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Databases | Books | Web Resources | Print Journals | Citation Guides | College Resources
FIND AN ARTICLE: SEARCH THE LIBRARY’S DATABASES
These databases are either tailored to your subject or they provide coverage over a wide range of interdisciplinary topics. Before you start, you might take a look at some tips on searching databases.
- Academic Search Premier: An interdisciplinary database that provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles
- Issues and Controversies: Covers current social topics that inspire debate and controversy and offers information on both sides of the argument
- Points of View: Offers overviews on a variety of current events and sets of opposing viewpoints on controversial subjects
- Legal Collection: Full text from more than 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals to offer authoritative information on legal research and trends
- PsycArticles: More than 100,000 articles from 59 journals--48 published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 11 from allied organizations--that were published from 1894 to the present
- Military and Government Collection: Provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and abstracts for nearly 400 titles pertaining to all branches of the military and government, including the judiciary
FIND A BOOK: GO STRAIGHT TO THE STACKS
If you can't go the library's stacks, check out our collection of online reference books:
- Credo Reference Online: Access to more than 300 reference books, including general and specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries for overviews on topics
- World Atlas: Provides maps, images, and the ability to compare demographic information from different countries
If you can visit the library, it's easy to browse our collection because we organize books by their subject:
| SUBJECT |
CALL NUMBER HEADING |
| Law |
K |
| U.S. Law |
KF |
| Oregon Law |
KFO |
| Criminology. Social Pathology. |
HV |
You also might try these reference books:
- Criminal Justice: a three-volume set that contains more than 600 articles on topics related to criminal justice and law enforcement Ref KF 9214 .5 .C75 2006
- Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement: a three-volume set with entries on state and local law, federal law, and international law Ref HV 7921 .E53 2005
- West’s Encyclopedia of American Law: a 14-volume set that contains more than 5000 articles and essays, including an index and dictionary Ref KF 154 .W47 2004
- American Dictionary of Criminal Justice: Provides concise definitions of terms and phrases used in criminology and law enforcement Ref HV 7411 .C48 2005
- The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court: Contains 1200 entries on the history and organization of the Court, including biographies on the Justices Ref KF 8742 .A35 093 2005
- Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior: A four-volume set that is divided by topic and contains indexes Ref HV 6017 .E53 2001
- Historical Atlas of American Crime: Provides information on crime and significant cases from 1587 to 2005 Ref HV 6779 .R67 2005
FIND A WEBSITE: USE INTERNET RESOURCES WISELY
Although these websites are likely to be accurate, you should still evaluate information found on the Internet.
- Find Law: Provides information on cases and codes, jurisdictions, federal and state law, and articles and is divided into areas of practice
- Bureau of Justice Statistics: Offers governmental data on the justice system, courts and sentencing, crime, criminal offenders, and criminal record systems
- Handbook of Forensic Science: Contains information on forensics, submitting evidence, and crime scene investigations, written by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service: Offers access to articles or photocopies of documents, along with information on crime prevention, courts, corrections, and law enforcement, and is maintained by the Department of Justice
- Uniform Crime Reports: Provides statistics on crime from data of nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the nation
- The OYEZ Project: Offers information on the Supreme Court, including audio files, a virtual tour, biographies of the Justices, docket listings, and press releases
- US Supreme Court Collection: Contains links to decisions made by the Supreme Court, including an archive of previous decisions, and is maintained by the Cornell School of Law
- THOMAS: Provides information about bills, resolutions, the US code, and congressional records and is maintained by the Library of Congress
FIND A PRINT JOURNAL: READ THE LATEST ISSUES
The library subscribes to magazines and journals that are related to your field. Head to Tioga 3 and browse through some of these journals:
- FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Political Science
- The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
- Law and Order
- Law Enforcement News
- The Police Chief
CITATION GUIDES: CREATE A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Whether you use websites, electronic journals, reference books, or print resources, you will need a bibliography. Here’s some information on how to cite your sources:
- Avoid inadvertent plagiarism: It’s possible to copy from a source and not even know that you’ve done anything wrong. Read up on how to document sources.
- KnightCite: This great site asks formats the bibliographic entry for you, and you can select the appropriate style (MLA, APA, Chicago).
- Guide for the APA style: The APA-style is generally used for papers written in the social sciences, especially psychology.
FIND MORE HELP: USE COLLEGE RESOURCES
Don’t hesitate to talk to a librarian, a tutor, or your instructor when conducting research. Make the most of these resources!
Descriptions of databases are paraphrased or taken directly from Ebsco.
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