Databases

URL: http://cpps.brepolis.net/aph/search.cfm

Bibliographic database for research in classical studies: authors and texts in classical literature, classical philology, ancient history, Archaeology and Philosophy.
Coverage: since 1969. Updated annually.

URL: https://www.appaltiecontratti.it/

For access send an email to bibgiuri@unipr.it

Portal entirely dedicated to legal information on public contracts and procurement.
 

Main sections of the service:

• Highlights: daily updates on developments in the sector (legislation, circulars, opinions, resolutions, case law, and in-depth analyses)
• Case law: daily review of judicial decisions
• In-depth analysis: commentary, opinions, and detailed analyses on the most relevant and complex topics in the field
• Practice and legislation: archive of key legislative measures and relevant administrative practice
• Thematic channels: in-depth dossiers on the most current and significant topics
• Public Contracts Code: the new Public Contracts Code, commented article by article and paragraph by paragraph, with administrative and civil case law and key practical measures in the sector
• Public Procurement Daily: in-depth analyses, case law, press review, and a selection of the most relevant news
• Case law digest: collection of headnotes from the main decisions published on the website

URL: https://research.ebsco.com/c/2ipxhf/?db=bth

Academic database in the field of economics; features over 2,300 full-text journals. Area of economics, business and banking: accounting, banking, Finance, international business, business organization, marketing, real estate, regional studies, trade and technology. Includes: company profiles, case studies, industry reports, market research reports, country economic reports, company profiles, SWOT analysis.

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URL: https://dejure.it

Click on Login on the right side of the screen and then on Login by IP (no username and password required).

It allows searching across several databases:

• Case law (headnotes, annotated case law, and full-text decisions)
• Legislation
• Notes and legal scholarship
• Forms (including integrated annotated codes and form books)

In addition to free-text searches, it is possible to search by date, reference details, authority, source, or legislative references, etc. Searches can also combine text and reference details.

From the same platform, users can also access:

• Enciclopedia del Diritto;
• Riviste Giuffrè;
• IUS;
• Diritto & Giustizia;
• Giustizia civile. 

➤ Watch video tutorials on the De Jure database

URL: http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t49&subject=s12

It contains thousands of entries on key terms, concepts, procedures, and the structure of the English legal system.

It also includes a list of abbreviations commonly used in English legal writing.

ITTIG Platform
InfoLeges Platform

Curated by the Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques (ITTIG) in Florence and continuously updated, DoGi is an indexing database of Italian legal scholarship. It provides citations and abstracts of articles (including case notes, reviews, commentary on legislation, conference papers, and book reviews) published in more than 250 Italian journals since 1970.

Each record includes:

• bibliographic references for each contribution;
• an abstract, prepared by ITTIG, summarizing the topics addressed by the author and the arguments presented;
• one or more classification codes identifying the relevant legal field;
• references to legislative and case law sources cited by the author.
  
  ➤ Watch the video tutorial on the DOGI (InfoLeges)

URL: http://nir.ittig.cnr.it/dogiFree/dogiS/Toc_ISGI/Index.php

Curated by the Institute of International Legal Studies in Naples and updated as of June 2012, DoGiS is a database of bibliographic references of foreign legal journals on:

• human rights; European Union law;
• law and Information and Communication technologies;
• Information and Computer science law;
• Philosophy and general theory of law.

URL: http://search.proquest.com/econlit?accountid=16740

Bibliographic records and abstracts referenced in the international Economics literature.
Coverage: since 1969. Update: monthly.

URL: https://research.ebsco.com/c/2ipxhf/?db=eoh

Database of the American Economic Association as a worldwide source of references for economic literature, provides citations and abstracts of economic research dating back to 1886. Econlit provides the full text of nearly 600 journals, including the journals of the American Economic Association without embargo (American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Literature, Journal of Economic Perspectives, and the four American Economic journal titles) and covers all fields of economics , including capital markets, national studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics, and more.

