Databases

Launched with more than 200,000 items from over 500 organizations worldwide, the database delivers current, evidence‑informed resources essential for research, teaching, clinical education, fieldwork, skills‑based learning, and applied research across nursing and allied health disciplines such as exercise science, nutrition, physical and occupational therapy, radiology, speech‑language pathology, audiology, behavioural and mental health, and more.

The database features timely blogs for classroom discussion and current awareness, podcasts for bringing real-world perspectives and current issues into the classroom, high-quality instructional videos for demonstrations, case studies, and skills mastery, and reports and articles for delivering guidance, surveillance, outcomes, and applied evidence, etc.

Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases is a curated digital collection of over 300 peer-reviewed, real-world cases for fashion business education. It aims to equip the next generation of industry professionals with essential business skills by immersing them in genuine commercial scenarios that address contemporary challenges such as sustainability, technology, ethics, and leadership.

It covers key topics including branding, buying, marketing, merchandising, sustainability, product development, consumer behaviour, textiles, entrepreneurship, and supply chain management. This resource encourages students to analyze complex situations, evaluate strategic alternatives, and propose actionable solutions, more effectively honing their analytical, evaluative, and communication skills in preparation for successful careers in fashion.

Gale In Context: College is an academic resource that fosters interdisciplinary learning by developing critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation skills.

It offers researchers access to authoritative, full-text news and periodicals from globally respected titles such as The Economist, The New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek, Popular Science, and Smithsonian, while enriching the learning experience with extensive multimedia collections—including images, videos, and audio from archival footage, BBC News, New York Times video, and NPR. With comprehensive coverage across business, economics, science, technology, social care, and public health, the platform seamlessly integrates high-quality, trusted content into teaching, learning, and research.

Gale In Context: Global Issues is an academic resource for cultivating global awareness and perspective. By integrating news reporting, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, and statistics, the platform enables users to explore complex topics from multiple angles and diverse international perspectives. Ideal for fostering cross-disciplinary inquiry and informed discourse, this resource equips students and researchers with the context and tools needed to engage meaningfully with the challenges shaping our world.

Gale In Context: Science is an online resource that provides in-depth, authoritative information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics, from climate change to genetic modification.

The platform integrates reference content with over 350 experiments and more than 330 interactive simulations, allowing students to actively explore concepts like circuitry, chemical equations, and force by changing variables and comparing results. Designed to support hands-on, inquiry-based learning, the platform aligns with national standards such as NGSS and CCSS.

Gale OneFile: Computer Science is an essential database that delivers comprehensive access to over 1,200 leading business and technical publications, covering the entire spectrum of the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. By providing authoritative, full-text coverage of the technological advancements and business trends shaping the field, this resource supports students, faculty, and professionals in conducting thorough research, understanding the application of technology, and keeping pace with a rapidly evolving industry.

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts is a database that serves up a diverse menu of information for culinary professionals and nutritionists. Featuring content from more than 400 major cooking and nutrition magazines alongside authoritative book reference titles from Delmar, including Introduction to Catering, Advanced Bread and Pastry, and Eat Fit, Be Fit.

With access to over 500 journals and more than 400 of which are available in full text, this database offers comprehensive, authoritative coverage of the creative disciplines. From critical analyses and historical context to contemporary reviews and scholarly discourse, researchers can explore the full breadth of artistic expression and theory. By providing such depth and accessibility, Gale OneFile: Fine Arts supports rigorous academic inquiry and enriches the study of the arts across cultural and historical landscapes.

Gale OneFile: Information Science is a collection providing valuable content for library science students, information science scholars, and technology professionals.

The database covers all critical aspects of the field, from practical topics like usability, cataloging, and circulation to broader subjects such as business information management and the evolving technologies that shape how information is organized and accessed. By offering comprehensive, full-text articles from leading journals, this resource supports academic research and professional development, ensuring users stay current with best practices, emerging trends, and the foundational principles of information science in a rapidly changing digital world.

Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management is offering authoritative periodical content for researchers and professionals focused on career advancement and organizational excellence. Covering critical topics such as twenty-first-century skills, organizational dynamics, leadership strategies, and adult learning. This database supports both academic inquiry and practical professional development. By providing access to a wide range of full-text articles from leading publications, it equips users with the insights needed to navigate complex workplace challenges, foster effective teams, and cultivate the management competencies required for success in today's evolving professional landscape.

Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies offers an interdisciplinary lens for analysing the trends, media, and artifacts that shape and reflect contemporary society, making it a resource for researchers in social science, history, art, and liberal arts.

By providing access to scholarly journals and magazines that examine everything from film and fashion to music and digital culture, this database supports critical inquiry into how popular culture influences and is influenced by broader historical and social contexts. It empowers students and researchers to explore the significance of cultural phenomena, contribute to ongoing scholarly conversations, and deepen their understanding of the modern world through the study of its creative expressions.

