New Electronic Resources are now live! We are pleased to announce new additions to our electronic collections to support your research with primary source analysis and global policy studies, while streamlining literature reviews across all disciplines
Please continue reading for an overview of these databases, video tutorials, and recommendations on when to use them. Access these resources immediately via OneSearch or the A-Z New Databases List for both on-campus and remote use.
Collection Highlights:
Academic Search Ultimate: A Substantial Upgrade
We have upgraded to Academic Search Ultimate, a massive leap from our previous subscription. This database is designed for the unique demands of John Jay’s research in the fields like sociology, forensic science, and international law constantly intersect.
Why it matters for John Jay community: It offers significantly broader international coverage and a larger collection of peer-reviewed, full-text journals. This means more “available now” PDFs and fewer interlibrary loan requests, allowing you to collect data and articles faster.
- Forensics & Psychology: Access thousands of journals covering behavioral sciences and forensic methodology.
- Global Justice: Gain a comparative perspective on international policing and justice systems with sources from around the globe.
- Public Policy: A critical tool for researching social movements, urban inequality, and the societal impacts of legislation.
HeinOnline: Advanced Legal & Primary Source Research
Our HeinOnline subscription now includes modules for law, history, and government studies, providing image-based PDFs essential for verified citations and historical context.
Why it matters for John Jay community: For students and faculty in Law, Police Studies, and Criminal Justice, HeinOnline is indispensable because it provides exact page images of the original print, your citations will always be 100% accurate. It’s the ultimate portal for tracking the legislative history of the U.S. legal system.
Check out these introductory videos on the four new modules:
- Labor and Employment: The American Worker: A database for sociology, law, and economics, it highlights labor unions, federal legislation, and contemporary issues like the wage gap.
- Environmental Law & Policy Guide: Helpful in locating treaties and agency regulations.
- All About Water Rights: State and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act and Supreme Court precedents.
- Voting Rights & Election Law: In-depth legal information on U.S. elections.
Policy Commons: Discovering “Grey Literature”
Policy Commons bridges the gap between academic theory and practical application by indexing “grey literature”—Climate plans, health strategies, and policy briefs are all “grey literature”—essential for research but notoriously hard to find since they’re buried on websites rather than in journals. We have added the following modules:
Why it matters for John Jay: If you are researching public administration, urban sociology, or community advocacy, “gray literature” is where the real action happens. Policy Commons allows you to find reports from think tanks and local governments that often contain the data you need for real-world policy analysis—data that traditional academic journals often miss.
New Modules Added:
- Global Think Tanks: Provides access to objective research, white papers, and analysis from thousands of the world’s leading policy institutes and research organizations.
- North American State, Provincial, and Territorial Governments: Delivers specialized access to legislative and administrative materials from sub-national government bodies across the U.S., Canada, and North American territories.
- North American City Reports: Access to municipal documents, budgets, and audits from over 500 major cities.
- Open Collection: A curated selection of high-quality, open-access policy research and grey literature from a wide variety of international sources.
- Public Health and Social Care: Focuses on essential health strategies, social policy briefs, and clinical welfare reports from specialized organizations.
- World Cities and Local Governments: Offers a unique look into urban planning, local legislation, and municipal reports from major metropolitan areas and local jurisdictions globally.
- World Governments: A massive repository of official documents, reports, and strategic plans issued by national government agencies across the globe.
Check out these introductory videos for searching tips:
Please contact the library if you need help with these new resources. Happy researching!
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