scholarly articles for law & government
Databases are used to locate journal, magazine, and newspaper articles about a topic. A subject's premier databases are the ones that are usually the most helpful and are often a good place to start.
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Alternative Press Index
Subject: Social Sciences. News.
Alternative Press Index provides access to journals covering cultural, economic, political and social change
Alternative Press Index Archive
Subject: Social Sciences. News.
Alternative Press Index Archive provides access to journals covering cultural, economic, political and social change.
America: History & Life
Subject: Humanities > History.
America: History & Life offers access to scholarly articles, books, book reviews, and dissertations about United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
CQ Researcher
Subject: Social Sciences. News. Reference.
CQ Researcher offers full-text comprehensive research on current events and issues. It is a great place to start researching current issues and controversies, because the articles are clear and provide many references for further research.
CQ Weekly
Subject: Social Sciences. News. Reference.
CQ Researcher offers expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Subject: Multidisciplinary
The Directory of Open Access Journals is a selection of freely available full-text journals in a variety of subjects. Their search page is one way to find articles that are freely available.
Historical Abstracts
Subject: Humanities > History.
Historical Abstracts offers access to scholarly articles, books, book reviews, and dissertations covering world history (except for the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
Subject: Multidisciplinary. News.
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe provides access to national and international newspapers, including articles covering corporate news; medical/health topics; legal news, reviews and reporters; federal case law; US Code; and state legal research.
Thomas: Search the U.S. Code
Subject: Government & Law
This is a free full-text search of the United States Code. It can be searched both by legal citation as well as by keywords.
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