Open access repositories

There are many open access repositories, preprint servers and databases, both institutional and subject-specific.

Use the list below to find content across many different subject areas.

Search open access repositories

FindIt@Bham: our library catalogue includes a wide range of OA content in its search results.
OpenDOAR: searchable list of institutional repositories, including UBIRA.
CORE: search tool for institutional repository content.
Google Scholar is a useful source of free material with links to citation information.
UKRI Gateway to Research: search for publicly funded UK research.
Search Creative Commons: find open access Creative Commons licenced material to re-use.

UBIRA is the University's own repository, and is a good starting point for full-text materials.
Most universities in the UK have their own equivalent to UBIRA. Use search tools like OpenDOAR to find content.
Often you will find repository content in Google search results.

arXiv: content for physics, mathematics and computer science.
bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology.
ChemRxiv: unpublished preprints in chemistry and related areas.
CogPrints: content for cognitive sciences.
EconLit: Economics literature.
OSF Preprints: Preprint archive search.
PsyArXiv:
PubMed Central: free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).
RePEc :content for economics.
Social Science Research Network: content in the social sciences.

BASE: provides academic content, useful searching features and suggestions for further searching.
DBLP: content for computer sciences.
E-LIS: content for library and information sciences.