Databases are online collections of resources that you can search to find information. They may cover a particular subject area or cover a range of subjects. Most databases have a peer reviewed or scholarly material filter to ensure you get reliable, authoritative information, they offer advanced search features that allow you to focus your search.
You can search for databases to find journal articles, but they may also contain other types of publication such as books, theses, newspapers, videos and images.
The Unisa Library contains a wealth of resources that can be used to find information to support research. The resources include, books, articles, theses and dissertations, reference works and e-newspapers.
The library subscribes to a discovery tool called Summon. It enables you to improve your discovery of academic resources by allowing you to search all our resources using one friendly interface.
Major business research database comprising ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline,. Includes business, Management and Trade - scholarly and trade journal articles, dissertations, market reports, industry reports, business cases and global and trade news
This full text database covers business law, economics, employment, finance, management, organisational psychology, taxation and training. Emphasis is on publications from Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Rim countries.
South African full text law journals published by Juta.
New platform from April 2024
Online legal research tool offering access to extensive UK and global legal information. It provides full text access to UK, US and international case law, legislation and articles in legal journals, plus an online version of Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents and Halsbury’s Laws of England. Also provides access to Lexis International materials and UK Practical Guidance.
Company database providing Independent, high quality, original research on African industry and businesses. Covers over 20,000 company profiles and research reports.
Cross-searching of all the available EBSCOhost databases
Contains 35,000 articles from over 200 management journals, complete with full text archives back to volume 1 of each title. Covers the major management disciplines: strategy, leadership, information management, marketing & human resource management. Also includes full text ebooks and management case studies.
Cross-database searching of Academic Complete (eBooks), Academic Video Online (video and music), ProQuest Central (books and journals), and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. Scholarly ProQuest databases in business, social sciences and humanities and sciences.
Comprehensive business library databases containing millions of full-text items across scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, market research reports, case studies, company reports, dissertations, books, videos and more. Includes J.P.Morgan Research reports, Hoovers and Entrepreneurship database, Covers business, management, accounting, economics, from all countries.
Comprehensive collection of more than 600 full-text online African journals from various disciplines. Includes business, finance, education, law, medicine, health, religion, science, technology, and social sciences. Also OA African Journals Archive.
Academic, peer-reviewed journals published by Sage.
SAGE Research Methods supports beginning and advanced researchers in every step of a research project, from writing a research question, choosing a method, gathering and analyzing data, to writing up and publishing the findings.
With information on the full range of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods for the social and behavioral sciences, as well as many methods commonly used in the hard sciences, the book, reference, and journal content in SAGE Research Methods help researchers of all levels conduct their research