Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe
Lexis/Nexis covers many newpapers as well as magazines, radio and television
broadcast transcripts and a wealth of legal and business materials. Lexis
provides full-text access to approximately 99% of its coverage.
Proquest
Like Lexis, Proquest provides newspaper and magazine coverage, with
much full-text material available.
Sociological Abstracts
Provides indexing and abstracting for scholarly journals in Sociology
and Anthropology. Many aspects of violence and abuse are studied in these
journals. The articles are not available in full-text from the database.
Use ASA, the Lehigh
webcatalog to locate the journals in our collection.
You can also locate numerous statistical reports and studies on violence,
crime and related topics either on the web or in the publications of
government agencies or private associations. Several good sources exist
for tracking down such data:
FedStats : a gateway to statistics on the web from over 100 Federal Agencies.
American Statistics Index, 310.016 C749a FM-1-REF
- this is an annual printed index to the contents of thousands of U.S.
government statistical reports.
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 317.3 U58s FM-1-R-REF
also on the web in PDF format: http://www.census.gov/statab/www
- a compendium of statistical tables on wide variety of topics, gleaned
from U.S. government statistical reports.
Statistical Reference Index, 317.3016 S797 FM-1-REF
- indexes the statistical reports produced by private organizations/associations,
state governments and university research centers.
Accuracy
Are facts and statistics documented?
Is information properly cited?
Is the site well researched?
Reliability/Authority
Can the author or sponsor be identified?
What are the credentials or qualifications
of the author or sponsor?
What is the institutional affiliation?
Is contact information provided?
Objectivity
Are there biases in the document? Is it designed
to sway opinion?
Are the aims or goals of the author/sponsor
clearly stated?
Timeliness
When was the site or information last updated?
Are the links up-to-date?
Coverage
How does the information compare with other
sources available on the topic?
How in-depth is the material?
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