Databases R
Reaxys
| Access information: | Personal registration required. May require VPN from off-campus. |
| Description: | Chemical reaction, structure and property data for organic and inorganic compounds. Also bibliographic data. Search by chemical structures and reactions as well as text. Contains the information from Gmelin and Beilstein. |
| Coverage: | 1771 to date. |
Religion Index
See entry for ATLA Religion Database.
Religion Past and Present
| Access information: | Access on and off campus via Brill Reference Online. |
| Description: | Religion Past and Present (RPP) Online is the online version of the updated English translation of the 4th edition of Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (RGG) which aims to be the definitive encyclopedia of subjects connected with religion. |
ReportLinker
| Access information: | Access on campus. |
| Description: | ReportLinker is a professional search engine which gives you access to an exclusive database of 1.2 million market reports. Find and download unlimited official industry reports, company profiles and market statistics. |
Research Professional
| Access information: | On campus or register with the site for off campus access and email alerts. |
| Description: | Research Professional allows you to search for and receive news and updates about research funding opportunities. By joining one or more workgroups listed under the 'Directory' bar to your right, you will be able to access ready-made resources relevant to your field of research. |
reSearch Web
| Access information: | Free access on and off-campus. |
| Description: | Established with funding from the Scottish Executive, and being developed as a tool for the informed social work professional. Aims to provide a sound knowledge base for practitioners in social work and social care practice and policy. |
Resource Discovery Network (free)
See entry for Intute.
RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale)
| Access information: | Access on and off-campus. |
| Description: | The Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale publishes an ongoing database of musicological bibliography. The database is commonly referred to as RILM Abstracts of Music Literature or RILM. |
| An international bibliography of scholarly writings on music and related disciplines, RILM contains over 140 languages, is classified by topic, and includes original-language titles; title translations in English; full bibliographic information; abstracts in English; author, subject, and periodical indexes. [ARC2 WebSpirs is no longer available] |
Rock's Backpages
| Access information: | Access on and off-campus |
| Description: | A fully searchable archive of 12,000 plus full text reviews, interviews and features from the world's best rock music writers and critics. |
| Coverage: | From the late 1950s to the present day. |
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
| Access information: | Access on and off-campus. |
| Description: | Fully searchable online edition of the classic 10-volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy with new content added regularly. |
Rubricon
| Access information: | Username and password required. For access information please follow link above. |
| Description: | This is Russia's largest reference site, with a unique collection of best Russian encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference titles and data on a wide range of subjects. The search interface can be switched between Russian and English, but the contents are in Russian only. |
RUDI
| Access information: | Access on campus. To access RUDI you require a username and password. |
| Description: | RUDI is a website providing an electronic library of essential information on urban design. RUDI allows full access to over 5,000 text pages and 9,000 images of reference material. RUDI offers users - latest news, including tenders, awards, events and competitions; examples of good practice and design guides ; feature length articles; the latest policy papers; classic out-of-print texts. |
Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies
| Access information: | Access on and off campus. |
| Description: | Describes material on the social sciences and humanities published in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe - books, manuscripts, dissertations, and articles from more than 10,000 periodicals. Updated bimonthly. |
| Coverage: | 1992 to the present. |
This article was published on Apr 16, 2013
