Research Guides: Retiree Service Package Databases: Complete List

Retiree Service Package Databases

Retired staff who have elected to pay for the relevant service package enjoy off-campus access to the e-resources listed below. The coverage of the e-resources under the Package is more limited than that of current students / staff, and is subject to change from time to time.

Please be reminded to comply with the conditions of use and licensing restrictions as required by the respective e-resource providers / vendors / publishers. For your general reference, please refer to this web page for information on the appropriate use of Library e-resources.

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ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive business research database with coverage of thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals, and trade publications.
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Dates covered: 1971 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full text: Some
Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database that comprehensively covers the environmental sciences and environmental management. Subjects include air quality, environmental biotechnology, waste management, and more.
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Dates covered: 1967 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full text: Some
ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) This link opens in a new window
A database for researchers investigating contemporary and modern artists, art movements, art history and theory, design, photography, and crafts. Contains full abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, exhibition reviews and more.
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Dates covered: 1960s - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full text: Citation information only
Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection This link opens in a new window
A financial services research tool containing combining articles from industry journals and other online sources. Coverage of the the financial services industry, banking and industry trends.
Dates covered:: 1971 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full text: Some
Business Market Research Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch, US and Worldwide Industry & Market Reports from Barnes Reports, and Snapshots.
Dates covered: 1986 - current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full text: Some
China: Culture and Society (1750 - 1929) This link opens in a new window
A database of rare pamphlets, mostly in English, from one of the most extensive collections of literature on China and the Chinese in the Western world. These digitised full-text pamphlets from the Wason Collection on East Asia housed in Cornell Unviersity represent a broad variety of writings on the people and cultures of China and foreign involvement there.
Dates covered:: 1750 - 1929
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: Adam Matthew
Full text: Yes
China: Trade, Politics & Culture (1793 - 1980) This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to a variety of source materials in English relating to China and its interactions with the West.

In addition, this database offers over 400 colour paintings, maps and drawings by English and Chinese artists, as well as many photographs, sketches and ephemeral items, depicting Chinese people, places, customs and events.
Dates covered:: 1793 - 1980
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: Adam Matthew
Full text: Yes
EconLit This link opens in a new window
This database is published by the American Economic Association, and covers virtually every area related to economics, including both theory and application.
Dates covered: 1969 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full text: Some
Encyclopedia Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
Articles in the Encyclopedia Britannica are written by notable experts, providing balanced, global perspectives and unique insights. Also includes Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Dates covered: Various
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
Full-text: Yes
Consumer Health Database ( formerly Family Health Database) This link opens in a new window
Provides journals and magazines covering a wide range of health subjects, from sports injuries to women's health, from food and nutrition to midwifery, from eye care to dentistry.
Dates covered: Varied
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full text: Some
Foreign Office Files for China (1919 - 1980) This link opens in a new window
Primary source database covering all British Foreign Office files produced between 1919 and 1980 dealing with China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Includes reports, letters, newspaper cuttings, maps, and diverse other materials.
Dates covered: 1919 - 1980
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: Adam Matthew / UK National Archives
Full text: Yes
Humanities Index This link opens in a new window
A research tool for humanities scholars, BHI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries.
Dates covered:: 1962 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full text: Some
International Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Provides the most recent news content from outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format. Covers more than 660 of the world's top newspapers, including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the BBC Monitoring series of publications.
Dates covered: Various
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full text: Yes
Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) This link opens in a new window
An abstract and index database of linguistic literature. Covers the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
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Dates covered: 1970s - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full-text: Citation information only
Music Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Indexes periodicals covering all aspects of music, including music education, instruments, various musical genres, music therapy, ethnomusicology, and more.
Dates covered: 1874 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full-text: Some
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Chronicles the world's public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics. Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more.
Dates covered: 1972 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Full-text: Some
Pharmaceutical News Index This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic information and indexing for 22 key U.S. and international pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology, medical device, and cosmetic industry newsletters
Dates covered: 1974 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full-text: Some
Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive bibliographic database covering worldwide research in all areas of philosophy. Key areas of coverage include metaphysics, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, philosophy of language, and political philosophy.
Dates covered: 1940 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full-text: Some
PsycINFO (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the literature in psychology and related disciplines. Produced by the American Psychological Association, it has more than 8 million cited references in 185,000 journal articles, books, and book chapters.
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Dates covered: 1806 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full-text: Some
PTSDpubs This link opens in a new window
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, this database aims to provide citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Dates covered: 1871 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Full-text: Some
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Designed to cover 150 key academic subject areas, this database includes over 5,000 scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers. Many are available in full text.
Dates covered: 1971 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full-text: Some
Social Services Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexes current research on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
Dates covered: 1979 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full-text: Some
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioural sciences. Major subject areas include culture and social structure, family and social welfare, radical sociology, social development, and women's studies.
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Dates covered: 1952 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full-text: Some
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: South China Morning Post (Historical Archive, 1903-2001) This link opens in a new window
This historical archive of Hong Kong's most well-known English-language newspaper provides researchers with online, easily-searchable coverage of politics, society and events in the territory.
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Dates covered: 1903 - 2000
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full-text: Yes
US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Access to recent U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.
Dates covered: 1980 - Current
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Provider: ProQuest
Full text: Yes

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