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Finding Books & Articles @ Pence: Non-Legal Articles

Broadly presented here, the Library of Congress Classification Scheme will easily guide you in your search of information. Your understanding of the subject hierarchy of this scheme will efficiently navigate you through the seemingly complex maze of Libra

Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Abstracts of scholarly working papers and articles in various social science fields. Also includes some full text materials. You can create an account and set up customized journal “subscriptions.”

Browse – select topic areas and browse journal articles and other content.

Search – search all topic areas and journals by author and/or keyword.

JStor

An archive of full text articles from journals in various disciplines. Does not include current journals – the usual time lag is 2 to 5 years.

Browse by discipline and journal title

Keyword Search

Article Locator – find articles by title or citation

AU University Library Databases

The main AU Library databases have thousands of academic journals in a variety of disciplines. Most are full text. You can search by database, journal title, or discipline.

To locate an article when you have a citation:  Go to the AU Library website (there is a link on the Pence Law Library home page). In the Research section, select Find Journals. Enter a partial or exact journal title. This will bring up links to databases in which the journal appears. Click on the link. You can then search for the article by title or browse specific issues of the journal.

To search for an article by subject or keywords:

Go to AU Library. In the Research section, select Subject Guides and then the Subject Homepage. This will take you to the subject page, which includes a tab listing major databases in that subject. Then select a database.

OR

Go to AU Library and select Search Databases. Then select your database. This page also has the option of organizing databases by subject. Select a database (search technique varies by database).