Useful Databases
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Academic Search Complete, 1887 - presentA multi-disciplinary full-text database that includes scholarly journal articles on all subjects as well as magazines, books and book chapters, reports, conference proceedings, and more. Academic Search Complete is an excellent research tool for almost any topic. Although many of the articles are secondary sources, you will sometimes find articles written by people who were involved in U.S. foreign policy.
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International Political Science Abstracts, 1951 - presentIndexing and abstracts for over 1,000 leading political science journals published around the world. Although many of the articles are secondary sources, you will sometimes find articles written by people who were involved in U.S. foreign policy.
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JSTORFull text articles from scholarly journals on many topics, including history. This is an archival collection including some journals that may go back to the 17th century.
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Reader's Guide Retrospective, 1890 - 1982Indexes articles in the popular press, including history, government, and education. Few of these articles are full text in the database, but BGSU owns many of them in paper, microfiche, or microfilm. Although many of the articles are secondary sources, you will sometimes find articles written by people who were involved in U.S. foreign policy.
Find Full Text Articles
To find full text journals, see the E-Journals, Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers page.
If you already have a citation, try OhioLINK's Journal Article Lookup.
Using a Mobile Device To Search Databases?
If you like to use a smart phone, pda, or another handheld device to search for books and articles, the Mobile Platforms and Library Resources page will provide you with information about databases and other online resources that offer special mobile platforms for you to use.