Collection

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, others everywhere after registration, and some are completely free. 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.

Open access

Not on campus? Certain databases can be consulted from home.

Off-campus access

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
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

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
FactoMediaBase: knowledge database on facility management 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
Warenwetgeving: laws and decrees concerning the food industry
Wiley Online Library: multidisciplinary e-journals
BBRI: online documentation of the Belgian Building Research Institute, 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: 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
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
DramaOnline: drama lessons, music, game cards and instructional videos for preschool and elementary schools
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).
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

Digital learning platforms

Bingel: supplement to the print versions of the primary education collection of publisher Van In, login via Academic Software
Didit: supplementing the print versions of the secondary education collection from Van in, login in via Academic Software
Disco: learning platform from Averbode publishers, log in via Academic Software
Kabas: learning platform primary education from publisher Die Keure, login via Academic Software
Pelckmans Portaal: request the code for a specific manual, learning workbook ... to a library staff member
Polpo: learning platform on secondary education of publisher Die Keure, only consultable on a fixed PC in the learning center, ask a staff member to log in
Scoodle: digital versions of the print methods for primary and secondary education of publisher Plantyn, login via Academic Software
WeZoozAcademy: online study aid for secondary education, login via Academic Software

Social-Agogic Work

EBSCO databases: Academic Search Ultimate, Business Source Ultimate and e-books
Elsevier ScienceDirect: multidisciplinary full-text database
SpringerLink: e-books and e-journals, including Dutch-language professional journals from Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (BSL)
Trefzeker: database for social legislation and personnel taxation
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