LibGuides: Bill of Rights Seminar: Home

Off-Site Username and Password List

Database Offsite Password List, Oct. 2022

General Reference Databases

American Government (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Biography in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
CQ Researcher provides in-depth coverage of current issues, both domestic and international. "Reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked. Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research."
U.S. History in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
"Information on hundreds of... significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources." Searchable by keyword, or browse the 420 "Topics", sets of information on a broad range of historical and current topics.

Databases of Periodicals (Journals, Magazines and Newspapers)

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Designed for scholarly research, this database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study including STEM, social sciences and humanities. It includes resources from journals, periodicals, reports, books and more including peer-reviewed journal articles. (View list of titles)
Academic Onefile (Gale) This link opens in a new window Targeted for academic research, this database combines full text for scholarly journals and selected general interest titles from across the disciplines. (View list of titles)
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Search full text academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in multiple disciplines
Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window

Journals

EBSCO | CQ Magazine
Coverage: 1990-Present
JSTOR | The Supreme Court Review
Coverage: 1960-2015

Other Databases

Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
provides authoritative context, diverse expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on current world issues
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Pro and con arguments with contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues drawn from news articles, journals, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
contains pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more on current issues with a focus on issues in U.S.

A-Z List of All Databases
List of all online databases that our library subscribes to, listed alphabetically by the database name

Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) Citations

Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) Citations: Legal and Court Documents
Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) Citations: Sample Paper, Note-Bibliography format
Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) Guide: Notes & Bibliography
A table with examples of formatting citations for initial notes, secondary notes, and bibliography for multiple different sources. From the University of Washington, Tacoma Library

Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS): Citing Legal and Court Documents
Printable PDF on creating legal citations in CMOS

NoodleTools "How To" Libguide

This Libguide is from West Sound Academy Library, and was created and generously shared by library director Susan Trower

While some of the information in this Libguide is specific to West Sound Academy students, most of it is applicable and helpful to you! In addition to the Home page, be sure to look in the individual tabs, like "Work with Projects", "Create Citations", and "Use Quick Cite" for help.

NoodleTools How To Libguide

NoodleTools: Creating a NoodleTools Account

Creating a NoodleTools Account

Online Resources

News Websites

Courts and Law - The Washington Post
When you find articles that you'd like to use for your research use General Reference Center (Gale) to get full text access to those articles.
Supreme Court: SCOTUS Decisions & News on the U.S. Federal Court - NBC News
News stories from NBC News about the Supreme Court
Supreme Court : NPR
News stories from NPR about the Supreme Court

Other Websites

California Legislative Information
Bill of Rights | Constitution | US Law | LII (Legal Information Institute)
Commerce Clause | Wex Legal Dictionary/Encyclopedia | LII (Legal Information Institute)
Cornell Legal Institute: Supreme Court Cases by Topic
Google Scholar
Find case law and scholarly analysis of legal topics
Oyez
A multimedia judicial archive of the Supreme Court of the United States.

ProQuest Ebook Central (eBrary): Find e-books here!

Ebook Central/eBrary (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Use your SH email address to log into EBook Central and access over 140,000 titles.

Books

The Bill of Rights by Carol Berkin
Call Number: 342.73 BER
ISBN: 9781476743790
Publication Date: 2015-05-05
The Constitution by Michael Stokes Paulsen; Luke Paulsen
Call Number: 342.73 PAU (in print and electronic)
ISBN: 9780465053728
Publication Date: 2015-05-05
The First Amendment: Select Issues by Rhonda L. Ferro (Editor)
Call Number: (e-book, click on title to read)
ISBN: 9781617289873
Publication Date: 2010-10-01