Overview collections University Library databases
APA PsycInfo
APA PsycInfo is a database with references to literature from behavioral sciences: articles, books, reports and dissertations.
ATLA Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS
ATLA is a database with references to articles, reviews and essays in all (sub)fields of religious studies and theology (including archeology, philosophy, and ethics). ATLA Serials Plus contains full text of more than 530 journals.
Dissertations VU A-Z
e-journals A-Z
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is an internet search engine that makes the full text of scholarly literature from various disciplines searchable. On campus, articles from the University Library collection are linked to VU LibSearch. Install the Lean Library tool to automatically see ‘VU LibSearch’ links in Google Scholar search results off-campus as well. Or use this guide (PDF).
Image database VU
Collections A-Z
Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni provides full text of articles from newspapers and magazines worldwide. Nexis Uni also offers company information of national and international enterprises.
OpenAIRE
OpenAIRE is an open and freely accessible research infrastructure offering extensive metadata on scientific publications, datasets, projects, and other research outputs.
OpenAlex
OpenAlex is an open-source and freely accessible source of scientific publication data. In addition to citation and open-access status, it provides indicators related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
PubMed
PubMed is the primary global database with references to (bio)medical literature.
Scopus
Elseviers’ database Scopus contains literature and citation references from all academic disciplines. The focus is on English literature from (bio)medical sciences and Science. Scopus also refers to books about the humanities and social sciences.
VU Publications in VU Research Portal
Web of Science
Clarivate’s database Web of Science contains literature and citation references from all academic disciplines. The focus is on English literature from (bio)medical sciences and Science. Check the Web of Science Platform for Web of Science content. As of January 1, 2026, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam will no longer have access to Web of Science by Clarivate.