E-Resources

THE DIGITAL REPOSITORY OF EKA:

• BA THESES (from 2024);
• MA THESES (alates 2013/2014);
• PHD THESES

ESTER:

• MA THESES (from 1992)

On-demand access

To obtain reading rights, send an email to library@artun.ee. We will send you a unique link to register as a user.

• Perlego E-books database brings together publications from academic publishers (Taylor & Francis, Wiley, Elsevier, De Gruyter, Springer, SAGE) and from European and US university presses. The database currently contains over one million books.

Access by @artun.ee email

• EBSCO HOST is a multidisciplinary set of databases containing abstracts or full-text articles of scientific and professional journals, yearbooks, statistical publications, and other publications. EBSCO platform also provides access to the Art & Architecture Source database (a wide range of articles and a large image library in the field of art and architecture)
• EBSCO eBook Academic Collection offers a wide range of multidisciplinary academic literature, over 183 600 e-books.

IP based access (only on the EKA network/wifi)

• OXFORD ART ONLINE Contains articles on art and architecture and an image bank of artworks, plans, artists’ signatures. Includes GROVE Dictionary of Art e-documentary.
• Detail contains the full database of articles in German architectural journals from 1987 to the present. Downloadable as pdf.
• SCOPUS is the largest reference database of peer-reviewed scientific literature (articles, conference proceedings, patents, book series). The database allows comparisons and evaluations of the effectiveness of the research activities of organisations and authors, the value of publications and journals.
• WEB OF SCIENCE Includes citation databases. Including Arts & Humanities Citation Index. The in-database tools (Journal citation reports and InCites) allow the assessment of the impact factor of journals and the evaluation of research outputs, comparisons at institutional level.

Free access from anywhere

Academic articles and e-books

• JSTOR. Archive database of scientific journals. Also contains articles on architecture and art. By creating a free account, you can read up to 100 articles per month for free.
• GOOGLE BOOKS 
• GOOGLE SCHOLAR
• GUTENBERGI PROJEKT
• INTERNET ARCHIVE OPEN LIBRARY
• UBUWEB

Images

• EUROPEANA collaborates with thousands of European archives, libraries and museums to share cultural heritage for educational, recreational and scientific purposes. Includes special collections on art, fashion, music, photography and World War I.
• WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY (And British Library , Harvard, Bodleian digital collections)
• RIJKSMUSEUM

• DIGAR The National Library of Estonia’s digital archive provides access to newspapers, magazines, e-books, maps, notes, photographs, postcards, posters, illustrations, audio books and music files. In order to use the full potential of Digar, you should register as a user of the National Library.
• The Estonian Research Information System (Eesti Teadusinfosüsteem, ETIS) brings together information on Estonian research and development institutions, researchers, research projects and the results of various research activities. It allows you to search for information on publications by Estonian researchers.
• The ISE Estonian Articles database is compiled mainly from newspapers, journals, article collections and serial publications published in Estonia. The database also contains references to full texts. As of 1.01.2017, the database will be updated selectively.
• MUIS cointains the digitised collections of institutions that have joined the Estonian Museums Information System.
• TARTU UNIVERSITY’s digital archive DSpace provides free access to a variety of e-studies, e-learning materials, theses and dissertations.
• The ETERA e-Library of TALLINN UNIVERSITY offers study materials from study packages, books, magazines, newspapers, postcards, photos, maps, posters, bachelor, master and doctoral theses.
• VAU is the virtual research room of the National Archive.
• ARKAADER is a web platform of the National Archive and the Estonian Film Institute that brings together in one place the Estonian film heritage – fiction, documentary and animation.
• ESTONIAN FILM DATABASE brings together the work of Estonian filmmakers since 1912.
• ESTONIAN SHORTS is a portal for Estonian short films (animation, fiction and documentaries).