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Databases
The library subscribes to access to licensed scientific databases that contain a variety of scholarly articles in various fields. Several databases are also created by the library itself and others can be accessed (only) from the building.
Access to the databases is only possible if the user has paid all debts to the library.
In addition to databases, we offer a wide range of e-book collections.
For further questions, please, contact poradna@msvk.cz
Scientific Databases (online)
Login requires a library card number and password (chosen by the user during registration). If you are not yet registered, you can use the online registration.
| Database | Description |
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| Cambridge Journals |
Cambridge Journals Online offers access to more than 380 peer-reviewed journals published by Cambridge University Press, covering the fields of natural sciences, technology, medicine, humanities, and social sciences. To access full texts remotely, you must log in at the top right corner via the institution "Moravian-Silesian Research Library in Ostrava" (just enter Ostrava and select our library) and enter your login details. |
| Academic Search Complete is a professional multidisciplinary full-text database of periodicals, monographs, conference proceedings, reports, videos and other publications. It includes over 6,500 journals, most of which are peer-reviewed and indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases. All major areas of science and research are covered. The video database includes videos from the AP (Associated Press) news agency since 1930. Search results can be filtered in the EBSCOhost interface, for example by source type, topic or language. | |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica is the most comprehensive general encyclopaedia published since 1768. It provides up-to-date, trustworthy and high-quality information in all areas of human knowledge. Experts from around the world - more than 100 Nobel laureates, professors and eminent figures in many disciplines - contribute to the content. Britannica contains more than 100,000 articles and an extensive collection of multimedia, including images, videos, audio recordings, interactives, and infographics. Access to the encyclopedia from library computers requires no authentication. To access from home, enter your library card number. To access the database temporarily, registration must be confirmed by a physical visit to the library. |
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| JAMA |
The collection of prestigious medical journals published by the American Medical Association (AMA) available on the JAMA Network platform includes, in addition to the main title JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), which has been published 48 times a year since 1883 and is one of the world's most widely read and cited journals of general and internal medicine, 11 other specialized titles covering individual medical specialties. To access full texts remotely, you must log in at the top right corner via the institution "Moravian-Silesian Research Library in Ostrava" (just enter Ostrava and select our library) and enter your login details. |
| Nature Complete |
With the Nature Complete collection, you get access to nearly 90 natural science journals. Your subscription also includes access to the prestigious journal Nature, which has been published since 1869 and is one of the world's most cited scientific journals. |
| The SAGE Research Methods (Core) database contains more than 1,000 books or videos on research methods in various disciplines. To access from home, click on "Sign in via your Institution" on the home page, select from the list of SAGE institutions and enter your library login details. Access from the library (pc or wifi) is without logging in. You can get the resources that the library has subscribed to (Core module) by checking the "Content available to me" option. | |
| Science is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals. The major focus of the journal is publishing important original scientific research and research reviews, but Science also publishes science-related news, opinions on science policy and other matters of interest to scientists and others who are concerned with the wide implications of science and technology. Unlike most scientific journals, which focus on a specific field, Science covers the full range of scientific disciplines. | |
| ScienceDirect | The leading scientific full-text database provides access to journals and books published by Elsevier. Browse the full text of more than 4,500 journals and 30,000 books, primarily in STEM fields. |
Press, Technical Standards and Legal Information
| Database | Description |
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| PressReader |
Contains over 7000 newspapers and magazines from all over the world. |
| NewtonOne |
Contains full texts of newspaper and magazine articles and verbatim transcriptions of radio and TV programmes which have been created since 1996. Daily updated. This database is cofinanced by the Ministry of Culture programme (VISK8 - "Information Sources"). |
| ASPI |
Automated legal information system produced by Byll software contains legal regulations published in Collections of Law, findings of the constitutional court, etc. Regulations are stated in their up-to-date versions, particular former stages are also available. Furthermore, ASPI covers also literature (such as annotations of legal and economic articles, interpretations to regulations, commentaries), case-laws and unpublished findings. This database is cofinanced by the Ministry of Culture programme (VISK8 - "Information Sources"). Available only in the study room. |
| Database of Czech Technical Standards |
It contains full texts of all valid Czech technical standards, but also of the invalid standards which have been repealed since 1999. It is possible to search and read them in PDF format, downloading and printing is forbidden. The database is available only in the multimedia study room. |
Databases Created in the Library
Digital Library of the Moravian-Silesian Region contains the digitized documents important for the cultural, social, economic, political and religious history of the Moravian-Silesian Region. They include mostly periodicals and books published in the 19th century and in the 1st half of the 20th century. The documents are preserved in various memory institutions (archives, museums and libraries) of the region. The digital library is being updated regularly.
Regional E-books - set of regional electronic books includes copyright free works by local authors. It contains e-books in formats suitable for e-book readers and other readers - pdf, pdf for readers, ePub, mobi.
The Retrospective Regional Bibliography - allows searching by author, title, source document, keyword, year of publication, etc. Individual criteria can be combined. The documents are owned by various institutions. If the Moravian-Silesian Research Library is listed as the owner, it is possible to request the document through the on-line catalogue. The database consists of the following parts.
For further questions, please, contact biblio@msvk.cz