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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
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost)  
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, education.

Ebook Central (Academic Complete)  Restricted Resource Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including education.

JSTOR Collections  Restricted Resource Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including law, history, politics, cultural studies, education and more. Subscribed Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV collections. List of subscribed journals.

Education Source (EBSCO Publishing) Restricted Resource Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including where you will find scientific information about education policy.

eBooks on ScienceDirect  Restricted Resource Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including cultural studies, psychology, education.

De Gruyter eBooks Restricted Resource Some full text available 
Multi-disciplinary database including – education. List of eBooks.

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) Some full text available openURL 
Catalogue containing open access books from academic publishers, among which Vytautas Magnus University Press as well.

ScienceDirect eBooks Restricted Resource Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary datebase including psychology, sociology, education.

SAGE Journals Online Restricted Resource  Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including medical law, criminology. List of subscribed journals.

Science Direct Restricted Resource Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including culture studies, philology, education and more. List of subscribed journals.

Taylor & Francis Restricted Resource Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including linguistics, and cultural studies, economics, education, social work and other. List of subscribed journals. Access to articles since 1997. Some resources have open access.

 
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Information resources
Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia  Some full text available openURL
An academic journal examining theoretical and methodological issues of education.

Applied Technologies and Innovations Some full text available openURL
A journal that covers continuum of subjects related to applied sciences, including education.

Cambridge Core (Humanities and Social Sciences Collections)  
Social sciences including psychology, sociology, social politics, education. List of subscribed Humanities and Social Sciences Collection.

Journal of Baltic Science Education Some full text available openURL

MasterFILE Premier (per EBSCOhost)Restricted Resource Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including education.

Oxford Journals Collection Restricted Resource Some full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including education. List of 280 subscribed journals.

Pedagogika Some full text available openURL
An international periodical peer-reviewed journal of research papers. Outstanding scientists of Education science from Lithuania and abroad publish their works in the journal.

Problems of Education in the 21st Century Some full text available openURL
Periodical scientific journal publishing original research across the whole of education. 

Socialinis ugdymas Some full text available openURL
The aim of the publication is to publish interdisciplinary research in the fields of social pedagogy,  sociology, communication,  educology in the fields of social sciences, conducted not only in Lithuania but also abroad.

Verbum Some full text available openURL
The publications by Lithuanian scholars and colleagues from other countries focus on the studies of Germanic, Roman and Slavic languages as well as on issues of education.

Vocational Training: Research and Reality Some full text available openURL
The peer reviewed scientific publication of Vytautas Magnus University with high reputation in national and international levels.

Žmogus ir žodis Some full text available openURL
Research papers’ journal which promotes linguistics, didactic studies and encourages researchers to use new or updated theories and methodological approaches in humanities field. 

 
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Search engines
BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)  Some full text available openURL Resource contains images Resource contains video Resource contains audio
One of the largest search engines performing search in open access scholarly resources.

Europeana  Some full text available openURL Resource contains images Resource contains video Resource contains audio
Digital library providing free access to books, newspapers, images, films, maps and other documents from Europe’s leading galleries, libraries, archives and museums.

FreeFullPDF Some full text available openURL
Multi-disciplinary database including social sciences , education.

Lituanistika   Some full text available openURL
International research database providing bibliographic records, abstracts and full-text documents about the past and present of the Lithuanian state, society, culture, nation and language.

Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa)  Some full text available openURL
Scientific publications, dissertations and final theses of Lithuanian scientific institutions. Some of the works have an embargo period.

The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository  Some full text available openURL
The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products.

Thesaurus.com  openURL
General vocabulary indicating semantic word connections.

eLABa ETD  Some full text available openURL
Access to some of the works is limited or only available via institution computer network. 

 
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Other resources
Britannica Online  Some full text available openURL Resource contains images Resource contains video
Encyclopedia.

ERIC (EBSCO) Some full text available openURL
Education. Bibliographic.

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education Some full text available openURL Resource contains images
A dynamic digital encyclopedia continuously updated by the world’s leading scholars and researchers.

DART-Europe E-theses Portal  Some full text available openURL
A portal for European ElectronicTheses and Dissertations. DART-Europe is a partnership of research libraries and library consortia who are working together to improve global access to European research theses. Access about 800 000 open access research theses from 619 Universities in 28 European countries.

OpenDissertations (EBSCO Publishing)   Some full text available openURL
An open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. Providing researchers with citations to graduate research across a span of time, from the early 20th century to the present, this database will continue to grow through regular updates and new partnerships with graduate degree-granting institutions.

NDLTD (Networked Digital Library of Theses and Disertations)  Some full text available openURL
The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

The Global Partnership for Education Some full text available openURL Resource contains images
A multi-stakeholder partnership and funding platform that aims to strengthen education systems in developing countries in order to dramatically increase the number of children who are in school and learning.

Humanities and Social Sciences Online H-net Some full text available openURL
An independent, non-profit scholarly association that offers an open academic space for scholars.

UNICEF Publications on Education Some full text available openURL Resource contains images
 A United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.

National Association for Gifted Children 
NAGC's mission is to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research.