Articles
Discipline Specific
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A subject guide to journals, books, pamphlets, and government publications relating to economics, social conditions, and international relations since 1915.
General/Many Subjects
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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.
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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.
Background Information
Directories
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
Encyclopedias
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
Government & Legal Resources
Laws & Legislation
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
Internet Resources
Web Sites
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.
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.