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Academic Search Premier  Full-text, 1970s – present

More than 4,500 journals on all different subjects: psychology, business, education, chemistry, and more.

Accounting Dictionaries

Accounting and Financial Dictionary

Accounting Terminology Guide

Glossary of Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations

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Subject Specific Databases

General/Related Databases

Academic Search Premier  Full-text, 1970s – present

More than 4,500 journals on all different subjects: psychology, business, education, chemistry, and more.

Wilson Select Plus  Some full-text, 1994 – present

Articles in sciences, humanities, education, and business.

Database Tutorials

Marketline Video Tour

Marketline Country Search Video Tutorial

Lexis Nexis Searching for International News Video Tutorial

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Subject Specific Databases

General/Related Databases

Academic Search Premier  Full-text, 1970s – present

More than 4,500 journals on all different subjects: psychology, business, education, chemistry, and more.

Political Science Websites

Avalon Project

Major political and diplomatic documents, from BC to the present. Includes, for example: the Magna Carta, the Warsaw Pact, the Oslo Accords, and the 9/11 report.

State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Reports on countries receiving U.S. aid. Summarizes each year’s developments related to human rights, civil liberties, and discrimination.

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Subject Specific Databases

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Academic Search Premier  Full-text, 1970s – present

More than 4,500 journals on all different subjects: psychology, business, education, chemistry, and more.

AnthroSource  Full-text, 1880s - Present

Journals published by the American Anthropological Association.

ARTstor  images

Database of over 500,000 images from different time periods and cultures.

ARTstor uses pop-ups. If you are using a pop-up blocker, you must disable it before opening ARTstor.

CIAO  full text, 1991 -- present

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for full text items on theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.

CQ Public Affairs Collection  full text, 1990s - present

Web links, legislative information, primary sources, and encyclopedia entries on different topics.

CQ Researcher  full text, 1991 - present

Detailed summaries of current public affairs issues. Each report includes an overview, bibliography, and pro/con articles.

CQ Supreme Court Collection  full text, 1969 - present

Supreme Court decisions, justices’ voting records, summaries of 100 countries’ constitutions and governments.

FirstSearch  Some full-text

Journal articles and various media from several interdisciplinary databases on the humanities, medicine, literature and education.

informaworld

Database providing access to journal articles in the area of politics and international relations from the Routledge/Tailor and Francis publishing group.

Click on “advanced search” and check off “my subscriptions only” to view full text articles.

LexisNexis  full text, 1980s - present

Lexis Nexis provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. Some of this information includes:

  • National and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.
  • U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information.
  • Shepard’s® Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789
  • Business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news.

Using LexisNexis to Find News Articles

Using LexisNexis to Find Company Information for Business

Sage Premier  full text, 1960 - present

Full-text of all 500 journals published by Sage. Includes journals in international relations, education, sociology, business, and more.

Sociological Abstracts  1963 – present

Citation database of international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral fields. Includes citations to journal articles, dissertations, conference papers and book chapters.

Web Resources

American Memory from the Library of Congress

“American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.”

American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank

Collection of current and historical speeches in audio and/or video format.

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