Collaborating institutions
E-resource access
We have negotiated access to the following electronic resources (see below), for postgraduate students only at our collaborating institutions.
To access these resources you will need a Coventry University computer username and password.
If you have a Coventry University Student Identity Number (SID) you can register with IT Services to get a Coventry University username and to choose a password. See our guide to registering for an IT account if you are having any difficulties.
Please keep your username and password safe and do not give it to anyone else. As usernames and passwords are individual any misuse of resources can be traced back to the owner.
For security reasons all Coventry University passwords expire after three months. If you get a message saying your username and password has expired when trying to login to a resource, you can reset your password online. You will need your Coventry Student Identity Number and date of birth.
These e-resources are protected by UK copyright and database right laws. Please read our Copyright Statement before using the service. Any misuse of a password will result in the immediate suspension of your account.
When you register for IT Services you are bound by the terms of 
Coventry University's IT Code of Conduct.
For licensing reasons please remember you will only be able to access the subscription resources shown below. If you are within a resource and use the 'find it' button, you will only be able to access the full text of the item if it is provided by one of the resources listed below.
To link to any of the resources, just click on the resource name:
| Name |
Description |
Time span |
|
Academic Search Complete
Full text
|
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text journals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. |
Variable to present |
|
Business Source Complete
Full text
|
Comprehensive Business Database covering 1,300 business journals. |
Variable to present |
Compendex
(Engineering Village 2) |
Extremely comprehensive database providing abstracts and references to the scientific and technical literature in subjects within applied engineering, including manufacturing, quality control and engineering management amongst others. |
1969 to present |
Emerald
Full text |
The full text of articles from over 80 journals from MCB University Press, with the primary emphasis on management. Subjects covered include engineering; general management; human resources; information management; library and information sciences; marketing; operations; production and economics; property; training / education and quality, supply chain management |
Variable, mostly full-text from 1994
|
GMID
(Euromonitor)
Full text |
Contains full text market research reports and statistical data. Information includes consumer lifestyles, country information and company and brand data. In particular it contains the full text of Market research Great Britain, Market research Europe, Market research international and Retail monitor international. |
1997 to present |
Inspec
(Engineering Village 2) |
The world's largest bibliographic database in the field of physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computers and control engineering and information technology. |
1969 to present
|
Science Direct
Full text |
ScienceDirect contains over 25% of the world's science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information. |
Variable, most full-text from 2000 onwards |
| Scopus |
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. It contains scientific, medical, technical and social science information. |
1900 to present with emphasis on 1996 to present |
Westlaw
Full text |
Westlaw provides access to full text UK and international cases and legislation. It also incorporates the Legal Journals Index, with links to full-text journal articles, where the journal is included in the Westlaw database. It is an excellent resource for locating full-text United States cases and legislation and numerous full-text US legal journals. Full text EU law is also available. |
Various |
If you have a subject based query or need to ask for help in using the resources please contact your
Subject Librarian.
Please note: You are welcome to access Locate our Library search interface, to see what kind of information resources we hold, (including any free subject specific websites that might be listed for your subject area). However you will only be able to access electronic resources if they are included in the packages listed above or are free. Therefore we strongly recommend that to avoid disappointment you enter access the resources you are entitled to via the links above.
Referencing
If you need help putting your references into the Harvard style you might like to start with our short guide. For more information take a look at the detailed guide to the Harvard reference style produced by the Centre for Academic Writing (CAW). Both of these guides specifically refer to putting references into the Coventry University Harvard style.