Leadership: Find Articles Using Databases and Open Access Materials
This page contains links to suggested subject-specific titles available through Omni and our collection of databases, which researchers may want to include in their search. It also includes information about Open Access resources and links to OA directories.
Main Databases
emerald insight
Collection of books and journals published by Emerald, chiefly for management and technology.
Business Source Complete
Includes scholarly journals, books, case studies, marketing research and other business and economics material.
Sage Knowledge
Social sciences books by Sage Publications. Primarily Sociology, Education, and Business & Management.
The CASE Journal
An academic journal for cases in business and management disciplines.
ProQuest One Business
Search tool for business and management publications.
Signal49 Research
Research reports on public policy, economics and management.
Sociological Abstracts
Comprehensive, international coverage of journal articles, books, papers, etc. in sociology and related disciplines.
APA PsycInfo®
A comprehensive database for the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.
Also Useful Databases
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society
Full-text articles on people, organizations, movements, climate, politics and other relevant topics
Encyclopedia of Global Change
Full-text articles on climate change, ecosystems, food and water supply, population, politics and other relevant subjects.
Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
Index of literature covering health services, social work, psychology, and sociology.
Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy, The
Major encyclopedia with entries written by leading philosophy scholars.
Women and Social Movements, International: 1840 to Present
Letters, conference proceedings and other primary material concerning women's social movements.
Black Thought and Culture
Full text non-fiction writings by American black leaders covering 250 years of history.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Historical, biographical dictionary with scholarly articles on thousands of individuals.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies of people of distinction in the British Isles and its colonies, from the 4th century to the 21st.
Journals & Periodicals in Omni
This link will take you to a list of relevant journal titles. You can use the modifiers to narrow your focus, or add keywords to change the search.
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Open Access Materials
"Open access is a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost, as opposed to the traditional subscription model in which readers have access to scholarly information by paying a subscription (usually via libraries)." (What is Open Access?)
Directory of Open Access Journals
Directory of Open Access Books
Found a journal online, but you're not quite certain about it? Check it against the Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.