Boolean Operators
These tips are meant for use with the library's subscription databases. The search mechanism works differently and more efficiently than an Internet search engine such as Google.
Use these databases to search for articles specific to criminal justice and/or legal resources. Most have filters for FULL TEXT and PEER-REVIEWED.
Access to journals on criminal justice topics, including law, law enforcement, homeland security, forensic science and more.
U.S. and international scholarly journals plus it includes correctional and law enforcement trade publications, crime reports, crime blogs and other material relevant for researchers or those preparing for careers in criminal justice, law enforcement and related fields.
Databases provided by the Arkansas State Library [ASL] Traveler project are funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant LS-00-14-0004-14) and the Arkansas Department of Education.
HeinOnline is a fully searchable, image-based government document and legal research database.
Resources contained in HeinOnline’s U.S. Academic Core+
Acts of the Parliament of Canada (Annual Statutes) | LGBTQ+ Rights |
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) | Military and Government |
Bremer-Kovacs Collection: Historic Documents Related to the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 | Military Legal Resources (U.S. Army JAG School) |
Brennan Center for Justice Publications at NYU School of Law | NOMOS: American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy |
Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment (BLASE) | Open Society Justice Initiative |
Civil Rights and Social Justice | Pentagon Papers |
Code of Federal Regulations | Religion and the Law |
COVID-19: Pandemics Past and Present | Reports of U.S. Presidential Commissions and Other Advisory Bodies |
Criminal Justice & Criminology | Session Laws Library |
Democracy in America | Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law |
Executive Privilege | State Statutes: A Historical Archive |
Fastcase Premium | U.S. Code |
Federal Register Library | U.S. Congressional Documents |
Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) | U.S. Congressional Serial Set |
GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions | U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals |
Gun Regulation and Legislation in America | U.S. Federal Legislative History Library |
History of Capital Punishment | U.S. Presidential Impeachment Library |
History of International Law | U.S. Presidential Library |
History of Supreme Court Nominations | U.S. Statutes at Large |
John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection | U.S. Supreme Court Library |
Law Academy Project | U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library |
Law Journal Library | Women and the Law (Peggy) |
Law Library of Congress Reports | World Constitutions Illustrated |
Legal Classics |
Indexing for law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals.
Articles to help researchers gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale.
Full-text access to journals and publications covering sociology, social work, anthropology, politics and related fields.
Databases provided by the Arkansas State Library [ASL] Traveler project are funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant LS-00-14-0004-14) and the Arkansas Department of Education.
Full-text access to a comprehensive collection covering military subjects including defense, aeronautics and space flight, civil engineering, political science, and more.
Databases provided by the Arkansas State Library [ASL] Traveler project are funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant LS-00-14-0004-14) and the Arkansas Department of Education.
Use the databases below to search for articles across many disciplines. This can be useful for searching across vast collections of interdisciplinary articles.
Online resource covering today’s social issues. Provides pro/con viewpoint essays, primary source documents, statistics, articles, and images.
Multidisciplinary digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
Multi-disciplinary database with full text journals, indexing /abstracts, monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and more.
Multidisciplinary database of periodical content.
Databases provided by the Arkansas State Library [ASL] Traveler project are funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant LS-00-14-0004-14) and the Arkansas Department of Education.