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Database list
The Library subscribes to over 200 databases, containing journal articles, statistics, scientific and legal data and much more. Select the database you need from the alphabetical lists on these pages, or choose your topic under Databases by Subject.
Databases by subject:
GDF (Global Development Finance)
Description: statistical data for the 136 countries that report public and publicly-guaranteed debt to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System. The database covers external debt stocks and flows, major economic aggregates, and key debt ratios as well as average terms of new commitments, currency composition of long-term debt, debt restructuring, and scheduled debt service projections.
Access: on-campus and off-campus (with AUT internet password)
Gerritsen Collection (ProQuest)
Description: A cross-cultural resource for information on feminist consciousness and women's rights, with materials spanning 4 centuries (1543-1945) and 15 languages. It includes materials on both pro- and anti-feminist views as well as titles which reflect the condition of women during a given historical period. Materials in the collection are mainly publications from the New Zealand, and Western Europe, and are primarily in English with significant number of items in German and French.
Coverage: varies by titles
Concurrent Users: Unlimited
Content: full text
Global Hotel Group & Brand Analyses (password required, click here)
Description: Comprehensive analysis of hotel group / brand activity and hotel portfolio listings in every country in the world. Downloadable reports that collate and present data in a customisable format, based on criteria selected.
Coverage: Updated daily
Concurrent users: Unlimited
Content: Full text
GMID - Global Market Information Database is now called Passport GMID.
Description: Passport GMID is an integrated database providing key business intelligence on countries, markets and companies. It provides user with historical statistics and forecasts, analysis of consumers' lifestyles, information sources, brand and company information, plus full-text market analysis.
Click here to see the Guide to PassPort GMID database.
Coverage: Varies by database
Concurrent Users: Unlimited
Content: Full text
Google Scholar
Google robot software crawls scholarly articles available online, indexing only scholarly articles across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
GreenFILE (Ebsco)
Databases available: GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
Coverage: 1958+, updated daily
Concurrent User: Unlimited
Content: Significant full text
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indicates a database with significant New Zealand content.
Database License Conditions: The Library licenses databases for use by current staff and students of AUT. Under the terms of our license agreements data may only be used for the purposes of University teaching, research and study. Copyright information included by the database owners may not be obscured or removed. No data may be copied for sale or used for any commercial purposes, nor may it be copied or reproduced for the benefit of any third party external to AUT.