Mimas
Mimas is a national data centre based at the University of Manchester which hosts a significant number of the UK’s research information assets and builds applications to help people make the most of this rich resource.
Mimas maintains a diverse portfolio of quality data and information services for education and research. Millions of users rely on these applications to get their work done.
Mimas provides quality services, supported by a wealth of expertise in technical development, information management, user support and training.
All Mimas services are available free of charge to members of UK colleges and universities for academic use under the terms of the JISC Model licence, although institutional subscription and end-user registration are required for some services.
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Helps researchers investigate the past, providing a gateway to a wealth of primary source materials held in institutions across the UK.

The Census Dissemination Unit aggregates information from current and historical UK censuses.

Free online access to the catalogues of more than 60 National, Academic and Specialist UK libraries, including unique collections such as those at Tate Britain and the Natural History Museum.

Free online resource for hairdressing students and teachers with step-by-step guides and handy tips and techniques.

Access to an archive of over 300,000 books published in England before 1800, and 65,000 19th century books from the British Library collection never seen before. Part of JISC eCollections.

The site enables users to cross-search 4 million journal articles by bringing together archives of key providers into a single interface. Part of JISC eCollections.

Jorum is a collection of open learning and teaching resources, through which universities and colleges can find, share and manage learning and teaching resources.

JSTOR is a fully searchable digital archive of leading academic publications and core scholarly journals.

The Journal Usage Statistics Portal provides librarians with a simpler way of analysing the usage and impact of their electronic journal subscriptions.

Landmap connects UK university researchers to the highest quality spatial data, including incredibly rich satellite images of the Earth’s surface.

Access to a vast and permanent online archive of peer-reviewed research literature contained in biomedical, life and health science journals.

The site provides a wealth of information in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.

The monitoring and search service for global research publications.
