Databases are structured collections of information. Each record on a database describes a piece of information. This metadata (data about data) may include an index and abstract.
The index includes bibliographic information e.g. author/title, and subject/keyword classification, and the abstract is a summary of the information.
Some databases include full-text information, and the document or data can be downloaded from the database. Other databases are abstract only, with the full-text being available from another database or via document supply services.
Bibliographic databases index scholarly information and they can be used to find articles, books, chapters and dissertations. Bibliographic databases can be multidisciplinary or subject specialist.
Primary source databases are collections of original documents e.g. newspaper archives, official publications or law databases. While often considered historical sources, they can also include contemporary documents.
Statistical databases are collections of numeric information e.g. economic and financial data. Databases can be searched (screened) to create reports and charts, and underlying data downloaded for further analysis in statistical software.
Meta databases are databases that search other databases. Library Search and Google are meta databases.
EconLit
Bibliographic database for economics and finance. Indexes 1,000+ economics and finance journals, working papers, dissertations and books using Journal of Economic Literature classification scheme. Includes full-text articles from over 600 journals, including American Economic Association titles.
Business Source Ultimate
Bibliographic database for business, economics, finance, management and marketing. Includes selected full-text journal articles, case studies, country/region, industry and company reports.
Statista
A global market research and consumer data portal featuring 170+ industries from 50+ countries.
Capital IQ
Global company and financial markets database from S&P Global. Includes financial information for 62,000 public and 4,400,000 private companies. Also includes financial markets information including stock prices, valuations, interest rates, foreign exchange, and commodities.
Fame | Orbis | Orbis Bank Focus
Company information databases from Moody's (formerly Bureau van Dijk). Fame covers 11 million companies in the UK and Ireland, Orbis covers 450 million companies worldwide, and Orbis Bank Focus covers 46 million banks worldwide.
Finaeon (Global Financial Data)
Historical time-series macroeconomic, financial markets and global development data.
IMF Data | IMF Data Portal
Find macroeconomic and financial data including World and Regional Economic Outlooks (GDP, import/exports employment, government finance, balance of payments) and International Financial Statistics (GDP, exchange rates, interest rates).
UK Data Service
Find key sources of international macrodata from the UN and OECD including IEA Energy, IMF Balance of Payments, IMF International Financial Statistics, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD Economic Indicators, World Bank Development Indicators.
World Bank Open Data | World Bank DataBank
Find macroeconomic data by country and indicator. Including economic indicators e,g, GDP, GNI, inflation and employment; and social indicators e.g. birth, death and mortality rates, life expectancy, education, literacy, and health.
See Economics Subject Guide for more database recommendations
APA PsycInfo
Index and abstracts to journal articles, book chapters and dissertations in psychology and the behavioural sciences. Includes 2,400 psychology journal titles from 1806 to the present day.
Access is via the Ovid database platform. Click on 'Continue' to proceed to APA PsycInfo.
ASSIA
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts indexes and abstracts 500+ journals in health and social care including sociology, psychology and allied social science disciplines from 1987 to the present day.
MEDLINE
The key clinical database for medicine and a good resource for clinical psychology. Index and abstract 5,600 journals in medicine and the allied health sciences, from 1946 to the present day.
MEDLINE uses data from the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) PubMed database and indexes articles using the NLM's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
Access is via the Ovid database platform. Click on 'Continue' to proceed to MEDLINE
See Psychology Subject Guide for more database recommendations
PhilPapers
An index of research literature in philosophy including 2,800,000+ journal articles, books and open access archives. Also includes a structured bibliography of 5,000+ topics in philosophy, and a current awareness service alerting researchers to new publications.
Philosopher's Index
Index to scholarly research on philosophy from 1940 to date, including books and articles from 680+ philosophy journals. Published by the Philosopher's Information Centre.
See Philosophy Subject Guide for more database recommendations
Economist.com | Economist Historical Archive
Online daily edition of The Economist newspaper on international current affairs, business and politics. First time users, click on 'Login' and 'Register Now' with your @warwick.ac.uk email. Afterwards, login is via email address and password. Download the Economist app from Apple or Android stores. Also historical archive of the weekly edition of The Economist (1843-2020).
FT.com | Financial Times Historical Archive
Online daily edition of the Financial Times (London) newspaper. First time users, complete data privacy agreement and FT registration. Afterwards, login is via the university's single sign on authentication. Download the FT.com Business News app from Apple or Android stores. Also, historical archive of the daily edition of the Financial Times (1888-2021).
Project Syndicate
Non-profit global media organisation with a focus on world current affairs, economics and politics.
Gale Research Complete
Gale OneFile News is a newspaper database which includes full-text local, regional and national newspapers and magazines from the UK and across the world. Includes general current affairs (tabloid and broadsheet) newspapers, and business and finance magazines.
Full-text titles include Coventry Telegraph, Daily Mail (London), Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph (London), Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph (Sydney), Economist (London), Guardian and Observer (London), Financial Times (London), Independent (London), London Evening Standard, Mirror and Sunday Mirror (London), New York Times, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Times and Sunday Times (London), Times of India (Mumbai), and Washington Post.
Nexis Uni
Newspaper database which includes full-text local, regional and national newspapers, newswires and magazines from the UK and across the world. Includes general current affairs (tabloid and broadsheet newspapers) and business, finance and legal magazines.
Major full-text newspaper titles include Coventry Telegraph, Daily Mail (London), Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph (London), Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph (Sydney), Guardian and Observer (London), Financial Times (London), Independent (London), Investor's Chronicle, London Evening Standard, Mirror and Sunday Mirror (London), New Statesman, New York Times, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Times and Sunday Times (London), Times of India (Mumbai), and USA Today.
Historical Newspaper Archives
The library has historical newspaper archives for many major newspaper titles, including:
See Newspaper Databases A-Z for a complete list of historical newspaper databases
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