Maastricht University Databases collections

Patent databases A lot of patent data is freely available on the internet. A selection of commonly used patent databases is listed in this section. Open database \| More info
Philpapers – Online research in Philosophy PhilPapers is a comprehensive directory of online philosophical articles and books by academic philosophers. Open database \| More info
Project Muse Full-text periodicals; humanities and social sciences Open database \| More info
Roper iPoll (via Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) Roper iPoll is the world’s largest public opinion archive. It contains data from 1935 and until today. The database gives access to hundreds of thousands of questions and tens of thousands of individual-level datasets. Open database \| More info
SAGE Research Methods Foundations SAGE Research Methods Foundations provides introductory overviews to all the major methods topics to help get you on your way. Open database \| More info
Scopus Scopus offers bibliographical access to a curated collection of scholarly resources in all academic disciplines. It contains over 94 million records, including journal articles, preprints, conferences proceedings and books. Open database \| More info
SocINDEX (EBSCO) SocINDEX is a sociology research database. Open database \| More info
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is a freely-accessible online encyclopedia covering all areas of philosophy. Open database \| More info
StatLine (CBS) Statline is the Dutch Central Statistics Office database. Open database \| More info
UM Theses UM Theses gives an overview of (a selection of) bachelor and master theses, in electronic version, written by Maastricht University students. Open database \| More info