Guides: Rinn Law Library Database List: General & Multidisciplinary Research Sources

Legal research often goes beyond locating cases and statutes. If you need to make an argument concerning the state of the world and how the law applies to it, you’ll need to include authoritative data sources. These databases will help you locate scholarly research across many different academic disciplines.

Academic Search Complete
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Indexes journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies and education.
Dates Covered: 1887-present.
Extent: Multidisciplinary
EconLit
Indexes journals, books, book reviews and dissertations in economics; with abstracts.
Dates Covered: 1886-present.

Electronic Collections Online
Indexes journals in many academic fields.

Environment Complete
Covers the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
FirstSearch
Indexes journals in many academic fields; with full text and some full-image articles. Choose an individual subject module or multiselect.
Extent: Multidisciplinary
JSTOR
The full text of more than 100 journals in business, social sciences, science, and the humanities. Searchable and browsable by date.
Extent: Multidisciplinary
Military & Government Collection
Peer-reviewed and other scholarly journals, including those covering areas of engineering, public affairs, public policy and international affairs.
Dates Covered: 1970-present.
NBER Working Papers
World economic data and publications from the National Bureau of Economic Research. Includes access to full text of NBER Bulletins and selected books from 1921 to current, and economic data.
Dates Covered: 1998-present.
Nexis Uni
Includes full text of over 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Additional topics covered are wire service reports and transcripts of TV and radio broadcasts, national and international news, legal cases, law reviews, company profiles, SEC filings, and people. This database is the successor of LexisNexis Academic.
Extent: Multidisciplinary
Social Sciences Abstracts
Indexes social science, business and political journals; with abstracts.
Dates Covered: 1983-present.

ProQuest
Indexes journals in many academic fields; with full text and some full-image articles. Choose an individual subject module or multiselect.

WorldCat
Catalog of books and materials in libraries worldwide.
Dates Covered: 1979-present.
Extent: Multidisciplinary