Construction Information Service

Construction, technical information
Current
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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

Architecture
1934-Current, with selective coverage back to 1741
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Art and Architecture Complete

Art, design and architecture
Includes full text articles and abstracts
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Construction & Building Abstracts

Construction, architecture, planning
1985-
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Digimap

Ordnance Survey Maps
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ISURV

Surveying, property and related subjects. Best practice commentaries, standards, cases, and more.
No ID or password required on campus. ID and password required off campus – please  follow this link or contact Library staff for details.

Art Full Text

Fine Art; Design; Architecture; Cinema; Photography; Archaeology.
Includes full text articles.
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Art and Architecture Complete

Art, design and architecture
Includes full text articles and abstracts
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Design & Applied Arts Index (DAAI)

Art, design
1973-
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Web of Knowledge

Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences
1975-
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Vogue (US) Archive

A complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month.
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Digital images

Our page of sources for digital images, ranging from databases to free websites to photo sharing sites.

Business Source Complete

Business, Management
Includes full-text articles.
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ScienceDirect

Full-text journals from Elsevier, in life and physical sciences, business, and other subjects. Abstracts from other core scientific and technical journals
Current titles 1995 - , with Backfile subject collections in Business, Engineering, Nursing, Psychology, Social Science 1826 - 1994
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Emerald

Full-text journals from MCB University Press, covering managment, librarianship, property, industry, engineering and training.
Current titles 1994 - (abstracts 1989 -), with Backfiles 1898 - 1993

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FAME (Financial Analysis Made Easy)

UK Company Accounts
Last 5 years
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OSIRIS

International company accounts   
2004 - 
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International Newsstand

Information from more than 280 of the world's top newspapers.
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Henry Stewart Talks: Marketing and Management Audio Visual Presentations

Marketing and Management
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ACM Digital Library

Computing, Information Technology
1947-
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Compendex

Engineering
1970-
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IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Xplore

Electronic & electrical engineering
1998 -
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SpringerLink

Full-text journals in the sciences and social sciences
Current years, plus archive

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ScienceDirect

Full-text journals from Elsevier, in life and physical sciences, business, and other subjects. Abstracts from other core scientific and technical journals
Current titles 1995 - , with Backfile subject collections in Business, Engineering, Nursing, Psychology, Social Science 1826 - 1994
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Compendex

Engineering
1970-
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IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Xplore

Electronic & electrical engineering
1998 -
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OnePetro

Full-text papers on oil and gas exploration and production (including SPE Papers)
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ScienceDirect

Full-text journals from Elsevier, in life and physical sciences, business, and other subjects. Abstracts from other core scientific and technical journals
Current titles 1995 - , with Backfile subject collections in Business, Engineering, Nursing, Psychology, Social Science 1826 - 1994
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SpringerLink

Full-text journals in the sciences and social sciences
Current years, plus archive.

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CINAHL

Nursing, health sciences
1982-
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ScienceDirect

Full-text journals from Elsevier, in life and physical sciences, business, and other subjects. Abstracts from other core scientific and technical journals
Current titles 1995 - , with Backfile subject collections in Business, Engineering, Nursing, Psychology, Social Science 1826 - 1994
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Medline

Medicine
1966-
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SPORTDiscus

Sport, exercise physiology, sports medicine
1949-
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SpringerLink

Full-text journals in the sciences and social sciences
Current years, plus archive.

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Web of Knowledge

Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities.
1975-
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Library Literature and Information Science

Full-text articles in library & information science.
1984-
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LISTA (Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts)

Library and information sciences.
mid-1960s-
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Emerald

Full-text journals from MCB University Press, covering managment, librarianship, property, industry, engineering and training.
Current titles 1994 - (abstracts 1989 -), with Backfiles 1898 - 1993

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Web of Knowledge

Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences
1975-
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SAGE Journals Online

Journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine.   
1991 -
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Business Source Complete

Business, Management
Includes full-text articles.
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Emerald

Full-text journals from MCB University Press, covering managment, librarianship, property, industry, engineering and training.
Current titles 1994 - (abstracts 1989 -), with Backfiles 1898 - 1993

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International Newsstand

Information from more than 280 of the world's top newspapers.
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Westlaw UK

UK, EU and international cases, legislation and legal journals.
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LexisLibrary (was LexisNexis Butterworths)

Legal journals, newspapers, selected Scots Law and employment materials.
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NOTE: for UK cases please use Westlaw UK

HeinOnline

Law database containing Law Journal Library, English Reports (1220-1867), Philip C Jessup Library
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Business Source Complete

Business, Management.  Includes full-text articles.
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OGEL (Oil Gas and Energy Law)

Journal articles and legislative material relating to oil and gas law.
2002 -
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The RGU Account has a daily download limit of 75. If you are unable to download articles this is often the reason. In such cases you will need to try again on another day.

Lexis Middle East Law

Legislation and legal cases from the Middle East, including in the fields of construction, energy and banking.
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Lloyd's Law Reports

Lloyd's Law Reports 1919 - ; Lloyd's Law Reports Plus 2006 - ; Lloyd's Law Reporter 2007 -
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Scottish Session Cases Archive

Session Cases from 1821-1872
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Mintel

Market research
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Key Note

Market research
(Please note that Market Assessment Reports are not available via Robert Gordon University subscription.)
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Business Source Complete

Business, Management
Includes full-text articles.
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 CINAHL

Nursing, health sciences
1982-
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ScienceDirect

Full-text journals from Elsevier, in life and physical sciences, business, and other subjects. Abstracts from other core scientific and technical journals
Current titles 1995 - , with Backfile subject collections in Business, Engineering, Nursing, Psychology, Social Science 1826 - 1994
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Internurse

Peer-reviewed articles from UK nursing journals
1996 -
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Cochrane Library

Medical and nursing research, controlled trials and systematic reviews.
No password required on- or off-campus

Intermid

Peer-reviewed articles from UK midwifery journals
1996 -
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Maternity and Infant Care

Nursing and midwifery
c.1985-
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Web of Knowledge

Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences
1975-
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ScienceDirect

Full-text journals from Elsevier, in life, physical and other sciences.. Abstracts from other journals.
Current titles 1995 - , with Backfile in selected subjects.
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Medline

Medicine, pharmacy, biomedical and forensic sciences
1966-
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International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA)

Pharmaceutical sciences.
1970-
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Web of Knowledge

Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences
1975-
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CAB Abstracts

Nutrition, food, agriculture, tourism, hospitality, recreation
1973-
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CINAHL

Nursing, health sciences
1982-
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SpringerLink

Full-text journals and eBooks in the sciences with a strong coverage of biomedical and life sciences. 
Current years, plus archive.

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American Chemical Society Journals

Chemistry and related disciplines, 
Current titles 1996 - with Legacy Archive 1879 - 1995
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Henry Stewart Talks: Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection

Regularly updated animated audio visual presentations with narration in biomedical and life sciences.
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 ASSIA

Health and Social Sciences
1987-
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ScienceDirect

Full-text journals from Elsevier, in life and physical sciences, business, and other subjects. Abstracts from other core scientific and technical journals
Current titles 1995 - , with Backfile subject collections in Business, Engineering, Nursing, Psychology, Social Science 1826 - 1994
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Social Services Abstracts

Social work and studies
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Social Care Online

Information and research on all aspects of social care and social work
No password required.

PsycARTICLES

Psychology
0ver 150,000 full-text peer-reviewed, scholarly and scientific journal articles from over 70 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations.
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SAGE Journals Online

Journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine.   
1991 -
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Web of Knowledge

Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences
1975-
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