Selected Resources for:
Public Policy

ABI/Inform Complete   

http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login?COPT=REJTPTE3MjErMysxNmJjJklOVD0wJlZFUj0y&clientId=5604

1918- .

Provides current and historic abstracts and many full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management journals, including hundreds of titles from outside the U.S. Covers finance, management, marketing, accounting, business conditions, and other business topics.

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EconLit   

http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=econlit-set-c&adv=1

1969- .

Indexes and abstracts worldwide economic literature. Has article citations from over 400 major economic journals since 1972. Includes indexing of some book reviews, dissertations and working papers

PAIS International   

http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=pais-set-c&db=paisarc-set-c&adv=1

A subject guide to journals, books, pamphlets, and government publications relating to economics, social conditions, and international relations since 1915.

Social Sciences Full Text   

http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=SSFT

1985-

Indexes the major scholarly journals in the social sciences, including public policy, since 1983. For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective.

LexisNexis Academic   

http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/us/lnacademic

Varies by publication.

Provides access to the full text of thousands of national and international magazines, newspapers, wire services, TV and radio broadcast transcripts, web publications, and blogs. Search by General, News, Legal, Business, or People.

PolicyFile   

http://0-www.policyfile.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1990- .

Indexes otherwise hard to obtain research and publications from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations, and publishers. Each item includes an abstract and, where available, access to the full-text of the report and/or the homepages and electronic mail addresses of the authoring institution.

Proquest Research Library   

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1980s- (varies).

Provides indexing, abstracting, and many full-text entries for over 2,800 scholarly and general interest periodicals. Covers a very broad range of topics and sources, including most public policy issues.

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Congressional Quarterly Almanac  

1960-

Annual overview of legislation considered by Congress including summaries of key arguments. Important Supreme Court actions and Presidential vetoes are also discussed. Volumes for 1945 - 1959 are on the fourth floor.

Location: Ref. JK 1 .C66

Associations Unlimited  

http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/wash43584?db=AU

Contains 450,000 detailed listings for organizations all over the world.

NIRA'S World Directory of Think Tanks.  

http://niradb.jp/search/nwdtt

Directory of 320 public policy research institutes in 77 countries. Includes a brief description of each institute and, when available, a link to the organization's website. Compiled by the National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) in Tokyo.

Location: Ref. H96.N57

Encyclopedia of Policy Studies  

1994

A handbook to the field, arrangement of the chapters is topical within two sections: "General Approaches to Policy Studies" and "Specific Policy Problems." Each chapter surveys the literature and thought on the topic and includes a bibliography. Chapters on specific policy problems describe the nature of relevant public policies, discuss why certain policies have been adopted, and evaluate possible policy approaches.

Location: Ref. H 97 .E6 1994

International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration  

1998

Articles on the core concepts, terms, phrases, and processes of public policy and administration. Each article in the four-volume set includes a bibliography. The comprehensive index is in volume four.

Location: Ref. H 97 .I574 1998

CQ Guide to Current American Government  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b1385730

A compendium of articles on current topics in government including recent issues before Congress, actions of the President, and decisions of the Supreme Court. Published twice-yearly, the latest issue is in Reference, earlier years in the stacks.

Location: LAU Stacks JK1 .C14 (current copies in REF)

GEORGE   

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/

Check for books on your topic in GEORGE, the library's catalog. Search by keyword, author, title, or subject heading. To find a book by topic, search by Library of Congress Subject Headings, keywords, or try looking up a title you know and click on "Find Similar Items" to search by the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record.

WRLC Catalog  

http://catalog.wrlc.org/

The catalog of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC): George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, Gallaudet, and Marymount Universities, the University of the District of Columbia, and Georgetown University. Georgetown students may borrow directly from WRLC libraries or request items via the WRLC Catalog.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)  

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/

Provides access to computerized social science data collected by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, a membership-based, not-for-profit organization serving member colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.

