Free Online Resources

Open Access Databases Per Program

Accountancy

Arts and Sciences

Business Administration

Criminal Justice Education

Engineering and Architecture

Hospitality and Tourism Management

Information Technology and Computer Science

Law

Nursing

Teacher Education

Intergrated School – Senior High School


Filipiniana Resources

The Official Gazette

The official journal of the Republic of the Philippines. This website is the online version of the print edition of the Official Gazette, which was created by decree of Act No. 453 and Commonwealth Act No. 638.

Daluyan: Journal ng Wikang Filipino

Isang refereed journal na inaasahang mailathala dalawang beses kada taon. Ito ay monolingguwal sa Filipino at may layuning paunlarin ang pag-aaral at pananaliksik tungkol sa wika, panitikan at kulturang Filipino at pagyamanin ang diskurso sa iba’t ibang disiplina gamit ang wikang Filipino.

Filipinas Heritage Library

Established in 1996, the Filipinas Heritage Library (FHL) is the other half of Ayala Foundation’s Arts and Culture Division. As a one-stop digital research center on the Philippines, its mission is to spark and stoke interest in the visual, aural, and printed story of the Filipino.We collaborate with individuals and institutions in preserving documentary heritage with a focus on the formative period of Philippine nationhood (1930-1950s). Our Filipiniana collections are shared with the public onsite (on the sixth floor of the Ayala Museum complex), virtually (through our online public access catalogue), and through public programs (exhibitions, lectures, and educational activities).

Index to Philippine Periodicals (IPP) Online

A Web-based article indexing system based on the Index to Philippine Periodicals (IPP) which was originally produced as a printed research guide to periodical articles indexed by the Bibliography and Indexing Section of the UP Diliman University Library. This Online version currently contains more recent article indexes (mostly from 2010 onwards) from various popular and scholarly Philippine journals/magazines

Kasarinlan

It provides a forum for critical and interdisciplinary perspectives on the Philippines and the Third World with special reference to political economy.

Likhaan

The Journal of Contemporary Philippine Literature showcases the best of new and unpublished Philippine writing in English and Filipino. It is published annually by the UP Institute of Creative Writing. Likhaan is the only refereed literary journal in the country today.

Martial Law Library

Contains documents about Martial Law.

National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)

It is the overall policy making body, coordinating, and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture; an executing agency for the policies it formulates; and task to administering the National Endowment Fund for Culture and the Arts (NEFCA) — fund exclusively for the implementation of culture and arts programs and projects.

Philippine eBook Hub

Designed for your easy access to Filipiniana works—those that are: printed in the Philippines, about the Philippines, written by Filipinos.

Philippine e-Lib

Funded through the e-Government Fund of the Philippine Government, the project hopes to provide for the information needs of all sectors of society in a convenient, affordable, and efficient way of delivery.

Philippine Islands 55-volume book

A monumental 55-volume book by Emma Blair and James Alexander Robertson. It consists of primary source documents for Philippine history translated into English.

Project Gutenberg

An online library of more than 75,000 free eBooks.

KWF Diksiyonáryo ng Wíkang Filipíno

Hango sa database ng Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipíno na unang nalathala noong 1989. Ito ang kauna-unahang monolingguwal na diksiyonaryo ng wikang Filipino na binubuo ng 31,245 salitang pasok na inihanda ng Linangan ng mga Wika sa Pilipinas.

Asian Center UP

Include journal articles in open-access journals, and various opinion pieces, review essays, and commentaries that tackle politics, international relations, foreign policy, migration, cinema, and others. 

Philippine Journal of Science

Online version of the Philippine Journal of Science- an open-access, single-blind peer-reviewed journal on natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, and social sciences. PJS is published by the Department of Science and Technology and managed by Science and Technology Information Institute.

Philippine Social Science Journal (PSSJ)

The journal publishes original and quality scientific papers dealing with social science and allied disciplines such as anthropology, human geography, demography, business, management, economics, education, psychology, criminal justice, political science, social policy, international relations, sociology, law, media studies, history, health and well-being, and religion. 

Asian Development Bank Publications

Publications and Documents: Explore our data-rich research, policy analysis, toolkits, guidelines, and other resources on economics and key development topics. Operational documents are also available.

Bahandian

The institutional repository of the Central Philippine University for the management, dissemination, and preservation of digital materials that represent the scholarly work of the academic community and its affiliates and their faculty members and students.

CNU Journal of Higher Education

An international journal of original research in higher education, published annually by the Center for Research Development of Cebu Normal University, Cebu, Philippines. It aims principally to provide a venue for the publication of empirical and theoretical education, nursing education, and liberal arts and sciences.

DOST Digest 

It provides condensed, easy to read science and technology news stories, which caters to college students and professionals on the go.

DOST PCAARRD eLibrary

Contains researches, publications, technical reports of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD).

Marayum 

A dictionary-making tool funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that can be used as an online dictionary for Philippine indigenous languages.

Philippine Commission on Women: Digital GAD Library

A digital library that stores knowledge products and other digital GAD resources, digital library’s collection in  full text publications may be downloaded.

Repositoryo ng mga Wika at Cultura 

Ito ay onlayn na imbakan ng mga impormasyon, saliksik, dokumentasyon, at iba pang mga kaugnay na pag-aaral sa wika at kultura ng mga pangkating etniko sa bansa.

Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines (SERP-P)

An online knowledge resource that contains socioeconomic studies and materials produced by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and other academic and research institutions.


Theses and Dissertations

CogPrints (Cognitive Sciences ePrint Archive)

Dissertation.com

Louisiana State University

North Carolina State University Libraries

OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center

OpenThesis

Open Access Theses and Dissertations


Research Resources

Understanding Research Methods

The course will aid those who must conduct research as part of their postgraduate studies but do not perhaps have access to research methods courses, or for those of who feel they would like additional support for self-improvement.

Write and Publish a Scientific Paper

A project-based course, that will outline a complete scientific paper.  This course is designed for students who have previous experience with academic research.

Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis

Introduce methods to perform systematic reviews and meta-analysis of clinical trials. It covers how to formulate an answerable research question, define inclusion and exclusion criteria, search for the evidence, extract data, assess the risk of bias in clinical trials, and perform a meta-analysis.

Research for Impact

A course about the Research for Impact approach – a set of principles and practices that will help to make the research more impactful.

Research Methodologies

It focuses on qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, sampling approaches, and primary and secondary data collection. There will be an exploration of the sampling design process and different sampling approaches, including probability and non-probability sampling as well as sample size and non-response issues.

Quantitative and Qualitative Research

A course designed as a basic introduction to the complex world of research methods and provides both theoretical and practical information for students to give them a foundation for carrying out research in a wide range of disciplines using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods.

Writing Case Studies: Science of Delivery

A course that students learn how to write “science of delivery” case studies, which helps understand how practitioners implement complex policies or programs.


Citing Sources

Bibme

It is an automatic citation creator that supports MLA, APA, and Chicago formatting

Citefast

Automatic lookup of journals, books and webpages. Easy cut and paste and export to MS Word. Ability to change at any time from APA to MLA or Chicago. Supports APA 6th edition, MLA 8th edition and Chicago 16th edition.

EasyBib

An intuitive information literacy platform that provides citation, note taking, and research tools that are easy-to-use and educational.

KnightCite

Intended to be an up-to-date tool able to quickly generate citations for increasingly used electronic resources such as scholarly articles from a database.

Zotero

A free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials (such as PDF files)