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  • BASE: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
    Academic search engine indexing 100M+ documents from 5,000 sources, with 60% available as open access full text.
  • Bloomsbury Design Library
    Global resource covering the history, theory, and practice of crafts and design from prehistoric times to the present.
  • Britannica Academic
    General-knowledge online encyclopedia with 100,000+ articles, images, videos, interactives, and infographics.
  • Business Source Premier
    Covers all business disciplines, including marketing, management, finance, accounting, and economics. Updated daily.
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  • Cambridge Journals Online
    Latest research across a wide range of academic subject areas.
  • Career and Technical Education
    Vocational information for students and instructors in technical and career-oriented programmes.
  • CAS SciFinderⁿ
    Latest scientific information platform from CAS, offering reference, substance, reaction and supplier data, step-by-step procedures, biosequence searching, retrosynthesis analysis, patent mapping, and more.
    Note: New users must register here.
  • Cement and Concrete Database
    Contains over 40,000 technical references covering all aspects of cement and concrete.
  • ChemSpider
    Free chemical structure database with 25M+ structures, properties, and linked data from 400+ sources.
  • CINAHL with Full Text
    Full text for nearly 600 journals covering nursing, biomedicine, allied health, complementary medicine, and more.
  • Citation Linker
    Search for online availability of articles using citation details through the Library’s SFX service.
  • Cloverdex
    Indexed periodical articles related to the dairy industry and associated operational fields.
  • Cochrane Library
    Trusted systematic reviews covering health, medicine, clinical procedures, public health, and more.
  • Credo Reference
    Collection of 550 high-quality reference works covering major academic subjects.
  • Current & Completed Research
    South African research projects including masters and doctoral theses, plus research from government and private sectors.
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  • Dimensions (free version)
    Dimensions is a comprehensive citation database of linked data, covering publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, datasets, policy documents and technical reports. CPUT users may access the free version of Dimensions since we do not currently subscribe to the full version.
  • Dissertations and Theses
    Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline. The massive body of work available through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) represents the most comprehensive source of academic research in the world.
  • DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
    Provides access to open access peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly journals.
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  • EBSCOhost
    Medicine, Nutrition, diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, and many more general interest topics.
  • EbscoHost Ebook Collection
    The EbscoHost Ebook Collection is one of the platforms which CPUT Libraries uses for providing access to single ebook titles.
  • ElgarOnline
    Elgaronline is the platform for Edward Elgar Publishing’s books, reference works and journals. CPUT users are able to access ebooks related to artificial intelligence and regional and urban economics as well as open access content.
  • Emerald
    Management disciplines including: strategy; leadership; library and information management; marketing and human resource management; engineering, applied science and technology.
  • ERIC
    ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. ERIC contains more than 1,300,000 records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents.
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  • Find eJournals
    Find thousands of eJournals which are accessible to CPUT students and staff. Covers all disciplines and subjects.
  • Forestry
    Provides access to bibliographic information on forestry-related issues.
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  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
    Gale Virtual Reference Library links to electronic access to encyclopaedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
  • Gale/Infotrac
    Medicine, Nutrition, diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, and many more general interest topics.
  • Gartner
    Gartner is a provider of research and consulting services for businesses in the IT sector, working with organizations to develop technology strategies, plans and budgets, as well as select the right technologies for their operations.
  • Gazettes Africa
    This is a digital collection of free African gazettes.
  • Google Finance
    Google Finance focuses on business news and financial information.
  • Google Scholar
    Google Scholar may be used to search for scholarly literature across a range of disciplines and sources. Please note that not all the content may be freely available.
  • GreenFILE
    Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
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  • IEEE Xplore Digital Library
    Full-text access to leading technical literature in engineering and technology, including top-cited journals, conference papers, IEEE standards, and 20,000 new documents added monthly.
  • ISAP: Index to South African Periodicals
    Indexes articles from 900+ South African periodicals, with full indexing for specialist journals and selective indexing for general publications.
