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E-DATABASES
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Electronic Research Databases

The Library provides authorized access to a comprehensive suite of electronic databases supporting academic, scientific, and doctoral research. Explore full-text subscribed journals, multidisciplinary indexes, research methodology collections, and international patent repositories.

9+ Core Databases
100% Remote Ready
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Off-Campus Database Access OUSL Students & Staff

Access E-Databases Remotely (Off-Campus)

All university subscribed electronic databases & research collections (e-databases, e-books, e-journals) are accessible remotely by Open University students and staff using your OUSL institutional domain credentials or university VPN.

Method 01: Shibboleth Facility Log in with your OUSL domain account
Method 02: University VPN For academic, admin staff & PG students
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Officer in Charge: Mrs. Irosha Marasinghe
Senior Assistant Librarian

University Subscribed Databases

Direct institutional access to peer-reviewed full-text journals and global literature.

Institutional Access
Subscribed ITHAKA
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JSTOR

High-impact digital library providing full-text access to thousands of core academic journals, books, and primary research sources.

Art & Sciences Mathematics Life Sciences Literature
Subscribed Emerald
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Emerald Insight

World-class research in management, business, information studies, education, engineering, and contemporary social sciences.

Management Economics Engineering Library Science
Subscribed Shibboleth
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Oxford Academic (OUP)

Authoritative academic journals covering medicine, law, humanities, social sciences, and physical mathematics from Oxford University Press.

Medicine Law Humanities Social Sciences
Subscribed OUP Press
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OUP Full-Text Journals

Full-text subscribed articles and subject collections from the journals of Oxford University Press across clinical, legal, and social disciplines.

Life Sciences Health Law Physical Sciences

Multidisciplinary, Open Access & Research Repositories

Global research archives, citation indexes, methodology planners, and patent databases.

Global Repositories
Academic SAGE
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SAGE Journals

Extensive publication portal containing peer-reviewed research across health sciences, social sciences, humanities, materials, and engineering.

Health Sciences Humanities Engineering
Multidisciplinary Wiley
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Wiley Online Library

Vast multidisciplinary collection spanning agriculture, architecture, chemistry, computer science, environmental sciences, and health.

Computer Science Chemistry Agriculture
Open Access NIH / NLM
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PubMed Central (PMC)

Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine.

Biomedical Life Sciences Clinical Medicine
Methodology Tool SAGE
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SAGE Research Methods

Interactive suite designed for researchers: includes books, case studies, quantitative/qualitative datasets, video guides, and project planners.

Research Design Data Analysis Project Planner
Patent Search WIPO
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WIPO PATENTSCOPE

Global patent database offering access to international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications, patent documents, and chemical structure lookups.

PCT Applications Inventions Chemical Search
Experiencing Database Access Difficulties?

If you encounter access restrictions, institutional login issues, or require a specialized literature search, our Reader Services team is here to assist.