Research databases
Journals, reviews and reference works. Free and Research4Life databases open directly; for subscribed ones, ask the librarian for the current Klintaps login.
Off-campus access
1 million+ e-books and journal articles through subscribed libraries and databases, including ProQuest Ebook Central. Use them from home, the hostel or on mobile data, on any network.
- Open the remote libraryThe button opens the sign-in page of our remote-access service, MyLOFT. The page shows our partner university's name; that's expected.
- Enter your registered emailType the email the library registered for you, then Continue. First time? Email library@klintapscohas.edu.gh with your name, index number and programme to be added.
- Choose a database and readPick a database or e-book collection from the list. Everything opens as if you were on campus. On a phone, the MyLOFT app keeps you signed in.
Trouble signing in? Email library@klintapscohas.edu.gh or visit the College Library, Mon–Fri 9 am – 5 pm.
Research4Life and free health databases
Free for Klintaps through the Research4Life programme or open to everyone.
- HINARI (Research4Life)Biomedical and health journals and books from major publishers
- AGORA (Research4Life)Food, agriculture and nutrition research
- OARE (Research4Life)Environmental and public health science
- PubMedIndex of biomedical literature with links to free full text
- PubMed CentralFree full-text biomedical and life-science articles
- WHO IRISWorld Health Organization guidelines, manuals and reports
- Cochrane LibrarySystematic reviews for evidence-based practice
- HighWireHealth and life-science journals
Open access collections
Free full text, no login needed.
- African Journals Online (AJOL)Peer-reviewed journals published in Africa
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)Quality-checked open access journals, all subjects
- Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)Free academic books, all subjects
- OAPEN LibraryOpen access academic books
- COREFull-text research papers from repositories worldwide
- OpenStaxFree peer-reviewed textbooks, including anatomy and microbiology
- HathiTrust Digital LibraryMillions of digitised books from research libraries
- Open LibraryBorrow and read digitised books
- Klintaps Research RepositoryTheses and staff research from Klintaps
Publisher and subscription databases
Some need the current Klintaps login; ask the librarian.
- EBSCOhostMultidisciplinary journals and health databases
- ProQuest Ebook CentralAcademic e-books
- JSTORJournals and books across the humanities, sciences and social sciences
- Cambridge CoreCambridge University Press journals and books
- Oxford AcademicOxford University Press journals and books
- Taylor & Francis OnlineJournals across health and social science
- Wiley Online LibraryScientific, medical and nursing journals
- SAGE JournalsHealth, nursing and social science journals
- SAGE Research MethodsGuides to research design and methods
- Emerald InsightManagement, health services and education research
- The New England Journal of MedicineLeading general medical journal
- British Institute of RadiologyRadiology and imaging journals
- ERS PublicationsRespiratory medicine journals
- Royal Society of ChemistryChemistry journals and books
- IOP PublishingPhysics, including medical physics
- Credo ReferenceEncyclopaedias and dictionaries
- HSTalksRecorded lectures by leading biomedical experts
- World Bank eLibraryDevelopment and health economics publications
- IMF eLibraryEconomic data and publications
- SciteSee how papers have been cited and supported
- Project MUSEHumanities and social science journals and books
- Royal College of PhysiciansClinical guidelines and publications
- UnicheckPlagiarism checking for theses and assignments (login from the librarian)