Public Health & Research Services Librarian
Grey Literature sources
Databases for non-journal (grey) literature such as reports, conference abstracts, dissertations.
- Think Tank SearchGoogle custom search of think tanks and research centers.
- Grey Literature Report (New York Academy of Medicine)Collection of grey literature in health services research and selected urban health topics. Through January 2017.
- Intergovernmental Organization search engineCustom Google search engine that searches across hundreds of IGO websites.
- Union of International Associations IGO SearchThis service allows you to search the websites of all intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), comprising over 3000 bodies including the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, etc.
- NGO search engineCustom Google search engine designed to search across hundreds of NGO websites.
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Regional, national, and international newspapers, 1980's-present. - Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowScholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
See help for accessing articles from off-campus through Google Scholar.
Dissertations & Theses at UW and beyond
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
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Index to doctoral dissertations and selected masters theses from 1861 to the present; includes 2 million+ full text dissertations published since 1997.
- ResearchWorks at the UWBrowse collections of UW communities including Dissertations and Theses, Faculty Researcher Data and Papers, Student Research Papers.
Visit websites of known organizations or associations working in your area of interest to find conference proceedings, reports, issue briefs, white papers, etc.
