Research Guides: IDS 801: Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies (Turner): Where do I find sources?

FAQ About Sources

Frequently Asked Questions about Sources

Q: Can I use non-scholarly sources/popular sources?

A: You will occasionally find non-scholarly sources that can support your arguments, but remember that the assignment requirements tell you that you can only have two non-scholarly sources. If the source you're looking at doesn't have an author listed, and doesn't have any sources cited, try to find something more substantial.

Q: Are there any types of sources I can't use?

A: Things like general reference works, encyclopedias, book reviews, and brief pieces with little or no information about who wrote the information or where it came from, are not appropriate for graduate level research. These things can help you grow your understanding of your topic and can help you hone in on what you're really looking for, but they wouldn't be used as citations in a formal paper.

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Finding Resources

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Art E-books
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Art History Articles
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ACLS Humanities E-Books This link opens in a new window Over 3500 full-text e-books on history, art history, cultural studies, Biblical studies, film & theater, archaeology, musicology, sociology and more.
Artstor This link opens in a new window Artstor provides access to more than 2 million high-quality images and data in a wide variety of subjects from some of the world's leading museums, photo archives, and scholars. Find content from over twenty disciplines, including African-American Studies, Classics, Religion, Theater, and more.
Fine Arts Collection This link opens in a new window With more than 150 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, Fine Arts & Music Collection will provide support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Fine Arts & Music Collection connects researchers with the information they need from a variety of important publications, including Billboard, Cinema Journal, Current Musicology, Daily Variety, Film Criticism, and more!
Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window Contains articles, interviews, and reviews of books, drama, poetry, dance, movies, musicals, radio and tv, operas, and more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Forsyth Library provides licensed access to the following collections in JSTOR: Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences VII, and Biological Sciences. These collections include hundreds of different titles across 71 different disciplines. Need tips on searching?
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window The most comprehensive online art resource available, Oxford Art Online has full text articles and images from Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. It also has biographies, subject entries, thematic timelines, and lesson plans as well as article citations.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window Scholarly articles from a variety of humanities and social science journals. To find complete articles, check the boxes for "articles only" and "only content I have access to" before searching.

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Business Communications Articles
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. Useful for nearly any research topic.
Access Business News This link opens in a new window Use this for researching annual and quarterly financial results, comparing forecasts and strategy versus execution, trends and emerging market opportunities, and more.
Business Abstracts with Full-Text This link opens in a new window Coverage of U.S. and international business publications, including leading business magazines, trade publications and research journals, including 260 titles in full-text. Citations: 1982-present; Full-Text of selected periodicals: 1995-present
Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new window This source provides international business intelligence through case studies, SWOT reports, corporate chronologies and profiles, full-text periodicals, market research reports, and company histories.
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window Full-text scholarly articles on business, human resources, management, marketing and more.

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Digital Cinema Production Articles
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. Useful for nearly any research topic.
Fine Arts Collection This link opens in a new window With more than 150 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, Fine Arts & Music Collection will provide support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Fine Arts & Music Collection connects researchers with the information they need from a variety of important publications, including Billboard, Cinema Journal, Current Musicology, Daily Variety, Film Criticism, and more!
Independent Voices This link opens in a new window Independent Voices is an open access digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals, drawn from the special collections of participating libraries. These periodicals were produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, the extreme right-wing press and alternative literary magazines during the latter half of the 20th century.
Music Index This link opens in a new window Comprehensive coverage of the music field and every aspect of the classical and popular worlds of music. Contains citations and abstracts from hundreds of periodicals, including book reviews, obituaries, news and articles.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window Scholarly articles from a variety of humanities and social science journals. To find complete articles, check the boxes for "articles only" and "only content I have access to" before searching.
Sage Premier This link opens in a new window A multi-disciplinary database with many full-text, scholarly articles back to 1999, and citations/abstracts prior to 1999.

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Gerontology Articles
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Gerontology E-Books
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Alternative Healthwatch This link opens in a new window Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine, and focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
BioMed Central This link opens in a new window BioMed Central's portfolio of 206 journals includes general titles BMC Biology and BMC Medicine alongside specialist journals (e.g. BMC Bioinformatics, Malaria Journal) that focus on particular disciplines. All the research published by BioMed Central's journals is open access, but BioMed Central also provides access to various additional products and services that require a subscription.
CINAHL This link opens in a new window (pronounced SIN-awl). Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature. Citations & many full-text articles on a variety of health and science topics.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window The Cochrane Library is a collection of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, including systematic reviews of studies to provide data for evidence-based care.
Nursing & Allied Health Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Articles from over 700 Nursing & Allied Health journals, plus over 12,000 full-text dissertations, covering research in nursing and related fields.
PsycInfo This link opens in a new window Millions of article citations, some with links to the complete article. To find complete articles, check the box for "Linked Full-Text" under Limit Results on the search page. Covers psychology and related disciplines including psychiatry, social work, pharmacology, medicine, law, and education.
PubMed This link opens in a new window PubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.If you have searched PubMed and located a citation of interest, check for full-text icons in the upper right corner of the display above the citation. Some full text articles may be free, for example those archived in the PubMed Central® (PMC) database.
Social Sciences Full-text This link opens in a new window Full-text articles and citations covering the social sciences, and topics such as: Addiction, Family, Gender, Psychology, Psychiatry, Criminal Justice, Corrections, Gerontology, Social Work, Sociology and more.

