Subject databases
Subject databases provide an overview of relevant literature on a specific topic.
Database with reviews in various research areas. |
Dorsch online The Dictionary of Psychology contains around 13,000 articles on basic principles, terms, concepts and areas of application. The contents are structured according to 19 psychological fields. |
The database contains documents on the educational sciences from the Education Resources Information Center (US Department of Education). |
The FIS Education Literature Database offers literature references on all areas of education. The database lists monographs, anthologies and articles from specialist journals. FIS Bildung is compiled in cooperation with almost 30 partners from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The coordination office is located at the Informationszentrum Bildung (IZB) at the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education. |
IBSS International Bibliography of the Social Sciences International Bibliography of the Social Sciences of the London School of Economics: economics and political sciences, sociology, anthropology. |
Medline (Ovid) / Medline (ProQuest) / Medline (Web of Science) Database of the National Library of Medicine (USA): clinical medicine, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and pharmacy, dentistry, psychology and psychiatry, public health. Accessible via the Ovid, ProQuest and Web of Science platforms. |
This database contains references to journals, books, pamphlets and technical reports dealing with PTSD and its consequences. Sponsor: US Department of Veteran Affairs. |
PsycArticles Full-text collection of journals in the field of psychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA). |
Database of the American Psychological Association (APA) on psychology and psychologically relevant subfields such as: Psychiatry, medical care, sociology, economics. |
Psychological and pedagogical test procedures that are used in German-speaking countries as well as references to psychologically relevant publications by authors from German-speaking countries. |
SRMO SAGE Research Methods Online Information on research methods in the social sciences from books, reference works, dictionaries, videos and case studies. Systematic or "Methods Map" to visualize the relationships between the methods. Also contains application examples ("cases"). |
Multidisciplinary reference database, contains books, articles and conference papers on economics, technology, natural sciences, art, education, etc. Includes metrics for analyzing journals and articles as well as Journal Citation Reports (JCR). |
Art & Architecture Source Database for fine and applied arts, design and architecture. Includes the Wilson Art Full-Text and Art Index Retrospective sources, a total of 750 journals in full text, references and abstracts from other leading international journals (USA, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Holland), 220 e-books and 63,000 images. |
Image collections from museums, private collectors, photo agencies, architectural photographers, etc. for research and teaching. |
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals Architecture, architectural history, monument protection, interior design, landscape architecture, furniture and decoration, urban planning and urban development. |
DAAI Design and Applied Arts Index Bibliographic database with entries from 1973 onwards on designers and the development of design and applied arts in the fields of ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood, metal, textiles and fashion, furniture, architecture, web design, computer graphics, animation, product and industrial design, landscape architecture. |
Contains information on the impact of humans on the environment. The following topics are covered in the database: climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, etc. |
German building database RSWB and international building database ICONDA. RSWB provides bibliographical references to German publications in the fields of spatial planning, urban development, housing and construction. ICONDA is compiled in international cooperation and contains contributions from various countries in the fields of building construction, civil engineering, architecture and urban planning. |
SNV-Connect Successor solution to the e-NORM standards database. In addition to references, it also contains the full texts of approx. 50,000 standards from SWISSMEM, Electrosuisse, INB Interdisciplinary Standards Division (SNV), SIA and all ISO standards. These standards can be saved as PDF files and printed out. The database is accessible to FHNW members via SWITCH edu-ID. |
Multidisciplinary reference database, contains books, articles and conference papers on economics, technology, natural sciences, art, education, etc. Includes metrics for analyzing journals and articles as well as Journal Citation Reports (JCR). |
Bibliography of the US National Agricultural Library. |
Database with reviews in various research areas. |
Cochrane Library The Cochrane Reviews contain the results of leading medical studies (evidence-based health care). |
Contains information on the impact of humans on the environment. The following topics are covered in the database: climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, etc. |
Knovel Basic knowledge for engineers (manuals, reference works) and interactive calculation tools (equations, tables, graphics, unit converters). |
