Databases and other collections
Databases and other collections
Free Databases
The ALK Library provides a list of verified, publicly available search engines and Open Access repositories that offer free access to academic articles, books, reports, and other research materials. The resources cover areas including law, economics, management, finance, psychology, and social sciences. All databases can be used by students, academic staff, and anyone interested in reliable sources of knowledge. Below is a summary of the most important Polish and international Open Access repositories and databases.
REKO This is the institutional repository of Kozminski University, designed to collect, preserve, and disseminate the scholarly output of the University's faculty members, doctoral students, and affiliated researchers. The repository also includes publications by authors from other institutions who publish in journals issued by ALK.
A convenient tool for searching for open-access publications from a variety of global sources.
Full-text articles from Polish academic journals and books available under an Open Access model. Extensive resources in the humanities, social sciences, law, and economics.
A database of publications in economics, management, finance, and the social sciences. It contains numerous full-text articles from academic journals (Open Access).
Database of Polish Humanities and Social Sciences Journals (Open Access)
A nationwide repository of academic works—including articles, reports, books, and conference materials—from all fields, such as law, economics, and psychology.
One of the world's largest search engines for open-access scientific documents available on the internet.
The world's largest directory of peer-reviewed open-access journals across all disciplines, including law, management, economics, finance, and psychology.
A repository of articles in the fields of law, economics, management, and the social sciences (full-text OA section).
A preprint repository for psychology – research, reports, and academic articles available for free.
A repository of economics and management materials, including reports, working papers, peer-reviewed articles, and monographs (OA).
The world's largest economics database—articles, working papers, and economics books (with some full-text open access content).
An EU platform providing access to scientific publications funded by the EU (including Horizon Europe). Resources in the fields of EU law, economics, social sciences, management, and psychology.
A database of publications in education, educational psychology, educational administration, and the social sciences (full-text OA section)
The world's largest AI-based search engine. It is a visual search interface that generates thematic knowledge maps based on multiple scientific resources. Instead of a traditional, long list of results, the user receives a graphical presentation of a given research area — with clusters of related documents. The tool groups documents based on content similarity, creating "bubbles" representing specific subtopics within a larger research area. This makes it easy to quickly identify key topics, the most important authors, and relevant sources.
A vast, open union catalog providing access to millions of metadata records from open-access digital collections. It allows users to search for books, articles, theses, and audio and video recordings.