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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.

Scholarly articles in political science and the related fields of public administration, international relations, law, and labor relations.

Search the full text of scholarly journals and magazines related to anthropology, communication, demography, economics, human services, political science, policy studies, psychology, and sociology.

Scholarly articles in many disciplines. Also includes newspaper and magazine articles. You can limit by Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals.

Provides indexing of more than 240 U.S. and international criminal justice journals, including the full text of more than 80 publications.

Prestigious scholarly journals across a range of disciplines. After searching, you can sort by "times cited" and choose a disciplinary category (at the left hand side).

This database spans the literature of health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.

Scholarly and trade articles in the field of business. Also includes a strong collection of law review articles.

Find scholarly articles, books and working papers in the field of economics.

Scholarly articles, magazines and book reviews on environmental and conservation issues.

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.

Scholarly articles from the field of medicine, including public health issues. Produced by the National Library of Medicine with coverage back to 1936.

Scholarly articles and magazines in the social sciences, including policy, sociology and political science.

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.

Search and view the full text of ebooks. Includes a strong collection of e-books from academic publishers.

Search for books in over 7,000 libraries. After searching, you can use the "Request Item" link to borrow items from other libraries.

Provides full-text access to a broad range of social science statistical data produced by U.S. federal agencies, state governments, and international intergovernmental organizations. It also contains the recent version of the Statistical Abstract of the United States.

Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) iLibrary provides statistics and analysis on topics such as economic development, employment, living standards and world trade. Also useful for cross-country comparisons.

Find U.S. legislative documents with a variety of search options. Includes full text for selected years, including 1990 to present.

Access opinion articles and public policy reports from think tanks, research institutes and advocacy organizations, including groups such as RAND, the International Monetary Fund, the Brookings Institution and the Heritage Foundation.

Provides access to full-text articles in the Christian Science Monitor (1990 to present), Los Angeles Times (1985 to present), New York Times (Late ed. East Coast 1980 to present), New York Times Book Review (1997 to present), New York Times Magazine (1997 to present), Wall Street Journal (Eastern ed.) (1984 to present), and Washington Post (1996 to present).

Provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 information resources including newspapers, news magazines, wire services, and transcripts of major radio and TV broadcasts.

Investigates "hot" topics in the news and presents concise and well-balanced information from all sides of the issue. Each report is written by an experienced journalist and includes a "Pro/Con" segment, a chronology, and a bibliography. US focus with some coverage of international affairs.

Provides information from all sides of current event issues including statistics, links to Web sites, and full-text articles from more than 30 major magazines and newspapers, utilizing the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources.

An e-reference collection of encyclopedias, almanacs and directories across a variety of topics and disciplines.

You can import, organize and cite materials found in Express Search and other scholarly article databases.