Subject and Research Guides: Criminology: Terrorism

Searching the Library's collection

MultiSearch is our main search engine at the MQ Library. It's a great place to start looking for information for your assessments.
Use the MultiSearch Research Assistant to get you started if you are new to a topic. The Research Assistant (Beta) enables you to ask questions, which will generate an overview of the topic and cite five sources.

Specialist encyclopedias and handbooks are excellent works to consult for concise overviews of topics.

What are databases?

collections of information, and can include journal and newspaper articles, as well as audio visual, books, conference proceedings.
often specialised in a specific topic or discipline.
sometimes cross disciplinary.

Janes Group
A cross-searchable database in the specialist fields of: country risk analysis, defence, intelligence, military capabilities, security and terrorism.
Military Balance +
The Military Balance+ is produced by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, with information about the military capabilities and defence economics of over 170 countries worldwide, including analysis and data sets.
Military Database by Proquest
Military Database covers topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications and civil engineering.
Taylor & Francis Online
This online service provides searchable full text access to journals, reference works and databases. It has excellent coverage for students studying terrorism.

Critical Studies on Terrorism
This journal is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal, and seeks to publish quality research on all aspects of terrorism, counter-terrorism and state terror.
Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism
This international journal provides a unique emphasis on research that examines the professions and practicalities of policing, intelligence, and counter terrorism, as well as on their intersections in theory and practice.
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
This journal aims to cast new light on the origins and implications of conflict in the 21st Century and to illuminate new approaches and solutions to countering the growth and escalation of contemporary sub-state violence.

Analysis and Policy Observatory (APO)
Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO) is an open access knowledge hub and information service providing easy access to policy and practice research and resources.
Australia & New Zealand Newsstream (ProQuest)
Access to newspapers and magazines online, including film and television reviews.
Factiva
Factiva provides full text access to news items from a wide range of international sources and key websites.
The Diplomat: read the Diplomat, know the Asia-Pacific
The Diplomat has been dedicated to quality analysis and commentary on events occurring in Asia and around the world. The Diplomat reaches an influential audience of commentators, policymakers and academics with its in-depth treatment of regional issues.