Online Databases 

 
 
These electronic bibliographic services, providing references to books, articles, dissertations and reports, are accessible in different ways.
The most important databases of general interest are supported on the netwok of  the University of Parma; other ones, of more specific interest, may be consulted in different libraries.
Here you can see the general list of all the databases you may access  in our University; you can also look at the subject list and at the online databases list. 
The online databases are available or via the Silver Platter ERL server or via the Tatoo server, hosted by the Electronic Computing Center of our University, via Isi Web of Knowledge and Scifinder Scholar  or via Elsevier Scopus.
These databases are accessible from any computer connected to the University of Parma network and are password controlled.
Passwords are issued from the Electronic Computing Center to teaching, research and administrative staff of the University of Parma; personal passwords are not issued to current students, who must use the libraries ones, asking them to the librarians.

Elsevier databases 

Scopus

Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. It's designed to find the information scientists need. Quick, easy and comprehensive, Scopus provides superior support of the literature research process.
Scopus is the easiest way to get to relevant content fast. Tools to sort, refine and quickly identify results help you focus on the outcome of your work. You can spend less time mastering databases and more time on research. 

ERL databases (WEBSPIRS) comprise the followings important resources; among them you can access to:

PsycINFO 

ISI databases (ISI Web of Knowledge) comprise the following resources:

Web of science

Journal Citations Reports (including Impact Factor)

Among TATOO databases  you can find: 

UNI standards.

Access to tATOO may be two different ways:

Via WEB or Via client software 

Access to SciFinder Scholar (American Chemical society) required client software or via WEB and you can find:

Chemical abstracts

The Scolarly journal archive (JSTOR) comprise the following resources:

Arts & Sciences I Collection (comprise 117 title including economy, history, political science, sociology and social science)

Arts & Sciences II Collection 

Arts & Sciences IV Collection

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Last updated 05 February 2011