Access Information

Subscribed databases are accessible on-campus through the university network. For off-campus access, please contact the library for login credentials. Open access resources are freely available to everyone.

This is a repository for staff publications, postgraduate students (Masters and Doctorate) theses which students can access from the Internet.

E-RESOURCES

The Library provides access to a number of online resources (databases) to support your learning, teaching and research to all registered users of Mzuzu University. Browse through the databases for a specific title or subject below. The databases have been arranged alphabetically.

Digital Resources

ACS Publications

https://pubs.acs.org/

ACS Publications is a leader in providing access to chemistry-related information and research through peer-reviewed journals and eBooks. Research from Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry and Medicine have been published in ACS Publications in journals and eBooks.

AIP Publishing

https://pubs.aip.org/

An electronic database which advances, promotes, and serves the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity by empowering researchers and breaking down barriers to open, equitable research communication.

APS

https://journals.aps.org/all_journals

A database which contains the developments in fundamental, applied, and interdisciplinary research – including experimental, theoretical, computational and data-intensive approaches – across the full breadth of physics and adjacent fields, since 1893.

Annual reviews

https://www.annualreviews.org/

The Annual Reviews database is a scholarly publishing platform that provides authoritative, critical reviews of research in various academic disciplines covering content from over 50 disciplines across Biomedical & Life Sciences,  Physical Sciences, Social Science and multidisciplinary areas. This database is dedicated in synthesizing and integrating knowledge for the progress of science and the benefit of society.

Brill Database

https://brill.com/

 The Brill database is an online publishing platform which focuses on the Humanities and Social Sciences. Brill provides access to a wide range of scholarly books, journals, and reference works, with specialties in Humanities, Social Sciences, Area and Cultural Studies, Religious Studies, International Law & Human Rights, and Linguistics and Language Studies.

Bione

https://bioone.org/

The BioOne Digital Library is a community-based platform that provides global distribution for more than 580 journals and eBooks in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.

Cambridge journalS

https://www.cambridge.org/core/

Cambridge University Press publishes more than 420 peer-reviewed academic journals covering subjects across the Humanities, Social Sciences and Science, Technology and Medicine.

Canadian Science Publishing

https://cdnsciencepub.com/

Publishes 22 journals that cover the spectrum of Natural and Physical Sciences and Engineering, Psychiatry and Neuroscience including three open access journals that are interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary.

Cochrane Library

http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/index.html

The Cochrane Library is a collection of online   searchable databases containing high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.

 Edinburgh University Press

 www.eupjournals.com

Edinburgh University Press publishes over 30 journals across a range of disciplines in the          Humanities and Social Sciences. Some of the main subject areas include: Art & Visual Culture, Film, Media & Cultural Studies, History, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, Language & Linguistics, Law, Literary Studies, Natural History, Philosophy, Politics & International Relations, Religious Studies, and Scottish Studies.

 

Emerald

https://www.emerald.com/

Emerald publishes the world’s widest range of management and library & information services journals, as well as a strong specialist range of engineering, applied science and technology journals. Emerald database allows instant access to the latest research. Emerald publishing house focuses on niche management disciplines including strategy, change management and international marketing.

Geological Society Publications

https://www.lyellcollection.org/

The Lyell Collection represents one of the largest integrated collections of online Earth Science literature available.

 

HSTalks – Libraries in a Digital Age

https://hstalks.com/playlist/676/libraries-in-a-digital-age/

HSTalks – Libraries in a Digital Age provides online, animated, audio-visual lectures by world leading authorities in a digital environment for researchers and university faculty members.

 

HST The Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection

https://hstalks.com/biosci/

This database publishes two highly regarded collections in the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection and the Business & Management Collection.

IET Digital Library

https://digital-library.theiet.org/

The IET Digital Library is a global repository of Science, Engineering and Technology focused content produced by the world’s leading international scientific organisation and thought leader – the IET. Online access to the IET Digital Library unlocks an unsurpassed body of technical papers, academic eBooks, magazines, conference publications and seminar digests.

IMF Library

https://www.elibrary.imf.org/

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) eLibrary simplifies analysis and research with direct access to the IMF’s periodicals, books, working papers and studies, and data and statistical tools. The content provided covers the followings fields: Macroeconomics, Globalization, Development, Trade and Aid, Technical Assistance, Demographics, Emerging Markets, Policy Advice, Poverty Reduction, and much more.

Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS)

https://pubsonline.informs.org/authorportal/recognizing-excellence

This is a diverse collection of academic and industry experts in the Data and Decision Sciences, including Operations Research, Analytics, Management Science, Economics, Behavioral Science, Statistics, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, and more.

