Articles
- Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowScholarly, peer-reviewed articles and professional association publications, Abstracts and links to full text, about half are peer reviewed, covering all academic subjects including STEM fields.
Use this link if you want to include video clips (Opens in new window) from the Associated Press in your search results.
A number of the Library's article search engines are useful for finding information about the federal government and its activities. Look below for historical newspaper and journal articles as well as links to government periodicals and news.
Consider specialized databases like Criminal Justice Abstracts or ERIC (education) for subject-specific research.
- Worldwide Political Science AbstractsMay also be searched as part of the Social Sciences Premium Collection.
- Social Sciences Premium Collection (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowIncludes PAIS, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Social Services Abstracts, and a number of full-text journal collections. Databases may be searched individually or as a group.
- Military and Government Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowCurrent scholarly journal and news information pertaining to all branches of the military. Links to full text.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowFactiva is the online home of the Wall Street Journal as well as a number of other resources that cover business and finance.
Historical Articles
- Historical New York Times1851- 2010 with index, 1851-1993. Microfilm copies of the NYT from 1851 to present are available on the third floor of Snell.
- American Periodicals Series OnlineDigitized images of the pages of 1000 American magazines and journals published between 1741 and 1940.
- JSTORJSTOR archives full-text scholarly articles in a number of disciplines, including public policy and public adminstration. The collection is now being updated to include articles published in recent years.