Library
As a premier resource centre the Library at Sorbonne Abu Dhabi provides access to over 100,000 books, 150,000 e-books and 30 electronic databases that enable the University to fulfil its mission of teaching, learning, research and the advancement of knowledge.
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| Bloomsbury Philosophy Library | Bloomsbury Philosophy Library is a bespoke digital platform that provides access to specialized philosophy collections. The platform launches April 2021 with Bloomsbury History of Modern Aesthetics and Bloomsbury 20th Century French Thought. With the existing Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers ever growing content set includes access to primary texts in translation, newly-digitized modern sources, secondary literature eBooks, exclusive articles and encyclopedia entries. Carefully curated collections are designed for scholars and students who want to access a range of materials in one place for an enriching teaching and learning experience. |
41 online databases are found.
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| ABI/INFORM Complete | The ABI/INFORM™ database comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| Academic Search Complete | Academic Search Complete is the world’s most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| Academic Video Online – (ProQuest) | A comprehensive video collection published by Alexander Street Press. The collection includes documentaries, feature films, interviews, performances, skills-based training videos, demonstrations, and more. Subject disciplines: world history, business and economics, media studies, politics, environmental studies and much more. |
| Arab World Research Source | Arab World Research Source is a dedicated resource of scholarly journals, quality magazines, trade publications, industry profiles, country reports, market research reports and conference papers related to the Arab World. This resource reaches across all major subject disciplines, including business, economics, science, technology, humanities and sociology. The database contains more than 140 scholarly full text titles, with the majority of the journals featuring Arabic full text. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| Art Source | Art Source covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. Providing over 600 full-text journals, more than 220 full-text books, and a collection of over 63,0000 images, it is designed for use by a diverse audience, including art scholars, artists, designers, students and general researchers. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| Arts & Humanities Full Text | This database features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies. It is designed to complement the following indexes: ABM, Avery, BHA, BHI, DAAI, IndexIslamicus, MLA, Philosopher’s Index and RILM. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| Business Source Complete | Business Source Complete is the world’s definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition, searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,300 journals. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| Cairn | French speaking academic journals in Human and Social Sciences. Tutorial |
| Cambridge University Press ebook collection | A collection of more than 30,000 titles, covering multiple subject disciplines, from this leading publisher of academic content Tutorial |
| Dalloz | French database of codes, legal journals, encyclopedias, legal commentaries, cases, of France. Tutorial |
| Dalloz Bibliotheque | Online library of Digital French Law books from one of the major French publisher in this domain. Tutorial |
| Datastream with Eikon | Datastream is the number one solution for macroeconomic analysis, with over 3.5 million global financial instruments and indicators, more than 10,000 different fields, and 99,000 active (and 130,000 inactive) securities. Together they cover 175 countries in 60 global markets. This resource is available on selected computers in the Library Only |
| eBook Arabic Collection (EBSCOhost) | Search and view the full text of eBooks. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| E-Book Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) | A multidisciplinary collection including thousands of e-books covering a large selection of academic subjects and features e-books from leading publishers and university presses. All e-books are available with unlimited user access. Subject disciplines: art, business and economics, education, language arts and disciplines, literary criticism, political science, social science, philosophy, and technology. |
| Ebook Central (ProQuest) | More than 150,000 e-books from English and American academic publishers spanning all academic subject areas. Tutorial |
| Encyclopedia Britannica | The online version of the world famous general knowledge encyclopedia which has been in existence for more than 250 years. Tutorial |
| Environment Complete | Environment Complete contains more than 2.4 million records from more than 2,200 domestic and international titles going back to 1888 (including over 1,350 active core titles) as well as more than 190 monographs. The database also contains full text for more than 920 journals. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| ERIC | The Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| GreenFILE | 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. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| Humanities Source | Humanities Source is designed to meet the needs of students, researchers and educators interested in all aspects of the humanities. The collection includes full text for more than 1,400 journals, with citations to over 3.5 million articles, including book reviews. Coverage in Humanities Source includes worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| JSTOR | The JSTOR archive holds the complete digitized back runs of core academic journals. Tutorial |