IOP (Institute of Physics)

https://ioppublishing.org/

Publishes the latest and best research in the physical sciences and beyond. Publications highlight exciting new areas of research in physics and its potential impact.

JSTOR Database

https://www.jstor.org/

JSTOR Database contains back issues of thousands of peer-reviewed journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, and more. The collection includes books and primary sources such as e-books, research reports, images, and archival collections.

Liebert Online

https://www.liebertpub.com/

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a global media company dedicated to creating, curating, and delivering impactful peer-reviewed research and authoritative content services to advance the fields of Biotechnology and the Life Sciences, specialized Clinical Medicine, and Public Health and policy.

Liverpool University Press

https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/

Liverpool University Press (LUP) database is an online scholarly resource that provides access to academic journals, books, and digital collections published by Liverpool University Press which focuses mainly on the Humanities and Social Sciences, with strong coverage in areas such as: Modern languages & Literatures History (especially modern European and cultural history), Classics and Ancient History, Politics and International Relations; Film, Media, and Cultural Studies, Archaeology and Heritage Studies and Contemporary Literature and Critical Theory.

 

Nature

https://www.nature.com/

Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of Science and Technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful and arresting news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.

OUP – Ebooks Dictionary of National Biography

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) is the national record of men and women who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. The Dictionary offers concise, up-to-date biographies written by named, specialist authors.

OUP – E-books Oxford Scholarship Online

https://academic.oup.com/

This is a multidisciplinary database which provides access to subjects such as Arts and Humanities, Medicine and Health, Social Sciences, Law, Science and Mathematics. It provides access to over 50,000 books and 500 journals for academics.

Royal Society of Chemistry – RSC Journals Archive

https://royalsociety.org/about-us/who-we-are/

The library holds over 78,000 volumes, including rare printed books, scientific periodicals and an extensive collection of scholarship on the history of science. The database holds collections that include nearly 6,000 photographs and 1,300 engravings, 265 medals, 215 paintings, 80 sculptures and 57 original scientific instruments and timepieces.

 

Sage research methods

https://methods.sagepub.com/

Sage Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the Social Sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. 

 

Sage Publications

https://journals.sagepub.com/

Sage Publications is multidisciplinary database that provides academic content of more than 1,100 peer-reviewed journals spanning the Social Sciences, but also in other areas like Business, Humanities, Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine, covering a wide range of topics such as Business and Management, Communication, Psychology, Research Methods, and Gender Studies. 

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Journals

https://www.siam.org/

SIAM’s database produces quality, peer-reviewed journals that are respected and highly cited throughout the Applied Mathematics and Computational Science community. This also includes books written by renowned experts, addressing fundamental subjects and emerging topics of vital interest in academia, industry, and government. 

Taylor and Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/

Taylor and Francis is a large scholarly publishing platform that provides access to academic journals, books, and reference works across a wide range of disciplines. It contains content spanning from fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) as well as Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities.

 

 

 

University of Chicago Press Journals

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/

The University of Chicago Press publishes more than 90 scholarly journals that cover a wide range of disciplines, from the Humanities and the Social Sciences to the Life and Physical Sciences.

Worl Bank Library

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/home

The database has over 20,000+ titles of World Bank publications such as books, reports, working papers, journal articles, policy research papers, and data.  It includes various development-related topics such as Poverty Reduction, Education, Health and Nutrition, Agriculture and Food Security, Climate Change and Environment, Governance and Institutions, Infrastructure and Transport, and International Trade and Finance.

 

The Company of Biologists 

https://journals.biologists.com/journals

The Company of Biologists is a database that provides access to peer-reviewed journals in the Life Sciences, especially in Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, and Experimental Biology.

 

Mathematical Science Publishers 

https://msp.org/publications/

Mathematical Science Publishers provides access to journals, books, and other scholarly resources in Mathematics from different publishers like Springer, Elsevier (ScienceDirect), American Mathematical Society (AMS), Project Euclid, Wiley Online Library, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Oxford University Press (OUP), Taylor & Francis (Mathematics Journals), SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics), and MathSciNet (AMS).

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OPEN E-RESOURCES

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 Agricultural and Applied Economics

A collection of scholarly research in Agribusiness, Food Security and Supply, Energy and Natural Resource Economics, Environmental Economics, Policy Issues, International Trade, and Economic Development.

Biomedical and Life
Sciences Collection

The Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection is a database of seminar-style lectures covering key subject areas from basic science to therapeutic
intervention.

ACM Digital Library

This database covers comprehensive full-text articles covering Computing and Information Technology.

Bentham Open

Free-to-view online journals covering Medicine, Technology and Social Sciences disciplines.

Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)

Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) is a multi-disciplinary search engine to scholarly internet resources, created by Bielefeld University Library in Germany. It harvests OAI metadata from institutional repositories and other academic digital libraries that implement the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), and then normalizes and indexes the data for searching.

Bloomsbury Collections

This database covers Humanities and Social Sciences e-books.

Bookboon

This is a resource for free e-books from Business Management, Management, Economics,  Leadership, Communication, Mental Health and Digital Skills.

ChemistryOpen

An open-access forum for sharing reviews, full papers, and communications from all areas of Chemistry and related fields.

Course Materials

Complete course syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, and exams shared by educators on sites like OER Commons or MERLOT.

 Core

A collection of open access research papers.

Data and Research Support

Libraries can assist in research related to OER effectiveness, providing data and analysis that can help improve educational practices.

Duke University Press

A collection of books and journals across humanities, social sciences, and more.

EconBiz

Journals, working and conferences papers in Business Studies and Economics.

EconPapers

A collection of Economics working papers, journal articles and software.

Education Resources Information Centre (ERIC)

ERIC is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC provides access to over 1.4 million journal articles, reports, and conference papers.

Eldis

Multi-disciplinary database with a bias towards Development Studies.

EThOS

Multidisciplinary doctoral theses database.

European Geosciences Union Open Access Journals

Earth, planetary, and space sciences journals.

Frontiers

A multidisciplinary database providing access to over 80 open access journals.

HubMed

HubMed is an alternative search interface to the PubMed database of biomedical literature.

Interactive Learning Modules

Websites like PhET Interactive simulations provide interactive simulations for Science and Mathematics Education.

International Children’s Digital Library

 

A library for the world’s children

JURN

A multidisciplinary search engine that harvests various scholarly websites, articles, and journals that are open access.

Malawi Lii

A resource which contains court judgements, legislation, gazettes and bills of Malawi.

MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus is an authoritative free health information database developed and managed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It provides links to drug and supplement information, current news, medical images and videos on health information.

MIT OpenCourseWare – Political Science / Security Studies

Free lecture notes, assignments, and readings from disciplines like Conflict and Cooperation, International Politics, and Security Studies.

Multimedia Resources

Images, audio, and video resources available through platforms like Flickr (Creative Commons section) and Wikimedia Commons.

MSD Manuals

MSD Manuals are a free source of medical information available in digital form to professionals and patients. The resources are available in text, audio, video and 3D formats.

MDPI 

Multi-disciplinary Digital Publishing Institute is a multidisciplinary publisher of peer reviewed open access journals. It publishes a series of open access and conference journals in diverse fields like Science, Technology, and Medicine.

National Academies Press

The National Academies Press (NAP) is a publishing outlet for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. It produces more than 200 publications each year on a wide range of topics in Science, Engineering, and Medicine.

National Center for Biotechnology

Free online access to books and documents in Life Science and Healthcare.

Information (NCBI) Bookshelf

NCBI Bookshelf is a free, searchable online collection from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). This valuable resource offers full-text access to books, reports, and documents, integrating with other databases like PubMed for enhanced discovery of scientific literature and data in the field of Biomedical and Life Sciences.

Nature Research

Nature Research hosts over 40 multidisciplinary journals that are fully open access.

Nordic Africa Institute

The Nordic Africa Institute portal provides access to research output and documentation on modern Africa in the fields of Social Sciences and some arts subjects.

Open Courseware

Institutions like MIT and Yale offer entire courses online for free, including lecture notes, assignments, and exams.

OpenStax

Openly licensed textbooks from Rice University.

Open Research Library

This is a free and easy-to-use multi-disciplinary Open Access platform.

Open Book Publishers

This is a multidisciplinary database offering a wide range of e-books for Cultural Heritage.

Paperity

Multidisciplinary aggregator of Open Access journals and papers.

Research Articles

Open access journals and repositories like PubMed Central provide free access to research papers and scholarly articles.

ScienceOpen

A discovery platform with interactive features for scholars to enhance their research in the open, make an impact, and receive credit for it.

Scientific Open Access Journals (SOAJ)

Database of quality open access peer-reviewed journals covering Health and Medical Sciences disciplines.

Semantic Scholar

A platform to search and discover scientific knowledge, powered by artificial intelligence technology.

SpringerOpen

SpringerOpen publishes open access journals and books in the fields of Science, Technology, Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences.

United Nations Digital Library

The digital library that provides access to UN documents and open access publications in form of UN voting data, maps and speeches. Content in available in more than six languages including English.

Video Lectures

Educational videos and lectures available on platforms like YouTube or MIT OpenCourseWare that covers a range of subjects.

This is a repository for past papers, undergraduate theses and government publications which can be accessed via Mzuzu University Virtual private network.