Databases
Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/)
Areas represented: all scientific fields
Database type: specialized search engine / database
Manufacturer: Google
Description: Google Scholar is a specialized search engine for scientific and professional literature, including articles, books, abstracts, technical reports, etc. It is a very good starting point when searching the literature, but it is necessary to search the relevant databases separately. In addition to searching the literature, Google Scholar also offers the ability to track citations of works, whereby you need to create a personal profile and join your works (scholar.google.com/citations).
EThOS – Electronic Theses Online Service (https://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do;jsessionid=9FD7B0366A9B4BC1AEDB3EE0AB913567)
Areas represented: all scientific fields
Right of access: open access (note: free registration required)
Type of database: collection of doctoral dissertations
Manufacturer: The British Library, United Kingdom
Description: Multidisciplinary base doctoral dissertation of British universities in full text. A large number of dissertations are available in full text and some are available for a fee. Prior free registration is required.
Scopus (https://www.scopus.com/home.uri)
Areas represented: all scientific fields
Right of access: all members of the Croatian academic community
Type of database: bibliographic and citation database
Manufacturer: Elsevier
Description: Scopus is a multidisciplinary citation database covering natural, technical, medical, social sciences and, to a lesser extent, the humanities.
Springer Journals (https://link.springer.com/)
Areas represented: all scientific fields
Right of access: all members of the Croatian academic community
Type of database: database of complete texts
Manufacturer: Springer Publishing
Description: Springer Journals contains about 2100 journals from all fields of science.