Literature discovery
Global Research Library
One search across scholarly papers, journals, authors, conference proceedings and books, with VIRAT, the AI research assistant, to help you make sense of what you find.
Free to search. Full-text access depends on each publisher and your institution.
What it is
A unified discovery layer for scholarly content
The Global Research Library brings peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, books and open access resources into one place, so credible research is easier to find.
Records are enriched with authors, affiliations, citations and DOIs, and connect to SciNexID profiles and Science Catalogs journals.
- Filters by discipline, year, document type and access
- Direct links to full text and open access versions
- Saved collections and export to reference managers
Search, understand, organise
Unified search
Papers, journals, authors, topics and proceedings in one search box.
Precise filters
Narrow by discipline, year, type, journal and open access.
Citation links
Follow references and citing works to map a topic.
VIRAT assistant
Summaries, topic overviews and next reads, grounded in library records.
Collections
Save papers into collections for a project or literature review.
Export
Export citations to BibTeX or RIS for your reference manager.
Who it's for
Researchers
Map a field and keep up with new work.
Students
Find credible sources for coursework and theses.
Librarians
Point users to curated, trustworthy content.
Editors and reviewers
Check related work during review.
Related
VIRAT
AI research assistant built on the library.
Learn more →Journals
Science Catalogs open access journals.
Learn more →SciNexID
Connect your publications to your profile.
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Search millions of scholarly records across disciplines.