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  • JoVE Unlimited
    Video library teaching scientific fundamentals through clear demonstrations, covering basic and advanced concepts as well as novel experimental methods for students and researchers.
  • JSTOR
    Access to 1,000+ journals in the Arts & Sciences and Life Sciences collections. Archival access only; recent issues are not included.
  • Juta's Law Journals
    Authoritative law journals offering expert analysis and in-depth discussion on current legal issues.
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  • Klimt02: International Art Jewellery Online
    This website offers knowledge, information, debates and exchanges within the context of contemporary jewellery.
  • Kovsidex
    This database is compiled by the Research Institute for Education Planning of the Faculty of Education at the UOFS. Articles are selected according to the needs of the primary clients of the University of the Orange Free State. It also includes RIEP, which covers a wide range of reference works on the theory and practice of education (1975–1997). From 1998 onward, all RIEP data was incorporated into Kovsidex.
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  • Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
    Covers librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, and more. Includes 560+ core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and 125 selective journals, with coverage back to the mid-1960s.
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  • Magazine of Concrete Research Online
    Covers all aspects of concrete manufacture and behaviour, including material performance, mix design, testing, durability, structural analysis, and composite construction.
  • Masterfile Premier
    General-interest database with full-text reference books, biographies, and an image collection of photos, maps, and flags. Updated daily.
  • Medline
    Authoritative medical information covering medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, pre-clinical sciences, and more.
  • Mintek
    Bibliographic database of Mintek research on metals and industrial minerals, including geology, mineralogy, metallurgy, biotechnology, process chemistry, environmental control, and related publications, patents, and conference papers.
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  • National-Research-Foundation
    Research and knowledge networking databases in South Africa.
  • Navtech
    Technikon Research Database containing information on current and completed research projects undertaken at South African technikons.
  • Netlaw (National Legislation)
    Sabinet’s National Legislation service including all updated and consolidated South African Principal Acts, Rules, and Regulations since 1910.
  • Newspaper Source
    Selected full text for 23 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, plus full-text television and radio news transcripts.
  • Nursing Reference Center Plus
    In-depth content covering conditions and diseases, patient education, drug information, continuing education, lab & diagnosis details, best practice guidelines, and more.
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  • Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International
    Features 120 years of collaboratively studied methods, providing validated procedures, proficiency tests, accreditation criteria, and scientific information for industry, government, and academia.
  • Olympic World Library
    A portal, catalogue, and search engine for Olympic knowledge. Access official Olympic publications, books, articles, and selected dissertations from global academics and professionals. Connects to other major publication platforms. Does not include Historical Archives resources.
  • Oxford Academic Journals
    Mathematics and Physical Sciences journal collection available to CPUT staff and students.
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  • PressReader
    Access digital publications, magazines, and newspapers. Create a free account to customize reading preferences. Includes ~200 South African publications and more.
  • Primal Pictures
    Comprehensive anatomy and physiology resource covering the whole body from gross to micro-anatomy. Remote access available off-campus.
  • ProQuest
    Covers Social Sciences, Telecommunications, Education, Science, Engineering, Dissertations & Theses, Business, Economics, Medical, Agriculture, and Computing.
  • ProQuest Agriculture Journals
    Leading agricultural journals from North America, providing full text and images from journals such as Agricultural Research, Forest Products Journal, Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, and Plant Physiology.
  • ProQuest Computing
    Full-text computing journals covering database design, software development, web commerce, LANs, WANs, Intranets, and the Internet.
  • ProQuest Educational Journals
    Access 400+ full-text journals in education and related fields. Coverage from 1988 to present.
  • ProQuest Medical Library
    Titles published by the American Medical Association.
  • ProQuest Telecommunications
    Includes over 150 titles, 120+ in full text. Covers computer applications, data communications, electronic data processing, information science and theory, radio and television.
  • PubMed
    Free resource with 32+ million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature.