| L’Encyclopaedia Universalis | French-language general encyclopedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica. Tutorial |
| Le Grand Robert | Le Grand Robert de la langue francaise is a premier French online dictionary that provides all 6 volumes of the latest edition of this prestigious work. Includes numerous editorial supplements and unpublished extras. Tutorial |
| Lexis 360 | New Lexis-Nexis Legal Database Formula Becoming Lexis Nexis 360 Access to the publisher’s holdings: – Encyclopedias JurisClasseur – Reviews published by LexisNexis – Jurisprudence (Constitutional Council, Court of Cassation, Conseil d’Etat, etc.), as well as the JurisData analysis – Legislation (codes and laws, Official Gazette, etc.) Once on the database, go to “se connecter” and then “Créer votre compte”: then you have to create your own identifiers. In the “e-mail address” field, indicate an address ending with ‘@sorbonne.ae’. Tutorial |
| Lexis Middle East Law | An easily searchable and browseable online service providing full translations in English and Arabic of the laws and cases of the United Arab Emirates, as well as the laws of Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar. Tutorial |
| Oxford Handbooks Online | Oxford Handbooks Online is an outstanding collection of the best Handbooks areas across many different subject areas. One of the most prestigious and successful strands of Oxford’s scholarly publishing, the Handbook series contains in-depth, high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field. Tutorial |
| Oxford Public International Law | OPIL is a comprehensive legal resource comprising of Oxford Reports on International Law, the Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law, Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law, Oxford Historical Treaties, and Oxford International Organizations, all of which provide easy access to authoritative content, essential for anyone working in international law. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2, Tutorial 3, Tutorial 4 |
| Oxford Reference Online – Premium Collection | Oxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias. Tutorial |
| Political Science Complete | Political Science Complete (PSC) provides full text for more than 520 journals, and indexing and abstracts for over 2,900 titles, (including middle-ranked scholarly journals), many of which are unique to the product. The database also features over 340 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 36,000 full-text conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| PressReader | Online press. Journals are displayed as fac-similes. 1700 newspapers and magazines, 92 countries, 48 languages. Tutorial |
| ProQuest Theses & Dissertations (PQTD) | This database is the world’s most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1861 to the present day and offering full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| Refworks | A web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from online databases and other various sources. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds. Available for all SUAD faculty and students. Use your email address to access and authenticate on campus and off campus. Check out all the support materials you will need to get started |
| Regional Business News | This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News in corporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Click here for a complete title list. Click here for more info. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| Sage Business Cases | SAGE Business Cases is a digital collection of business cases tailored to library needs – providing faculty, students and researchers with unlimited access to more than 3,650 authoritative cases from over 100 countries. SAGE curates interdisciplinary cases on in-demand subjects such as entrepreneurship, accounting, healthcare management, leadership, social enterprise, and more. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2, Tutorial 3 |
| Sage Research Methods Online | A resource containing more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles by world-leading academics dealing with research methods, ranging from quantitative data analysis, to accounts of undertaking dangerous fieldwork. |
| Sage Research Methods Videos Online | A collection of 480+ streaming videos covering every aspect of the research process and hundreds of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. |
| ScienceDirect | ScienceDirect is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 journals and almost 20,000 books. Tutorial |
| Scopus | Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world’s research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Tutorial |
| SPORTDiscus | SPORTDiscus is the most comprehensive bibliographic database covering sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, sport law & legislation, as well as facility design & management. With full text coverage, this database includes access to nearly 1, 000 journals with coverage going back to 1930. Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2 |
| Taylor & Francis ebooks | Browse a vast collection of eBooks in science, technology, engineering, medicine, humanities and social science, which are led by a global network of editors and authors Tutorial |
| Westlaw Gulf | Westlaw Gulf contains thousands of laws, regulations and cases from the UAE, Qatar and Iraq in Arabic, with English translations available for most of them. Tutorial |
36 online databases are found.
