Article Indexes & Databases

All databases are available both on campus and remotely, unless otherwise indicated. You will need to supply your BroncoWeb ID and password to access these resources off campus.  As with the subject encyclopedia, specialized indexes will have articles relating to that aspect of dispute resolution or mediation; therefore, begin with the indexes that most closely relate to your field or interest. If you are uncertain which indexes to use, begin with the general indexes Academic OneFile.

Following are some subject terms and/or keywords that are useful:
Dispute resolution
Mediation
Conflict resolution
Conflict management
Negotiation
Interpersonal conflict

Start here: 

• Academic OneFile

Interdisciplinary

• Academic OneFile
   
• ArticleFirst, 1990 to present (First Search)
  Indexes 13,500 journals including medical sciences.
   
• CQ Researcher
   
• Expanded Academic ASAP
   
• Ingenta
   
• Google Scholar
   
• Readers Guide Abstracts, 1983-
  Abstracts from 1984- [print from 1900- ] general index – popular magazines.
   
• Alternative Press Index, 1991-current
  Indexes journals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political and social change. Over 440 titles, including 290 currently published sources, are indexed in the database.
   
• Contemporary Women’s Issues, 1992-
  Global information on women in over 150 countries; books, journals, newsletters, research reports, from non-profits, government and international agencies.
   
• InfoTrac Diversity

Business

Communication

• ComAbstracts 
  Abstracts of articles and books published in the primary professional literature of the communication(s) field. Index created and maintained by the Communication Institute of Online Scholarship.
   
• Communication & Mass Media Complete
  Areas related to communication and mass media. This database originated with the acquisition and subsequent merging of two popular databases in the fields of communication and mass media studies -- CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA) referred to as Matlon above), and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University).
   
• Communication Studies
   
• InfoTrac Communication

Education

• Education
   
• Education Full Text
  Indexes and abstracts articles of at least one column in length from English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the United States and elsewhere. English-language books relating to education published in 1995 or later are also indexed. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in January 1996.Coverage includes 79 journals (37 with full text) not covered by ERIC’s CIJE. – Use for mediation in the classroom, mediation between parents and teachers, etc.

• ERIC (U.S. Dept. of Education)
  ERIC via FirstSearch (Education), 1966-current
  The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the database of journal and non-journal education literature. The ERIC Web site searches the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. Albertsons Library has the microfiche collection of ERIC documents (those with ED numbers) from 1966-2003.

Social Sciences

• Psychology Fulltext
   
• PsycINFO (Psychology), 1887 to present
  Article summaries from worldwide journals, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology, nursing, education, psychiatry, and related subjects.
   
• Social Sciences Citation Index
   
• Social Services Abstracts
   
• Social Work Abstracts, 1977-
  Produced by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc., covers social work and other related journals on topics such as homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse, legislation, community organization, and more. Useful for those in social work and others working in public agencies.
   
• Sociological Abstracts, 1963 to current; abstracts since 1974
  Abstracts journal articles, books, and published papers presented at state and national meetings.
   
• Sociology
   
• Worldwide political science abstracts, 1975-
  Mediation in the public sphere.

Legal

• LegalTrac
   
• LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index
  Index to periodicals published by agencies of the U.S. government; use for articles related to dispute resolution and mediation in a variety of situations and disciplines.
   
• Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, 1981-
  Covers legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar association organs, law reviews, and government publications originating in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Use for mediation in a legal context.
   
• ThomasNet
   
• WestLaw
  This service limited to Boise State University Faculty, Staff, and Students ONLY, BroncoWeb authentication required at all times and places.

Print

• Communication Abstracts, 1978-
  Useful for interpersonal communication; indexes books and periodicals.

Periodicals

To determine the library's holdings for each of the journal publications found in the indexes, go to Albertsons Library Journals List and then enter the journal name in the search box.

• African Journal on Conflict Resolution
• Conflict Resolution
• Conflict Resolution Quarterly
• Dispute Resolution Journal : of the American Arbitration Association
• International Journal of Conflict Management
• Internet Law-Legal-Dispute Resolution and Remedies
• Internet Law-Legal-Online Disputed Resolution
• Journal of Conflict Resolution
• Negotiation
• Negotiation Journal
• Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution

Reference Books

The following books are located in the reference section of the library and are useful for providing brief, introductory information on a given topic.  For more detailed information, go to the Library's catalog or to the Library's Indexes to Journals and Databases.

Bibliographies

• Conflict and culture : a literature review and bibliography
  ref HM136 .D86 1992

Dictionaries/Encyclopedias/Handbooks

• Dictionary of conflict resolution
  ref KF9085.A68 D53 1999
   
• Electronic Encyclopedia of Communication
  Searchable database and a site on interpersonal conflict.
   
• Encyclopedia of conflict resolution
  ref HM136 .B783 1997
   
• Encyclopedia of Sociology, 5 vols. 
  Use the index to find articles on “dispute resolution”, “conflict management”, etc.
  ref HM425 .E5 2000
   
• Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace & Conflict, 3 vols.
  Use the index to find articles on “dispute resolution”, “conflict management”, “conflict resolution”, etc.
  ref HM1116 .E53 1999
   
• Handbook of Dispute Resolution
  ref KF9084.H36
   
• International Encyclopedia of Social & Behavioral Sciences
  ref H41.I58 2001
   
• Many specialized subject encyclopedias also have articles on conflict resolution or mediation that are specific to the discipline.
  Examples:
  Encyclopedia of Social Work
  ref HV35.S6
  Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
  ref HV6017.E52 2002
  Encyclopedia of Higher Education
  ref LB15.E49 1992

Web Resources