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.

BouwZo is the knowledge platform for reliable and validated building knowledge from both ISSO and other knowledge providers. Here you will find publications, handbooks, reports, design guidelines, tools and checklists on various building topics, as well as of InstallQ and other regulations.

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).

News source for the construction industry. Cobouw writes about market developments, sustainability, innovation, construction quality, tendering and infrastructure.

The CROW knowledge bank consists of various online knowledge modules in the fields of traffic and transport, public space, infrastructure and mobility.

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.

NEN Connect is NEN's online standards management tool. Available in NEN Connect:

• All Dutch standards (NEN, NPR, NTAM, HKZ)
• All European and international standards adopted in the Netherlands (NEN-EN, NEN-EN-ISO, NEN-ISO, NEN-EN-IEC and NEN-IEC)
• All the international standards (ISO and IEC)
• NEN’s practical guides
• Publication series on Hazardous Substances (PGS)

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.