Research Guides
Databases help you find journal literature. Many databases are discipline-specific, which makes them great tools for exploring research in those fields. A few examples that are especially helpful for finding research in public policy:
| PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) | Public and social policy, political science |
| Academic Search Complete | Journals and magazines in all subject areas |
| Social Services Abstracts | Social welfare programs |
| Sociological Abstracts | Community development, social policy, criminal justice |
| Criminal Justice Abstracts | Criminal justice, policing, law & society |
| World Bank Open Knowledge Repository | International development |
| Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection | Environmental studies, including policy |
| Hein Online | Law journals |