Identity Theft  Tags: identity_theft ugl_subject_guide false_personation 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 

False personation
Identity theft
Computer networks -- Security measures
Data protection -- Law & legislation
Database security
Internet fraud
Credit card fraud

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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)

• Faulkner Advisory for Information Technology Studies - Identifies written reports about technology including information security, the Internet, business intelligence/content management, wireless communications, and software and hardware vendor profiles.
• Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) - Identifies articles, books, websites, statistics, and government documents on political, social, public policy issues.