Journal articles
Journal articles are not indexed on the Library Catalogue, so it is necessary to look for the journal in which the article was published.
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If you are doing research on a topic and do not have a reading list then you will need to use one of our electronic databases. Do not assume a simple Google search will find all articles - the Library provides powerful databases which include Google Scholar and more.
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Our databases cover materials from a wide range of publishers so will provide more information than you could retrieve from a single publisher's ejournal site.
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Some databases will link to the full text of article - look for the orange LSE Article Finder button
; others will give you bibliographic details only.
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Databases can also include information on book reviews, book chapters, grey literature, government reports, theses and so on.
Online information resources
Use the Electronic Resources pages to identify and locate the widest range of online resources in politics, economics, geography, history, political economy, law, philosophy, and international relations.
Cross Searcher| (LSE staff and students only) simultaneously searches across the content of selected resources. Use it to find journal articles, and if available, links to the full text - look for the LSE article finder:
View the A-Z list of databases relevant to European Studies|. Not all relevant resources for all topics are available via Cross Searcher.
General Social Science Databases
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts
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Content and coverage: Broad range of social science subjects, particularly good for applied topics such as social welfare. Abstracts and references to journal articles and book reviews
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Access: Available via Cross Searcher or Direct
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Date range: 1987-
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Updates: Monthly
CIAO: Columbia Affairs International Online| Available on Cross Searcher
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Content and coverage: International relations & international affairs. Abstracts and references to journal articles, books, theses, government publications and reports, policy briefs & Case studies. Includes the full text of working papers from over 50 institutions and think tanks, and some full text conference proceedings.
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Date range: 1991-
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Updates: Monthly
Econlit| Available on Cross Searcher
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Content and coverage: Premium database for Economics. Abstracts and references to journal articles, books, working papers etc.
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Date Range: 1969-
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Updates: Monthly
European Sources Online (ESO)| Not on Cross Searcher
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Content: A useful starting place, ESO provides access to information on the institutions and activities of the European Union, the countries, regions and other international organisations of Europe and enables you to keep up to date with developments in the European Union and the rest of Europe and find an expert selection of information on European topics from a very wide range of information sources - journal articles, news articles, official documents, legislation, working papers etc.
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Date Range: 1969-
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Updates: Monthly
FRANCIS| Not on Cross Searcher
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Content: Article, conferences and book chapter references with some abstracts from humanities and social sciences (bias is towards Humanities). Good non-UK coverage as produced by the Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
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Date range: 1984-
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Updates: Monthly
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences| (IBSS) Available on Cross Searcher
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Content: Broad range of social science topics, particularly strong on Anthropology, Economics, Politics & Sociology. Abstracts and references to journal articles, book reviews and chapters from edited books.
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Date range: 1951-
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Updates: Weekly
IPSA International Political Science Abstracts| Available on Cross Searcher
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Content: Produced by the International Political Science Association it offers abstracts and references to journal articles from 900 leading journals in political science. Some full text within the database.
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Date range: 1975-
ISI Citation Indexes via the Web Of Knowledge| Available on Cross Searcher
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Content: There are 3 ISI files which can be cross searched: Science, Social Science and Arts & Humanities.
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Coverage: Abstracts and references to journal articles and book reviews
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Date range: 1956-
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Updates: Weekly
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Features:
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Enables citation searching in addition to searching by keyword
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Set up citation alerts to inform you of new entries citing your key papers
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) Available on Cross Searcher
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Content: Public affairs abstracts and references to journal articles, books, theses, government publications and some grey literature.
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Access: Available via Cross Searcher or Direct.
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Date Range: 1972-
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Updates: Monthly
Race Relations Abstracts| Not available on Cross Searcher
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Coverage: Abstracts and references to journal articles,
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Available via EBSCO so can cross search with their other databases