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Subject Guides
Browse these subject guides to find useful information in the Library's physical collection, research databases, and online. Our goal is to provide you with relevant and reliable information in the Library and online. All web content should be viewed with a critical eye for accuracy, authorship, and currency. Please note, by providing these web links for easy access, inclusion does not imply endorsement by NWACC Library. Contact us if you discover a broken link or to suggest a useful website for addition to this page. If you need additional research help, don't hesitate to Ask Us!
Books and Media in the Library
Search the Library's physical collection for criminal justice-related books and media. If you're not sure where to begin, try these recommended search terms: crime, criminal justice, criminal law, criminology, defense, legal ethics, police, prisoners, prisons, prosecution, trials.
Research Databases
Don't forget to search the Library's research databases, too! Students, faculty, and staff can access the Library's subscription databases using their My NWACC Connection username and password. For criminal justice-related topics, the Library recommends the following databases:
Recommended Websites
Bureau of Justice Statistics - This website provides statistics on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at the local, state, and federal level.
Drug Enforcement Administration - The homepage of the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Features information on illicit drugs and narcotics, history of the DEA, drug abuse prevention information, and current US drug policy.
Federal Judicial Center - The education and research center for US federal courts. This website provides a federal judicial history, educational programs and materials, and numerous publications and videos.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service - The NCJRS provides research information related to crime, crime prevention, and the justice system, including statistics, reports, and research abstracts.
United States Courts - The official homepage for the US federal court system. Features a court locater, court records, statistics, forms, as well as streaming videos, podcasts, and photos.
Books and Media in the Library
Search the Library's physical collection for geography-related books and media. If you're not sure where to begin, try these recommended search terms: atlases, cartography, geographic information, geography, historical geography, human geography, maps, world maps.
Research Databases
Don't forget to search the Library's research databases, too! Students, faculty, and staff can access the Library's subscription databases using their My NWACC Connection username and password. For geography-related topics, the Library recommends the following databases:
Recommended Websites
CIA World Factbook - Compiled by the US Central Intelligence Agency, this website features maps and geographic, political, economic, and cultural information for 267 countries around the world.
Google Earth - This free, downloadable program lets you explore our planet from above through satellite data and detailed maps.
Google Maps - Access maps of the entire world, including political, terrain, and navigational maps. Also includes satellite data, street view images, and driving directions.
National Atlas - The National Atlas features free printable and dynamic maps for the United States. Available maps include federal lands and Indian reservations, congressional districts, climate, satellite, and many more.
National Geographic Maps - Developed by National Geographic, this website features interactive, zoomable 2D and 3D maps for the entire world.
Social Explorer - Provides historical maps of the United States related to census data as well as a geographic view of religious affiliation in the country.
Books and Media in the Library
Search the Library's physical collection for history-related books and media. If you're not sure where to begin, try these recommended search terms: American Civil War, American revolution, Arkansas, Asian history, European history, history, Middle Eastern history, presidents, United States history, world history.
Research Databases
Don't forget to search the Library's research databases, too! Students, faculty, and staff can access the Library's subscription databases using their My NWACC Connection username and password. For history-related topics, the Library recommends the following databases:
Recommended Websites
Archiving Early America - Feature primary source materials from 18th century America, including newspaper articles, maps, pictures, personal writings, and government documents.
Euro Docs - Maintained by Brigham Young University, this website provides links to primary documents from the medieval and Renaissance eras in European history.
History World - Provides detailed timelines, maps, and other historical information for cultures and nations from each of the world continents.
LOC American History - Features links to historical materials archived by the Library of Congress. Materials cover a range of topics and eras in American history.
The Coming of the American Revolution - A website that retells the events leading up to the American Revolution through primary source documents, including newspapers, official documents, and personal correspondence.
The Valley of the Shadow - Maintained by the University of Virginia, this digital archive contains thousands of Civil War-era primary documents--including letters, diaries, newspapers, and speeches--from Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Women's History Sourcebook - Maintained by Fordham University, this website explores the history of women through the ages, from prehistoric times to the modern era.
Books and Media in the Library
Search the Library's physical collection for paralegal-related books and media. If you're not sure where to begin, try these recommended search terms: attorneys, civil law, criminal law, defense, law, lawyers, prosecution, trials.
Research Databases
Don't forget to search the Library's research databases, too! Students, faculty, and staff can access the Library's subscription databases using their My NWACC Connection username and password. For paralegal-related topics, the Library recommends the following databases:
Recommended Websites
Federal Register - Maintained by the Office of the Federal Register, this website publishes rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
Internet Law Library - An online virtual library of US federal, state, and territorial laws. Also provides directories for attorneys, law schools, and law libraries.
Law Dictionary - Search this free online dictionary for legal terms, or search within definitions for occurrences of a specific legal term.
Public Library of Law - This free website lets you search one of the largest virtual law libraries on the Internet. It includes Supreme Court decisions, cases from all 50 states back to 1997, as well as regulations and court rules.
