LibGuides: Political Science & Law: Print Sources & Research

Print Sources

Scholarly print resources are important for research in the creation of a film for your final project. Making a film will require the same kind of research, information gathering, and supporting arguments as a paper.

Databases

Academic Search Complete
Find articles in all subject areas in over 17,000 journals and magazines, with full text for most. Updated daily. Dates vary, some as early as 1865 to present.
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QuickSearch
All-in-one search that includes our books, scores, CDs, DVDs, archival material, and millions of magazine, newspaper and journal articles.
Access World News
A full-text collection of over 6700 primarily U.S. newspapers. Source for the New Orleans Advocate and Times-Picayune.
JSTOR
Full-text scholarly journals in many subject areas. JSTOR has the beginning of each journal to 3, 4 or 5 years ago. How-to videos.
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We subscribe to the following JSTOR databases:
19th Century British Pamphlets
Arts & Sciences I-XV
Business IV
Global Plants
Hebrew Journals
Ireland
Life Sciences
Lives of Literature
Primary Source Collections
Public Health Journals
Security Studies
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa
Sustainability
Thematic Collections
World Heritage Sites: Africa

Journals

Exploring Possible Topics

Pew Research
Pew conducts extensive research into a wide variety of topics and subject areas, presenting results and conclusions.

CQ Researcher
Explores a single controversial issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to the environment, health, education and science and technology. 1991 to present.
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New York Times
Full-text access to current and archive issues of the New York Times is provided by Monroe Library to all current students, staff, and faculty. First-time users will need to create an account using their Loyola email before logging in.
Wall Street Journal
All Loyola faculty, staff, and students have access to their own individual WSJ subscription. Sign in through sso. This program is sponsored by the College of Business.
Access World News
A full-text collection of over 6700 primarily U.S. newspapers. Source for the New Orleans Advocate and Times-Picayune.

Finding Books

To find books on Political Science, search the library's catalog. You can also browse our shelves in the "J" section on the third floor: J: Political Science.

Library Catalog: Find books, videos, etc. in the Monroe Library
Use the Monroe Library catalog to find books, DVDs, etc. You will *not* find journal articles in the catalog.
Borrow books from Tulane's Library
Loyola and Tulane have reciprocal borrowing for all students. Get a TU/LU card at the Monroe Library Learning Commons desk.
Interlibrary Loan
You can request an interlibrary loan for materials that the library does not own.

Political Science & Law

Subject Research Guide

Print Sources

Databases

Journals

Exploring Possible Topics

Finding Books

Evaluating News/Internet Sources