Medline (Ovid) / Medline (ProQuest) / Medline (Web of Science) Database of the National Library of Medicine (USA): clinical medicine, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and pharmacy, dentistry, psychology and psychiatry, public health. Accessible via the Ovid, ProQuest and Web of Science platforms. |
This database contains references to journals, books, pamphlets and technical reports dealing with PTSD and its consequences. Sponsor: US Department of Veteran Affairs. |
Free source of the US NIH (National Institutes of Health). Contains the references of biomedical literature in Medline as well as life science journals and e-books. |
Free access to the chemical structure database of the Royal Society of Chemistry, which can be searched for chemical names or structures. |
RSC (Gold) Includes 31 current journals, two magazines and the journal archives of the Royal Society of Chemistry. |
SciFindern provides comprehensive information on compounds and reactions based on the Chemical Abstracts databases. SciFinder-n is an easy-to-use, browser-based user interface for MEDLINE and the following Chemical Abstracts databases: CAplus (literature 1907 - ), CAS Registry (compounds 1907 - ), CASREACT (reactions 1974 - ), CHEMCATS (chemical catalogs), CHEMLIST (legal guidelines for compounds). Prerequisite: One-time registration (SSO) required. Access within the FHNW network or from outside via VPN. |
Around 1.4 billion books, articles, conferences and patents on technology, natural sciences, medicine, humanities and social sciences. |
SpringerMaterials Database with numerical values and functions from physics, chemistry, technology and materials science. It can be searched by terms as well as by substances, structures and properties and contains documents with experimental measurements and properties of 290,000 substances and classes of substances. |
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Ullmann's is the benchmark reference in chemistry, chemical and life science engineering, covering inorganic and organic chemicals, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, polymers and plastics, food chemistry, and much more. |
Multidisziplinäre Referenzdatenbank, enthält Bücher, Artikel und Konferenzbeiträge zu Wirtschaft, Technik, Naturwissenschaften, Kunst, Pädagogik, usw. Beinhaltet Metriken zur Analyse von Zeitschriften und Artikeln sowie Journal Citation Reports (JCR). |
Art & Architecture Source Database for fine and applied arts, design and architecture. Includes the Wilson Art Full-Text and Art Index Retrospective sources, a total of 750 journals in full text, references and abstracts from other leading international journals (USA, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Holland), 220 e-books and 63,000 images. |
Image collections from museums, private collectors, photo agencies, architectural photographers, etc. for research and teaching. |
BabelScores BabelScores is an extensive online library of contemporary music from the last 40 years. |
DAAI Design and Applied Arts Index Bibliographic database with entries from 1973 onwards on designers and the development of design and applied arts in the fields of ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood, metal, textiles and fashion, furniture, architecture, web design, computer graphics, animation, product and industrial design, landscape architecture. |
Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI) This source for video and media art contains works from the beginnings of video art in the 1960s to the present day. |
FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Literature references for 300 film journals since 1972, brief information on 22,000 silent films, a bibliography of publications by members of the FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives) and an international directory of film and TV documentary collections. |
Henle Library-App The Henle Library app offers university members access to sheet music from the Henle publishing house. The Urtext editions, appreciated for their good layout and scholarly soundness, can be saved on a terminal device (tablet/smartphone) and also accessed and edited offline. Registration with an FHNW e-mail address is required for access: https://www.henle-library.com/de/campus-edition/#create |
IBA International Bibliography of Art Applied arts, history of architecture and art, museology and conservation. References prior to 2008 can be searched via the predecessor database BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art). |
JSTOR JSTOR (Journal Storage) is a digital library with selected journals, books and images from the fields of Business & Economics, Arts, Music and Social Sciences. |
Komponisten der Gegenwart KDG is a reference work on the most important composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. The encyclopedia presents over 900 composers. |
MGG Online Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG) is a comprehensive encyclopedia of music. |
Music Online Collection of sources on music. Contains sheet music and audio data from the collections Classical Scores Library (Vol. 1-6) and Music Online: Listening. |
Naxos Music Library Streaming platform for Classic, Jazz and World Music. |
