Recommended Subject Databases
- Academic Search Premier
General database that covers a wide range of research resources. A good place to start research! - America: History & Life
Covers United States history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. - EconLit Full-TextEconLit is a bibliographic database articles on subjects including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, urban economics.
- Social Sciences Full TextProvides access to journals in the field of social sciences, many of which are peer-reviewed.
- Political Science Database (Proquest)
Access to over 450 leading political science and international relations journals. Includes Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, dissertations, country reports, and policy papers. - PAIS International
Journal articles, government documents, statistical directories, and other publications of international agencies, covering government, business, culture, and more. - HeinOnline Academic
Legal/Government Documents resource covering more than 190 million pages and 295,000 titles of current and historical documents in a fully searchable, image-based format. - Westlaw Next
Westlaw Next Campus Research is a comprehensive legal database, which includes federal and all 50 states materials; such as statutes, regulations, briefs, proposed and enacted legislation and the US Code Annotated. - EIU Viewswire
(Advanced Search: Document Type, Government Documents). Includes analysis on global issues covering economic, political, market developments, trade regulations and business implication analysis. - Social Services Abstracts (Proquest)
Indexing database of articles, dissertations, and more covering research on social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and more. - JSTOR
Interdisciplinary archive of over 1,000 leading academic journals in the humanities and social sciences. - ICPSR
International group of more than 750 research institutions providing data and methods of analysis for the social science research community.
Newspaper Collections
- Newsstand
Provides access to major U.S. and international newspapers, including local titles (LA Times) and national titles (NY Times, etc). - California Custom News Collection
With over 500 California newspapers, the collection supports a diverse range of research needs across an array of academic disciplines. Oldest issue 1987. - Factiva
Full-text newspaper, wire, magazine and journal articles, reports, transcripts, and web sites covering business, current events, finance, management, entertainment, politics, and many other topics. - Orange County Register
The Orange County Register is part of Southern California News Group, which operates 11 daily newspapers in Southern California. - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal access is provided to all students and faculty through the school of Business. Make sure to create an account first. - Los Angeles Times 1996-present
Provides full-text of the Los Angeles Times newspaper from 1980-present. - The New York Times 1980-present
Provides full-text of the New York Times newspaper from 1980-present. - Find A Particular Journal or Newspaper in OneSearch
Search by the title of the publication to see access available through Pollak Library.
Political Science Databases
The databases on this page are recommended for political science research, but there are many others to choose from! To select the right database, think about which disciplines study the issues you are researching and use the recommended database list based on that subject. For example, if you are taking a political science course, it is natural to assume that the "political science" databases are the best choice. However, are you studying the political context of a health or education issue? You would probably want to do some searching in those databases as well. The best databases always depend on the context of your research question.
General Database Search Strategies
- The * character is used as a wildcard: effect* searches for effects, effecting, effected
- AND narrows the search results
- OR expands search results (used for synonyms or related words)
- NOT excludes terms from a search
- Use " " for phrase specific searching