URL: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/

Database providing access to the full text of approximately 110 foreign management and marketing journals. The full text has been available since 1994, while abstracts of articles have been available since 1989.

URL: https://essper.liuc.it/spoglio.asp

Archives of Italian journals of economics, social sciences and history made since 1995 through voluntary collaboration between libraries.
In the title search box, a maximum of three terms can be entered, excluding articles and prepositions. The search can be filtered by:

• exact word/phrase;
• subject area (economics, law, history);
• time range.

Each journal record includes:

• bibliographic information;
• publication years;
• issues;
• ESSPER member libraries holding the journal;
• a link to the National Collective Catalogue of Periodicals (ACNP).
  
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URL: https://www.formularioappalti.it/index.php

To request access credentials send an email to bibgiuri@unipr.it

Public procurement forms, updated in accordance with the provisions introduced by the new Public Contracts Code and implementing measures (ANAC guidelines and MIT decrees).

It provides constantly updated templates and forms relating to works, services, and supplies.

It includes documentation covering the three main phases of public procurement:

• Awarding
• Contract signing
• Contract execution

It also offers brief operational guides, accompanied by flowcharts illustrating the required procedures and compliance steps.

URL: https://www.foroplus.it/login.php?tellip

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It allows searching across several databases:

• Case law: headnotes and full-text judgments, as well as all material published in Il Foro Italiano since 1987
• Legislation: all current consolidated and annotated codes; consolidated acts, the Constitution, national legislation, and EU law
• Doctrine and bibliography: articles and case notes published in Il Foro Italiano and La Tribuna journals
• Forms: templates to support legal practitioners in drafting procedural documents
• Tax practice: a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of key measures issued by the Italian Revenue Agency
• Commentary: explanatory notes on the Civil Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Criminal Code, and Code of Criminal Procedure

From the same platform, it is also possible to access:

• Il Foro Italiano journal
• La Tribuna journals
  
  ➤ Watch video tutorials on the ForoPlus database

URL: http://home.heinonline.org/

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It provides access to a vast collection of journals, legal publications, statutory compilations, and case law reports at the federal, state, and European levels, published by specialized publishers, the U.S. federal government, or international organizations.

All journals are available from their first issue onward.

The geographic coverage is mainly U.S.-based, but it also includes journals published in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and other common law jurisdictions.

HeinOnline allows users to:

• search by keyword and/or phrase, including Boolean operators;
• search by subject;
• search by journal or publication title;
• search by citation and identify works that cite a specific article.
  
  ➤Watch video tutorials on the Heinonline database

URL: https://research.ebsco.com/c/2ipxhf/?db=lft

It indexes, from 1981 to the present, a wide collection of legal journals and reviews, yearbooks, government publications, and materials issued by bar associations and academic institutions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as thousands of legal monographs.

The publications cover all areas of law and legal studies, including:

• copyright and patent law;
• tax law and public planning;
• social security and antitrust legislation;
• labour law;
• criminal law;
• environmental law and property law.

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URL: http://www.infoleges.en/

Born from the “Open Legal Community” project promoted by the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, in collaboration with CASPUR (Interuniversity Consortium for Supercomputing Applications for Universities and Research) and ITTIG-CNR (Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques), Infoleges is a meta-search engine that allows users to search across multiple databases, including:

• EU legislation in force and historical (1952–2011);
• National legislation: a wide selection of legal texts in historical format from 1865 onward;
• Regional legislation updated up to 2011;
• EU case law: selected documents from 1952 onward;
• Italian case law: selected decisions from the Council of State, Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Cassation, and Regional Administrative Courts;
• Official Gazette: selected documents from 1896 onward;
• Collective labour agreements;
• Public competitions: selected notices published in the Official Gazette from 21 January 2003 onward.

In addition to free-text searches (keyword or exact phrase), it is also possible to search by issuing authority, type of act, number, and date of issuance.
 