nkoda The world's largest music library offers access to high-quality scores and performance materials from over a hundred publishers. To access within the FHNW network, you need to register via the SWITCH edu-ID. Please find instructions here. |
Oxford Music Online Contains the full text (continuously updated) of: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992), The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2002), Encyclopedia of Popular Music, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, The Oxford Companion to Music. |
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature The world's largest bibliography of music literature, compiled by the "Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale", contains references from over 5,200 journals and other sources from 1967 to the present day. |
BDSL Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft Bibliography of German linguistics and literary studies. Includes references from 1985 onwards on literature, German studies and linguistics. |
The database contains documents on the educational sciences from the Education Resources Information Center (US Department of Education). |
The FIS Education Literature Database offers literature references on all areas of education. The database lists monographs, anthologies and articles from specialist journals. FIS Bildung is compiled in cooperation with almost 30 partners from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The coordination office is located at the Informationszentrum Bildung (IZB) at the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education. |
Psychological and pedagogical test procedures that are used in German-speaking countries as well as references to psychologically relevant publications by authors from German-speaking countries. |
SRMO SAGE Research Methods Online Information on research methods in the social sciences from books, reference works, dictionaries, videos and case studies. Systematic or "Methods Map" to visualize the relationships between the methods. Also contains application examples ("cases"). |
Reference database for education and pedagogy: assessment, best practice examples, current pedagogical research, curriculum development, elementary education, higher education, instructional media, literacy standards, school administration and teacher training. |
Multidisciplinary reference database, contains books, articles and conference papers on economics, technology, natural sciences, art, education, etc. Includes metrics for analyzing journals and articles as well as Journal Citation Reports (JCR). |
WISO German-language sources from sociology, social work, economics and political science, contains around 500 journals and 4,500 e-books as well as popular science literature in full text. |
Database with reviews in various research areas. |
The database contains documents on the educational sciences from the Education Resources Information Center (US Department of Education). |
IBSS International Bibliography of the Social Sciences International Bibliography of the Social Sciences of the London School of Economics: economics and political sciences, sociology, anthropology. |
Legalis Database for researching standard legal works, legal collections, commentaries (including Basler Kommentare and Commentaires romands), handbooks, university publications and journals (with the exception of AJP/PJA and GesKR). |
LEX Campus (formerly Swisslex) LEX campus (formerly Swisslex) is the most comprehensive legal database in Switzerland with around 400,000 documents in full text. Students and employees of FHNW can register directly with LEX campus using their FHNW e-mail address. |
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Social Work Das Verzeichnis bietet Zugang zu ausgewählten, von Experten geprüften Quellen im Bereich der Sozialen Arbeit. |
PsycArticles Full-text collection of journals in the field of psychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA). |
Database of the American Psychological Association (APA) on psychology and psychologically relevant subfields such as: Psychiatry, medical care, sociology, economics. |
Psychological and pedagogical test procedures that are used in German-speaking countries as well as references to psychologically relevant publications by authors from German-speaking countries. |
Database with literature references on social sciences, sociology, social work and related fields. |
SRMO SAGE Research Methods Online Information on research methods in the social sciences from books, reference works, dictionaries, videos and case studies. Systematic or "Methods Map" to visualize the relationships between the methods. Also contains application examples ("cases"). |
Multidisciplinary reference database, contains books, articles and conference papers on economics, technology, natural sciences, art, education, etc. Includes metrics for analyzing journals and articles as well as Journal Citation Reports (JCR). |
Wiso German-language sources from sociology, social work, economics and political science, contains around 500 journals and 4,500 e-books as well as popular science literature in full text. |
ACM Digital Library All publications of the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) with an archive of approx. 50 years (excluding e-books) as well as the “Guide to Computing Literature” with bibliographic information on journals from major computer publishers. |
Database with reviews in various research areas. |
