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This service enables Library users to access e-resources from subscribed databases. It also offers free databases and provides other e-resources organized by Library experts.
Giant Database Subscribed by MUST
Preamble: To supplement the existing collections, Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) has subscribed to major databases such as EBSCOhost, Emerald, and Research4Life (R4L). MUST staff and students are strongly encouraged to make full use of them.
- EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference system accessible via the Internet. It offers a variety of proprietary full-text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. The EBSCOhost interface provides access to a range of databases, e-journals, and e-books. These databases are particularly useful for identifying journal articles and other publications on a particular topic within the subject areas covered by each database. Users can also search across more than one database at a time.EBSCOhost is considered the leading provider of research databases, e-journal and e-package subscription management, book collection development and acquisition management, and a major provider of library technology, e-books, and clinical decision solutions for universities, colleges, hospitals, corporations, government, K12 schools, and public libraries worldwide.
Some EBSCOhost Packages:
https://search.ebscohost.com/ - Emerald
Emerald Publishing is one of the world's leading digital-first publishers, commissioning, curating, and showcasing research that can make a real difference. Emerald works with thousands of universities and business schools worldwide to share knowledge and provoke debates that lead to positive change. With Emerald, MUST Library users can browse over 4,000 eBook titles and a portfolio of over 300 journals authored by renowned academics and industry leaders from over 150 countries.For over 50 years, championing fresh thinking has been at the heart of the Emerald business. Its goal is to help those in academia and practice work together to make a positive change in the real world. Emerald was named Independent Publisher of the Year 2020 (IPY 2020).
The current status of Emerald: 500,000 researchers in over 130 countries, 30 million downloads per year, and 109 million visitors worldwide.
Access to Emerald:
To access the Emerald database, click the following link: https://www.emerald.com/insight/
Emerald can be accessed via a university IP address (via the university network). Users who wish to access this database from outside the University's IP range must first create their own Username and Password. - Research4Life (R4L)
Research4Life provides institutions in lower-income countries with online access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content. R4L aims to improve teaching, research, and policy-making in health, agriculture, the environment, and other life, physical, and social sciences.Research4Life is the collective name for five programs:
The five programs have provided researchers at more than 9,000 institutions in over 120 low- and middle-income countries with free or low-cost online access to up to 100,400 leading journals and books in the fields of health, agriculture, environment, applied sciences, and legal information.