accessible. To increase the chances of returning accessible results you will need to link Google Scholar to the Arden University Library, this is a quick process. Guidance and more information on how to use its different features can be found here:
For help finding resources using Google Scholar you can find search tips here.
IBISWorld contains industry reports published worldwide, including economic demographic and market data. Help and support for using IBISWorld can be found here.
You can also watch this overview guidance session delivered especially for Arden University students:
Lexis+ is an authoritative source of legal research and materials. You can find out more about the different features of Lexis + at the Lexis video hub.
You can also watch this video walkthrough of all of the Lexis+ features:
Practical Law offers access to peer reviewed legal know how, guidance can be found here.
You can also watch this introductory overview video, delivered by Thomson Reuters especially for Arden University students:
SAGE Premier Collection offers access to a range of scholarly sources. To help you in your searching, SAGE offer a user guide that can be found here.
You can also watch this overview guidance session delivered for Arden University students by Sage:
ScienceDirect provides access to the scientific, technical and medical journals of Elsevier and participating publishers. To help you make the most of ScienceDirect, there is a handy Help Guide available here.
You can also watch this video of an overview session delivered for Arden University students by Elsevier:
Westlaw UK offers access to case law, legislation and legal commentary, guidance can be found here.
You can also watch this video walkthrough of Westlaw UK: