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ArXiv.org is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology. It contains a wealth of articles and, since it is an e‑print service, recent research is published much faster than is the case with paper‑based journals.

The Directory of Open Access Journals covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. There are over 1800 journals in the directory and a wide range of topics is covered. For example, the available titles include 19 Plant Sciences journals and 37 Physics journals.

Oxford Reference on line provides access to 1900 Oxford University Press dictionaries and reference books. The topics covered include languages, science, arts, history, law, economics and politics. An "A-Z of Countries of the World" is also available.

Please note that Oxford Reference does not include either the Oxford English Dictionary or the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.

The CIA World Factbook contains information on the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation and military every country in the world. For example, the current version of the factbook notes that there are 334 airports with paved runways in the United Kingdom, of which only 8 are over 10 000 ft (3047 m).

Although the title of this publication refers to public health, this publication contains lots of well researched information on the difficulties associated with communicating levels of risk. A full set of references is also included.

The KTN for Industrial Mathematics coordinates the planning of study groups, where industrial problems are presented to academic researchers, with initial results being produced within a week. The study groups have been running for nearly 40 years and have covered a variety of topics, ranging from air bubbles in ice cream to real‑time traffic monitoring.

SPRU is based at the University of Sussex. Its mission is to deepen understanding of the place of science, technology and innovation in the global economy for the benefit of government, business and society.

The SPRU site contains a large number of electronic Working Papers, which relate to science, technology and innovation and its wider social, economic and environmental implications.