Library Research Guides by Subject

• LexisUni: Full-text news, business, legal & reference resources. Link: www.nexisuni.com

• Harvard Business School Working Knowledge: Current articles on financing, operations, marketing, e-commerce, & more.  Link: https://hbswk.hbs.edu/
• GlobalEDGE: International trade & finance index, glossaries, tutorials.  Link: https://globaledge.msu.edu/reference-desk/
• CIA World FactBook: Economic, social, political profiles of countries & international business. Link: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
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• Nexis Uni Advanced Training: Boolean Search and Natural Language Searching https://vimeopro.com/nexissolutions/nexis-uni-advanced-video-training

• Encyclopedia Judaica: Comprehensive overview of Jewish life and knowledge. Link: Encyclopedia Judaica
• Ebook Central ProQuest: Over 15,000 academic e-books. Link: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ajula-ebooks/home.action?ebraryDocId=null

• ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center): Library of Education research & information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S Department of Education. Link: https://eric.ed.gov/
• Lookstein.org: Resources for Jewish educators, including workbooks, lesson plans, links, & discussion forums. Link: www.lookstein.org
• Sefaria: Online collection of sacred Jewish texts, including translations and free downloads for use in the classroom. Link: https://www.sefaria.org/

• Chronicle of Higher Education: https://ajula.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1554535
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly: https://www-sciencedirect-com.aju.idm.oclc.org/journal/early-childhood-research-quarterly/vol/51/suppl/C
• Educational Leadership: https://ajula.on.worldcat.org/v2/oclc/2576039; https://www.ascd.org/el
• Journal of Jewish Education:  https://ajula.on.worldcat.org/oclc/41157265
  
   

View our Education Resource Guide for a full list of education-related journals.

View our Education Resource Guide for a full list of education-related databases.

• Leiberman Talmud Database: Searchable Talmud research. Link: http://www.lieberman-institute.com/
• Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) Online: Comprehensive reference on the Bible and its reception. Link: http://www.degruyter.com/db/ebr
• Bar Illan Responsa Project: Large electronic collection of Torah literature. Link: http://www.responsa.co.il/home.en-US.aspx
• Rambi: An index of articles on Jewish studies. Link: http://web.nli.org.il/sites/NLI/English/infochannels/Catalogs/bibliographic-databases/rambi/Pages/rambi.aspx

• Rav-SIG Rabbinic Genealogy Bibliography: An indexed bibliography of over 300 resources for rabbinic genealogical research. Link: https://www.jewishgen.org/Rabbinic/infofiles/biblio.htm
• Hebrew Books: Over 52,000 books in Hebrew available and downloadable for free. Link: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/
• JTS Torah Online: The Jewish Theological Seminary’s digital collection of Jewish content, including weekly recordings of lectures, prayers, & commentaries, freely downloadable. Link: http://www.jtsa.edu/jts-torah-online

• EBSCOHost: OmniFile Full Text journals, e-books, GreenFILE, & AltHealthWatch. Link: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost
• OCLC FirstSearch: Indexes & abstracts in education, medicine, science and the humanities. Link: http://firstsearch.oclc.org/Content/scm/FSIP

Public Libraries of Science (PLoS): Open access publications of science and medical articles, updated by current researchers. Link: https://www.plos.org/

BioOne: Free database of biology/ecology-related articles & studies. Link: http://www.bioone.org/

BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine): Open access science journals. Link: https://www.base-search.net/Search/Advanced

World Wide Science: Global science OA databases and resources. Link: https://worldwidescience.org

• Gale Resource Center: Multiple databases & reference texts in science and the humanities. Link: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/uoju13579
• JSTOR (Arts & Sciences): Back issues of scholarly journals in the sciences and fine art. Link: https://www.jstor.org/
• ProQuest: Databases covering searchable journals in business, psychology, religion, & more. Link: http://search.proquest.com/?accountid=40947
• ACLS Humanities E-Book Collection: 4,700 scholarly humanities e-books. Link: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/

• Internet Archive: Non-profit database/searchable library of legacy websites, books, movies, audio recordings & more. Link: https://archive.org/index.php
• American Memory: Library of Congress digital library of primary source and archival material relating to American culture and history: print, manuscripts, photographs, moving pictures and recorded sound. Link: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/updatedList.html
• ADViews: A digital archive of thousands of television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. A project of the Duke University Library. Requires iTunes for viewing video. Link: https://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adviews/

• ProQuest Psychology Database: Citations and full-text articles on behavioral, clinical, cognitive, experimental, industrial and social psychology topics. Link: https://search.proquest.com/psychology/health/fromDatabasesLayer?accountid=40947
• Gale Resource Center: Multiple databases & reference texts in science and the humanities. Link: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/uoju13579
• ACLS Humanities E-Book Collection: 4,700 scholarly humanities e-books. Link: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
• OCLC FirstSearch: Indexes and abstracts in education, medicine, science and the humanities. Link:http://firstsearch.oclc.org/Content/scm/FSIP

• SocioSite: Index of social science resources by subject, compiled by the University of Amsterdam. The site maintainer recently passed away, but the legacy content remains. Link: http://www.sociosite.net/
• American Psychological Association (APA): Official website of the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the U.S., including the Psychology Help Center, and numerous databases available for browsing by topics such as aging, anxiety, parenting, emotional health, & more. Link: https://www.apa.org/
• PsychOpen: Peer-reviewed, open access psychology journals and textbooks. Link: https://www.psychopen.eu/browse-publications/
• H-NET: Humanities & Social Sciences Online - Michigan State's index of peer-reviewed articles, essays, & other multimedia material, developed for the public by international organization of interdisciplinary scholars and teachers. Link: https://networks.h-net.org/

• LexisUni: Full-text news, business, legal, & reference resources. Link:  http://www.nexisuni.com/
• EBSCOHost: OmniFile Full Text journals, e-books, GreenFILE, Alt HealthWatch & American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection. Link: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost
• HeinOnline Government & Law: An image-based government & legal research database with comprehensive coverage of constitutional law, U.S. treaties, presidential documents, state and federal cases, and over 2,500 scholarly journals on specific topics such as criminal justice, religion, and women's rights. Link: https://heinonline.org/HOL/Welcome

• Statistical Abstracts of the United States: Government-compiled social/political statistics of the U.S. by year, discontinued in 2011. Link: https://www.census.gov/library/publications/time-series/statistical_abstracts.html
• World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ): Provides diverse services/information to progressive Jewish communities worldwide. Link: https://wupj.org/
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• Nexis Uni Advanced Training: Boolean Search and Natural Language Searching https://vimeopro.com/nexissolutions/nexis-uni-advanced-video-training

• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): Instructions on how to properly format papers, create reference lists, footnotes & endnotes, citations, etc. in AP, MLA and Chicago Style. Link: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html
• American Library Association (ALA) Copyright Homepage: Includes information on all aspects of copyright law & public policy, including current issues & legislation, research & analysis. Link: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright
• The U.S. Copyright Office’s FAQ page, including info on fair use, classroom examples & guidelines for using copyrighted work in an educational setting. Link: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/copyright.html

• Using the Library of Congress Classification System: Overview of LC call numbers, maintained by the Online Library Learning Center. Link: https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit03/libraries03_04.phtml
• Library of Congress Classification Outline: Online access to all current LC schedules and subject headings (use to find resources in the Ostrow Library main stacks). Link: https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/
• Burton Sperber Jewish Community Library: Information about AJU’s community library, including types of collections, upcoming programs, book reviews, & more. Link: http://sperber.aju.edu/