Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

Article Databases - Public Policy

Search tools for finding journal articles and other types of resources subjects related to public policy.

• PAIS - Public Affairs Information Service

  Coverage: 1972 - present
  Indexes journals, books, and government documents in the fields of political science, policy, public administration, society. Includes backfile in July 05 through June 06.

• Risk Abstracts

  Coverage: 1990 - present
  Indexes/abstracts literature on risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and risk management. The journal includes occasional articles; multidisciplinary coverage.

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Article Databases - Economics

Search tools for finding journal articles and other types of resources on subjects related to economics.

• EconLit (Ebsco)

  Coverage: 1969 - present
  Subject indexing and abstracts of journals, books, collective volumes, dissertations, and working papers in Economics.

• Economics Research Network (ERN)

  Coverage: varies
  SSRN community for economics scholars, practitioners, and policymakers throughout the world. Includes job listings and links to NBER working papers. New users join here.

• National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Papers

  Coverage: March 1998 - present
  Full-text of working papers from NBER, a private, nonpartisan research organization. Research is conductied by more than 500 university professors around the country. Papers are listed by topic under "PROGRAMS"

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Article Databases - Education

Search tools for finding journal articles and other types of resources on subjects related to education.

• Education Abstracts

  Coverage: 1983 - present
  Indexes/abstracts articles from major education journals. Topics include administration, teaching methods and curriculum, literacy, government funding, and more.

• ERIC (EBSCO)

  Coverage: 1966 - present
  Indexes Current Journals in Education (CIJE) and Resources in Education (RIE). NOTE: ERIC Documents may be available online through EDRS or available on microfiche in the Library. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).

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Article Databases - Health & Medicine

Search tools for finding journal articles and other types of resources on subjects related to health and medicine.

• Medline (EBSCO)

  Coverage: 1966 - present
  Indexes/abstracts more than 3,200 journals from the biomedical field.

• PsycINFO (Ebsco)

  Coverage: 1887 - present
  Indexes 1,300 Psychology journals from nearly 50 countries. Also includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters. Same coverage as PsycLit.

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Article Databases - Political Science

Search tools for finding journal articles and other types of resources on subjects related to political science.

• Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)

  Coverage: 1991 - present
  A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings and journal articles.

• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

  Coverage: 1975-current
  Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations and public administration / policy.

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Article Databases - Social Services

Search tools for finding journal articles and other types of resources on subjects related to sociology and social services.

• Social Services Abstracts

  Coverage: 1980 - present
  Indexes and abstracts current research focused on social work and human services, including social welfare, social policy, community development, crisis intervention, gerontology, poverty and homelessness. Includes Social Work Abstracts.

• SocIndex with Full Text (EBSCO)

  Coverage: 1895-
  This sociology and social sciences index features more than 1,300,000 records including full text for 242 "core" journals dating back to 1895, 72 "priority" journals, 547 books and monographs, and 6,711 conference papers.

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All Online Public Policy Resources