Accessing Electronic Resources

The University of Cambridge subscribes to a wealth of databases and other electronic resources, which you can access in the followng ways:

Cambridge LibGuides 

This page is the hub from which you can access most of the University's digital subscriptions, catalogues, and collections. From here you can access:

• A-Z Databases - an alphabetical list of databases.
• Resources by Subject - filter down electronic resources to those most relevant to your subject, including the HPS Libguide.
• Physical & Digital Collections - catalogues for different kind of collections, including archives, newspapers, theses, and audio-visual resources.
• Study skills advice and extra tips on accessing resources.

E-Journals

These are the digital issues of journals to which the University Library subscribes.

If you're searching for a particular article, use iDiscover and activate the search filter 'Articles and online resources'. Search using the article title and/or author's surname, and remain wary of spelling—sometimes titles use regional variants, e.g. 'realise' vs. 'realize'.

If you're searching for a particular journal, use E-Journal search. You can find journals by searching the title or ISSN of publications, or by using the subject filters.

E-Books

Use iDiscover and set the search filter to 'Ebooks' or narrow down a page of results by selecting 'Full Text Online' under 'Refine my results'.