US Supreme Court Decisions - A searchable database of every United States Supreme Court decision since 1893. Also includes a library of Supreme Court opinion summaries since 2000.
Books and Media in the Library
Search the Library's physical collection for political science-related books and media. If you're not sure where to begin, try these recommended search terms: democracy, elections, United States Congress, United States Constitution, political science, Supreme Court, United States government, voting.
Research Databases
Don't forget to search the Library's research databases, too! Students, faculty, and staff can access the Library's subscription databases using their My NWACC Connection username and password. For political science-related topics, the Library recommends the following databases:
Recommended Websites
Arkansas Secretary of State - The official website of Arkansas's Secretary of State. Includes election information for the state, including upcoming elections, voter registration info, maps, and candidate info.
GovTrack - A website that tracks the current status of congressional bills, the voting records of representatives and senators, and information on congressional committee memberships.
US House of Representatives - The homepage of the United States House of Representatives. Includes information on current House representatives, committees, and legislative activity.
US Senate - The homepage of the United States Senate. Provides information on current Senate representatives, committees, legislative activity, and reference materials.
US Supreme Court - The official website of the United State Supreme Court. Provides information on recent and historical Supreme Court decisions, court rules, and biographies of the court's justices.
Thomas - Maintained by the Library of Congress, this website provides legislative information on the United States Congress.
White House - The President of the United States's official website. Includes a blog, multimedia, the President's stances on current issues, and information about the President's administration.
Books and Media in the Library
Search the Library's physical collection for psychology-related books and media. If you're not sure where to begin, try these recommended search terms: addiction, child psychology, developmental psychology, human behavior, mental disorders, mental health, mind, personality, psychoanalysis, psychology.
Research Databases
Don't forget to search the Library's research databases, too! Students, faculty, and staff can access the Library's subscription databases using their My NWACC Connection username and password. For psychology-related topics, the Library recommends the following databases:
Recommended Websites
American Psychological Association - The homepage of the American Psychological Association, which includes information on psychology topics, news, research, and careers.
BBC Human Mind & Body - An interactive website providing psychological tests and information related to psychology topics, including emotions, personality, memory, and intelligence.
Child Development Institute - Provides students and parents with information about the key developmental periods in a child's psychological development, from infancy to adolescence.
Classics in the History of Psychology - A free online library of classic works from the field of psychology, including writings by Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Ivan Pavlov, and B.F. Skinner.
National Institute of Mental Health - The NIMH is committed to researching treatments and cures for mental illnesses as well as improving public education on mental health issues.
Stanford Prison Experiment - Maintained by Philip Zimbardo, who originally developed the Standford Prison Experiment, this website provides an interactive slide show, discussion questions, and other information related to the famous experiment.
Books and Media in the Library
Search the Library's physical collection for sociology-related books and media. If you're not sure where to begin, try these recommended search terms: alienation, culture, discrimination, equality, racism, religion, social classes, society, sociology.
Research Databases
Don't forget to search the Library's research databases, too! Students, faculty, and staff can access the Library's subscription databases using their My NWACC Connection username and password. For sociology-related topics, the Library recommends the following databases:
Recommended Websites
American Sociological Association - The ASA website provides links to sociological journals, research briefs, reports on trends in sociology, and information regarding earning a Bachelor's and Master's degree in sociology.
Center for Social Research Methods - A website that offers useful information related to the social sciences, including a knowledge base covering a range of topics, a guide to using statistics, and more.
Human Rights Watch - A nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing and defending human rights around the world. The website provides news, multimedia, and publications related to human rights issues.
Population Reference Bureau - The PRB website provides statistical information and analysis related to health, poverty, gender, families, environmental justice, and more.
SocioWeb - This website serves as a one-stop shop for all things sociology on the web, offering information on sociological theories, pioneers in the field, links to articles and essays, and more.
US Census Bureau - The homepage of the United States Census Burea. Offers detailed statistical information for the US population, including age, race, sex, ancestry, income, population, and other data.
Books and Media in the Library
Search the Library's physical collection for western civilization-related books and media. If you're not sure where to begin, try these recommended search terms: Christianity, Enlightenment, Greece, Europe, Islam, Judaism, Renaissance, Rome, western civilization.
Research Databases
Don't forget to search the Library's research databases, too! Students, faculty, and staff can access the Library's subscription databases using their My NWACC Connection username and password. For western civilization-related topics, the Library recommends the following databases:
Recommended Websites
BBC History - This website offers a range of original content related to the history of western civilization, including historical timelines, essays, images, and video.
Encyclopedia of the Hellenic World - This website serves as an online encyclopedia devoted to Greek history and culture. It provides articles, maps, images, and other content for students of Hellenic culture.
European History Primary Sources - An index of free, online scholarly resources that provide primary documents related to European history since the medieval era.
International World History Project - A collection of essays, documents, maps, and music related to world history, including content focused on the origins of western civilization.
World Digital Library - This free online library contains primary documents from a number of countries and cultures around the world, including many associated with the development of western civilization.