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Global Management Articles
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Global Management E-Books
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. Useful for nearly any research topic.
Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new window This source provides international business intelligence through case studies, SWOT reports, corporate chronologies and profiles, full-text periodicals, market research reports, and company histories.
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window Full-text scholarly articles on business, human resources, management, marketing and more.
Vocational and Career Collection This link opens in a new window Full-text articles from nearly 340 trade and industry related periodicals including American Machinist, Pediatric Nursing, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Reeves Journal, Hotel and Motel Management, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age, and many more, as well as article citations from nearly 600 journals.
ABI/INFORM Collection‎ This link opens in a new window ABI/INFORM Complete provides thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, and key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, as well as country and industry profiles. The database covers a wide range of business topics including accounting, finance, management, marketing and real estate.
Diversity Studies Collection This link opens in a new window Explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in our global community with 150 full-text journals from between 1980 and today.

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Global Challenges Articles
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Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new window This source provides international business intelligence through case studies, SWOT reports, corporate chronologies and profiles, full-text periodicals, market research reports, and company histories.
Diversity Studies Collection This link opens in a new window Explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in our global community with 150 full-text journals from between 1980 and today.
Ethnic Newswatch This link opens in a new window Included are journals, magazines, and newspapers from ethnic and minority presses, from 1959-present. Ethnicities include: African American/Caribbean/African; Arab/Middle Eastern; Asian/Pacific Islander; European/Eastern European; Hispanic; Jewish; Native People.
Global Issues This link opens in a new window Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, relevant sources for analysis of these issues. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal.
Global Road Warrior Database This link opens in a new window A comprehensive cultural, business, and travel database. Learn about the traditions, habits, and social norms of people around the globe. From cultural stereotypes and superstitions, to social and business etiquette, to women's role in society - everything from dating rituals, holidays and festivals, to classic recipes for each country, and visa and passport information. Search by country, then use the options on the left of the database page to find specific information for that country.
Military & Intelligence Database This link opens in a new window Provides access to U.S. armed services publications, along with military science, political science and international relations journals. Major topics covered by Gale's Military and Intelligence Database include socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces, and many more.

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Physical Education Articles
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Physical Education E-Books
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Alternative Healthwatch This link opens in a new window Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine, and focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window The Cochrane Library is a collection of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, including systematic reviews of studies to provide data for evidence-based care.
Health & Wellness This link opens in a new window Delivers up-to-date reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources.
Health and Medicine (Academic) This link opens in a new window Integrates millions of articles from a wide range of full-text nursing and allied health journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters and select consumer health information sources with full-text reference works and hundreds of health-related multimedia
Health Source: Nursing & Academic Edition This link opens in a new window This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
Oregon PDF in Health & Performance This link opens in a new window This database contains nearly 11,000 dissertations/theses in Health, Health Education, Athletics, Physiology, Exercise Epidemiology, Sports Psychology, and Recreation and Leisure.
PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database This link opens in a new window The Physiotherapy Evidence Database provides physiotherapists around the world with easy access to high-quality clinical research so they can practice and teach effectively. PEDro is a well-established, robust and trusted site that provides access to over 51,000 randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines relevant to physiotherapy. All trials in PEDro are rated for quality using the PEDro scale.
Physical Therapy And Sports Medicine Collection This link opens in a new window Includes over 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine, providing researchers with access to topics discussed in the field, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more.

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Data Analysis Articles
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Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window With full-text access to 350 journals and coverage dating as far back as 1915, Library Journal claims that CMMC is one of the most robust databases available for communication studies.
Communications & Mass Media Collection This link opens in a new window Brings together information found in more than 400 journals. Nearly 3 million articles on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature, meet the needs of researchers. Exclusive features, including Topic Finder, InterLink, and a mobile-optimized interface, support and enhance the search experience.
Computer Science This link opens in a new window Gale OneFile: Computer Science provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes more than 600 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
Data.gov This link opens in a new window The federal government’s open data site, data.gov contains over 200,000 datasets submitted by various federal, state, county, and municipal entities.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis, including Federal and State legal cases, U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790, full-text of U.S. & World newspapers, business articles, financials, and company/industry information & profiles. Try out the new intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents. Nexis Uni is the new site for the resource formerly known as LexisNexis Academic.