Gale OneFile: Science provides a comprehensive resource for researchers seeking information on the latest scientific developments, from particle physics and nanotechnology to geology and advanced mathematics. Including more than 400 full-text, non-embargoed journals, this collection offers articles that can satisfy nearly every scientific inquiry across key subjects such as the biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.

By delivering authoritative, up-to-date content, it ensures students and educators can stay at the forefront of discovery and maintain a deep understanding of the rapidly evolving world of science.

Gale Power Search is a research tool that enables users to search seamlessly across multiple Gale databases including Gale General OneFile, Gale Literature, Gale In Context, and Gale eBooks from a single, intuitive platform.

By providing integrated access to millions of full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, academic journals, reference ebooks, and multimedia sources, it streamlines the research process and delivers broader discovery than any single database could offer.

IET.tv is the online video platform of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), offering a wide range of multidisciplinary engineering and technology content. It serves as a crucial resource for academics, professionals, and students.

The platform features 8,500+ subtitled videos and 8,500+ videos with full transcripts. It covers key sectors, including Communications, IT, Manufacturing, Control and Automation, Power, Transport, Electronics, Management, and Healthcare Technology.

Content includes university seminars, unique teaching materials, expert interviews, and keynote presentations on advanced topics. It also provides professional development resources for continuing education, recordings from major IET and external events, as well as bite-sized news and demonstrations.

The Manhua Digital Archive presents a comprehensive collection of the state-sponsored magazine Manhua, from the first issue, comprising 164 issues. This magazine was founded by Mi Gu and published monthly in the People's Republic of China through the 1950's.

The archive captures the magazine's evolution, starting from its graphic calls-to-action for the Korean War effort, illustrating domestic campaigns such as land reform from 1953, and then focusing on encouraging people to join Great Leap Forward activities from 1958.

Throughout the decade, Manhua consistently focused on themes of resisting imperialism and solidarity across socialist movements.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Global is an extensive academic news archive that provides full-page, original-format access to over 200 leading newspapers from the U.S., Canada, and around the world. The archive covers a range of years from the 1700s to the present and includes six regional and specialty collections: U.S. Metro, U.S. Collection, Black Newspapers, Canada, International, and U.S. Jewish.

This resource is designed to support research across various disciplines by offering authenticated primary-source reporting. It features articles, images, editorials, obituaries, and advertisements that provide both local and global perspectives.

Note: The Library has subscribed to ProQuest Historical Newspapers: South China Morning Post (SCMP) 1903-2001.

Wolters Kluwer China Law & Reference is a comprehensive bilingual legal information platform designed specifically for legal and compliance professionals. It combines extensive resources, including Chinese laws and regulations, court judgments, prosecution documents, administrative supervision materials, international treaties, and national standards, with expert commentaries, practical guides, and templates.

Key features of the platform include AI-assisted overviews, advanced search capabilities, and judicial data visualization. It covers major subject areas such as antitrust, labour law, cybersecurity and data compliance, tax, intellectual property, outbound investment, dispute resolution, and Hong Kong law.

It supports accurate decision-making and efficient legal research.

《中國古生物地層知識庫》以《中國古生物誌》、《中國古脊椎動物誌》和《中國各門類化石》等權威古生物學與地層學專著為內容基礎，將文本數位化並形成結構化資料庫。具備對物種與地層資訊、理論知識、術語解釋進行瀏覽、檢索、篩選的功能，並將各子庫的相關資訊進行互鏈以方便追索，為相關專業的科研與生產工作者提供知識服務。

《近代報紙數據庫》收錄了從晚清至中華人民共和國成立初期（約1872年至1950年代）,在中國各地報紙的詳細目錄信息。區域涵蓋北京 、天津、 河北、 山西、 內蒙古、 遼寧 、吉林 、黑龍江 、上海、 江蘇 、福建 、山東、 湖北、湖南、 廣東、 廣西、 四川、 貴州 、雲南、 陝西 、甘肅 、寧夏、 新疆。 記錄含報紙名稱、出版日期起止、涉及年份、版數、創刊時間、出版發行單位、出版地及所屬輯次等關鍵字段，完整了近代中國報業的發展，為歷史學、新聞學、社會學等領域的學術研究提供了文獻資料。

圖書館已訂購資料庫的第一輯，第二輯至第十輯目前正在試用中。

《中國生物誌庫》現已收錄了中國近10萬種現生生物物種，包括所有的植物類群（苔蘚植物、蕨類植物、裸子植物和種子植物）、動物類群（昆蟲、鳥、魚、哺乳動物）、藻類（淡水藻、海藻）、菌物（真菌、黏菌、卵菌）及海洋生物。 不僅服務於大學和研究機構，為生物學、農學、林學、中醫藥、生態學、地學、環境、食品、海洋水產等專業的科研人員、教師和學生提供權威、前沿的知識服務。