ITERATE (International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events)  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b3597995~S4

Detailed data about terrorist events worldwide, starting in 1980. "The ITERATE project is an attempt to quantify data on the characteristics of transnational terrorist groups, their activities which have international impact, and the environment in which they operate."

FactSearch  

http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/FSPrefs?entityjsdetect=:javascript=true:screensize=large:sessionid=fsapp4-36665-fi6e7tjm-9e1ufm:entitypagenum=1:0

Contains facts and statistics about current social, economic, environmental, and political issues from newspapers, periodicals, and congressional documents. Each record consists of an item citation, an abstract, and a link to the Web document if available.

LexisNexis Statistical  

http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/statuniv

Provides access to statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. Includes American Statistics Index (ASI) back to 1973 and Index to International Statistics (IIS) back to 1983.

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Statistical Abstract of the United States  

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

1879-

A well indexed, comprehensive collection of statistics in tabular format. Includes basic statistics for a wide range of economic indicators. The index leads to specific table numbers. Each table lists the source of the statistics for further reference.

Location: Ref. Desk HA 202

Congressional Digest  

Monthly publication devoted to current issues before Congress including background information, recent legislation, and pro and con arguments from Congressional debates and testimony from committees.

Location: LAU Periodical Stacks

LexisNexis Congressional  

http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/congcomp

LexisNexis Congressional is the primary source for electronic government documents such as hearings, committee prints, CRS reports, legislative histories, the Congressional Record, federal regulations, and the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. Many documents are in full text and cover the years 1789 to the present; others are citations that are available in full text in print or microform in the library.

Political Information Site  

http://www.politicalinformation.com/

Search engine dedicated to politics and public policy. Includes section on the day's latest news.

Annenberg Public Policy Center  

This Internet site from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at University of Pennsylvania contains conference proceedings, occasional reports, and policy debates regarding U.S. public policy. Particular research focus is given to political communication, information and society, media and children, health communication, and adolescent risk. Primary source data is contained with each sub-heading and at the library section.

FirstGov.gov.  

http://www.firstgov.gov

The official homepage of the U.S. federal government. Includes links to all three branches of the federal government, as well as links to state and local governments. Links are organized by agency, topic and target audience.

Government Performance Project  

http://results.gpponline.org/

"A non-partisan, independent research program, the Government Performance Project evaluates how well state governments perform their basic management functions and explores how this research can be used by states to serve citizens better."

InternationalSecurityResources  

http://www.internationalsecurityresources.com/

2006-

This Internet site covers a wide range of security issues which are both central and marginal to world and academic interests. Numerous links provide access to other Web pages focusing on security studies. Data are organized in sections: Courts and Tribunals, Websites, News, Search Engines, UN Departments, Blogs, Intelligence Summit, and new sites. Special focus is given to key issues of arms control and trade.

Public Agenda Online  

http://www.publicagenda.org

Contains a synthesis of facts, statistics, news, and survey data on abortion, crime, the environment, foreign policy, illegal drugs, and other major public policy issues.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1974 - 1996  

http://0-infoweb.newsbank.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/?db=FBISX

The digitized, full-text version of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1974-1996. Includes translations of foreign radio and television broadcasts as well as selected foreign news, periodical articles and government statements. Search by geographic region, article type or publication title. Browse "Events" to see chronological coverage of topics of interest. Coverage is continued by the World News Connection database. Content release to be completed by Summer 2009.

Pew Center on the States  

http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/

This Internet site provides information generated by the Pew Center on the States. The focus is on public policy reports, papers, and assessments on the effective enactment of policy decisions and programs. Includes primary sources: occasional papers, and comparison reports

Polling the Nations  

http://0-poll.orspub.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

1986- .

Compilation of questions and responses from more than 12,000 national, state, local and special surveys. Includes polling from within the US and abroad.

RefWorks  

http://0-www.refworks.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/refworks

RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.