MBEYA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST)

DIRECTORATE OF LIBRARY SERVICES (DLS)

GIANT DATABASES 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 thus strongly encouraged to make
full use of them.

1. 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.

Moreover, the EBSCOhost interface provides access to a range of databases, e-journals and e- books. The databases are particularly
useful for identifying journal articles and other publications on a particular topic within the subject areas covered by each database. You
can also search across more than one database at a time.

EBSCOhost is also considered as 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 EBSOhost Packages

eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost)

This growing subscription package contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic
subject matter, and is a strong complement for any academic collection. The breadth of information available through this package
ensures that users will have access to information relevant to their research needs.
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eBook Open Access (OA) Collection (EBSCOhost)

A multidisciplinary collection of eBooks, created in cooperation with university presses and scholarly publishers in the Open Access
model. The collection offers access to thousands of titles on various topics, without DRM (digital rights management) restrictions.

Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete is the worlds 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.

Open Dissertations

Open Dissertations is an open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and
theses. Created with the generous support of the H.W. Wilson Foundation and the Congregational Library & Archives in Boston, it
incorporates EBSCO’s previously released American Doctoral Dissertations, and features additional dissertation metadata contributed by
select colleges and universities from around the world.

Access to EBSCOhost

MUST Library patrons may use this credential to access the EBSCOhost database from within the university's IP range.

Link: https://search.ebscohost.com/

If, for whatever reason, you are unable to use the university's IP address, you may use username and password provided below;

Username: must

Password: Access@2022

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 2. 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 work with thousands of universities and business schools across the world to share knowledge and provoke the kind of debate
that leads to positive change

With Emerald, MUST Library users are able to 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 or
people in practice work together to make a positive change in the real world.

Emerald was named as Independent Publisher of the Year 2020 (IPY 2020).

Emerald is passionate about making a difference and bringing people together to create real impact in the real world. Off course that is
how real change starts – one idea, one connection, one informed decision at a time.

The Current status of Emerald

500,000 researchers in over 130 countries, 30m downloads per year and 109m 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.

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Important steps to create a username and password for accessing the Emerald database

i. Type the Emerald URL link in your search bar: http://www.emerald.com/insight/

ii. On the homepage, at emerald.com/insight, select "Register for a Profile."
iii. Enter the compulsory information, which is your name, personal email address, and Organization Access Number (OAN)
(114999633673626).
iv. Tick to agree to the T’s & C’s and Privacy Policy, then click "Register."
v. You will then receive an email asking you to activate your account.
vi. Click the "login" link. You will then be directed to a welcome page, where you will need to create and confirm your
password.
vii. After assigning a password, click "Continue."
viii. You will then be taken to the Emerald Insight homepage and be authenticated for access to the Emerald subscriptions.
ix. You can begin your search using the search bar. Results can be streamed to "Only content I have access to" on the results
page itself.

It is worth noting that the above steps take nearly three (3) minutes to complete.

3. Research4Life (R4L)

Research4Life provides institutions in lower income countries with online access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content.
R4L is aimed at improving teaching, research and policy-making in health, agriculture, the environment and other life, physical and
social sciences.

Research4Life is the collective name for five programmes;

1. Research in Health (Hinari),

2. Research in Agriculture (AGORA),
3. Research in the Environment (OARE),
4. Research for Development and Innovation (ARDI)
5. Research for Global Justice (GOALI)

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The five programmes have provided researchers at more than 9,000 institutions in more than 120 low- and middle-income countries with
free or low-cost online access to up 100,400 leading journals and books in the fields of health, agriculture, environment, applied sciences
and legal information.

Access Research 4 Life by clicking on the links provided below.

Hinari:https://portal.research4life.org/
AGORA:https://agora.research4life.org/
OARE:https://portal.research4life.org/
ARDI:https://ardi.research4life.org/
GOALI: https://portal.research4life.org/

Username: ardi-tz007

Password: hz44c6to

In a nutshell, MUST subscribes to the following databases:

S/N DATABASE NAME SUBSCRIPTION /ACCESS Access URL/link

STATUS
1 Emerald Activated (IP & OAN) www.emeraldinsight.com
2 Ebscohost Activated (IP & user ID & seach.ebscohost.com
Password)
3 Research4Life (R4 User ID & Already shared
Password)
4 Jstor Archive journals Activated (license agreement jstor.org
form)
5 De Gruyter Journal Activated (license agreement https://www.degruyter.com
Collection form)

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6 Sage Premier Activated (license agreement https://journals.sagepub.com/
form)
7 Association for Computing Activated (license agreement https://dl.acm.org/
Machinery (ACM) form)
8 Oxford University Activated (license agreement https://academic.oup.com/journals
(journals and e books) form)
9 IOP science Activated (license agreement https://iopscience.iop.org/
form)
10 Edward Elgar Activated (license agreement https://www.elgaronline.com/browse?access=user&level=parent
form)
11 Mathematical Sciences Activated (license agreement https://msp.org/p
Publishers Journals (MSP) form)
12 Open Edition Journals Activated (license agreement https://www.openedition.org
form)
13 Royal Society Journals Activated (license agreement https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/collection
Collection form)
14 IWA Publishing journals Activated (license agreement https://www.iwapublishing.com/journals
form)
15 European Respiratory Activated (license agreement https://erj.ersjournals.com/
journal form)
16 Bookshare (users with Activated (license agreement https://www.bookshare.org/cms/
special needs) form)

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Please keep an eye open, as you will be able to access all the above databases later.

Remember, connecting to these databases is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

MUST Library encourages its readers to grab access to scholarly information by visiting the above-noted databases.
Patrons are also invited to get in touch with library staff if they run into any difficulties when using the described databases or any other
Library services. Database users are also reminded that the passwords provided or generated are only for the MUST Community (Staff
and Students) and not for anyone else.

Shared by HoD of Information and Record Studies ([email protected] )

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