Homeland Security  Tags: ugl_subject_guide homeland_security anti-terrorism ugl  

Articles are a valuable resource in any research paper or project. Articles (as opposed to books) generally possess the following characteristics:

• Shorter length
• Currency of information
• Focus on a specific aspect of a topic 

Homeland Security
Antiterrorism
PATRIOT Act (sometimes USA PATRIOT Act)
Terrorism Prevention
Antiterrorism measures

Try different combinations of these keywords as you search for information.

Check the subject headings/descriptors for individual articles in your searches and repeat your search using these terms. Please note, subject headings are not consistent across databases

General Interest Databases (cover a variety of subjects/topics)

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Host) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
• Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated weekly.

Discipline Specific Databases (focus on a specific discipline or collection of related disciplines)

• Sociological Abstracts - This database contains scholarly journals articles, dissertations, books, and other information covering a wide variety of sociology topics. It is useful for finding information on controversial topics as well.
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - This database identifies articles on political science, international relations, law, public administration/policy and political economy.
• Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life - Homeland Security has been a controversial issue at other times in American History. If you are looking for a Historical perspective to this issue, this database could prove useful.