Databases
Databases are not only useful for efficiently searching through a lot of information, but are often the way to find current information on topics that are constantly changing. Unlike print media, you are not tied to a particular edition.
Some online databases can only be consulted on campus (no additional registration required), others everywhere after registration, and some are completely open. An overview of all databases per educational cluster can be found below. These links can be used on campus. Click on the banner for off-campus access to the databases.
Open access e-resources can be accessed anywhere, without signing in.
Not on campus? Certain databases can be consulted from home.
Business Administration
- EBSCO databases: Academic Search Ultimate, Business Source Ultimate and e-books
- Elsevier ScienceDirect: multidisciplinary full-text database
- Jura.be: legal library of Kluwer (sign in with your Odisee email address)
- monKEY.be: Kluwer's library of accountancy, taxation, audit and company law (sign in with your Odisee email address)
click here for video tutorial - SpringerLink: e-books and e-journals, including Dutch-language professional journals from Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (BSL)
- Statista: database for market and consumer data with more than one million statistics from over 22,500 sources
- TrendsTop: Belgian business information
- Van Dale Woordenboeken: online version of Van Dale Groot Woordenboek van de Nederlandse Taal and Van Dale Grote Vertaalwoordenboeken
- Wiley Online Library: multidisciplinary e-journals
(Bio)Technology
- Chemiekaarten online: database on single chemicals, containing information on properties and risks and what is indispensable for safe and responsible use (only accessible on campus via LIMO)
- Chemische Feitelijkheden: up-to-date encyclopedia of molecules, people, materials and environment
- EBSCO databases: Academic Search Ultimate, Business Source Ultimate and e-books
- Elsevier ScienceDirect: multidisciplinary full-text database
- Facto: article database for Facto magazine, trade journal for facility and procurement
- MyNBN Standards Database: read-only, login via Association KU Leuven
- SenTRAL Electricity: database on safety around electricity and electrical installations
- SpringerLink: e-books and e-journals, including Dutch-language professional journals from Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (BSL)
- Van Dale Woordenboeken: online version of Van Dale Groot Woordenboek van de Nederlandse Taal and Van Dale Grote Vertaalwoordenboeken
- VMT: article database of VMT journal (Voedingsmiddelen, management en technologie)
- Warenwetgeving: laws and decrees concerning the food industry
- Wiley Online Library: multidisciplinary e-journals
- Buildwise: online documentation of the Scientific and Technical Centre for the Construction Industry, request your login with a ticket
Health Care
- Cochrane Library: Databases containing independent evidence (trials, reviews ...) to inform healthcare decision-making
- Dieetbehandelingsrichtlijnen: online edition of the Dieetbehandelingsrichtlijnen handbook
- e-Anatomy: interactive atlas of human anatomy (for Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy students)
- EBSCO databases: Academic Search Ultimate, Business Source Ultimate and e-books
- Elsevier ScienceDirect: multidisciplinary full-text database
- EUROFIR: European Food Information Resource (for Nutrition and Dietetics students)
- European Pharmacopoeia: quality standards for ingredients, dosage and analysis of medicines (for biomedical laboratory technology students, request login by ticket)
- Karger Fast Facts Medical Handbooks
- PubMed Central: bibliographical medical database
- PubMed Central: full-text medical database
- SpringerLink: e-books and e-journals, including Dutch-language professional journals from Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (BSL)
- Thieme MedOne Radiology: radiology collection (for students of Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy)
- Van Dale Woordenboeken: online version of Van Dale Groot Woordenboek van de Nederlandse Taal and Van Dale Grote Vertaalwoordenboeken
- VMT: article database of VMT journal (Voedingsmiddelen, management en technologie)
- Warenwetgeving: laws and decrees concerning the food industry
- Wiley Online Library: multidisciplinary e-journals
Education
- Archief voor Onderwijs: image and sound bank of the public broadcasting network
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DramaOnline: drama lessons, music, game cards and instructional videos for preschool and elementary schools
Follow the following steps to register:
- It is important to do the first time registration from an Odisee campus. Once you have activated your account, you can access and use DramaOnline off-campus.
- Go to https://methode.dramaonline.nl/index.php?r=login/register
- Fill in your details using your student email address.
- Click on create account. You will then receive an email with the login information. If the email does not appear in your inbox, please check your spam folder.
- EBSCO databases: Academic Search Ultimate, Business Source Ultimate and e-books
- Elsevier ScienceDirect: multidisciplinary full-text database
- KlasCement: learning resources network for all Flemish teachers and educators (support from the Flemish Government).
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SpringerLink: e-books and e-journals, including Dutch-language professional journals from Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (BSL)
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Van Dale Woordenboeken: online version of Van Dale Groot Woordenboek van de Nederlandse Taal and Van Dale Grote Vertaalwoordenboeken
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Tip: check out the online learning platforms.
Social-Agogic Work
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EBSCO databases: Academic Search Ultimate, Business Source Ultimate and e-books
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Elsevier ScienceDirect: multidisciplinary full-text database
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SpringerLink: e-books and e-journals, including Dutch-language professional journals from Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (BSL)
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Trefzeker: database for social legislation and personnel taxation
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Van Dale Woordenboeken: online version of Van Dale Groot Woordenboek van de Nederlandse Taal and Van Dale Grote Vertaalwoordenboeken
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Wiley Online Library: multidisciplinary e-journals
