Judicial Studies: Research Databases

This multidisciplinary database indexes over 6,000+ scholarly journals, with full text for almost 3,100 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1975 - present for selected titles.

A retrospective database providing full-text access to the archives of core legal journals and other legal materials. Includes federal laws, regulations, case law, and reports and opinions of the U.S. Attorney General, and more.

Thomson Reuters Westlaw provides full-text access to cases from the courts of all 50 states and federal courts, statutes from all 50 states and federal statutes published in the United States Code Annotated, American Jurisprudence 2d Legal Encyclopedia, federal regulations, law reviews and legal periodicals. Also offers business and news resources.

Access to over 600 international journals, including 320 full-text journals and magazines. Covers criminology and criminal justice topics including forensic sciences, corrections, criminal law & investigation, and policing.

Coverage of international journals on a wide range of criminal justice issues. 1981 - present.

PsycINFO provides abstracts and full text of thousands of journals from the 1800s to the present. Includes books, book chapters, dissertations, and reports about psychology and related disciplines, including psychiatry, education, linguistics, neurosciences, pharmacology, and social work.

Indexes the international literature of sociology, social work, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Includes searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and some full-text coverage for older graduate works.

Index to U.S. Congressional publications; text of bills, laws, regulations, Congressional testimony and publications; legislative histories; members and committees of Congress. 1789 - present. Formerly LexisNexis Congressional.

A cross-disciplinary research methods tool specializing in the social sciences. Includes full access to SAGE books, journal articles, reference materials, and videos about research design, specific methods, conducting research, and writing about research results.

Full text collection of articles covering women's and gender topics.

This collection contains over 18,000+ journals and includes: Science Citation Index, from 1965; Social Sciences Citation Index, from 1965; and Arts and Humanities Citation Index, from 1991. Search by subject, author, or cited reference. An excellent current awareness and bibliography-building tool.