Student Guide to the Library
Library Resources
Based in five locations, the library in UCD provides access to a large range of print and electronic resources as well as providing a range of services to support your studies.
Library Resources
- Finding Books and eBooks
- Finding Journals
- Databases: The Basics
- Newspaper Collections
- Business Websites
- Government and EU Information
- Google Scholar
- Literature Review
- UCD Library Website
Finding Books and eBooks
Books and eBooks are listed in OneSearch, UCD's resource discovery service.
OneSearch and offers a single search box, providing instant access to the breadth of scholarly content that is held by the UCD Library — this includes digital and print, audio and video, databases, single articles and entire e-journals and every format in between.
Finding Journals
Journals are scholarly publications issued regularly and are also called magazines, periodicals, newspapers or serials.
Your reading list may contain many journal articles. These will mainly be available electronically but some may be available in print as well, or occasionally in print only.
Find Print Journals
You can look up articles in OneSearch.
Put the exact title of the article in inverted commas.
If the library can provide an instant link you will see the journal article displayed - click Full Text Online to access the text.
If the library cannot provide a quick article link or it fails, then search for the name of the whole Journal instead of the article title e.g. "Journal of Common Market Studies"
For print-only journals you will be shown the location and shelfmark, so that you can locate the volume on the shelf
For electronic journals, click to link to the full journal and then navigate to the year, volume and issue that you want to see your article: or there may be an option to search for the article title provided by the online journal portal in which case key in the article in that box.
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Databases
A full list of business eJournals
A full list of business databases
Databases for Business
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ABI INFORM Global is a comprehensive business database that provides in-depth coverage for over 3,040 business related publications. 2,060 of these are available in full text.
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Business Source Complete is a full text business database, covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business.
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Large comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed management journals. 110 full text journals and reviews from the top 300 management journals.
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MarketLine Advantage offers a comprehensive collection of company, industry, financial and country information across marketplaces worldwide.
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Mintel's published market research has been helping leading businesses achieve their goals for over 30 years.
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Passport (Euromonitor International)
Passport provides international statistical information and market analysis. You can access information by country, company, consumer market or consumer lifestyle. -
FAME: UK and Irish financial company information and business intelligence
FAME is a database that contains financial information for companies in the UK and Ireland. FAME contains information on 3.4 million companies. -
A scholarly, full text database designed for academic institutions. The database includes full text for 1800 publications as well as images.
Newspapers
Newspapers are very useful for identifying key trends, reviewing analysis of specific issues and tracing original research. They also provide a wealth of primary source material for scholarly research in many subject areas. UCD Library holds an extensive range of regional, national and international newspapers.
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Nexis UK replaces LexisNexis Professional and is the single most powerful global news and business information service with over 20,000 sources of authoritative news, company, financial and market research data.
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A full-text newspaper article database containing articles published in the Irish Times from 1995 to present. Full-text articles only, excludes images.
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Irish Times Archive (1859-2011)
Contains the Irish Times Digital Archive - a fully searchable archive which includes every page published since the newspapers foundation in 1859. Coverage: 1859-2011. -
Digital archive of over six million Irish national, regional and historical newspapers.
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Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). This database has full text for more than 50 sources.
Key Websites for Business
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Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation
Government Department that supports the creation of good jobs by promoting the development of a competitive business environment in which enterprises will operate to high standards and grow in sustainable markets. -
Irish Government Department in charge of economic policy, tax policy, public finances, EU representation, banking and financial services and is responsible for the production of the Irish annual budget.
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Enterprise Ireland is the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets. Enterprise Ireland works in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and win export sales on global markets.
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Warc.com is an online service offering advertising best practice, evidence and insights from the world's leading brands. Warc features advertising case studies and best practices from more than 50 industry sources, including: The Advertising Research Foundation, Cannes Lions, Effie Worldwide, Association of National Advertisers, ESOMAR, 4A's, The IPA and DMA.
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Bord Bia is the Irish Food Board and offers a range of services to the small business community from information to business development. It acts as a link between Irish food, drink and horticulture suppliers and existing and potential customers throughout the world.
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Provides a system of industrial property protection to encourage technological progress and promote enterprise.
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Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.
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The ISE provides markets for companies to raise capital from international investors.
It is a global leader in the listing of debt and investment funds and the centre for trading in Irish shares and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. -
Dublin Chamber of Commerce represents the interests of businesses in the Greater Dublin Area and offers the opportunity to promote your business and to get involved in its future direction.
Official Publications
UCD Library provides access to a range of official publications. These are documents and reports produced and published by official bodies, such as governments, national institutions and regional and international organisations.
Offical Publications and the European Documentation Centre (EDC)
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Hosts databases including StatBank; Census of Population, Agriculture and several other public sector areas.
Includes statistical databases from International Organizations such as Eurostat, ECB, OECD, UNECE, UNSC, & IMF. -
Website, maintained by the Irish Government, which contains information and links relating to the Irish State
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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European Commission Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs
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Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA)
Surveys included are Growing up in Ireland; Opinion Poll data; Cross National Comparative Data, Social and Political Attitudes Survey, NCPP Employee Attitudes Survey, Irish National Election Study, Ageism and Ageing, Eurostudent and Attitudes to Disability
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The electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB) includes Acts of the Oireachtas and Statutory Instruments, the official versions of which remain the printed versions published by Government Publications. The eISB also includes the Legislation Directory.
How to Use Google Scholar to find Academic Information
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How to Write a Literature Review
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