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URL: http://www.jstor.org/ (simple search)
and
URL: http://www.jstor.org/action/showAdvancedSearch (advanced search)

A multidisciplinary database containing abstracts and full-text journal articles curated by the JSTOR Project, a non-profit initiative of the U.S.-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Its aim is to create a digital electronic archive of complete back issues of academic journals across various disciplines, including the arts, economics, history, science, sociology, law, and psychology.

The database is primarily retrospective and historical in nature and is organized into collections, each containing complete journal runs from the beginning of publication, subject to an embargo period of 3 to 5 years.

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URL: http://oxcon.ouplaw.com/home/MPECCOL

A database covering topics in comparative constitutional law, human rights, political studies, and international studies. Curated by reviewers of the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, it provides analysis of comparative constitutional law and in-depth studies of cases that have contributed to the development of fundamental concepts of constitutional law at the international level, such as the Magna Carta, the Medina Charter, and the Cairo Declaration.

Each article includes:

• methodology;
• a comparative analysis of constitutional principles;
• procedures and rights protection mechanisms;
• the constitutional history of a state and its development.
  
  ➤ Watch video tutorials on the Max Planck Encyclopedias of Comparative Constitutional Law database

URL: https://opil.ouplaw.com/home/MPIL

An online database of peer-reviewed articles covering all aspects of international law. It includes both the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) and the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (MPEIPRO).

It provides comprehensive information on issues, procedures, instruments, institutions, and decisions within the field of international law, and covers a wide range of topics, including:

• air law;
• outer space law;
• use of force;
• war, peace, and neutrality.

➤ Watch video tutorials on the Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law database

URL: https://www.lamiabiblioteca.com/

1. To access the service, click “Login” at the top of the screen.
   Then:
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3. click “Idem Garr”
4. type Parma in the “Search for an organization” field and select University of Parma
5. proceed with the institutional authentication process

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A collection of legal monographs from the Wolters Kluwer Italia Group (CEDAM, UTET Giuridica, and IPSOA), published from 2006 onwards.

Searches can be performed by:

• keywords within the title, table of contents, or full text;
• author;
• publisher;
• year of publication;
• standard number;
• or through a subject classification index.

By entering an author’s surname in the “Text” field, it is also possible to retrieve references to that author’s works cited in footnotes within the available volumes.

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URL: https://du.ilsole24ore.com/utenti/authfiles/loginaziende.aspx?caller_id=CRUI.MYDESK&user_uniqueid=crui

For access:

• type Parma in the field Enter your organization's name and select University of Parma
• click on Continue
• proceed with University accreditation.

A document platform that allows access to the entire information heritage of the Il Sole 24 Ore publishing group.

It enables searches across several main subject areas:

Law, contracts, criminal law, companies, liability and compensation, road traffic, banking law, employment, taxation, international taxation, public administration, healthcare, public procurement, construction and real estate, environment, and safety.

From the same platform, users can also access:

• Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper, including its historical archive;
• other newspapers from Il Sole 24 Ore;
• professional journals published by Il Sole 24 Ore;
• the archive of guides and books of the 24 Ore Group.

➤ Watch video tutorials on the My Desk 24 database

URL: https://www.normattiva.it/

A free national database of current legislative texts, containing all regulatory acts published in the Official Gazette from 1946 to the present.

The acts are available in:

• their original text as published in the Official Gazette;
• the consolidated text in force at a given date;
• the consolidated text in force at any past date selected by the user (multi-version functionality).
  

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URL: https://onefiscale.wolterskluwer.en/

For access:

• click on Login at the top of the screen
• click on I already have an account
• click on Idem Garr
• type Parma in the Search for an organization field and select University of Parma
• proceed with University accreditation.

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An integrated database system primarily aimed at scholars in commercial, tax, and fiscal law. It provides access to tax, accounting, and financial resources from the Wolters Kluwer group, including content published by Cedam, UTET, IPSOA, and other professional legal publishers.

It allows searches across multiple databases: case law; national legislation; regional legislation; EU legislation; international conventions; codes; administrative and tax practice; annotated codes; forms; journals.

