UCL Library Services subscribes to many electronic databases which provide access to a variety of resources. The most relevant ones for Geography are listed on this page and these include:
See the LibrarySkills@UCL guide to EBSCOhost. Including the indexing from Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index Online, Anthropology Plus provides worldwide indexing of core and lesser known journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. Coverage is from the late 19th century to the present.
Archive of important scholarly journals. Core resource. Accessibility statement for JSTOR.
ProQuest Central is the largest multidisciplinary database with over 11,000 titles, with over 8,000 titles in full-text. Over 160 subjects areas are covered including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more. Accessibility statement for ProQuest Central.
See the LibrarySkills@UCL guide to Scopus. Multi-disciplinary database containing references to journal articles, conference proceedings, trade publications, book series and web resources. Please use IE 8 or higher, Google Chrome or Firefox browsers.
See the LibrarySkills@UCL guide to EBSCOhost. Sociology research database, which features more than 2.1 million records with subject headings from a 20,000+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. Containing full text for more than 860 journals dating back to 1908, 830 books and monographs, and over 16,800 conference papers.
Search a complete database comprising full-text business periodicals and news sources from ABI/INFORM Global, Dateline, and Trade & Industry. Accessibility statement for ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest).
See the LibrarySkills@UCL guide to Scopus. Multi-disciplinary database containing references to journal articles, conference proceedings, trade publications, book series and web resources. Please use IE 8 or higher, Google Chrome or Firefox browsers.
See the LibrarySkills@UCL guide to Web of Science. Defaults to a ‘Core Collection’ search, covering the main Web of Science journals database; select 'All Databases' option from the drop down menu to cross-search all of UCL's subscribed Web of Science products, including Biosis, MEDLINE etc.
Containing the leading agricultural journals published in North America, this database consists of around 300 titles, with most of them being available in full-text. Includes the journals: Agricultural Research, Forest Products Journal, Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, and Plant Physiology.
Full-text content of global literature across this field and related disciplines. Content is selected from several specialist topic resources in disciplines such as engineering, biotechnology, bacteriology, atmospheric science, ecology, and biology.
See the LibrarySkills@UCL guide to EBSCOhost. Index of scholarly, government and general-interest publications, covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.
See the LibrarySkills@UCL guide to Web of Science. Defaults to a ‘Core Collection’ search, covering the main Web of Science journals database; select 'All Databases' option from the drop down menu to cross-search all of UCL's subscribed Web of Science products, including Biosis, MEDLINE etc.
Full text of over 100 publications from IEEE and IEE on electronic and electrical engineering and computer science. Accessibility statement for IEEE Xplore.
See the LibrarySkills@UCL guide to Scopus. Multi-disciplinary database containing references to journal articles, conference proceedings, trade publications, book series and web resources. Please use IE 8 or higher, Google Chrome or Firefox browsers.
See the LibrarySkills@UCL guide to Web of Science. Defaults to a ‘Core Collection’ search, covering the main Web of Science journals database; select 'All Databases' option from the drop down menu to cross-search all of UCL's subscribed Web of Science products, including Biosis, MEDLINE etc.
Cross-search with other Gale/Cengage primary sources in Gale Primary Sources. Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents covering a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward--from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history.
Border and Migration Studies Online is a collection that explores and provides historical background on more than thirty key worldwide border areas, including: U.S. and Mexico; the European Union; Afghanistan; Israel; Turkey; The Congo; Argentina; China; Thailand; and others. Accessibility statement for Border and Migration Studies Online.
Environmental Issues Online brings together multimedia materials (text, archival, primary sources, video and audio) around key environmental challenges, including climate change, water/air pollution, biodiversity, conservation, agriculture and deforestation
Cross search many of Gale Cengage's databases in one platform
Discover other relevant primary sources through exploring the full list.
Founded in 1875, Al-Ahram (الأهرام, “The Pyramids”) is one of the longest-running newspapers in the Middle East. It is one of Egypt’s most authoritative and influential newspapers, and one of the most important newspapers in the Arab world, with a circulation of over 1 million
Providing access to 280 U.S. newspapers and chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience, this collection includes papers from more than 35 states and features many rare and historically significant 19th-century titles. Accessibility statement for African American Newspapers, Series 1: 1827-1998.
This database complements and expands on African American Newspapers, Series 1, 1827-1998 with more than 75 newly available newspapers all written for or by African Americans. The focus is on the lives of African Americans as individuals, an ethnic group and Americans. Accessibility statement for African American Newspapers, Series 2: 1835-1956.
This collection, originally archived by the British Library, features nearly 60 newspapers from across the African continent, all published before 1900.
Cross-search with other Gale/Cengage primary sources in Gale Primary Sources. British Library Newspapers consists of collections from the British Library which span three hundred years of newspaper publishing in the U.K. The resource consists of six collections and covers Britain and Ireland during the period from 1732-1950. Accessibility statement for British Library Newspapers.
Focuses on the evolution of the region across two centuries chronicled within more than 140 titles from 22 islands
Newspapers published in Eastern Europe between 1835 and 1922.
Access for UCL students and staff only. UCL username and password required. Registration is required on first visit to enable off-site and ePaper access. UCL users also have access to the app
Gale OneFile: News provides access to more than 2,300 major world newspapers, and includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
Covers Irish newspapers from both North and South of the Irish border dating from 1738 to the present day. This archive contains over 9 million pages of content from 106 publications.
Following the 1912 establishment of China’s first post-imperial government, the Republic of China, the country experienced both industrial and social revolution, a civil war during which communist and nationalist forces battled to shape the country’s future, and looming external threats during both world wars. This collection of Chinese Newspapers provides invaluable perspective on this critical period. The press of more than twenty cities is represented, spanning the Chinese mainland and the entire half century.
This database provides more than 50 fully searchable Latin American newspapers published in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Featuring titles from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and elsewhere
The second series of digitized Latin American Newspapers expands the number of searchable titles available from this region. Providing issues from more than 250 additional titles, this online series includes newspapers published in English, Spanish and Portuguese from 20 countries, including some countries and cities not represented in the inaugural collection of Latin American Newspapers.
Written in the French language and dating from 1944 to 2000 ProQuest's Le Monde archive covers leading issues and events, such as World War II and the Fifth Republic, French, European and international politics, society and business.
Providing insight into Chinese political and social life during the turbulent 120 year period from 1832 to 1953 with 12 English-language Chinese historical newspapers.
Searches ProQuest Newsstream and Historical Newspapers databases
Covering countries including Myanmar (formerly Burma), Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, and multiple languages including Dutch, English, French, Javanese, Spanish, and Vietnamese, the Southeast Asian Newspapers collection incorporates a wealth of coverage and perspectives on major regional and global events of the late 19th and 20th centuries.
This collection contains copies of three English language newspapers published in India during the period 1782-1908: The India Gazette (1782-1834); The Bengal Hurkaru and Chronicle (1822-1866); and The Bengal Times (1876-1908
Combining content from Sage books, journals, case studies, datasets and references works to help users explore methods concepts when designing research projects, conduct research, and write up findings. Access to all areas including Datasets and Doing Research Online. Some video contents is available - refine by 'Available to me'. Foundations content is now included. Please contact the E-Resources team to request instructor access. Accessibility statement for SAGE Research Methods.
The Library provides online access to many historic and current newspapers from around the world. You can access them by: