Finding journal articles and more
Journal articles
The easiest way to find journal articles is to type a few keywords for your topic in LibrarySearch. If you have a specific journal article you are looking for you can use Google Scholar.
To check if the Library has access to a particular e-journal title, or to browse journals, use BrowZine.
You may also want to look for other types of information or search through a large index of articles, books, and conference papers. We have access to many different e-resources to do this.
Databases for Chemistry and Forensic sciences
- Cambridge Structural Database (CSDS)– comprehensive and up-to-date database of crystal structures provided by the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDS).
- SciFinder N– database for chemical literature with access to substances, reactions and references in chemistry and related sciences. To use you first need to register using your @kent.ac.uk email address. Online training materials are available to help you.
- Reaxys – discover chemical structures, properties and reactions and build chemical queries to interrogate and assess compound synthesis. Links to related chemistry literature and patents. Watch our introductory workshop on how to use Reaxys for your research projects.
- Lexis®Library – wide range of UK case materials, consolidated legislation, journals, commentary (including Halsbury’s Laws)
- Westlaw – access to cases, legislation, journals, books online, news and EU / international materials
General databases
- Web of Science – large database providing full text and abstracts (article summaries) for peer-reviewed literature.
- Scopus – multi-disciplinary database providing full text and abstracts (article summaries) for peer-reviewed literature.
Check out our digital resources directory to find others that might be useful to your studies.