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  04 Dec 2025, 20:00
Update : 04 Dec 2025, 20:03

29 new international e-resources added to DU library

DHAKA, Dec 4, 2025 (BSS) - Dhaka University (DU) has subscribed to 29 widely used international e-resources to expand global academic opportunities for its teachers and students, following a recent decision of the university's Library Committee.

The committee approved the purchase and subscription at its meeting held on December 2.

The newly added resources include a range of international e-journals, e-books, databases, encyclopedias, directories and research tools including American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers (ASABE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Cambridge University Press (CUP), De Gruyter Journal, EBSCO including CMMC, Grove Art Online including Benezit Dictionary of Artists, HeinOnline Academic Core Collection, Nature Research, Emerald Insight, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, Indian Journals, International Forestry Review, Institute of Physics (IOP), JSTOR, Manupatra for Online Database Access, MAX Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Oxford Journals, Project MUSE, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Scientific American, SciFinder, Southeast Asian Archive, Springer, Wiley Online Library and Turnitin iThenticate PG 2.0.

To support off-campus access, the university has kept its EZproxy services active.

Additionally, DU users can access research materials through Research4Life platforms, including HINARI, AGORA, OARE, ARDI and GAOLI, said DU press release today.

For e-books, the university has collected titles from 14 international publishers, among them Cambridge eBooks Online, De Gruyter LIS Books Collection, Elsevier, JSTOR, Oxford Scholarship Online, Pearson, Project MUSE Books, SAGE, Springer, Taylor & Francis, World Scientific and Wiley Online.

However, ACS eBooks Complete and McGraw Hill e-books remain temporarily unavailable.

Teachers, students and researchers can use these resources for regular academic activities, teaching and research, the release added.