Espacenet Database of the European Patent Office, contains information on patent applications (original documents including images) from over 72 countries and regions. |
Contains detailed summaries of publications in the fields of leadership & management, science & technology, history & biographies, world literature or politics & society. The database is accessible to FHNW members via SWITCH edu-ID. GetAbstract is also available via mobile App. |
IEEE Xplore Digital Library Literature (journals, conference reports, standards) from the beginnings to the present day in electronics, electrical engineering and computer science. Also included: IBM Journal of Research and Development, the NESC (National Electrical Safety Code) and the IEEE Standards Dictionary. |
Knovel Basic knowledge for engineers (manuals, reference works) and interactive calculation tools (equations, tables, graphics, unit converters). |
Around 1.4 billion books, articles, conferences and patents on technology, natural sciences, medicine, humanities and social sciences. |
SNV-Connect Successor solution to the e-NORM standards database. In addition to references, it also contains the full texts of approx. 50,000 standards from SWISSMEM, Electrosuisse, INB Interdisciplinary Standards Division (SNV), SIA and all ISO standards. These standards can be saved as PDF files and printed out. The database is accessible to FHNW members via SWITCH edu-ID. |
SpringerMaterials Database with numerical values and functions from physics, chemistry, technology and materials science. It can be searched by terms as well as by substances, structures and properties and contains documents with experimental measurements and properties of 290,000 substances and classes of substances. |
Multidisciplinary reference database, contains books, articles and conference papers on economics, technology, natural sciences, art, education, etc. Includes metrics for analyzing journals and articles as well as Journal Citation Reports (JCR). |
Pure and applied mathematics (mechanics, physics, economics, chemistry, computer science, communication, operations research, statistics, etc.) Contains swMATH, an information service for mathematical software. |
ABI Inform Economics (management, finance and banking, accounting, trade) and technology, IT and other fields; more than a third of the sources in full text. ABI/INFORM Global and Trade & Industry are part of the subscription. The database is fully integrated in ProQuest One Business. |
Database with reviews in various research areas. |
Bundesgerichtsentscheide The Federal Supreme Court decisions and the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights can be viewed on the website of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. |
Business Source Premier This business database (marketing, management, finance, economics) contains 2,200 journals in full text as well as market research reports and industry and country reports. |
Electronic bibliography of the American Economic Association (AEA), includes economic theories, country studies, literature on trade, social indicators, etc. |
Contains detailed summaries of publications in the fields of leadership & management, science & technology, history & biographies, world literature or politics & society. The database is accessible to FHNW members via SWITCH edu-ID. GetAbstract is also available via mobile App. |
IBSS International Bibliography of the Social Sciences International Bibliography of the Social Sciences of the London School of Economics: economics and political sciences, sociology, anthropology. |
LEX Campus (formerly Swisslex) LEX campus (formerly Swisslex) is the most comprehensive legal database in Switzerland with around 400,000 documents in full text. Students and employees of FHNW can register directly with LEX campus using their FHNW e-mail address. |
OECDiLibrary Statistics, books, journals and other publications of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. |
The database contains standardized information on around 300 million companies worldwide. You can search for companies with certain characteristics and make various comparisons and evaluations. FHNW members can register with the login details mentioned below to create a personal account. The personal account allows the saving of search results and settings. |
ProQuest One Business The database offers comprehensive search options and full-text access to over 2,400 industry and trade journals, several hundred newspapers and magazines and almost 30,000 e-books. Special company and industry overview pages as well as sector and country reports provide data for detailed company research, including SWOT analyses, financial information, market research reports and current articles. |
Regional Business News Includes regional business publications in the United States and Canada, including newspapers, magazines and other news sources. |
Around 1.4 billion books, articles, conferences and patents on technology, natural sciences, medicine, humanities and social sciences. |
Multidisciplinary reference database, contains books, articles and conference papers on economics, technology, natural sciences, art, education, etc. Includes metrics for analyzing journals and articles as well as Journal Citation Reports (JCR). |
WISO German-language sources from sociology, social work, economics and political science, contains around 500 journals and 4,500 e-books as well as popular science literature in full text. |