Key Resources
For additional options, visit our comprehensive list of resources or consult a Subject Librarian or discipline-specific Subject Guide.
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PolicyFIleUse PolicyFile to locate reports from over 350 public policy think tanks, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities.
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JSTORJSTOR archives full-text scholarly articles in a number of disciplines, including public policy and public administration, labor and employment, urban studies, and transportation studies. The collection is now being updated to include articles published in recent years.
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Academic Search CompleteAcademic Search Complete is a multidisciplinary database useful for searching a broad range of topics in the fields of public policy and related disciplines. Many full-text articles are available; click the PDF or the check for full-text link to locate them!
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GreenFILEMaterials on sustainability and its connection to health, policy, law, and the environment.
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Web of ScienceWeb of Science provides access to citation data for a large collection of high-impact journals across the disciplines.
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EconLitUseful for political economy, public finance, and budgetary policy as well as materials on development and globalization.
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Social Sciences Premium CollectionIncludes PAIS, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Social Services Abstracts, and a number of full-text journal collections. Databases may be searched individually or as a group.
Key Data and Statistical Resources
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ICPSRICPSR is a membership based, non-profit data archive located at the University of Michigan; it is one of the world's largest social science archives. Access to datasets and related studies on a wide variety of topics. NU students may set up a myData account to download datasets and supporting documentation.
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SimplyAnalyticsThis mapping application enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, health, crime, and marketing data variables.
TEST DRIVE Westlaw Campus until 10/20
In October, we're comparing Westlaw Campus Research to Nexis Uni to assess which resource better meets your needs. These databases are the academic library versions of Westlaw and Lexis, respectively.
Please take a moment to evaluate Westlaw Campus!
Streaming Video Collections
Academic Video Online (AVON) offers videos of interest to a broad range of disciplines.
Watch complete videos or create playlists and clips in both Kanopy and AVON.
Kanopy provides a broad range of documentaries across the disciplines. See especially the Global Studies, and Social Sciences areas.
Library Quick Links
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Scholar OneSearchScholar OneSearch provides simple, one-stop searching for books, articles, digital media, government publications, and more. To search the NU library catalogs for books, e-books, and other local resources, select the Library Catalogs option in Scholar OneSearch.
Your Librarian
Introducing PolicyFile
Use PolicyFile to locate reports from over 350 public policy think tanks, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities.
Need more help?
Please e-mail Roxanne Palmatier, library contact for Political Science, International Affairs, and the Policy School.