CH-Aviation is a digital database of airline and airport intelligence and news. This service is available on campus only. Staff and students have access to the Pro version. You will need to set up a free personal account by clicking on the Login button.

A bibliographic database covering scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism with coverage going back to the 1965. There is full text for 440 publications including country reports. Hospitality and Tourism Complete is an EBSCOhost database and works in a similar way to Discover. Video tutorial.

GlobalData Explorer is the latest addition to our collection. It is an online database that provides data and insights on various global sectors, including healthcare, technology, energy, consumer goods, and more. It aggregates data from numerous sources to offer up-to-date market research, company profiles, industry reports, and analytics tools. This platform is primarily used by businesses, analysts, and researchers to identify market trends, analyze industry performance, assess competitive landscapes, and make informed business decisions across global markets.

The IEEE/IET Electronic Library on the IEEE Xplore platform provides online access to over 151 journals, over 900 conference proceedings, 400 ebooks, 3400 technical standards and 200 educational courses covering many different aspects of computing, electrical engineering and electronics. Video tutorial.

MarketLine contains many industry and company profiles and reports, containing among other things: business histories, SWOT analyses, details of key competitors, case studies, and financial deals. User Guide and Video tutorial.

Henry Stewart Business and Management Collection includes over 1100 specially commissioned multimedia lectures, case stories and industry insights by experts from academia and industry. Download the Quick Start Guide [PDF]

British Standards Online (BSOL) is a database containing approximately 80,000 standards documents. It includes International (ISO) Standards, British (BSI) Standards and European (IEC) Standards. Bibliographic data only for American (ASTM) Standards. To get familiar with this database, click to view the User Guide

There has been an added tool accessing BSI. BSI’s documents will only be opened now by using the FileOpen plug in that needs to be installed on your device.

To download the plug-in follow the instructions on how to install FileOpen

If you are using a University PC , you need to contact ICT or library.technical@beds.ac.uk

You also need Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader to open the PDFs.

Read more about opening BSI documents

Or watch the video British Standards Online (BSOL) - How to download the FileOpen plug-in (YouTube)

Statista is a searchable database of market and consumer data. It includes statistical data from sources like market researchers, trade organisations, journals and government databases. It contains more than 1,000,000 statistics on more than 80,000 topics from over 22,500 sources and 170 different industries. See Statista's help pages for further information.

General Resources contains a list of major university wide databases and search engines, such as the Library catalogue, Discover, Credo Reference, Newsbank and Scopus. Visit the General Resources page for more information.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the UK’s specialist aviation regulator. It ensures that the aviation industry meets safety standards, consumers have protection and value for money, and the environmental impact of aviation is effectively managed.

This webpage from the CAA website explains how UK airports and en-route air traffic services are regulated.

This webpage contains links to publications from the CAA. Printed copies of selected titles are available to buy from The Stationery Office (TSO).

This government webpage contains policies relevant to aviation and airports in the UK.

This government webpage contains advice for UK citizens travelling abroad, and includes guidance on passenger rights at the airport, customs procedures, and importing and exporting goods.

The Civil Aviation Act 2012 governs how airports are operated in the UK.

The Convention on International Civil Aviation (AKA the Chicago Convention) established the core principles permitting international transport by air.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a UN specialized agency established in 1944 to manage the administration and governance of the Chicago Convention. This website contains publications and reports.

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) was founded in 1866. It is a professional body that exists to further the advancement of aeronautical art, science and engineering around the world. Contains articles and research papers.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) aims to ensure safety protection for EU citizens and the environment, regulate the certification process among EU Member States, and facilitate the internal aviation single market.

Airports Council International (ACI) is the global trade representative of the world’s airports. ACI represents airports’ interests with Governments and international organizations such as ICAO, develops standards, and provides training.

Sustainable Aviation is a strategy outlining the collective approach of UK aviation to ensure a sustainable future for the industry. It brings together major UK airlines, airports, manufacturers and air navigation service providers.

The Aerade Reports Archive incorporates more than ten thousand, historically significant, digitised reports from The Aeronautical Research Council (ARC) and The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). These date from 1909-1980.

The National Aerospace Library is devoted to the development of aeronautics, aviation and aerospace technology. It is based in Farnborough.