Good for: Finding scholarship in communication and mass media studies, including journalism and popular culture.
Contains: Journal articles.
Dates covered: 1900-current date
Good for: Researching communication studies.
Contains: Abstracts of articles published in communication studies literature.
Dates covered: 1915-present.
Good for: Researching communication and media studies.
Contains: Full text of 16 communication studies journals.
Dates covered: 1950-current date.
Good for: Exploring a wide range of scholarly topics.
Contains: Scholarly journals, ebooks, art images and primary source collections
Good for: Searching scholarship about the history of the United States and Canada.
Contains: Citations to journal articles and books by historians and social scientists.
Dates covered: 1955 - current.
Good for: Accounts of life, culture and historical events reported in newspapers from every U.S. state.
Contains: Historical newspapers.
Dates covered: 1690-1923.
Good for: Finding newspaper articles about national and international news and events.
Contains: Newspaper pages.
Dates covered: 1851-2021.
Good for: Finding regional news articles and broadcast television transcripts.
Contains: Regional newspapers and transcripts.
Good for: Controversial topics in social issues, environment, health, education, science, and technology.
Contains: Reports with information about all sides of an issue, including comments from experts in the field, charts and graphs, a pro-con feature, a chronology, a bibliography for additional research, and a list of advocacy organizations.
Dates covered: 1923-present.
Good for: Conducting academic research on all subjects.
Contains: Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
From the UNLV Libraries Quick Search (on the library home page), limit your search to BOOKS & try a variety of keywords, such as:
controversy and environment
controversy and science
controversy and rhetoric
Good for: Controversial topics in social issues, environment, health, education, science, and technology.
Contains: Reports with information about all sides of an issue, including comments from experts in the field, charts and graphs, a pro-con feature, a chronology, a bibliography for additional research, and a list of advocacy organizations.
Dates covered: 1923-present.
Good for: Staying informed about current politics and new legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
Contains: Weekly roundup of congressional activity.
Dates covered: 1983-current date.
Good for: Researching public policy and American government.
Contains: In-depth research on hot topics and legislative analysis.
Good for: Researching communication and media studies.
Contains: Full text of 16 communication studies journals.
Dates covered: 1950-current date.
Good for: Exploring a wide range of scholarly topics.
Contains: Scholarly journals, ebooks, art images and primary source collections
Good for: Searching scholarship about the history of the United States and Canada.
Contains: Citations to journal articles and books by historians and social scientists.
Dates covered: 1955 - current.
Good for: Finding regional news articles and broadcast television transcripts.
Contains: Regional newspapers and transcripts.
Good for: Searching the text of articles published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Contains: Article text (no images).
Dates covered: 1996-present.
Good for: Conducting academic research on all subjects.
Contains: Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
Good for: Researching published news, legal, medical, patents, and business information.
Contains: News, legal, medical, and business information.
Research and advocacy institutes are often known as "think tanks". A think tank is an organization that conducts research and advocates in areas such as social policy. Think tank reports are another useful way to pursue research on policy issues.
Search across many think tanks/research institutes:
Here are a few selected national think tanks/research institutes that work in areas relevant to social welfare:
