CRIJ 1301 @ NLC Library

HANDOUTS

• Library Essentials -  (MSWord ) (PDF)
• Using Online Databases -  (MSWord ) (PDF)
• Developing a Search Strategy -  (MSWord ) (PDF) 
• Texas Government- (MSWord ) (PDF)
• Evaluating Websites (MS Word) (PDF)

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

Look under call number:  HV

A selection of books:

• The encyclopedia of American law enforcement 
• The Oxford handbook of criminology 
• Lone star justice [electronic resource] : a comprehensive overview of the Texas criminal justice system 1999
• Demystifying crime and criminal justice 
• Criminal courts: structure, process, and issues

Try these series (use Title to search):

• Opposing Viewpoints
• Issues and Controversies
• Taking Sides

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Databases by Subject -Political Science

• Academic Search Complete
  • Legal Collection
• Academic Onefile
  • InfoTrac Criminal Justice
•  Issues & Controversies on File
•  Newpapers

Want access to the databases off-campus? 

Proxy username and password = PALS username and password

INTERNET SITES:

HOTLINKS - Social & Behavioral Sciences (see Criminal Justice section) 

• Supreme Court of the United States
• Texas Portal - Law Enforcement and Legal
• Usa.gov - Federal Judicial Branch
• GPO Access - Judicial Branch Resources 

• United States Courts
• FBI 

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
• St. Mary's University Library - Criminal Justice Resources

SEARCH STRATEGIES:

• Boolean - AND, OR, NOT
• Field searching - Subject, Author, Title
• Quotation marks for exact phrase
• Truncation - root + variants (*) 
• Database Limiters: date, publication type, type, peer-reviewed, etc.

OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???

• PDF or HTML in database
• A to Z Online Journal Locator
• IDB & ILL