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Vytautas Magnus University Virtual Library is an integral search system that allows searching in the University Library Catalogue, VMU Science Management System (VMU CRIS), Subscribed Databases and global academic open access resources.
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Databases
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) 
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media.

Cambridge Core (Humanities and Social Sciences Collection)
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media. list

De Gruyter eBooks 
Multi-disciplinary book collection including communication.

eBook Academic Collection (EBSCO) 
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media.

Ebook Central (Academic Complete) 
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media.

EBSCO Open Dissertations   
Open access e-dissertations.

JSTOR 
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media.

Knowledge Unlatched   
Open access fulltext book database including journalism, communication, mass media.

Lituanistika   
International scientific database covering research in the humanities and social sciences, the object of which is the development and present of the Lithuanian state, society, culture, Lithuanian nation, language.

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)   
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media.

Newspaper Source (EBSCO) 
National newspaper articles, TV and radio news.

OAPEN Library   
Academic books including mass media.

Oxford Journals Collection
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, mass media, communication. list

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)   
Final theses and dissertations collection including journalism, communication, mass media.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)   
E-theses and dissertations.

SAGE Journals Online 
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media. list

ScienceDirect 
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media.

SpringerLink 
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media. list  archive

Taylor & Francis 
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media. Subscribed articles since 1997. list

Wiley Online Library 
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media. Access to 1700 journals. list


 
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Reference resources
Britannica Online 
General virtual encyclopedia.

Encyclopedia.com   
​General virtual encyclopedia.

EU Vocabularies   
Online controlled terminology on European Union law.

Meriam-webster.com 
General virtual dictionary of English language.

Thesaurus.com 
General vocabulary indicating semantic word connections.

WordReference.com 
Multilingual dictionary.


 
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Search engines
BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)   
Open access e-science search engine.

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)   
Catalogue of open access books including politics, international relations, journalism, communication.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)   
Catalogue of open access scientific journals including politics, international relations, journalism, communication.

Directory of Open Access Repositories – OpenDOAR)   
Register of open access institutional repositories.

FreeFullPDF   
Scientific resource search system.

Google Books 
E- book search engine. Partial keyword previews are available.

Google Scholar    
Search engine that searches for scientific production published by scientific publishers, professional associations, universities and other research institutions.

iBiblioteka 
Lithuanian integral library information system.

Lithuanian Academic Electronical Library (eLABa)   
Integrated search system allowing search in Lithuanian academic libraries and other databases.

ResearchGate   
Scientific information search engine and community for scientists.
 
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Other resources
Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL)    
Scientific database including politics, international relations, journalism, communication, mass media. Registration is required.

Council of Europe Online Resources   
Council of Europe open resources on various topics.

Data.europa.eu    
Official website of the European Union data

Electronic Journals Library   
e-journals including journalism.

The Euromedia Research Group(EMRG) 
 Information on European media policy

Europeana       
Digital library providing access to books, newspapers, film excerpts, maps, photographs and other documents from national libraries, archives and museums in European countries.

European Social Survey (ESS)
Biennial international survey of the attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of people in different countries.

Eurostat     
Statistical Office of the European Union.

Government of the Republic of Lithuania   
Information on the activities of the Lithuanian government, ministries and agencies.

Information & Media   
Deimantinės atvirosios prieigos žurnalas. Jame rasite mokslinius straipsnius informacijos ir komunikacijos mokslų tema.

Internet Archive         
Global digital library, topics include politics, international relations, diplomacy, journalism, communication, media. Registered users can download books for reading at home for 14 days.

Internet Policy Review  
Open access and peer-reviewed journal on internet regulation.

Kanopy 
Video streaming platform. Among topics - media and communications.

LiDA   
Lithuanian Humanities and Social Sciences Data Archive.

Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas / Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania   
History of the Seimas, information on the activities of the current Seimas, public relations, international relations, the information system of legal acts and the register of legal acts.

OECD   
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media.

Official Statistics Portal     
Lithuanian official statistical data system.

Online News Association   
Non-profit membership organization for journalists working in the digital space.

Oxford University Research Archive (ORA)   
Oxford scientific institutional repository.

Parse.hub       
A free and powerful web scraping tool for extracting data. Very useful while writing study final works.

POLITICO   
Global nonpartisan organization website. Here you can find information on polics, economics, media, journalism.

Publications Office of the European Union   
European Union database with digital access to the register of all official EU documents of the EU institutions, EU open data portal.

Scite      
An artificial intelligence-powered platform that helps researchers better discover and evaluate scientific articles using smart citations – citations that provide context for the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contradicting evidence.

Thinkchecksubmit 
An international, cross-sectoral initiative that aims to educate scientists, promote integrity, and build trust in reliable research and publications.

UNESCO   
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

United Nations   
International organization working in the field of peace, security and human rights.

Vision of Humanity   
A data-led perspective on peace, security and development, founded by the Institute for Economics and Peace.

World Economic Forum   
Independent international organization, engaging the world leaders from politics, business and other fields of society.