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Literary Criticism Articles
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Literary Criticism E-Books
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ACLS Humanities E-Books This link opens in a new window Over 3500 full-text e-books on history, art history, cultural studies, Biblical studies, film & theater, archaeology, musicology, sociology and more.
Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window Contains articles, interviews, and reviews of books, drama, poetry, dance, movies, musicals, radio and tv, operas, and more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Forsyth Library provides licensed access to the following collections in JSTOR: Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences VII, and Biological Sciences. These collections include hundreds of different titles across 71 different disciplines. Need tips on searching?
Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window Literary criticism and commentary compiled from seven titles previously only available in print. Coverage includes 19th, 20th and contemporary literature, poetry, short stories, children's literature and author biographies.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window Up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews of nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods from around the world.
Lit Finder This link opens in a new window Contains over 125,000 full-text poems, 5,000 full-text classic and contemporary short stories, approximately 850,000 poem citations and excerpts, and over 2,500 biographies, pictures, literary criticisms and essays focused on the humanities and social sciences.
MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new window The MLA International Bibliography is a subject index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. contains millions of citations as well as full text for 1,000 journals. Coverage includes journal articles, series, books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. While the majority of records are from English-language publications, at least sixty other languages are represented.
Something About the Author This link opens in a new window Consisting of more than 225 volumes, 19,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images, this resource examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults. But if you need more than just biographical information you can cross-search this resource with Literature Criticism Online and obtain additional information about the author's works, era, genres, criticism and analysis.

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Information Systems Articles
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Information Systems Books
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Applied Science & Technology Full-Text This link opens in a new window Content includes coverage of a wide variety of applied science specialties—acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear and civil engineering, computers and informatics and much more.
Computer Science This link opens in a new window Gale OneFile: Computer Science provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes more than 600 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
Computer Source This link opens in a new window Computer Source provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for nearly 300 publications and citations and abstracts for nearly 450 publications.
Faulkner's Advisory for IT Studies This link opens in a new window Faulkner databases, reports, and primary research studies help both providers and end users understand the implications surrounding the frequent shifts and breakthroughs in the rapidly-converging world of computing, data networking, and telecommunications.
Vocational and Career Collection This link opens in a new window Full-text articles from nearly 340 trade and industry related periodicals including American Machinist, Pediatric Nursing, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Reeves Journal, Hotel and Motel Management, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age, and many more, as well as article citations from nearly 600 journals.

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Math Articles
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Math E-Books
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Applied Science & Technology Full-Text This link opens in a new window Content includes coverage of a wide variety of applied science specialties—acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear and civil engineering, computers and informatics and much more.
Computer Science This link opens in a new window Gale OneFile: Computer Science provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes more than 600 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
Computer Source This link opens in a new window Computer Source provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for nearly 300 publications and citations and abstracts for nearly 450 publications.
Education Full Text This link opens in a new window Article citations and full-text articles for all aspects of education. Can be searched simultaneously with other EbscoHost databases by clicking "Choose Databases" just above the search boxes.
Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society This link opens in a new window Mathematical Journal published six times per year by the American Mathematical Society. Papers contain new mathematical research between 80 and 200 pages in length. Up to date on the latest articles in all areas of pure and applied mathematics.
Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.

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Music Articles
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Music E-Books
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ACLS Humanities E-Books This link opens in a new window Over 3500 full-text e-books on history, art history, cultural studies, Biblical studies, film & theater, archaeology, musicology, sociology and more.
Fine Arts Collection This link opens in a new window With more than 150 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, Fine Arts & Music Collection will provide support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Fine Arts & Music Collection connects researchers with the information they need from a variety of important publications, including Billboard, Cinema Journal, Current Musicology, Daily Variety, Film Criticism, and more!
Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window Contains articles, interviews, and reviews of books, drama, poetry, dance, movies, musicals, radio and tv, operas, and more.
Music Index This link opens in a new window Comprehensive coverage of the music field and every aspect of the classical and popular worlds of music. Contains citations and abstracts from hundreds of periodicals, including book reviews, obituaries, news and articles.
Sheet Music Collection: Mississippi State University This link opens in a new window The sheet music collection is part of a larger collection amassed by Charles Templeton, Sr. which also includes music players and recordings. Digitization of the collection is part of an ongoing effort to provide broader access to titles. A large portion of these pieces are in the public domain (not copyrighted) and are available for download directly from the site. Some restricted titles are available upon request.

