Research : Subject Guides
Justice Administration Resources Online (Listed in Alphabetical Order)
Academic Search
Premier (through EBSCOHOST)
Academic Search Premier is the world’s largest
scholarly, multi-discipline, full text database designed specifically for
academic institutions. With the most valuable and most numerous collection of peer-reviewed full text journals, Academic
Search Premier offers critical information from many sources found in no other
database. This resource contains full text for over 3,600 scholarly
publications. Academic Search Premier includes full-page images as well as
color embedded images. This scholarly collection provides full text journal
coverage for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences,
humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and
linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
Columbia International
Affairs Online (CIAO)
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the
most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It
publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working
papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs,
foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books,
journals and policy briefs.
The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot"
issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social issues to
environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports
produced each year including four expanded reports. The CQ Researcher web site
offers online access to issues dating back to October 25, 1991.
The official summary of
statistics on the social, economic, and political organization of the State of
Hawaii.
Ebrary Academic Complete Electronic Book Database
Academic Complete is a highly interactive electronic
book database from ebrary that covers all academic
subject areas. The collection currently includes more than 30,000 book titles
from more than 220 of the world’s leading academic, scientific, technical,
medical, and professional publishers. Coverage includes business, marketing,
and economics; computers and information technology; education; engineering and
technology; health, biomedical, and clinical sciences; the humanities; life and
physical sciences; and, the social and behavioral sciences.
The Federal Register is the official daily
publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and
organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.
FedStats is the new window on the full range of official statistical information
available to the public from the Federal Government. Use the Internet's
powerful linking and searching capabilities to track economic and population
trends, education, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade, energy
use, farm production, and more. Access official statistics collected and
published by more than 70 Federal agencies without having to know in advance
which agency produces them.
Global Terrorism Database (GTD)
The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an
open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world
from 1970 through 2007 (with annual updates planned for the future). Unlike
many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on domestic as
well as international terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time
period and now includes more than 80,000 cases.
An index to magazines and journals published in or
about Hawai'i and the Pacific.
Hawai'i State
Government Agencies
Emphasis on the executive
departments. Has links to laws, administrative rules, and
regulations as well as to county government sites.
Hawai'i State Government Home Page
Who's in the legislature? Who's on which committee? Text and status of bills.
Index to Legal
Periodicals & Books Full Text (through Wilson OmniFile
Full Text Select)
Index to Legal
Periodicals & Books Full Text covers Administrative Law, Antitrust
Legislation, Banking, Constitutional Law, Domestic Relations, Environmental
Protection, Estate Planning, Food, Drug & Cosmetic Law, International Law,
Labor Law, Landlord/Tenant Decisions, Malpractice Suits, Minorities,
Multinational Corporations, Negligence, Non-Profit Corporations, Occupational
Health & Safety, Politics, Probate, Products Liability, Public Law, Real
Property, Securities, Tax Law, Trade Regulation.
Once you are at the
WilsonWeb database search page, click in the box next
to OmniFile Full Text Select to search this or any of
the other OmniFile databases.
International
Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
The International Encyclopedia of the Social &
Behavioral Sciences is the first attempt in a generation to map the social and
behavioral sciences on a grand scale. It is the largest reference work ever
published for the social and behavioral sciences.
Legal Collection
(through EBSCOHOST)
This database contains full text for more than 250
of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals. The Legal Collection is
an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts
and trends of the legal world.
Research areas in LexisNexis™ Academic
cover top news, general news topics, and news transcripts; foreign language
news sources; company, industry, and market news; legal news; company financial
information; general medical and health topics and medical abstracts;
accounting, auditing, and tax information; law reviews; federal case law; U.S.
Code; and state legal research.
Library of Congress THOMAS Web Site
Information on the United
States House and Senate, bills, and votes. The first
database made available was Bill Text, followed shortly by Congressional Record
Text, Bill Summary & Status, the Congressional Record Index, and the
Constitution (now found, along with other historical Congressional documents,
under the "Historical Documents" category on the THOMAS home page).
Enhancements in the types of legislative data available, as well as in search
and display capabilities, have been continuously added.
Military and
Government Collection (through EBSCOHOST)
Provides full text for nearly
400 military related periodicals.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Search the NCJRS full-text and abstract databases as
well as all kinds of statistical reports on crime, criminals, and the courts.
NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse
information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
This
publication provides statistical data on Native Hawaiian communities throughout
the state, offering a numerical representation of the social and economic
status of the Native Hawaiian population.
NetLibrary provides access to electronic books. There are several hundred
University of Hawai'i Press titles as well as several thousand public domain
titles available.
