Home: Migration Studies: Home

Search for Key Terms

Visit the International Organization for Migration: UN Migration to see a full list of key migration terminology.
Example terms: Immigration, refugee, naturalization, etc.

JSTOR
A total of more than 900 full-text scholarly journal titles in an online archive beginning with the first issue of each title. The archive includes nine JSTOR Arts and Sciences Collections.
- In JSTOR, there is usually a time lag in full-text content. Use JSTOR in conjunction with our current online databases and print holdings.
- Since results may contain articles that are not peer reviewed, search for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journal's peer-reviewed status.
Note: AND, OR, NOT must be entered in all uppercase. (See further details.)
Academic Search Premier
Multidisciplinary database with extensive full-text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion, theology and other disciplines in the humanities. Indexes 8,450 publications with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles (more than 3,900 are peer-reviewed). PDF backfiles to 1975 or earlier for more than one hundred journals. Searchable cited references for more than 1,000 publications.
HeinOnline
Contains more than 150 million pages and 160,000 titles of legal history and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format.
Note: AND, OR, NOT must be entered in all uppercase.

Google Scholar
- Click on the Full-Text@Emmanuel at the right of articles or the more option below the item record.
- Search for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journals peer-reviewed status.

CountryWatch
Provides country-specific intelligence and data on all countries, including daily news coverage, intelligence briefings, and up-to-date articles from regional news wire services across the globe.

The Migration Policy Institute
Research and analysis hub for immigration and integration policies.
Refworld
Provides updated reports on the global refugee emphasizing issue of law and international policy from the UN Refuge Agency.
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Offers research tools and resources for the American immigration rulings and court cases.
World Health Organization (WHO)
Explore especially the Health Topics, Countries, and Emergencies drop down menus. Click the Regions tab at the homepage's extreme upper left to select WHO pages for specific geographical areas.
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
Provides information on gender-based asylum, U.S. and international case law, country conditions, and news with an emphasis on women seeking asylum.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference resources for multidisciplinary research, including: fashion, film and filmmakers, pop culture, and multicultural issues. Includes the six-volume Beachams Guide to the Endangered Species of North America.
Credo Reference
Over 700 reference books covering a variety of disciplines and including foreign language dictionaries. Includes a concept map, which provides related subjects and noted personalities to assist beginning research.

Migration Stories

Stories of Migration
Migration stories collected by National Geographic.
The Immigrant Archive Project
Collection of written and oral histories dedicated to America's immigrant populations.
Immigration Records at the National Archives
Find records relating to immigrants from the late 1700s through the early 2000s.

Need Help?

How do I...?

Additional Resources