MLS 400 - Information Resources on Terrorism
For further assistance, contact Barbara Williams .
Locating Books, Government Documents, Maps and Media
Search the Library Catalog to locate materials (books, journals, dissertations, government documents, maps, microforms, media, music, etc.) available through the University of Arizona Library.
Searching by Keyword gives you a jump start on finding suitable materials without knowing precise subject terms
Searching by Subject: If you want to search by subject, you need to use correctly formulated terms.
- Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States
- War on Terrorism, 2001-
- National Security -- United States
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Hizballah
- United States--Military Policy
Locating articles in journals, magazines and newspapers
Use the following indexes to locate magazine and journal articles on your topic of interest. If the database you use is full text, you will be able to read the article online.
Search Tips: If the article is not available online, search the library catalog for the journal title to see if the library subscribes to the journal. For off-campus access, go to the UA Library website and select Search for Articles . Enter your last name and CatCard number for access to article indexes.
Most Useful Indexes:
Academic Search Premier
Multidisciplinary database covering a broad range of disciplines including business, social sciences, humanities, general sciences, education, and multicultural topics. Offers full text coverage for more than 3,600 journals.Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS International)
Indexes and provides a brief summary of books, articles, and government documents dealing with public politics, and social issues. (1972-present).Global NewsBank (International News)
Comprehensive database of current information articles, news summaries, wire services, broadcasts, transcripts, and newspapers and periodicals from hundreds of news sources from around the world (including sources from the U.S.). Full-text.LexisNexis Academic Universe
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information - Full text.Monthly Catalog (GPO)
Provides index to U.S. federal government publications. Many recent publications available in full text. (1976-present).AUL (Air University Library) Index to Military Periodicals
Index to significant articles, news and editorials in over 80 military and aeronautical magazines. Note: From the first screen, select AUL Index to military periodicals Coverage: 1988 - present
Selected Reference Sources:
Combs, Cindy C. Encyclopedia of terrorism. New York : Facts on File, c2002 HV6431 .C65 2002 (Main Library)
Kushner, Harvey W. Encyclopedia of terrorism. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2003 HV6431 .K883 2003 (Main Library)
Additional Links of Interest
Center for Defense Information (CDI) - Terrorism
CDI's terrorism project " aims to look at all aspects of fighting terrorism, from near-term issues of response and defense, to long-term questions about how the United States should shape its future international security strategy."
National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT)
The MIPT is currently funded by a special Congressional appropriation, and is mandated to conduct a host of research programs, including those that examine the social and political causes and effects of terrorism, along with the development of technologies to counter biological, nuclear and chemical weapons of mass destruction.
International Relations and Security Network
Provides a European perspective to security issues with current news stories and in-depth research reports.
UA Library Citation Guides
Useful examples of citation styles, MLA, APA, Chicago and others