Databases

ARBO Vakbase is an online database with a lot of professional information for every health & safety professional. You will find articles, laws and regulations, case law, models, checklists, pitfalls and risks, and a large number of tips and tricks from various publications by Vakmedianet. Also contains the Dutch magazine Vakblad Arbo.
 

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.

The CINAHL database contains references to articles from almost all English-language journals in nursing related fields such as physiotherapy and speech therapy.
More information in Training CINAHL (in Dutch).

Database of journals in communication, mass media and other closely related fields of study.

Open access books in the subject areas of physical sciences, engineering and technology, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Online Dutch information portal providing legal, tax and financial professionals with access to relevant and practical information.

Overview of Dutch-language measurement instruments with over 400 questionnaires (PROMs) and observation and performance tests for use in health care.

National Open Access platform for practice-oriented research in the Netherlands. It is a collaborative initiative by Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences (HBO), the Association of Universities of Applied Sciences, the Taskforce for Applied Research (SIA), and SURF. The platform is designed to make applied research output visible, findable, and shareable for everyone.

Database with quotes from and links to fulltext (bio)medical and life science journals.
Having difficulties searching in PubMed? The Utrecht University Library tool can help you, but make sure to use our link to PubMed. Wageningen University (WUR) has also produced a u usefull PubMed from tutorial.
A free Pubmed app, PubMed On Tab is also available for iPhone/iPad or Android.

A Dutch tutorial for PubMed is available.

Rechtsorde is a legal information portal in which users can search for information in both paid sources (e.g. InView, NJB and Ars Aequi) and public sources (e.g. Recht.nl, Overheid.nl, Rechtspraak.nl etc). More information, including short instruction videos, in the manual (Dutch).

Note: Access Rechtsorde by clicking on 'Log in' in the top right corner, choose 'Log in for HBO or University', fill in your name and NHL Stenden email or choose 'Log in anonymously'.

Repository of content from more than 250 publishers supported with innovative technologies and tools.

Please note: Access by selecting NHL Stenden under “School or Institution name,” then enter your NHL Stenden email address and click “sign in.”

Full text articles from the publishers Springer and Bohn Stafleu & van Loghum. Besides Springers free content, including open access research articles, there are Dutch articles about health care available too.

SWOCC for education: scientific knowledge about brands, marketing and communication. Access to models from the SWOCC Model Bank and all SWOCC publications.

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.