Databases

The BoomPortal from Boom Publishers offers e-books (Dutch) in the fields of Public Administration, Communication, Coaching, Criminology, Healthcare, Education, Research, Law, Psychology and Technology.

The e-books are available for one simultaneous user and it is not possible to print pages.

Full text journals on a variety of subjects including:

• Business and Economics
• Health Sciences
• Law and Political Science

Theses, studies, qualifying reports, papers and articles from students, lecturers and associate professors of the Universities of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.

Study selection guide for Bachelor courses (full time, part time and dual). Contains descriptions of the courses by subject and comparisons between Universities of Applied Sciences that offer the same or related studies.

Access is possible with your NHL Stenden email or through a VPN connection.

Study selection guide for Bachelor courses (full time, part time and dual). Contains descriptions of the courses by subject and comparisons between Universities of Applied Sciences that offer the same or related studies.

Study selection guide for Master's degree programmes.

Study selection guide for Master's degree programmes available online from 5 March 2026

News database with business information including local, regional, national and international newspapers with archives.

The Dutch research portal NARCIS has been replaced by the research portal OpenAIRE. This portal presents Dutch research results and research projects as a sub-section in the OpenAIRE Graph. This research graph is actively fed by Dutch institutional repositories, data and software repositories and Research Information Systems (CRIS) that comply with the OpenAIRE metadata Guidelines.

Researchers at NHL Stenden answer the most diverse questions on themes such as work, education, health and sustainability. Together with students and experts, they investigate social challenges and show how practice-oriented research can lead to smart solutions.

Online access to more than 500 academic, peer-reviewed journals and articles on subjects including education, arts & humanities, psychology, engineering, health sciences, social science and research methods.

Online access to the Elsevier Science journal collection, which contains over 2400 journal titles on subjects including education, economics, health sciences, management, communications, computer science and engineering.

Statista is an online portal in the field of statistics. It provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions as well as from business associations and government institutions in English and German. Statista offers statistics and survey results in the form of bar charts and tables.

A data service that allows you to search and download a variety of statistical resources (including the SDG indicators) compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies.