- Kaunas University of Applied Sciences information resources include student final thesis and teacher-produced educational publications, scientific journals, conference’s, and other publications.
- Subscribed resources in databases are resources (scientific articles in journals, books, etc.), which are subscribed to databases for a certain period by the institution, and community members use them for free.
- Open Access resources it’s free online access to published scientific and other information.
KK information resources
Kaunas University of Applied Sciences students’ final theses, educational and other publications are published in the institutional repository: http://dspace.kaunokolegija.lt. Kaunas University of Applied Sciences scientific journals and publications of international conferences are published in the OJS system: http://ojs.kaunokolegija.lt/. Publications published on behalf of Kaunas University of Applied Sciences are registered in the eLABa publications database and can be found in KK Virtual Library: vb.kaunokolegija.lt/en.
| Institutional Repository | In the institutional repository, <http://dspace.kaunokolegija.lt> can be found Kaunas University of Applied Sciences student final thesis and teacher-produced educational publications, scientific journals, conference’s and other publications. To read students’ final thesis, log in to the cache with your KK e-mail name up to @ and password. Educational and conference publications can be found in the library’s e-catalogue and Virtual Library. |
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| Open Journal System (OJS) (open system of scientific journals) | In Kaunas University of Applied Sciences Open Journal System (OJS) http://ojs.kaunokolegija.lt/ are published Kaunas University of Applied Sciences teachers scientific journals and conference proceedings. Articles are open to everyone. Articles are registered in eLABa PDB, they can be found in the Virtual Library: http://vb.kaunokolegija.lt/en. |
| eLABa PDB | In eLABa publications database (eLABa PDB) are registered Kaunas University of Applied Sciences teachers scientific prepared publications (articles, educational and other publications). Information on registered publications is open to all in Virtual Library by clicking Library and Other Resources and Science Publications (KK eLABa PDB). Teachers can log in, register and receive their lists of publications by logging in to https://www.elaba.lt/ with KK e-mail login. |
| Virtual Library | In KK Virtual Library http://vb.kaunokolegija.lt/en sources of information can be found from various resources: library e-catalog, eLABa PDB KK publications database, LST standards catalog, databases subscribed by the institution. To access the subscribed databases at home, log in with your KK e-mail name up to @ and password. |
Subscribed resources in databases
Subscribed (licensed) databases can be accessed at home or elsewhere (outside of KK computers) by connecting in several ways:
- connect to KK network on your computer through a VPN;
- in http://db.kaunokolegija.lt or in the Virtual Library logged in with KK e-mail name to @ and password, or in other specified ways.
| EBSCO Publishing, EBSCO eBook Academic Collection | EBSCO Publishing – eIFL.net database package. These are multidisciplinary databases where you can find articles from scientific, professional journals, and other publications. EBSCO eBook Academic Collection – over 200 thousand a database of e-books from various fields. On the page that opens, select EBSCOhost Web, then select eBook Academic Collection from the list and search for books on the required topics. Address to use on KK computers or connected to KK network via VPN: http://search.epnet.com/ Address to access online through KK EZproxy: http://search-ebscohost-com.db.kaunokolegija.lt Address to use when logging in to EBSCO databases: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cpid&custid=ns014819 (ask for a password by e-mail: biblioteka@go.kauko.lt) Training Portal (registration for EBSCO training) / EBSCO Academy (training material) / EBSCO training video |
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| Taylor & Francis | Taylor & Francis is a multidisciplinary database of scientific journals with full-text articles from more than a thousand scientific journals. Address to use on KK computers or connected to KK network via VPN: http://www.tandfonline.com/ Address to use when logging in through KK EZproxy: https://www-tandfonline-com.db.kaunokolegija.lt/ Help Center (training material, etc.) / Taylor & Francis training video |
| SpringerLINK | SpringerLINK is a multidisciplinary database of scientific journals containing full-text scientific articles. Address to use on KK computers or when connected to KK network via VPN: https://www.springer.com/ |
 | Databases EBSCO Publishing, Taylor & Francis, SpringerLINK are subscribed through the extension of the project eMoDB.LT3: Opening of Electronic Science Databases to Lithuania. Training material for this project: Effective use of electronic scientific information resources |
| Passport (Euromonitor International) | Statistical and analytical database. The database provides reliable data on industries, countries and consumers, international business and trade, economics, social sciences, humanities, international relations, travel and tourism, hotel management, and food marketing. Address: https://www-portal-euromonitor-com.db.kaunokolegija.lt Database information and usage tips. |
| VGTU e-books | Textbooks in Lithuanian. List of subscribed e-books: http://kk.library.lt/vgtu Address to use at home: https://www-ebooks-vgtu-lt.db.kaunokolegija.lt/bookshelf Books can be read, saved in a special app, printed on several pages (see instructions). |
