Key Resources
- Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) This link opens in a new windowFrom the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey...a collection of policy and strategy papers published by government agencies and other organizations.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR archives full-text scholarly articles in a number of disciplines, including international relations, area studies, and development studies. The collection is now being updated to include articles published in recent years.
- JSTOR Security StudiesExplore a wide range of journals, ebooks, and approximately 20,000 Open Access research reports in the field of security studies. International in scope.
- JSTOR Sustainability StudiesDiscover a wide range of journals, ebooks, and more than 5,400 Open Access research reports in the field of sustainability. Substantial coverage of a range of resilience topics, including social capital.
- Scholar OneSearchExcellent for a comprehensive look at library resources. Includes the library catalog as well as an extensive collection of articles from library journal and newspaper collections.
- Compendex This link opens in a new windowComprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database. Citations and abstracts in including peer reviewed journals, professional literature, conference proceedings, book series, dissertations, and trade publications. Links to full text for Northeastern subscribed journals.
- EIU Viewpoint and Country Reports (Economist Intelligence Unit) This link opens in a new windowFrom the Economist Intelligence Unit. In addition to detailed economic and political analyses and forecasts for individual countries, Viewpoint provide subject portals, including Environment and Sustainability and Geopolitics.
- Policy Commons This link opens in a new windowNU is now a member of Policy Commons! Use this resource to access reports and other materials from IGOs, NGOs, think tanks, government agencies, and academic research centers. Set up an individual login to use special features like building lists or create topic alerts. TWO NEW MODULES ARE NOW AVAILABLE: NORTH AMERICAN CITIES AND WORLD CITIES.
- PolicyFile This link opens in a new windowIndexes and links to publications from 350 think tanks, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). Domestic and international coverage.
- PubMed (NU customized)A comprehensive source of journal literature in the life sciences and biomedicine from the National Library of Medicine. Includes selected full text from PubMed Central, and NCBI Bookshelf. PubMed is a free web resource, however this version contains links to Northeastern-subscribed journals that require a login.
- Social Sciences Premium Collection (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowExtensive collection of social sciences literature in the field of criminology, education, political science. public policy, linguistics, and library science. Individual databases like Worldwide Political Science Abstracts and PAIS may be searched separately.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowCovers a broad range of topics and, as such, is an excellent first place to look for statistics AND IDENTIFY DATASETS!! Provides infographics, charts, and statistical reports. International in scope. Also contains country reports.
- Scite.ai This link opens in a new windowAn AI-powered research platform that analyzes and provides citation context for scientific papers, helping researchers evaluate the credibility and impact of scholarly articles. Account registration is necessary for some features.
- Web of Science, Core Collection 1975-present This link opens in a new windowUse for citation tracking, finding seminal literature, data visualizations, author alerts, institutional affiliations, and impact factors. LInks to full text for Northeastern-subscribed journals.
- Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowSearch federal and state court cases, statutes and codes as well as European Union laws and regulations. Secondary sources include the American Law Reports and the American Jurisprudence encyclopedia, law reviews, journals, and newspapers.
- Tutorials: Find cases and articles in Westlaw (video) or see a PDF version
Selected Current News Sources
- Homeland Security News WireNot an NU Library subscription publication, but a useful current awareness tool for homeland security broadly defined.
- E&E News (Politico Pro) This link opens in a new windowUp-to-date news on energy and the environment. Includes EnergyWire, ClimateWire, GreenWire, E&E Daily, and E&E News.
- Economist This link opens in a new windowThe Economist is a weekly international news and business publication, offering clear reporting, commentary and analysis on world current affairs, business, finance, science and technology, culture, society, media and the arts. The online edition features content from 1997 to the present. (Audio and Apps sections are not included in our subscription.)
- Financial TimesLondon-based and international in scope, with extensive business, marketing, economic, political, news and trends worldwide. Also hosts subject-focused newsletters, podcasts, and live conferences. Access to the Financial Times requires registration with a Northeastern or NU Boston email address.
- Foreign Policy This link opens in a new windowExcellent source for keeping up with events around the world. Current issues and an archive.
- New York Times via NYTimes.com This link opens in a new windowNortheastern offers current and archival access to the New York Times. Please use the link above to register with a Northeastern email address. Once registered, users can log in directly at https://www.nytimes.com or use the New York Times app on a smartphone or device.
- Nikkei Asia This link opens in a new windowCoverage of Asia's economic, political, business and technology news in English. Established with a goal to change the way the Asia is covered internationally and to enhance the world’s understanding of pan-Asian affairs.
Also includes data on financial markets and top companies in the region.
- Project Syndicate This link opens in a new windowProject Syndicate describes itself as a "leading provider of expert commentary and analysis on a range of global issues - economics, politics, international affairs, education, global health and development, science, society, and culture." Current coverage is supported by an archive which covers materials from 1997 onwards.
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowinformation, commentary and analysis focused on business, finance, and political economy. INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION USING AN NU EMAIL ADDRESS IS REQUIRED! For historic WSJ content dating back to 1985, please use Factiva.
Streaming Video Collections
- Academic Video Online (Alexander Street Press) This link opens in a new windowAcademic Video Online Premium provides video content to a broad range of subject areas, including documentaries and journalistic content on topics in business, politics, history, music, public health, education and more. Training videos are also available.
- Kanopy Streaming This link opens in a new windowA curated collection of films for the Northeastern community, including feature films as well as high-interest documentaries. You may use Scholar OneSearch to find out if Northeastern has a particular film. Closed captions and transcripts included. Films provided by HBO and Neon Films cannot be viewed outside of the U.S.
- Docuseek This link opens in a new windowDocumentary films for higher education including the Good Docs Collection.
Need more help?
Please e-mail Roxanne Palmatier, library contact for Political Science, Security and Resilience, Security and Intelligence Studies, International Affairs, and the Policy School.