Security Management

Most Useful Databases

• Security Journal - Search the official journal of ASIS International for research in security management.
• Business Source Complete - Search over 8,000 business publications. A good place to find articles about corporate security, industrial security, retail security, risk management, human resources, leadership, planning, and more [more details].
• Criminal Justice Periodicals - This index of 100 publications in criminal justice covers leading trade magazines like Security Management, Security, and Corporate Security, plus security-related articles in top criminal justice journals [more details].
• Conference Board - Research reports on trends in corporate security, risk analysis, and management [more details].
• ebrary - Search books from top publishers in security management and other fields [more details].
• Google Scholar - Use Google's powerful searching to find journals and research web sites. Connect from this page or choose the University of Houston-Downtown as a "Library Link" on the "Scholar Preferences" menu to see links to library content [more details].
• LexisNexis Academic - Search the News collection for updates on case law reporters like Security Law Newsletter and Premises Liability Report, magazines like the Security Director's Report and Corporate Security, and industry trade journals [more details].
• LexisNexis Congressional - Search Congressional documents, bills and laws, or member information [more details].
• PsycINFO - This comprehensive index of psychology is helpful for studies on psychological aspects of security work, security education, crime prevention, victimization, etc. PsycINFO has the most complete indexing of Security Journal [more details].
• Westlaw Campus Research - This comprehensive law database is the best place to find court cases, statutes, and regulations. It also offers law journals, American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, newspapers, and business information [more details].
• Catalog of Government Publications - Search U.S. government reports and Congressional testimony [more details].

 

Also Useful

• Academic Search Complete - Search 9,300 publications. Good for terrorism and homeland security [more details].
• ACM Digital Library - Journals and proceedings in computer science (including security) [more details].
• Chicago Tribune - Full text articles from the Chicago Tribune newspaper with subject indexing for easy access [more details].
• Criminal Justice Abstracts - A compehensive index of criminal justice publications [more details].
• Emerald Fulltext - Full text journals in management, marketing, human resources, engineering, and more [more details].
• GPO Monthly Catalog - A different interface to the Catalog of Government Publications (see above) [more details].
• IEEE Xplore - Journals and proceedings in computer science (including security) [more details].
• Legal Collection - Search 250 journals in law and related fields [more details].
• Los Angeles Times - Full text articles from the Los Angeles Times newspaper with subject indexing for easy access [more details].
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Search full-text reports from government agencies and programs.
• netLibrary -Search electronic books from academic, professional, and popular presses [more details].
• New York Times - Full text articles from the New York Times (1980 to present) with subject indexing for easy access [more details].
• New York Times Historical - A cover-to-cover archive of the paper from 1851 to 2003 [more details].
• OmniFile - An index of 3,500 journals and magazines in almost every field of study [more details].
• Safari Tech Books Online - Electronic books in computer science (including security) [more details].
• SAGE Criminology - Search 24 journals in criminal justice and related fields [more details].
• SAGE Management & Organization Studies - Journals in management, organization studies, and marketing [more details].
• SocINDEX - Search more than 1,300 publications in criminology, sociology, and social work [more details].
• Washington Post - Full text articles from the Washington Post newspaper with subject indexing for easy access [more details].
• WorldCat - Search 58 million books and other materials in libraries around the world [more details].

 

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