Research Guides: GVPA 672: Social Equity and Public Policy Analysis: Scholarly Articles & Newspapers

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Subjects: Public Affairs and Political Science

Look for articles in these databases identify policies that you are interested in researching.

Public Administration Abstracts
Similar to PAIS, but much smaller since coverage is 1978 forward. (EBSCO)
Sociological Abstracts
Abstracts of articles from international sociology journals, conference papers, books, and dissertations, 1952-present. (ProQuest)
Political Science Complete
Similar to Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, so good for comparing countries. The two databases complement each other. (EBSCO)
JSTOR
Searchable backfiles of core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. (Backfiles end 3 - 5 years prior to current date). Very useful for finding contemporary articles from past eras.
Social Services Abstracts
Current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development, 1979-present. (ProQuest)
ABI/INFORM Collection
Great starting place for almost any business topic. Includes a wide selection of scholarly, trade and business news publications.
Business Source Complete
Citation and full text content from scholarly business journals and other sources including peer-reviewed business publications. Addresses the same types of topics as ABI/INFORM Collection. (EBSCO)

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Search for books (look for the Books and Media filtering options).

Finding interesting policies may be as simple as searching newspapers.

Access World News
Full text for newspapers, newswires, blogs, transcripts, and more. Sources include not only major national and international newspapers, but also local and regional sources.
Dow Jones Factiva
Comprehensive, full text up-to-the-minute news and business source from Dow Jones and Reuters.
Newspaper Source Plus
Full text for more than 130 national and international newspapers, including New York Times, Washington Post, Times (London). Selective full text for over 335 US newspapers. In addition, full-text radio and television news transcripts are provided. (EBSCO)