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PAIS (Public Affairs Indexing Service)
Scholarly articles in public policy and public affairs, as well as in the related fields of political science, government, international relations, economics, finance, law, environment, demography, sociology and business.

Politics Collection
Search across four ProQuest databases: PAIS, PolicyFile, Political Science Database and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.

Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest)
Search the full text of scholarly journals and magazines related to anthropology, communication, demography, economics, human services, political science, policy studies, psychology, and sociology.

Google Scholar
Full text searching of articles and books. If you find a journal article of interest, try the "cited by" link. You can also add Library Links.

Academic Search Elite
Scholarly articles in many disciplines. Also includes newspaper and magazine articles. You can limit by Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals.
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA)
This database spans the literature of health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.
Business Source Elite
While this database focuses on business, it is also has a strong collection on management and law, covering areas such as nonprofit management, accounting and finance.

Criminology Collection
The Criminology Collection searches both the Criminal Justice Database and the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database.
HeinOnline Law Journal Library
Search the full text of a large collection of law review journal articles.

JSTOR
Search the full text of journals in many disciplines, including over 37 journals in public policy and administration. You can narrow by date and you can also scroll down to narrow by discipline. Also includes book reviews.

Library "Everything" Search
Search across many Helmke Library databases to find both primary sources and scholarly materials. After searching, try the filters at the left hand side. This is also a good place to look for items found in footnotes or a bibliography. If you don't find the full text of the item you're looking for, make a Document Delivery request. The "Everything" search is also the default search on the Library's homepage.

Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Scholarly articles and magazines in the social sciences, including policy, sociology and political science.
Sociological Abstracts
Scholarly articles, magazines and dissertations from the fields of sociology and related disciplines such as anthropology, community development, demography, political science, social psychology, welfare services and women's studies.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of books, dissertations, films, software and international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, labor relations, and public administration/policy.