If you need a "scholarly" or "peer-reviewed" article, try searching in the following databases. Note: for many of the databases you will need to check a box that says "Scholarly Journals" in order to limit your search to scholarly content.
This link opens in a new windowReferences to articles from over 10,000 full text journals on a wide range of academic areas. Included is a searchable collection of images plus videos from the Associated Press from 1930 to the present.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowFull-text database with scholarly journal articles and other sources on criminology, corrections administration, criminal law, criminal justice, law enforcement, addition, family law, industrial security, and rehabilitation, 1981 to present.
This link opens in a new windowProvides full text of articles from over 350 journals as far back as 1996, in addition to indexing of more than 770 periodicals dating back to 1983.
This link opens in a new windowOnce on the site, click the “hamburger icon” (3 horizontal lines at the top left). Visit Settings then Library links. Search for "NEIU Libraries - Find It @ NEIU", check its box, and click Save. This will let you easily link to the NEIU Libraries' subscriptions through Google Scholar. In the results list click the >> icon to see the Find It @ NEIU link.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowAn historical, fulltext archive of core journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Note: Due to budget cuts, access to this database ended on June 30, 2024.
Please consider the following as alternatives:
This link opens in a new windowIndexing and abstracts of more than 770 periodicals, nearly 700 of which are peer-reviewed. Among these are many of the most important English-language social science journals. It offers coverage dating back to 1972.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowReferences to articles and other publications on social work, human services, and related areas, 1979 to present.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowReferences to articles from the international literature of political science and international relations, including international law and public administration/policy.
These are some of the most-cited scholarly journals in Criminology and Justice Studies, which the library has in full-text.
This link opens in a new windowProvide access to U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience, including many rare and historically significant 19th century titles.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowFull text, 1849-Present
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowFull text newspapers and magazines published by ethnic, minority, and native presses in English and Spanish, 1990 to present (coverage varies by title).
This link opens in a new windowIncludes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. Offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. Newspapers include St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowSearch the 5 top U.S. newspapers in one place: Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
In this video, you will learn how to create and use keywords based on your research topic to search in an academic database.
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If you start your search at the NEIU Libraries homepage, the links you follow will identify you as an NEIU user. This will help simplify linking to our resources.
Once you do a search in an article database, use links like these to get the full text of the article:
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They will link you to the NEIU Libraries catalog and let you know if we have a subscription to the article, making it available immediately via a link.
If the full text of an article is not available online, you will be directed to request a copy of the article through WorldShare interlibrary loan.
