The Digital Library provides access to a wide range of electronic resources. The available resources come in various formats and originate from different subscriptions and agreements. Access to the Digital Library is only possible through a connection to the eduroam network on IST premises or after activating the IST VPN.
Integrated search
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It is possible to search all the resources made available by the Digital Library, in an integrated manner, through the EBSCO Discovery Service aggregator platform. |
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BIST resources
Scientific journals
E-books
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E-book collections from the publisher Springer Nature, which can be downloaded in PDF or EPUB format without limitations.
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Databases
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Bibliographic reference database specialized in the field of mathematical sciences. It includes millions of bibliographic records and its coverage dates back to 1800. |
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A platform that combines a range of information resources such as newspapers, scientific journals, e-books, theses, dictionaries, encyclopedias, among others.
Access to this platform is only available at the research stations of the American Corner, located in the South Tower Library – Chemistry Building |
IST’s scientific research output
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The Scientific Repository collects the scientific output of Instituto Superior Técnico, as well as information about its various research units and their researchers.
All master’s dissertations and doctoral theses in digital format are available on this platform. Explore the complete lists of master’s dissertations or PhD theses.
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Subscriptions and agreements
University of Lisbon consortium
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A multidisciplinary database partially in full text that contains thousands of scientific journals from different areas of knowledge. |
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A database that includes publications in the fields of management, accounting, finance, marketing, business, and economics. It features scientific journals, economic reports from various countries, financial profiles of international companies, as well as market research reports and SWOT analyses. |
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A database of abstracts and peer-reviewed citations in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Now featuring the Scopus AI tool. Explore topics, articles, and indexed journals by interacting with this powerful chatbot. |
B-on consortium
The Biblioteca do Conhecimento Online – b-on (Online Knowledge Library) provides unlimited access to thousands of scientific journals and e-books from some of the most important content providers. Among them are:
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It aggregates content from databases such as EBook Central, ERIC, Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA), ProQuest Central, among others. |
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A platform that provides integrated access to reference databases such as Web of Science Core Collection, Current Contents Connect, Derwent Innovations Index, KCI-Korean Journal Database, MEDLINE, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index, and SciELO Citation Index, as well as other resources like Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators. |
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Use the b-on platform to search all available resources in an integrated way. |
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Other online and Open Access resources
The Técnico Library has prepared a list of other online resources that may be of interest to the IST academic community.
Discover them here