| KTU e-books | Textbooks in Lithuanian. The entire KTU database and e-book list are subscribed: http://kk.library.lt/ktu To read at home, you need to log in with a password (ask by e-mail: biblioteka@go.kauko.lt). Books are read-only and cannot be saved or printed. |
| Vitae Litera, KVK ir KU e-books | Textbooks in Lithuanian. List of subscribed e-books in the field of medicine of Vitae Litera: https://kk.library.lt/vitaelitera List of e-books subscribed by Klaipėda State College: https://kk.library.lt/kvk List of subscribed e-books of Klaipėda University: https://kk.library.lt/ku To read at home, you need to log in with a password (please ask by e-mail: biblioteka@go.kauko.lt). Books are read-only and cannot be saved or printed. |
| Infolex.lt | Legal portal where legislation and case law can be found. The database can be used only in the Library Computer Class (Pramonės ave. 22A, room 208). Law students have remote access with a password. |
| Verslo žinios (VŽ Premium) | Relevant business, political, economic articles. To read VŽ Premium, you need to open the website https://parduotuve.vz.lt/vz-pregistrata/premium.php?@go.kauko.lt register in person with KK e-mail address and get an access code. |
| Turnitin | Kaunas University of Applied Sciences uses text-matching checks and a written assessment feedback system linked to KK Moodle learning environment. |
When using information resources in databases, the user is prohibited from:
– transfer or grant access data to other persons;
– use the information found for commercial purposes;
– send and store large amounts of information.
Open Access resources
| Open Access sources in search systems | eLABa Virtual Library – Lithuanian and foreign Open Access resources (scientific articles, dissertations, books, students’ final theses, etc.). Lithuanian e-resources of Open Access can be selected by selecting Open Access in the results window. Address: http://www.lvb.lt/en Google Scholar is a search engine for scientific information, where you can find scientific publications from Open Access or subscribed databases (it is not possible to select open access sources from the ones found). Address: http://scholar.google.com PubMed Central is a search engine for medical information sources. It is possible to select Open Access scientific sources, use the MeSH medical thesaurus, etc. Address: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed |
| Open Access scientific articles in international databases | Science Direct – Elsevier publisher database http://www.sciencedirect.com/, where you can find and select Open Access scientific articles (next to these articles you will see a green dot and the text Open Access or Full text access). Wiley Online Library – a database http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ where you can find and select Open Access scientific articles (next to these articles you will see the entry Free Access). |
| Open Access receptacles and databases | OpenDOAR – global register of databases of Open Access books, articles, master’s theses, dissertations, and other sources. Address: http://www.opendoar.org |
| Open Access scientific journals | Directory of Open Access Journals – Open Access scientific journals. Address: http://www.doaj.org/ |
| Open Access e-books | Directory of Open Access Books – Open Access books for science and studies. Address: http://www.doabooks.org/doab OAPEN is an Open Access e-books for the social sciences and humanities. Address: https://oapen.org/home, in KK e-catalogue: http://kk.library.lt/oapen Springer Open – Open Access e-books: http://kk.library.lt/springeropen Mykolas Romeris University textbooks in Lithuanian. Address: https://repository.mruni.eu/handle/007/16699 |
| Legal information | EUR-Lex – Open Access to European Union law. Address: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html IATE (Interactive Terminology for Europe) is a database of legal terms in all languages of the European Union, where you can find the term of interest in another language and the origin of this term (the sources in which it is used). Address: https://goo.gl/tKxt6B |
| Statistical information | Lithuanian Official Statistics Portal. Address: https://osp.stat.gov.lt/pradinis Eurostat is a statistical database of the countries of the European Union. Address: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database |
| Heritage information | Epaveldas.lt – Lithuania works of art, books, newspapers, manuscript texts, maps, sound recordings, etc. Address: https://www.epaveldas.lt/en/home Europeana – works of art, books, newspapers, manuscripts, maps, sound recordings, fashion works, exhibitions, etc. from European countries. Address: http://www.europeana.eu |
| Data from COVID-19 studies | CORD-19 Explorer is a COVID-19 open source research source search engine. Address: https://cord-19.apps.allenai.org |
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Temporary Access databases
| MIT Press Direct | E-books for various fields of science. Access until 2021 April 24 only on KK internet network. At home, it is possible to connect to the college’s internet network via KK VPN (connection instructions: https://www.kaunokolegija.lt/it-gidai/). Address: https://direct.mit.edu/books |
| EBSCO Publishing | eBook Business Collection – business science e-books. eBook Clinical Collection – medical science e-books. eBook Education Collection – e-books for various fields of science. Access until 2021 end of June. Address to use at home: http://search-ebscohost-com.db.kaunokolegija.lt Address to use at home only EBSCO databases: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=cpid&custid=ns014819 (ask for a password at the library or by e-mail: biblioteka@go.kauko.lt) |