In many cases, you will find the full-text of articles directly in the journal databases. Here are some tips for how to get the full-text in other situations:
In the databases, click to see if the full text is in another database or in Geisel Library's collection, or if you can request a copy via Interlibrary Loan
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If you have an article's citation information in hand, search the journal's name in Journal Finder to see if the library has access to the year you need
Core database in sociology offering full text journal articles plus citations for books and conference papers dealing with all aspects of sociological studies.
Legal Research Databases
For more in-depth help with legal research, also check How to Find: Legal Information
Core database of legal materials, including cases, statutes, and regulations of the U.S. government and the various state governments; includes the legal encyclopedia American Jurisprudence 2nd and American Law Reports; case law from 1789 to present; current statutes and regulations. Documents can also be accessed through broad subject categories such as Civil Rights, International Law and Environmental Law.
Use to access the Congressional Record Bound Edition (1789 - present), Committee Prints and Publications (2014-2017), and CRS Reports (2014-2017).
Also available is ProQuest's Congress in Context which contains congressional profiles that give historical context to each Congressional term (party divisions, leadership, economic conditions, and major events).
Access to over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical and reference publications (most full-text, the rest abstracted), primarily newspapers, magazines and journals.
Covers local, regional and international newspapers (in English and non-English languages). Includes broadcast transcripts, case law, legal codes, regulations, Shepard's Citations to Supreme Court cases (back to 1789), company financial information, and SEC filings and reports.
This database offers current, in-depth reports on issues such as Youth Violence, Wrongful Convictions, Serial Killers, and Gun Rights, from a non-partisan perspective. Each report includes background information, tables and charts, pro/con discussion, and suggestions for further reading.
This database from the American Psychological Association supplies indexing and abstracts from 1887 to the present for journals, plus English-language books and book chapters from 1987. Use to locate articles on crime, victimization, forensic psychology, antisocial behavior, etc.