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| Apprendre TV | (Learning TV) Practice the French language with interactive exercises of TV5 Monde: the worldwide French speaking TV channel |
| Arcade | This website goes back over the genesis and history of the works of art purchased and preserved by the French government and the French local authorities between 1800 and 1939. |
| ATILF | Conceived by ATILF (Analyse et traitement informatique de la langue française), a Research unit for analysis and data processing of the French language, the CNRS (centre for the national scientific research) proposes: Le Dictionarium latinogallicum by Robert Estienne, 1552 Le Thresor de la langue françoyse : by Jean Nicot, 1606. Ancient and moderne french The historical and critical dictionary of Bayle, 1740 The historical and critical dictionary of the French language: by Jean-François Féraud, 1787-1788 The dictionary of the French Academy 1ère édition, 1694 4ème édition, 1762 5ème édition, 1798 6ème édition, 1835 8ème édition, 1932-1935 9ème édition, 1992- Le Trésor de la langue française: a nineteenth and twentieth centuries 1000 000 terms dictionary, with their history, etymology and 270 000 definitions, 430 000 examples. |
| Aux portes du monde arabe | (Gatewey to the Arabic world) More than 3,000 links to websites dedicated to the Arabic world and selected by The Institut du monde arabe in Paris (Arabic World Institute). |
| Canal U | Canal-U is the web TV of higher education in France. A multichannel package which gives access to audiovisual programmes enriched with teaching aid documents in every subject. |
| CEPII | La lettre du Centre d’études prospectives et d’informations internationales (Paris, Prospective Studies and Information Center) Each month the CEPII’s bulletin presents a concise analysis of the economic news. |
| CIA | The Central Intelligence Agency provides worldwide countries economics and geopolitics data. |
| Cybergeo | European review in geography. |
| Doab (Digital Open Access Book) | Academic peer-reviewed books and chapters from more than 200 publishers |
| Directory of Open Access Journals, DOAJ | More than 800 scientific reviews in full text, covering every subject. |
| Dumas | University Post-Viva Dissertation Deposit) is an open archive portal compiling the board-approved works of graduate students, regardless of the discipline. |
| EDX | Portal of free multidscipinary courses in english |
| Europeana | European National Libraries online Europeana is a prototype of « online library « developed by the French National Library. It gathers the collections of several European national libraries as: The Széchényi Hungarian National Library, The Portuguese National Library, and French National Library. |
| Fabula | News about academic research in literature. |
| Gallica | The French National Library on line Gallica offers an access to 90,000 digital books and newspapers, to more than 80,000 pictures and dozens of sound archives. This collection gathers famous editions, dictionaries and periodicals. It mainly concerns history, literature, sciences, philosophy, economy, political sciences and law. |
| IATE | IATE (= Inter-Active Terminology for Europe) is the EU inter-institutional terminology database system. IATE has been used in the EU institutions and agencies since summer 2004 for the collection, dissemination and shared management of EU-specific terminology. IATE incorporates all of the existing terminology databases of the EU’s translation services into a single new, highly interactive and accessible interinstitutional database. |
| INSEE | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) Many on line publications: INSEE PREMIERE, ECONOMIE ET STATISTIQUE. |
| Jurisguide | Intended to students in Law. Offers an overview of available resources in Law, and guidelines for finding information and documents. |
| Legifrance | Distribution service of the French law : the constitution, legislative codes, laws and rules, official bulletin of the French Republic, European treaties, official bulletin of the European Union. |
| Les dossiers pédagogiques de la Bibliothèque nationale de France | Beyond the traditional mission of a national Library, The French National Library offers teaching aid files. Several cultural themes have been classified (literature, arts and architecture, iconographic history) to introduce you a very complete selection of famous French novelists, painters, scientists and so on. |
| MDPI : (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) | A scholarly open access publishers based in Basel, Switzerland that was initially dedicated to the sciences middleics and has enlarge their resources to become multidisciplinary. |