  • PubMed Central
    Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature from the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine.
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  • Regional Business News
    Comprehensive full-text coverage for 75 regional business journals, newspapers, and newswires from metropolitan and rural areas in the U.S. Updated daily.
  • RSC Journals
    Access to RSC journal titles including Chemistry Communications, Chemical Science, Chemical Society Reviews, Chemistry World, CrystEngComm, New Journal of Chemistry, and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.
  • Rural and Legal Studies
    Focus on agriculture and agricultural workers on commercial farms in South Africa. Covers labour law, labour relations, working conditions, housing, tenure, socio-economic conditions, land reform, rural local government, and gender issues. Coverage is both national and international.
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  • SA Citations
    Covers national and international information through indexed records from ISAP, Kovsidex, Forestry, Centre for Rural Study, and Mintek.
  • SA Media
    Covers 120+ South African newspapers and periodicals. Over 500 articles are selected daily, categorized in 22 categories, indexed in Afrikaans and English. Microfiche archives from 1978–1996; digital images online since 1997.
  • SA Theses
    Theses and dissertations available at South African libraries. Includes Union Catalogue of Theses and Dissertations (UCTD) and Navtech. Coverage from 1918 onward.
  • SA-ePublications - now known as African Journals
    Provides full-text access to articles published in South African journals.
  • Sabinet Reference
    Single entry point to seamlessly search Sabinet's reference products.
  • SABS Standards
    Provides selected South African Bureau of Standards covering Civil Engineering industry demands. Standards may not be copied or printed.
  • SACat
    Co-operative, computerised database of all library stock in Southern Africa. Includes books, journals, conference proceedings, standards, technical reports. Updated weekly.
  • SAFLII: Southern African Legal Information Institute
    Free access to legal information, primarily South African case law and legislation. Also hosts legal materials from other countries in the region.
  • Sage Research Methods
    Online research tool for designing research projects and understanding methods. Includes 720+ books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, videos, and Major Works series.
  • SANB
    Compilation of books, pamphlets, government publications, microforms, maps, technical reports, and periodicals published in South Africa. Updated monthly.
  • SAPA
    Compilation of books, pamphlets, government publications, microforms, maps, technical reports, and periodicals published in South Africa. Updated monthly.
  • ScienceDirect
    Full-text and bibliographic information covering physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences and humanities.
  • Scitech Premium Collection (ProQuest)
    Includes Natural Science and Technology Collections: scholarly journals, trade/industry journals, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.
  • SCOAP3
    Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics; provides access to peer-reviewed open access journals in High Energy Physics.
  • Scopus
    Largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature with tools to track, analyze, and visualize research.
  • Social Sciences Journals
    Full-text periodicals covering the social sciences.
  • South African Law Reports, 1947 to present
    Full text of judgments from 1947 to present, including Index and Annotations (Table of Cases, Subject Index, Words & Phrases, Statutes, Rules of Court). Most recent issue of Juta's Quarterly Review included.
  • SPORTDiscus™ with Full Text
    Bibliographic database covering sport, fitness, exercise, sports medicine, physical education, coaching, training, administration, law & legislation, and more.
  • SpringerLink
    Biomedicine, life sciences, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics.
  • Statistics South Africa
    Provides accurate statistics to inform users on dynamics in the economy and society using internationally acclaimed practices.
  • StatsSA Portal
    Census and survey datasets and metadata from Statistics South Africa.
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  • VLeBooks
    Platform used by CPUT Libraries to provide access to individual ebook titles.
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  • Web of Science
    Publisher-independent global citation database. Core Collection indexes publications back to 1900.
  • Wiley Online Library
    Multidisciplinary online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
  • World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
    Contains World Bank publications (2009-2012), journal articles, country studies, and analytical reports across various topics and regions.
  • WorldCat Dissertations and Theses
    Catalogues dissertations, theses, and published materials based on theses from OCLC members worldwide.
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