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Political Leadership Articles
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Public Service Articles
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Catalog of Government Publications This link opens in a new window The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) is the finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. The CGP contains descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Updated daily. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general keywords, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.
Congressional Research Service This link opens in a new window The official archive of the Congressional Research Service reports. Created by experts in CRS, the reports present a legislative perspective on topics such as agriculture policy, counterterrorism operations, banking regulation, veteran’s issues and much more. Founded over a century ago, CRS provides authoritative and confidential research and analysis for Congress’ deliberative use.
CQ Magazine This link opens in a new window The CQ Magazine, formerly known as CQ Weekly, is known as the pre-eminent resource for Congress-watchers who need non-partisan information on Capitol Hill. CQ Magazine on the Web includes access to the full text of all articles published since 1983.
Formerly known as CQ Weekly.
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window Full-text scholarly articles on business, human resources, management, marketing and more.
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window HeinOnline is the world's largest fully searchable, image-based government document and legal research database. It contains comprehensive coverage from inception of U.S. statutory materials, U.S. Congressional Documents and more than 2,500 scholarly journals. HeinOnline provides topic specific databases including all of the world's constitutions, all U.S. treaties, collections of classic treatises and presidential documents, Criminal Justice, Religion and the Law, and Women and the Law among others. Full text of state and federal case law powered by Fastcase is included.

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Political Science Articles
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Political Science E-Books
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Catalog of Government Publications This link opens in a new window The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) is the finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. The CGP contains descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Updated daily. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general keywords, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.
Congressional Research Service This link opens in a new window The official archive of the Congressional Research Service reports. Created by experts in CRS, the reports present a legislative perspective on topics such as agriculture policy, counterterrorism operations, banking regulation, veteran’s issues and much more. Founded over a century ago, CRS provides authoritative and confidential research and analysis for Congress’ deliberative use.
CQ Magazine This link opens in a new window The CQ Magazine, formerly known as CQ Weekly, is known as the pre-eminent resource for Congress-watchers who need non-partisan information on Capitol Hill. CQ Magazine on the Web includes access to the full text of all articles published since 1983.
Formerly known as CQ Weekly.
Data.gov This link opens in a new window The federal government’s open data site, data.gov contains over 200,000 datasets submitted by various federal, state, county, and municipal entities.
Federal Register This link opens in a new window Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window HeinOnline is the world's largest fully searchable, image-based government document and legal research database. It contains comprehensive coverage from inception of U.S. statutory materials, U.S. Congressional Documents and more than 2,500 scholarly journals. HeinOnline provides topic specific databases including all of the world's constitutions, all U.S. treaties, collections of classic treatises and presidential documents, Criminal Justice, Religion and the Law, and Women and the Law among others. Full text of state and federal case law powered by Fastcase is included.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Forsyth Library provides licensed access to the following collections in JSTOR: Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences VII, and Biological Sciences. These collections include hundreds of different titles across 71 different disciplines. Need tips on searching?
Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window 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 pertinent content.
Military & Intelligence Database This link opens in a new window Provides access to U.S. armed services publications, along with military science, political science and international relations journals. Major topics covered by Gale's Military and Intelligence Database include socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces, and many more.
Social Sciences Full-text This link opens in a new window Full-text articles and citations covering the social sciences, and topics such as: Addiction, Family, Gender, Psychology, Psychiatry, Criminal Justice, Corrections, Gerontology, Social Work, Sociology and more.
War & Terrorism Collection This link opens in a new window A definitive collection for students of history, social science and current events. Researchers will gain valuable insight to conflicts and their cause as well as their impact and how they are perceived on a global scale. References include 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.

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Public Administration Articles
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. Useful for nearly any research topic.
govinfo This link opens in a new window Govinfo (formerly known as FDSYS, The Federal Digital System) provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
Federal Register This link opens in a new window Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
Gun Regulation and Legislation in America This link opens in a new window Gun regulation in the United States is arguably among the most controversial and heavily-debated topics in American history. This collection brings together more than 500 titles dealing with this difficult and important topic. Included are periodicals, key compiled federal legislative histories, relevant congressional hearings, CRS Reports, Supreme Court briefs, and more. Links to nearly 500 scholarly articles, an extensive bibliography, and a balanced selection of external resources to further research this subject are also provided. Research the National Firearms Act, the Miller and Heller decisions, and other key aspects of this subject.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Forsyth Library provides licensed access to the following collections in JSTOR: Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences VII, and Biological Sciences. These collections include hundreds of different titles across 71 different disciplines. Need tips on searching?
Legaltrac This link opens in a new window LegalTrac is an electronic version of the Current Law Index (Index K8 C8). It provides access to more than 875 legal periodicals from the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. LegalTrac has indexing for all major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty law publications, bar association journals, and thousands of law-related articles from general interest publications. LegalTrac includes only selective full text. This is NOT a full text database. Coverage begins from 1980 and the database is updated daily.