Public Leadership

Questions and Answers:

Does Fusion include everything the library has?
No, but it includes so much of what the library has that it will almost always be a good place to start a search.

When would Fusion not make sense as the first place to search?
Some examples:

• If you’re interested in finding only books, or a specific book title, then our library catalog Ignacio might be a more appropriate place to begin.
• If you’re looking specifically for statistical data, or encyclopedia/dictionary entries, or images, it would be better to use databases devoted to those specific types of information.
• If you're looking for a specific Journal title, you should use our Journal Finder.
• I’m very proficient using the subject-specific databases in my field. Is there any reason I should use Fusion?
• Because Fusion will have such broad coverage, it may locate relevant materials published in other fields that you wouldn’t otherwise find in a subject-specific database.

So then why would I want to choose a subject-specific database anymore—can I just use Fusion instead?
Fusion is not replacing any of our subject-specific databases. These databases offer valuable advanced searching capabilities tailored to their subject areas.

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PSC has a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse. The database also features over 340 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 36,000 full-text conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association. PSC includes a subject-specific thesaurus with over 17,500 terms (7,366 preferred and 10,175 non-preferred terms), to provide subject searching guidance to researchers.

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Includes:

Na­tion­al Journ­al Daily: Your source for everything hap­pen­ing on the Hill.
The Hot­line: The ul­ti­mate in­sider’s source for cam­paign and elec­tion in­form­a­tion.

Al­man­ac: Bio­graph­ic­al and back­ground in­form­a­tion on all fed­er­ally-elec­ted of­fi­cials, state gov­ernors, and con­gres­sion­al dis­tricts.
Day­book: On­line cal­en­dar of the im­port­ant events hap­pen­ing on and off Cap­it­ol Hill.

Race track­er: Cam­paign polling and fin­ance data tool for Pres­id­en­tial, Con­gres­sion­al, and Gubernat­ori­al races.
Present­a­tion Cen­ter: An evolving data­base of copy­right-free, white la­bel Power­Point slides that break down ma­jor polit­ic­al and policy is­sues, as well as ex­plains how Wash­ing­ton works.
Presentation Center Data and Charts: Our re­source for all high qual­ity data sets and charts on pub­lic policy and polit­ics from gov­ern­ment, think tanks and aca­demia.

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SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for more than 860 journals dating back to 1908. This database also includes full text for more than 830 books and monographs, and full text for over 16,800 conference papers.

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In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the 25,000 most-cited authors in the database. Journal ranking studies reveal that Business Source Complete is the overwhelmingly superior database for full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.

Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.

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Comprehensive: Scopus has twice as many titles and over 30% more publishers listed than any other abstract and index (A&I) database, with interdisciplinary content that covers the research spectrum. Timely updates from thousands of peer-reviewed journals, preliminary findings from millions of conference papers, and the thorough analysis in an expanding collection of books ensure you have the most up-to-date and highest quality interdisciplinary content available.

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Gleeson Library subscribes to the following disciplines:

Anthropology
Biochemistry
Cell & Developmental Biology
Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
Entomology
Environment and Resources
Genetics
Genomics and Human Genetics
Immunology
Marine Science
Medicine
Microbiology
Neuroscience
Nutrition
Physical Chemistry
Political Science
Psychology
Public Health
Sociology

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