New resources and trials
SBA Resources and Digital Library (BDA)
- Information on electronic resources and platforms, bug reports, feedback: sfx@unive.it, help form
Electronic resources
The Library System offers multiple research tools. You can:
- consult resources and catalogues for finding books and articles in print or electronic format
- consult databases
- search theses
- browse images and documents in digital archives.
These resources and platforms are managed by the Digital Library.
Consult electronic resources from home
You can also access databases, electronic periodicals and e-books from home.
However, you must be recognised as a Ca' Foscari member.
If you do not know how to do this, read the Remote access to electronic resources page.
New resources
Sources Chrétiennes Online is now available. It is a full text database, based in Lyon and published by Éditions du Cerf in Paris. This series provides critical editions of texts from the first 1,400 years of the Church, accompanied by a French translation as well as an introduction and notes. More precisely, the series consists of editions-with-translations of Christian texts in Greek and Latin, but also in oriental languages, such as Syriac, Armenian and Georgian.
Currently, the database contains 615 out of about 650 printed volumes.
More information and videos are available.
The Library System renewed until 2026 the JSTOR agreement: you can now access from cerCa' all the retrospective collections of the Archive Journal Collections, full text archive of digitized academic periodicals:
- Arts & Sciences I - XV
- Business IV
- Hebrew Journals
- Ireland
- Life Sciences
- Lives of Literature
- Public Health Journals
- Security Studies
- Sustainability
You can access also the Primary Source Collections and Global Plants.
Trial
The Library System periodically activates time-limited trials, during which Ca’ Foscari members can use new online resources in their study, research and teaching activities and assess their content quality and usability.
Depending on the appreciation and cost, some of these resources become part of Ca' Foscari's collections. Feedback from users is very valuable in this selection process.
To request information and send comments and feedback on the trial resources, please write to sfx@unive.it.
Ongoing trials
Until 13 October 2026 you can try the following GALE databases:
- Gale Research Complete: the portal offers access to primary and secondary sources in the fields of linguistics, the humanities, the social sciences, and economics; it includes journals, newspapers, e-books, resources, and archives for the study of literature. Tutorials and other information are also available.
Leave your feedback. - Associated Press Collections Online: an important multidisciplinary digital resource for primary sources that makes the vast historical archive of the international news agency Associated Press available to researchers and students (chronological coverage: 1848–2009). It can be used not only for media and journalism studies but also for contemporary history, political science, sociology, and the analysis of international relations. The texts are fully searchable. More information about the resource are also available.
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Until 1st October 2026 you can try ProQuest Historical Newspapers - International Collection, a full-text database, provides access to newspaper archives from around the world, including The Guardian, The Observer, Le Monde and ABC.
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Until 30 September 2026 you can try the following EBSCO databases:
- The Hispanic American Periodicals Index HAPI: a bibliographic database indexing 700 academic journals published worldwide in Latin American and Caribbean studies. For more information, see this Ebsco sheet
Leave your feedback. - Fuente Academica Plus: a full-text database contains articles from over 1,600 multidisciplinary journals published in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. The journals included, their coverage, and the topics covered are as follows:
Coverage - Fuente Academica Plus
Subject - Fuente Academica Plus
Leave your feedback. - Carribbean Search: afull-text database containing articles from 60 multidisciplinary journals, reference works, newspapers, reports, and other publications covering all subject areas of Caribbean studies. The journals included, their coverage, and the topics covered are as follows:
Coverage - Carribbean Search
Subject - Carribbean Search
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Until 1st October 2026 you can try this platform that provides access to a wide range of Chinese-language scholarly resources, including journals, dissertations and historical materials covering all aspects of Chinese studies. Of particular importance for studies of Chinese local history and culture is the China Local Gazetteers database, which provides access to more than 130,000 volumes of local chronicles, both ancient and recent.
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Last update: 14/09/2026