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Burns Law Library Databases

Select Gelman Library Databases

Note: Gelman Library subscribes to numerous databases that can be used to locate articles on a particular subject.  For information concerning such databases, please see Gelman Library's Database Guides or Gelman Library tutorials on finding journal articles.

As a resource for monitoring human rights issues, Access World News provides full-text information and perspectives from over 700 international sources. Each newspaper or wire service provides unique coverage of local and regional news. (Click here for help using Access World News.)

Access to scholarly materials related to international affairs, including working papers, conference proceedings, journal articles, case studies, and other resources.

CQ Researcher Online features original, comprehensive reporting and balanced analysis on issues of major political import. CQ Researcher is a particularly good source of bibliographies on current topics. 

Back issues of core scholarly journals in subjects including African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, classics, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics. (Click here for help using JSTOR.)

Covers journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and other literature on the full range of political, social, and public policy issues. Also included is information about websites, publications and organizations. (Click here for more information on PAIS Index.)

Formerly FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service), a daily compendium of transcripts of overseas media translated into English. This database has been discontinued by the producer but it is useful for historical information for the period 1995-2013.

Lexis

To locate a source on Lexis Advance by name, select the "Browse Sources" link to open the Sources tab. In the "Search Sources" box type the name of the source and click "OK.".

 

Westlaw

To locate sources on WestlawNext, you may type the name of the source in the search box at the top of the page. A list of sources will appear instantly below the search box as you type in the name of the source. Select the source from the list. You may also click on the "Tools" tab on the home page and select the "My Content" tab on the following page to retrieve a comprehensive list of databases included in your Westlaw subscription.