LibGuides: MCJ 672: Correctional Seminar: Journal Articles

Creating a MyEbscohost Folder

A MyEbscohost account folder is a great way to keep track of a research project that spans the course of several weeks.

Best Bets Database List

The following article databases are subscription-based and require a valid SAU network ID login. For assistance e-mail librefdesk@sau.edu or call (563) 333-6245.

Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new window
This aptly-named criminal justice database from ProQuest contains over 600 full-text scholarly journals pertaining to areas of sociology, social work, and criminology.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
This sociology database from EBSCO contains over 850 full-text scholarly journals. Widely considered the premier database in sociology.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
This science/social science database contains Elsevier's Physical Sciences & Social & Behavioral Sciences journal packages. Provides access to 3,700 full-text scholarly journals with coverage in the sciences and social sciences.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
This interdisciplinary database searches all of the ProQuest company's databases in one unified search (we have 22 ProQuest databases at the library). Will contain a variety of scholarly articles, magazines, newspapers, and books.

Google Scholar

Use the Settings -- Library Links feature to identify Google Scholar articles that are full-text in SAU Library collections.

Finding an article from an abstract or citation

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Helpful Documents

Finding an article from an abstract
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