Other Databases for Planning & Public Policy Research
(A more complete list is here.)
- Dissertations and ThesesDissertations & Theses includes records for foreign dissertations beginning in the year 1637 and U.S. dissertations beginning with the first one, accepted in 1861.
- Policy File IndexA collection of public policy research reports from over 350 think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, and advocacy groups. The primary focus of the collection is U.S. public policy, but it also includes many reports on international public policy as well as reports issued by international organizations
- PolicyMapAn online data and mapping application that provides access to over 10,000 indicators related to demographics, housing, income, crime, mortgages, health, jobs, and more.
- Social ExplorerSocial Explorer provides convenient access to several major sources of demographic data: the U.S. Decennial Census of population and housing, the American Community Survey, and data on religion from InfoGroup and the Religious Congregations and Membership Study. Social Explorer's strength is its interactive mapping tool that allows data to be easily visualized, as well as the easy creation of data extracts.
- TRID: the TRIS and ITRD DatabasesTRID is a integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database. T
Newspaper Databases
- Access World NewsNJ Star Ledger and other local papers, as well as national and global publications.
- Westlaw Campus ResearchCurrent New York Times and Washington Post can be searched in this database, as well as many other news publications.
Major Planning and Public Policy Databases
- Congressional PublicationsCurrent information, legislative histories, hearings, Senate/House documents and reports.
- PAIS IndexPublic policy and administration literature.
Multidisciplinary Databases
- ScopusA citation and abstract database of peer-reviewed literature in the areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
- Google ScholarSearches peer-reviewed papers, dissertations, books, preprints, reports from academic publishers, professional societies, universities and other scholarly organizations.
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Database Search Tips
- Search TipsSearch Tips handout below for info on how to use boolean connectors AN/OR and truncation
- Searching for an exact phrase-use "" quotation marks
- Look at the subject headings on the full record for an on-target item-these can help you generate new keywords, concepts, etc.
- Finding too many articles on a topic? Try searching for your keywords in the Title field of the item record.
- Found an excellent article on your research question? Make sure you check the references to find more relevant articles...citation chaining!