Library Subscriptions
Electronic Resources
The library subscribes to the following databases to provide a range of online material, including journal articles, online books and specialist subject resources.
How to find the links
- Here in this list. Copy and paste the link into the web browser.
- Liberty library catalogue
- EBSCO Discovery (search box on library website)
- Directly on the subscription website. Details and links found below.
Some of these databases are linked into Discovery, and they feed into the search results.
Students: You may need to enter your college username and password. Your username is your student number, which can be found on your college badge. Can also use Microsoft SSO (Single Sign On), which is much easier.
Staff: The username is the network login name (firstname.secondname). However, you may need to sign in using Microsoft SSO.
Journals, magazines, newspapers
Below you will find details of our journal, magazine, and newspaper subscriptions, giving you access to a variety of publications for study, research, and personal interest.
Journals online from EBSCO
Full-text electronic journal databases from EBSCO.
Academic Search Elite: over 2100 journals covering wide subject areas.
Engineering: over 1600 journals in engineering, computer science and related areas.
Hospitality & Tourism Complete: 500 publications including journals, reports and books.
SportDiscus: Over 500 Peer Reviewed Publications.
More databases found here covering Business, Economics, Science etc.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content – Yes
EBSCO subscription
Journals online from Emerald
Over 300 full-text journals available from the Emerald eJournal Premier collection.
Search for Articles and Journals and check ‘Only content I have access to‘ for full text.
Subjects include Business, Management, HR, Finance, Marketing, Logistics, Property, Public Policy, Tourism & Hospitality, Education, Engineering, Health & Social Care.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content: Yes
Linked database
Journals online from Exact Editions
The Stage and Source magazines to read online on the Exact Editions platform.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content – No
Journals online from Gale
Including newspapers, business and reference resources:
Gale research products available from your library:
Gale OneFile: database of journals and magazines with articles across a wide range of general interest topics and academic research.
Gale News: a selection of national and local newspapers.
Gale Primary Sources Platform:
- The Times Digital Archive, 1785 – 2019
- The Independent Digital Archive, 1986 – 2016
- The Economist Historical Archive, 1843 – 2014
- The Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888 – 2016
Gale Business Insights: economies, countries, and industries with analysis on over 400,000 companies.
Gale eBooks: a database of encyclopaedias and reference sources.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content – Yes
Linked database
Journals online from Sage
The Sage collection includes over 1000 journals covering a wide range of subjects.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content – Yes
Linked database
Journals online from Springer
The Springer collection includes over 2500 journals covering a wide range of subjects.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content – Yes
Linked database
Journals online from Taylor & Francis
Access to the Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) and Science & Technology (S&T) collection includes over 2000 journals covering a wide range of subjects.
Includes previously individually subscribed titles:
- (European Journal of Sport Science – changed to Wiley 2024)
- International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
- International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
- Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
- Journal of Sports Sciences
- Leisure Studies
- Pedagogy Culture & Society
- Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
- Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
- Sport, Education and Society
- Sport in Society cultures, commerce, media, politics
- Sports Biomechanics
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content – Yes
Linked database
Journals online from Wiley
The Wiley collection includes over 1,600 journals covering a wide range of subjects.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content – Yes
Linked database
Cambridge University Press
The Cambridge University Press collection contains a wide variety of journals, from agriculture, biological sciences, biomedicine, environment and conservation to History and linguistics.
In Discovery search results?
No – Must be accessed through Cambridge Core and institutional login.
Theime: International Journal of Sports Medicine
Individual Journal Subscriptions (Found in Discovery)
In Discovery search results?
Title – Yes
Content – Yes
Linked journals
eBooks
Below you will find details of our eBook collections, giving you access to thousands of digital titles across a variety of subjects and disciplines.
eBook collection from Browns (VLeBook)
The Browns VLeBook collection with over 700 eBooks to download or read online.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content – No
eBook collection from Gale
The Gale eBook collection with over 600 titles to download or read online.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content – No
eBook collection from Issues Online
Access to Issues eBooks and more high quality articles covering a wide range of social issues.
Topics include: crime, environment, health, media, relationships and rights.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes
Content – No
Accessing outside college: choose “Login using your home institution” and enter Loughborough College and your college username and password.
Book collection from Jisc: ProQuest eBook Central
The Jisc eBooks for FE collection on ProQuest eBook Central platform with over 400 eBooks to download or read online.
In Discovery search results?
Titles – Yes (if catalogued)
Content – No
eBook for FE and Open Access collections from EBSCO
Over 5000 eBooks available through Discovery.
FE collection in Discovery search results?
Yes EBSCO subscription
Open Access collection in Discovery search results?
Yes Free
Reference and Subject resources
Below you will find our reference and subject resources, providing access to trusted and reliable sources of articles, biographies, images, videos, and subject-focused content.
Britannica Academic online encyclopaedia and images
A reliable source of articles, biographies, videos and images for all subjects.
In Discovery search results?
Yes Linked database
Britannica Academic online encyclopaedia
Britannica Image Quest online images:
Over 2 million copyright-cleared images to use in coursework.
In Discovery search results?
No
Anatomy.tv online anatomy and physiology by Primal Pictures
20 interactive body system modules, including rotatable models, case studies and quizzes.
In Discovery search results?
No
Digital Theatre +
Filmed productions, including Digital Theatre’s own recordings alongside collections from the likes of the Globe, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the BBC, Broadway Digital Archive, Eclipse, Royal Opera House, London Symphony Orchestra and including audio radio-plays from LA Theatre Works.
In Discovery search results?
No
Direct access to the resource via this link, signing in using your college email.
MyMaths
Maths resources, lessons, games and tests. Log in to your library account to see the username and password for online access.
In Discovery search results?
No
Username: loucoll
Password: calculus
Drama online: National Theatre
Drama Online contains a large collection of Performing Arts plays, including recordings of theatre shows and films which can be watched. It also contains learning resources and texts.
In Discovery search results?
No