From the “Topics” menu, it is also possible to access descriptions of the main tax-related areas connected with the other content in the database.

From the same platform, users can also access:

• Edicola Professionale
• La Mia Biblioteca
• IPSOA Quotidiano
• ONE Legale
• ONE PA

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URL: https://onelegale.wolterskluwer.en/

For access:

1. click on Login at the top of the screen
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3. click on Idem Garr
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5. proceed with University accreditation.

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Integrated database system that allows access and consultation of resources and content produced by Cedam, Utet, Ipsoa, Eti professional publishers
Allows searching in different archives: Digest, Law, National and International Legislation, Regional Legislation, EU and EU Legislation, Praxis, Codes, Annotated Codes, Forms, Journals.
From the same platform you can also access:

• Edicola Professionale;
• La mia Biblioteca;
• Il Quotidiano giuridico;
• ONE Fiscale;
• ONE PA.

➤ Watch video tutorials on ONE Legale

URL: https://onepa.wolterskluwer.en/

For access:

1. click on Login at the top of the screen
2. click on I already have an account
3. click on Idem Garr
4. type Parma in the Search for an organization field and select University of Parma
5. proceed with University accreditation.

No need to connect via VPN for remote access

Allows searching in different archives: Digest, Law, National and International Legislation, Regional Legislation, EU and EU Legislation, Praxis, Codes, UNI Standards, Forms, Journals. 
From the same platform you can also access:

• Edicola Professionale;
• La mia Biblioteca;
• Il Quotidiano per la PA;
• ONE Fiscale;
• ONE Legale

➤ Watch video tutorials on ONE PA (by Wolters Kluwer Italia editorial staff)
➤ Check out quick guides for using ONE PA (by Wolters Kluwer Italia editorial staff)

URL: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195379396.001.0001/acref-9780195379396

It contains hundreds of entries on leading cases of the United States Supreme Court.

Each entry provides the citation in the United States Reports, the dates the case was argued and decided, the Justices’ votes, a detailed account of the case, its legal and social context, the reasoning behind the Court’s decision, and the impact of the case on American society.

URL: http://pao.chadwyck.co.uk/home.do

Retrospective database of full-text journals spanning the full range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Journals are organized into 37 subject areas and coverage is from 1802 to 2005.

URL: http://pio.chadwyck.co.uk/home.do

A retrospective, multidisciplinary bibliographic database of citations drawn from journals in the fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. It includes journals in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, with coverage ranging from 1665 to 1995.

URL: https://research.ebsco.com/c/2ipxhf/?db=pbh

Database offering the full text of numerous journals related to the psychological and behavioral sciences, with a focus on child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling.

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URL: https://research.ebsco.com/c/2ipxhf/?db=sih

Research database dedicated to the field of Sociology covering all aspects of research in Sociology and related disciplines: anthropology, demography, ethnography, psychology, religions, political sociology, urban and rural sociology, Psychology and social work, and gender studies. 
Allows access to the full text of thousands of journals since 1908 but also the full text of books and conference proceedings in sociological fields

➤ Watch video tutorials on SocINDEX with full text

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URL (access from the university network): https://uk.westlaw.com/search/home.html?sp=ukiUnidiparma-1

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(When accessing from outside the university network for the first time, users are required to register)

At the end of the session, click Sign Out.

Westlaw UK is a database providing full access to United Kingdom case law and legislation, as well as European Union law. It covers England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, including law reports, annotated legislation, and expert commentary.

The case law section contains full-text decisions from UK courts, including the English Reports dating back to 1220, with case analysis, status information, and appeal history.

The legislation section includes fully consolidated statutes from 1267 to the present, together with a selection of Statutory Instruments from 1948 onwards.

The EU section contains consolidated legislation, treaties, case law, information, and communications of the European Community.

The Index to Legal Terms provides concise and authoritative explanations of legal concepts and terminology, as well as access to major legal dictionaries.

The database also includes an extensive archive of legal journals, abstracts of articles not available in full text, and authoritative legal commentaries and books written by leading experts.