| MOOC francophone | Portal of free multidisciplinary courses in French |
| OECD | The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development offers many statistics and publications sorted out by middleic and country. |
| Persée | Academic journals in human sciences and social sciences. Annales Annales de géographie Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions Bibliothèque de l’École des chartes Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique Cahiers d’Études africaines Dialogues d’histoire ancienne Langages Langue française Année psychologique L’Homme Matériaux pour l’histoire de notre temps Mélanges de l’école française de Rome Paléorient Politique étrangère Politix. Revue des sciences sociales du politique Population Revue d’économie industrielle Revue de l’Art Revue de l’OFCE Revue économique Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales Revue française de science politique Revue internationale de droit comparé Romantisme Vingtième Siècle. Revue d’histoire |
| Photographic agency of the Réunion des musées nationaux | French museums agency More than 200,000 pictures of works of art preserved in the French museums: The Louvre, The Orsay museum, The Centre Georges Pompidou or the Picasso Museum, and many more. |
| PubMed central | A free access to scholarly articles in sciences and medicine |
| Retronews | Site média permettant à tous d’accéder, en ligne, à 3 siècles de presse. Accès à trois siècles d’archive de presse de 1631 à 1945. Riche de 15 millions d’articles et de 50 titres, dont La Croix, L’Humanité, Le Canard enchaîné |
| Open edition journals | A selection of journals in social sciences and human sciences. Access to the table of contents, and sometimes to the previous issues. |
| Scilit | A free database for scientist. |
| The World Bank | Development indicators for the 50 last years. The world at a glance. |
| Toutéconomie | Portail qui donne accès à l’information économique. Portal, which gives access to the economic information |
| UAE Government portal | UAE Government portal |
| UNdata | The United Nations Statistics Division offers the database UNdata which put together statistics from most of the UN agencies (UNESCO, ILO, FAO, and so on) with a search type as google. For instance, you cas search “gdp argentina” or “literacy rates africa” and download results (xml, xls, txt). |
| Unisciel | Provide over 4000 educational resources as courses, exercises, videos, animations, tests in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Earth and Universe |
| UOH (Open University of Humanities) | Offers students and teachers free digital and educational resources of board approved content, scientifically, pedagogically and technically: text, audio, video, multimedia, etc. |
| World Tourism Organization (United Nations) | The e-unwto is a fully cross-searchable interactive database offering a vast number of high-quality UNWTO publications including books, journals, and statistics in their respective languages. In addition to more than 900 books in English, French, Spanish, Russian or Arabic, the e-unwto also provides access to a growing number of documents which can be defined as “Gray Literature”. The latest statistical information and aggregated data on inbound and outbound tourism are very conveniently presented within the “Tourism Factbook”. Access available only from the SUAD campus. |
During the academic terms, the library is open during the following hours:
Sunday-Wednesday: 08:30am – 10:00pm
Thursday: 08:30am – 5:30pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 09:00am – 5:00pm
A newly created Study Centre, adjacent to the library, is open from 08:00am to midnight, Sundays to Saturdays.
Tel: +971 (0) 2 656 9678
Email: librarysupport@sorbonne.ae
Established in October 2006, the University library offers resources in the areas of Philosophy, Religion, Politics, Economics, Law, Language and Literature, Management, Art, Archaeology, Geography, History, Psychology, Mathematics and Physics. The Library also houses The Crouzet Collection, a private collection of books on economic history and the history of France and Great Britain that belonged to the late Professor François Crouzet. The University also received a donation of 350 volumes of Collected Courses by The Hague Academy of International Law.
The library occupies two floors with more than 400 seats for study, self-check units, Apple computers, Wi-Fi, seminar rooms and individual study rooms. A photocopying and printing section is also available to all students.