LibGuides: Online College for Career Advancement Research Guide: GALILEO & Databases

Selecting a Library Database

Below, you will find links to GALILEO's Discover search and suggestions for discipline-specific databases.

Discover allows you to search many databases at once. Discover is a good option for multidisciplinary research. However, it can be very broad and not all results will be relevant.

Searching specific databases allows you to focus your research on one discipline and use a variety of discipline-specific search tools to focus and refine your results.

*Everyone must login with their MyVSU credentials to access the library's online resources. Only currently enrolled students can access the library's online resources.

GALILIEO Discover

https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbds&inst=val1

Discover GALILEO Advanced Search
Discover GALILEO Advanced Search gives you the ability to search multiple databases at one time.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.

Criminal Justice Databases

ProQuest Criminal Justice Database
Articles in the criminal justice field including correctional and law enforcement trade publications, dissertations, crime reports, crime blogs and other material.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Scholarly full-text articles in multiple subdisciplines of sociology, including abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence, and many others.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
Westlaw Campus Research
A legal research database that provides an array of interconnected primary and analytical law content to help students get a more complete understanding of the issue they are studying. Primary law includes access to federal and state caselaw, statutes, and regulations.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher provides in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy dating back to 1991.
Legal Source
Articles centered on the discipline of law and legal topics, such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment, and much more.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
Violence & Abuse Abstracts
Abstracts and full text articles related to violence and abuse. Includes family violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and other related topics.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library

NCJRS Abstracts Database
The National Criminal Justice Reference Center library is a vast database of sources, provided by the U.S. Office of Justice Programs.
Legal Information Institute
From Cornell University Law School, find selected Supreme Court and lower court decisions, the U.S. Code, and other federal and state legal materials and a legal encyclopedia.

Education databases

ERIC at EBSCOhost
Education database with articles, ERIC documents, and scholarly books.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
Education Database (Proquest)
Peer reviewed articles from education journals.
Education Source
Full-text education journals that covers all levels of education - from early childhood to higher education - as well as all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.
Professional Development Collection
Articles and pamphlets for educators.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
Teacher Reference Center
Articles in the education field on topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians.
Chronicle of Higher Education
A source with news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators.
Article titles with and without a lock icon are accessible. For older content use a Chronicle search which covers articles from 1990 to the Current edition.

Management Databases

Business Source Complete
Scholarly and peer-reviewed articles about business and management theory.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
ABI/Inform
Articles about business, management, and industry news.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
Mergent Market Atlas
Market Atlas provides tools for both interactive online research and easy predefined report access. These tools and reports are reflected across multiple product modules including Company, Sustainability, Industry, Country and Economic analysis.

Psychological Science Databases

PsycINFO
PsycINFO, American Psychological Association's (APA) resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science, psychology, and mental health.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
PsycARTICLES
Full-text collection of psychology articles in general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Scholarly database with articles in psychology, psychiatry, and the behavioral science on topics, such as child and adolescent psychology, counseling, anthropology and experimental methods.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
Psychology Database
Articles in the field of psychology with disciplines including behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, and more.