Library Search Tools Available to You
DIS Stockholm offers access to multiple academic databases:
- Ebsco Academic Search Elite
A database that provides indexing, abstracts and texts in full for more than 2,000 journals, and indexing and abstracts for all 3,466 journals. The database covers most of the fields taught at DIS, i.e. architecture, business, health sciences, humanities, social sciences, and politics. Full-text information in this database dates as far back as 1985 - JStor
JSTOR is a digital library founded in 1995. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now also includes books and primary sources, and current issues of journals. It provides full-text searches of almost 2,000 journals. JStor provides a wide array of archival materials and primary sources in subjects ranging from American studies to zoology - Project MUSE – Humanities
Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities for the scholarly community. Since 1995, the MUSE journal collections have supported a wide array of research needs at academic, public, special, and school libraries worldwide. The collection hosts a diverse range of humanities courses, including philosophy, literature, art and more - ProQuest Academic Research Library
An online article database including 4,050 titles – nearly 2,800 in full-text articles from 1971 onward. It features a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers covering most of the fields taught at DIS, i.e. Business, Health Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences - PsycArticles (accessed through ProQuest)
A database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. Most of the journals included in PsycARTICLES go back to volume 1, issue 1. The earliest journal is Psychological Review, which was started in 1894. The database also contains journals that are no longer published - Britannica
An online dictionary, only available at DIS
Remote Access to the Library Databases
For remote access to these databases and dictionaries, when not studying in DIS buildings:
- Go to this search service and choose DIS – Study Abroad in Scandinavia
- Enter your email address (the one DIS has on file for you) as both your username and password
- Once you are logged in, you are ready to start searching