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Library Databases

Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new window
This is the database to start research in criminal justice.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window Articles and dissertations on variety of subjects mainly from scholarly literature. Locate the complete documents through your library or on the web. Instructions for optimizing results here: Library Links Instructions
Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) This link opens in a new window Documents about homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management.
Resources in the Homeland Security Digital Library cover a wide range of homeland security topics and are carefully selected and evaluated by a team of librarians and content specialists.
Psychology Database This link opens in a new window Articles focused on psychology.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window Articles covering the social sciences.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window Articles from 1995 to the present mostly covering the sciences.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Credo is a collection of encyclopedias and dictionaries and quite a few images on many topics. You may wish to start your research in Credo if you need some background on your topic. There are links to other library databases within Credo; your search terms will carry over into the new database.

Starting your search box below will provide results from over 50 databases at once.

Scholarly vs. Popular A chart to help you decide whether a journal or article is scholarly or popular.

What is a peer-reviewed journal? A more detailed explanation of what to look for in a peer-reviewed journal.