Public Affairs Resources

Public Affairs Index is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of global contemporary public policy issues ranging from public health, the environment, housing, human and civil rights, to international conflict and natural disasters

Publications from 1951-present. Index with abstracts of the world's leading journals in political science and public administration. Use "find it' link to find full text availability of articles.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.

Publications since 1886. Find articles in management, business, and economics journals.

EconLIT provides comprehensive information on accounting, capital markets, econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics and much more. EconLit records include abstracts of books, journal articles, and working papers published by the Cambridge University Press.

The ERIC database is the world's largest source of education information, containing abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. The database covers descriptions and evaluations of programs, research reports and surveys, curriculum and teaching guides, instructional materials, position papers, and resource materials. In 1993, ERIC began indexing education-related books, including the output of major publishers. The EBSCOhost interface is similar to Academic Search Complete.

Education Research Complete is the definitive online resource for education research. This massive file offers the world's largest and most complete collection of full text education journals. Education Research Complete also covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues.

A comprehensive database which includes all data from American Humanities Index plus bibliographic records from a multitude of international journals, books and reference works.

Full-text articles from an international array of peer-selected publications, as well as coverage of Latin American, Canadian, Asian, and non-Western art. Includes full text of articles from more than 300 periodicals as far back as 1995 and indexing and abstracting of over 600 periodicals as far back as 1984, including 280 peer-reviewed journals and over 18,000 art dissertations.

IIPA indexes more than 200 scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals, and a variety of documents such as biographical profiles, conference papers, obituaries, interviews, discographies, reviews and events. Full text of articles is available for selected citations from 1998 forward. IIPA covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry-including dance, film, television, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, broadcast arts, circus performance, comedy, storytelling, opera, pantomime, puppetry, magic and more.

Publications 1970-present; Includes policy literature related to food, agriculture, nutrition, environment, forestry, and related fields.

AGRIS, the International System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology,is an international bibliographic database. It is produced by the AGRIS Coordinating Centre, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy, in cooperation with participating countries and international organizations.

CAB Abstracts covers research and development literature in the fields of agriculture, forestry, human health, human nutrition, animal health and the management and conservation of natural resources. Includes CAB Abstracts Archive.

FSTA covers all areas of food science and technology, including basic food science, nutrition, biotechnology, toxicology, packaging, engineering and public policy.

Provides deep coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study

GeoScience World can be used to find research in geoscience journals on public policy issues related to the environment and natural resources.

Includes literature on health policy issues

PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 15 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1950's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

AgeLine focuses exclusively on the population aged 50+ and issues of aging. AgeLine is the premier source for the literature of social gerontology and includes aging-related content from the health sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, and public policy.

Find literature in sociology and related subjects, including social policy

Find articles in anthropology, area studies, community, health and medical care, economics, ethnic studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law and criminology, minority studies, planning and public administration, policy science and corrections, political science, psychology and psychiatry social work and public welfare, sociology, and urban studies.

This database contains full text for nearly 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals. The Legal Collection is an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.

Covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing. The database contains indexes and summaries of international journal articles, books, and governmental and non-governmental reports on a wide range of topics in criminal justice.

Premier collection of United States homeland security policy and strategy related documents.

"Provides a comprehensive Open Source Intelligence Resource for analysts, risk management professionals, and students."

NTIS database is the preeminent resource for accessing information about the latest research sponsored by the United States and select foreign governments. ACCESS TO REPORTS: 1) many studies available via ref pdf icon link; OR 2) For titles without red pdf icon link, try searching internet with title in quotes.

TRIS is a bibliographic database of primarily the state departments of transportation and selected federal transportation agencies.

This database provides detailed abstracts and indexing of the hundreds of environmental impact statements issued each year by the federal government. EIS extracts the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences and legal mandates.