Research Information on Your Topic
Search resources like Academic Search Premier, Google Scholar and Library One Search for scholarly articles when exploring a topic or trying keywords. You will quickly discover the range of disciplines and additional keywords for your topic. Sometimes you might find too much information. To narrow search results, think of more detailed keywords, a specific aspect of a topic or a different date range. These tutorials can help you get started.
Questions? Don't forget to Ask a Librarian!
Find Scholarly Articles in Specialized Library Databases
- Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC) This link opens in a new window Coverage: 1915+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited This database is a research and reference source in the fields of communication, journalism, and mass media. The database also covers some aspects of the field of advertising and related topics. The database indexes and abstracts journals and conference presentations.
- Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window Coverage: 1968+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited This resource includes bibliographic records and full text of journals related to criminal justice and criminology. Subjects covered include: corrections, prisons, criminal investigations, forensic sciences, investigation, substance abuse, addiction, probation, and parole.
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new window Coverage: 1972+ Maximum Concurrent Users: 4 PAIS (originally, the Public Affairs Information Service) is a combination of two databases: PAIS International and PAIS Archive. The PAIS International database contains records for over half a million journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more. PAIS Archive is a retrospective conversion of the PAIS Annual Cumulated Bulletin, volumes 1-62, published 1915-1976 and contains over 1.23 million records covering monographs, periodical articles, notes and announcements, and analytics.This database covers the world's public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics published in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and other languages.
- Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) This link opens in a new window Coverage: 1991+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited Comprehensive full text source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers, journal articles; policy briefs and economic indicators; links and resources; maps and country data from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences. This is an essential resource for serious research into International Affairs.
- Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles. This database is also a useful resource for Security Studies.
Also try these databases for questions about interoperability.
- IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window Coverage: Varies Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited Digital Library of IEEE and IET publications. Full text is available for IEEE journal articles, conference proceedings, issued (but not draft) standards and selected books; full text is also available for IET journal articles and conference proceedings. Includes bibliographic citations from other publishers such as AIP, AVS and M&C; for the full text of these latter items, use the “Get It @ ASU” links.
- ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window Coverage: 1923+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited This comprehensive business database merges the content of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Archive and The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition. It includes articles from thousands of English-language publications worldwide covering business, management, and related areas as well as case studies, annual reports, Experian company credit information, country reports, industry reports, commodity reports, conference papers, and dissertations.
Find E-Books using the OneSearch box
This One Search widget was especially created to help you find E-books!
OR, Search by Specific E-book Collections
- eBooks on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window Coverage: Varies Maximum Concurrent Users: 3 Provides full-text books from many of the world's leading commercial publishers and university presses. Includes a wide range of scholarly, reference, and professional titles. Subjects covered include Arts & Entertainment; Business & Economy; Computer & Internet; Education; Health; History; Government & Law; Recreation & Sports; Reference; Science & Technology; Social Sciences; Society & Culture.
- Elsevier eBook Complete Collections This link opens in a new window Coverage: Varies Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited This resource provides access to eBooks published by a range of publishers, covering the Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities subjects.
We Deliver! When ASU Doesn't Have the Articles & Book Chapters You Need...
No Worries, We Digitally Deliver!
Use your ASURITE ID & Password to request materials through our ILLIAD Service (InterLibrary Loan).
U.S., Local and International Government; Nonprofit and Private Sector Information Sources
- Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) This link opens in a new windowCoverage: Varies, mostly 2002+
Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation's premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management. The HSDL is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA and the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Sources include, but are not limited to: Federal, state and local governments; International governments and institutions; Nonprofit organizations and private sector entities; Think tanks, research centers, colleges and universities
Related Library Guides
- Criminology and Criminal Justice This page is your gateway to books, articles, statistics, laws and legislation related to criminology and criminal justice topics.
- Social Justice and Human Rights This guide is designed to support students in the Social Justice and Human Rights Master's Degree program and related programs. It includes resources for research both local and global issues.