NewsBank
Access World News (Newspapers from the United States and all over the world)
The world’s most comprehensive collection of
full-text newspapers, Access World News provides full text coverage of 850
American newspapers as well as 1,100 international newspapers. Coverage varies
by title, with the earliest dating back to 1977. There are more than 150
million current and archived articles users can search, browse, print, or
email.
Newspaper Source Plus
(through EBSCOHOST)
Newspaper Source contains full text for regional
U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, newspaper columns as well
as other sources. This database also contains indexing and abstracts for
national newspapers.
Oxford Reference
Online Collections
The Oxford Reference Online Core and Premium
Collections bring together more than 120 language and subject dictionaries and
reference works containing well over 60,000 pages into a single
cross-searchable resource.
Political Database of the Americas
The Political Database of the Americas is a
non-governmental Internet-based project that provides reference materials,
primary documents, comparative studies and statistical data for countries in
the Western Hemisphere. It has been organized under the following themes:
Constitutions and Constitutional Studies; Electoral Systems and Election Data;
Decentralization; Political Parties; Executive Institutions; Legislative
Institutions; Judicial Institutions; and Civil Society. The Political Database
of the Americas is a joint World Wide Web-based project of the Center for Latin
American Studies at Georgetown University and the Unit for the Promotion of
Democracy at the Organization of American States.
Rand Abstracts and Subject Indexes
Despite the title of this entry, many titles are
full-text. Search by keyword or browse by topic. Topics include: Child Policy;
Civil and Criminal Justice; Education; Environment and Energy; Health;
International Policy; Labor Markets; Methodology; National Security; Population
and Regional Studies; Science and Technology; Social Welfare; Transportation. New
areas of research not traditionally part of its agenda include The Arts and
Latin American policy research.
Social Sciences Full
Text (through Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select)
Social Sciences
Full Text covers Addiction Studies, Anthropology, Area Studies, Community
Health & Medical Care, Corrections, Criminal Justice, Criminology,
Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies, Gender Studies,
Geography, Gerontology, International Relations, Law, Minority Studies,
Planning & Public Administration, Policy Sciences, Political Science,
Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Welfare, Social Work, Sociology, Urban Studies.
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WilsonWeb database search page, click in the box next
to OmniFile Full Text Select to search this or any of
the other OmniFile databases.
Statistical Abstract of the
United States
As the national data book, it contains a collection
of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected
international data are also included. The Abstract is also your guide to
sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and
private organizations.
Uniform Crime Reports from the FBI
Uniform Crime Reports from the
University of Virginia
This collection consists of four county-level data
files. The first three provide arrests for Part I offenses (murder, rape,
robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, auto theft, and arson) and for Part II
offenses (forgery, fraud, embezzlement, vandalism, weapons violations, sex
offenses, drug and alcohol abuse violations, gambling, vagrancy, curfew
violations, and runaways). The fourth file provides reported offenses (as
opposed to arrests) for Part I crimes only. Two county population variables are
included : one for total county population and the
other for counties reporting six months or more of data.
On USA.gov, you can search millions of web pages
from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia, and U.S.
territories. Most of these pages are not available on commercial websites.
USA.gov has the most comprehensive search of government publications and
government sponsored research anywhere on the Internet.
Voyager
online catalog for UH system libraries
Search for items in any library in the University of
Hawai‘i system. Catalog includes books, journals, electronic books, audiovisual
materials, manuscripts, government documents, microfilm and maps. Find items by title,
author, journal title, subject heading, call number, or keywords.
Voyager
online catalog for UH West O‘ahu and Leeward CC libraries
Search for items located in the UH West O‘ahu and Leeward libraries only.
Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select
Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select is a multidisciplinary, 100%
full-text database providing full text articles, with their accompanying
indexing and abstracts, from the following Wilson periodical databases: Art
Full Text, Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Biological &
Agricultural Index, Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities
Full Text, Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, Library Literature &
Information Science Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full
Text, Wilson Business Full Text. Coverage begins in 1994.
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WilsonWeb database search page, click in the box next
to OmniFile Full Text Select to search any or all of
these databases.
World Data Analyst from
the Encyclopæaedia Britannica
World Data and Compare countries from Encyclopædia Britannica are powerful yet
easy-to-use tools that lets users analyze the data among countries and
regions at a glance. They offer detailed comparisons of countries across the
world, using both the most recent statistics and historic figures. Subscribers
can create tables and charts and export the information to a spreadsheet for
printing and data crunching.
World Factbook (Comprehensive Country Profiles by the CIA)