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Off-campus access: Most J&W resources will prompt you to type your first name, last name, and the 14-digit barcode number on your Johnson & Wales University I.D.  If you
are asked to use other login methods, please follow the instructions that are provided.


Academic Search Premier
on campus  |  off campus

Scholarly, multi-discipline database providing many full text articles for nearly all academic areas of study, including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.


JSTOR’s Arts & Sciences IV Collection (Providence Campus)
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JSTOR is an acronym for “Journal Storage.”  This retrospective collection makes full-text articles available online from back issues of scholary journals primarily in the fields of BUSINESS, EDUCATION, and LAW, including several titles in Administration, Psychology, and Public Policy.  Journals cover such diverse areas as accounting, child development, consumer psychology, criminal & police science, curricula, economics, educational measurement & statistics, higher education, human resources, industrial and labor relations, international business, legal studies, learning disabilities, marketing, organizational behavior, strategic management, and the Supreme Court.


LexisNexis Academic
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A news, business, and legal information service with full-text access to nearly 6,000 newspapers, magazines, journals, and reference sources. Includes access to law reviews, court opinions, and federal and state statutes.


Military & Government Collection
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Current news pertaining to law enforcement and all branches of the military is covered in military titles, trade publications, newsweeklies, and pamphlets.


Opposing Viewpoints
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Current event topics and controversial social issues—the facts, as well as the arguments, are presented for each topic. "Viewpoint essays" and full-text magazine and newspaper articles provide up-to-date coverage of timely issues. Statistical tables, primary documents such as government publications, and photographs are available for many topics as support for a particular point of view.


Westlaw (Providence Campus)
on campus  |  off campus

Legal database containing full-text federal & state case decisions, statutes, and other legal resources.  Please log off after each session, otherwise you will be denied access.  To receive help with logging back on, call Westlaw’s switchboard at 1-800-937-8529 and ask for Technical Support.  Use is restricted to students registered in the Legal Studies program at Johnson & Wales University.

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