Databases

In Adformatie Academy (replacing the Marketing and Communication Intelligence Database), you will find articles, research, tips and solutions, roadmaps, practical cases, checklists and sample briefings on topics in the marketing and communication field.

Note: Access Adformatie Academy by clicking on 'Log in with your Adformatie account', choose 'Log in via educational institute', search for and select NHL Stenden, then log in with your NHL Stenden email and password.

Please note: this licence is valid until 02/10/2025

Online collection of audiovisual material for education from the archives of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid)

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.

Business research database with full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Contains full text information such as market research reports, country reports, industry reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and top management and marketing journals including:

• Harvard Business Review
• Academy of Management Journal
• Journal of Marketing

Annual reports of companies in the Netherlands and abroad. Company.info contains quality, current and comprehensive business information and company news from any organization in the Netherlands.

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.

Vakbase is an online platform that contains Dutch trade information from the publisher VMN Media in the fields of Working Conditions, Insurance, Construction, Facilities, Financial Management, Food & Hospitality, HRM, Installation, Logistics & Mobility, Management Support and Employee Participation.