Welcome HA 300 Students
This is the research guide for the Capstone in Humanitarian Action. If you need further assistance, please contact a librarian by using the information in the box to your right.
Below, you will find some database suggestions for locating scholarly journal articles & other resources to support your research paper.
Databases
Search Library Databases
For additional suggestions, please refer to our Research Guides page or the A-Z Databases List page.
Background Sources
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Global Issues in ContextProvides access to international newspapers, primary source documents, country information, statistics, background sources, and videos that support global awareness to help with understanding current world issues.
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Credo Reference Academic CoreA comprehensive collection of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are short reference videos and high-resolution images. Useful background information source.
Multidisciplinary & Interdisciplinary Databases
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Academic OneFileA multidisciplinary database which contains peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, and ebooks.
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Academic Search PremierThis multidisciplinary database contains peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, ebooks, and videos.
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Project MuseFull-text scholarly content from journals and books, covering the humanities and social sciences.
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Social Science DatabaseProvides access to articles in journals and magazines in the various social science disciplines, including anthropology, economics, education, political science, social work, and sociology.
Humanitarian Action / Peace & Justice Studies
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PAIS IndexProvides access to journal and book literature in the fields of public affairs, public policy, international relations, and world politics.
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SocINDEX with Full TextA comprehensive collection of sociology journals covering the areas of gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, racial studies, social work, and more.
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Global Issues in ContextProvides access to international newspapers, primary source documents, country information, statistics, background sources, and videos that support global awareness to help with understanding current world issues.
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Human Rights Studies OnlineA collection of primary and secondary source material providing analysis and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes worldwide in the 20th and early 21st century.
Business & Economics
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ABI/INFORMComprehensive selection of key business journals, trade publications, conference proceedings, market and industry reports.
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Business Insights: EssentialsProvides information on U.S. and international companies, industries and products.
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Business Source EliteProvides access to popular and scholarly articles on a variety of business topics. Contains Harvard Business Review, American Accounting Association journals, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal.
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EconLitComprehensive coverage of a wide range of economics-related literature. Includes journals, books, and dissertations. Published by the American Economic Association.
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Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)Funded in part by the generosity of the Flora and Jeremiah Buckley Library Fund. Contains local, regional, national, and international news with deep archives. Provides extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes as well as law reviews. Also includes business information on U.S. and international companies.
Communications
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Communication & Mass Media CompleteOffers full-text and indexing for journals covering communication, mass media, and other related fields.
Education
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ERICProvides coverage of journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, dissertations, reports, books, and more in education and related fields. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Education DatabaseProvides access to articles in journals, magazines, dissertations, and trade publications in education and related fields.
Environment
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Environment CompleteOffers coverage of journals, magazines, and books published across all environmental disciplines.
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Environmental Studies in ContextThis database includes magazines, academic journals, primary source documents, country information, statistics, background sources, videos, and images in environment, energy, and natural resources. Formerly known as GREENR.
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GreenFILEProvides access to articles on the human impact to the enivronment.
Health/Medicine
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Global HealthProvides access to journal articles, books, book chapters, and reports on public health.
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Health Management DatabaseProvides access to journal articles in the fields of healthcare management.
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MEDLINE (via PubMed)Provides access to scholarly journal literature in the fields of medicine, nursing, and more. Developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Library of Medicine.
History
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Historical Abstracts with Full TextCovers world history (excluding United States and Canada) from the 15th century to the present with citations, as well as some full-text journal articles and books. Simultaneous user limit:6.
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World History in ContextA collection of journals, magazines, newspapers, background sources, and primary documents that covers world history from antiquity to the present. Contains images, video, and audio files, as well as primary source material.
International Studies
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PAIS IndexProvides access to journal and book literature in the fields of public affairs, public policy, international relations, and world politics.
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International Political Science AbstractsProvides access to scholarly journal literature from around the world in political science. Produced by the International Political Science Association. Simultaneous user limit: 4
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Human Rights Studies OnlineA collection of primary and secondary source material providing analysis and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes worldwide in the 20th and early 21st century.
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IMF eLibraryProvides direct access to the IMF's periodicals, books, working papers and studies, and data and statistical tools.
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Global Issues in ContextProvides access to international newspapers, primary source documents, country information, statistics, background sources, and videos that support global awareness to help with understanding current world issues.
Languages /Linguistics
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Literary Reference Center Plus (incorporates MLA International Bibliography)Provides access to articles, essays, book reviews, poems, short stories, author interviews, and background information in literary studies.
Latin America
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HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies)A searchable bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by prominent scholars. Covers the humanities and social sciences, and includes materials in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Law/Government
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Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)Funded in part by the generosity of the Flora and Jeremiah Buckley Library Fund. Contains local, regional, national, and international news with deep archives. Provides extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes as well as law reviews. Also includes business information on U.S. and international companies.
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LegalTracProvides access to major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals.
Psychology
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PsycInfoProduced by the American Psychological Association (APA), PsycInfo is the definitive resource for the study of psychology and related disciplines. It includes access to journal articles, books, and more. Also includes full-text content from PsycArticles.
Religion
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Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerialsProvides access to major religion and theology journals and books. Produced by the American Theological Library Association, and now incorporates content from Catholic Periodicals and Literature Index.
Politics
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Political Science CompleteCovers political topics with a worldwide focus, including international relations, political theory, and comparative politics, through journals, books, magazines, and conference papers.
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International Political Science AbstractsProvides access to scholarly journal literature from around the world in political science. Produced by the International Political Science Association. Simultaneous user limit: 4
Sociology & Anthropology
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SocINDEX with Full TextA comprehensive collection of sociology journals covering the areas of gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, racial studies, social work, and more.
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AnthroSourceA selection of scholarly full-text anthropology journals and newsletters that cover the breadth of the discipline. Published by the American Anthropological Association.
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Social Science DatabaseProvides access to articles in journals and magazines in the various social science disciplines, including anthropology, economics, education, political science, social work, and sociology.
Women & Gender Studies
World Newspapers
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Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)Funded in part by the generosity of the Flora and Jeremiah Buckley Library Fund. Contains local, regional, national, and international news with deep archives. Provides extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes as well as law reviews. Also includes business information on U.S. and international companies.
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