Search Tools
- Business Source Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowScholarly, peer-reviewed articles and professional association news and information, the majority in full text. Some video.
- Civil Engineering Database (CEDB) This link opens in a new windowSearchable database of publications in Civil Engineering. This login version has links to Northeastern Library's full text subscriptions.
- Compendex & INSPEC This link opens in a new windowCombines a comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database with a comprehensive database of physics, computer science and electrical engineering research. Citations and abstracts in including peer reviewed journals, professional literature, conference proceedings, book series, dissertations, and trade publications. Links to full text for Northeastern subscribed journals. Coverage of both environmental and policy issues.
- GreenFILE (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDrawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE is an informative resource containing nearly 300,000 records, with full text for selected titles, and searchable cited references with library links for more than 200 additional titles
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowOne of the most trusted sources for scholarly books and historical journal backfiles. See particularly the categories Transportation Studies, Public Policy and Administration, and Urban Studies.
- Web of Science, Core Collection 1975-present This link opens in a new windowUse for citation tracking, finding seminal literature, data visualizations, author alerts, institutional affiliations, and impact factors. LInks to full text for Northeastern-subscribed journals.
- TRIDCombined database of the Transportation Research Board and ITDP (Institute for Transportation and Development Policy)
Policy Resources
- Policy Commons This link opens in a new windowReports, working papers, policy briefs, data sources, and media drawn from a directory of nearly 30,000 IGOs, NGOs, think tanks, and research centers. NOW CONTAINS the North American Cities and World Cities modules which provide literature at the city and metropolitan levels.
- PolicyFile This link opens in a new windowU.S. foreign and domestic policy papers and gray literature, PolicyFile is updated weekly with abstracts and links to the latest reports, papers, and documents from think tanks, research institutes, and agencies.
Government Agencies
Statistics/Data
- ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new windowA non-profit membership-based data archive based at University of Michigan. ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction. You must register for a myData account in order to access some reports.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowBrings together data and graphs on every imaginable topic from business to government, surveys, sports, and scientific topics. Easy to use, exportable charts and data, recommended citations.
Research Centers/Associations/Organizations
- EMBARQ (World Resources Institute)EMBARQ research projects. You may also search by cities or projects.
- Green Communities Research Center (APA, National Centers for Planning)Materials on transportation alternatives.
Selected Publications
Blogs and More
Need more help?
Please contact Roxanne Palmatier, librarian for the Policy School.