Research Guides: Alcohol Studies Research Guide: Home

Welcome to Alcohol Studies! - Resources at a Glance

This guide will help you navigate Alcohol Studies Research at various levels.

You may want to begin your research on the RUL homepage in QuickSearch or by Finding Articles online.
Databases are the best to conduct a more thorough search or several searches in multiple databases.
This guide also has various other online resources under the Miscellaneous External Links tab.
Once you've completed your research, use the tools and resources under the Writing/Citing tab to create your unique bibliography using RefWorks and completing your paper in MLA or APA format.

About the Alcohol Studies Collection

Formerly located in the Brinkley and Adele Smithers Hall, Busch Campus, Piscataway, New Jersey, the Center of Alcohol Studies Library, the former Information Services Division of the Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies, maintained one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive collections of English-language documents pertaining to the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of alcohol use and abuse until December 2016.

The archived pages, with lots of relevant information, are available courtesy of Internet Archive.

RUL Borrowing Policies
Policies and practices vary by affiliation to Rutgers and current operational status.
Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies
The Center of Alcohol Substance Use Studies (CAS) is a multidisciplinary institute dedicated to addiction research, education, and training.

Former Databases

Alcohol Studies Database (up to 2007)
This site provides access to the Alcohol Studies Database. The database contains over 80,000 citations for journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers, and audio-visual materials. Closed in 2007.

Alcohol History Database (1850-2007)
The Alcohol History Collection grew out of efforts by the library staff at the Center of Alcohol Studies to identify and preserve historical materials from the library's collections. Retired in 2007, the static database is available as pdf.