PHIL 3223 – Criminal Justice Law – Chew

Hi!

My name is Paul Stenis, and we met on Wednesday, November 2nd to talk about finding articles on a current topic. The following databases and catalogs will help you complete Dr. Chew’s assignments.

Article Databases

Lexis-Nexis News. A subsection of Lexis-Nexis containing full text of articles from major newspapers, newswires, and periodicals.

Academic Search Complete. General database containing scholarly and popular articles from various disciplines, often with very current articles.

Newspaper Source Plus. Includes 1,520 full-text newspapers, providing more than 28 million full-text articles.

New York Times (Historical). Full-image archive of the entire historical run of The New York Times. It provides every page of every issue, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF, from 1851-2002.

CQ Researcher Global. Provides in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.

Book Catalogs

Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.

UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.

WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.

Government Information

Government publications will cover a lot of information, depending on the topic.  Search the library catalog and the library’s Government Information website to find publications from the U. S. government.

Good luck with your research. As always, please feel free to Ask Us! should you have any questions.

Paul

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