Key Research Databases
- ScopusThe Library and the Research Office jointly purchased SCOPUS. This is the largest abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources. With over 21,000 titles from more than 5,000 publishers, Scopus offers researchers a quick, easy and comprehensive resource to support their research needs in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields and, more recently, also in the arts and humanities.
- Web of ScienceIt guides you through the search and discovery process from a single platform. You can search across data, books, journal articles, patents, and more. Use "More Settings" to select database to be searched. It also provides links to other resources such as the Incites (Bibliometrics) Database, Journal Citation Reports, Essential Science Indicators and EndNote (Reference Management & Citation Tool).
- Sociological AbstractsProvides access to the latest worldwide findings in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and policy science.
- Library SearchStart your Research with Library Search which searches across a wide range of the Library resources.
- Library A-Z of DatabasesThe Library subscribes to a huge range of Subject Databases, Reference Databases, Newspapers and much.
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Useful Websites
- Academia.eduAcademia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers
- Google Scholar CitationsGoogle Scholar Citations provides a way for authors to keep track of citations to their articles
- Open Access ResourcesIncluding links to NUI Maynooths Institutional Repository ePrints and National and International Institutional Repositories.
- MendeleyMendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
- ORCID Researcher IdentifierORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher
- Publish or PerishPublish or Perish is a citation analysis tool which uses the Google Scholar Dataset to empower individual academics to present their case for research impact to its best advantage.
- Research GateResearchGate is a social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators.
- Researcher IDRegister via the Web of Science Database. Each Researcher is assigned a unique identifier to enable researchers to manage their publication lists
- Research Support Librarian BlogIncludes many useful links on topics such as Research, Bibliometrics, Search tools, Academic Writing, Reference Managers, Scholarly Peer Networks, and Author Identifiers
- SCOPUS Author IdentifierLocated on the SCOPUS database available from the Library
