Databases: Social Sciences: Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security

Book Review Index Online Plus VCU

Coverage: 1965 - present

Indexes reviews from scholarly and popular journals primarily in the fields of general fiction and non-fiction, the humanities, and the social sciences. Includes citations and full text reviews.

Britannica Online VCU

Access to Encyclopaedia Britannica, news, magazines, journals, web sites, research tools, and multimedia.

Criminal Justice Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1968 - present

Citations and abstracts of international journal articles, books, and governmental and non-governmental reports on a wide range of topics in criminal justice.

Dissertations and Theses Full Text (ProQuest) VCU

Coverage: 1637 - present

Full text for most dissertations from 1997 to the present. Includes full text for some earlier dissertations, along with over 2.4 million dissertations and theses citations from around the world.

Filmakers Library Online VCU

Award-winning documentaries and independent films presenting points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide.

Government Printing Office (GPO) Monthly Catalog VCU

Coverage: 1976 - present

Citations for publications of the U.S. government. Includes legislative materials and the vast array of publications from the executive branch agencies.

Homeland Security Digital Library

Coverage: 18th Century - present

The HSDL is the nation's most authoritative tool for research in the field of homeland security policy and strategy.

Index to Current Urban Documents (ICUD) VCU

Coverage: Volume 29 - present

Index to and full-text of reports and research generated by various governmental and civic entities in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada.

iPOLL VCU

Coverage: 1935-

Contains nearly a half-million questions from surveys conducted since 1935 by over 150 academic, commercial, and media survey organizations such as Gallup, CNN, Pew Research Associates, the Wall Street Journal, and others.

LexisNexis Academic VCU

Full-text legal, business and news information.

NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service - via ProQuest VCU

Coverage: 1970's - present

Criminal justice related reports, articles, and audiovisual products from the U.S. and around the world.

• Links to full-text documents when available
• Get it @ VCU is available
• Automatic export into RefWorks citation manager

NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Web Version

Coverage: 1970's - present

Criminal justice related reports, articles, and audiovisual products from the U.S. and around the world.

• Links to full-text documents when available
• Get it @ VCU is not available

New York Times VCU

Coverage: 1851 - 2006

More than a newspaper for an American city, the New York Times is an international record of national and world news, as well as personal stories of how events affect individuals.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context VCU

Coverage: 1980 - present

Full text access to differing points of view on current social issues. Includes essays, overviews, primary source documents, biographies, articles, tables, charts, graphs, podcasts, and images.

PAIS International VCU

Coverage: 1915 - present

Abstracts from the international literature on public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations. Includes PAIS Archive, 1915-1976.

ProQuest Congressional VCU

Comprehensive US legislative information from Congressional Information Service (CIS). Varying dates of coverage. CIS Index covers 1970-present.

ProQuest Government Periodicals Index VCU

Coverage: 1988 - present

Citations for articles on a variety of topics published in US Government magazines/newsletters. Some of these are available online through the Government Periodicals on the Web link.

Social Sciences Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1983 - present

Citations and abstracts to articles of at least one column in length from English-language periodicals. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social sciences journals.

Social Sciences Citation Index VCU

Coverage: 1965 - present

Database of references cited in articles from more than 1,725 major journals across 50 social sciences disciplines. Search by cited reference, topic, and author.

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Stratfor VCU

Coverage: 1995 - present

Provides geopolitical intelligence on political, economic, and military developments around the globe.

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) VCU

Provides a range of information about federal enforcement activities; criminal, civil, and administrative, as well as detailed information about federal staffing, funding, and the diverse characteristics of counties, federal districts, and states.

World News Connection VCU

Compiled from thousands of non-U.S. media sources, covers significant socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events.