Subject Guide: Public Administration

Databases

The online and CD-ROM databases serve as indexes to the literature, primarily periodicals. They include citations, abstracts and, sometimes, full-text depending on the type of database. See Database Searching for additional information. To access the databases, go to the Electronic Resources. To see all of the databases for business, click on the "See all Databases" link.

Title and Description of Database

ABI/Inform Global – ProQuest
It contains citations, abstracts and selected full-text from scholarly journals and other periodicals covering business, management, economics, advertising, marketing, human resources, finance, taxation and more.  Coverage: 1971 to current.

GovSearchSuite – Carroll Publishing
It contains directory information on people, programs, and places in federal, state and municipal governments and civilian programs. 

Index to Current Urban Documents – ILM Corporation
It provides full text reports and research generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada.

PAIS Archive – Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
It provides citations and abstracts related to mid-twentieth century public and social policies, and international relations includes references to many types of documents in 1915-1976.

PAIS International – Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
It provides citations and abstracts related to current issues and public affairs.  It includes references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies and more. Coverage: 1971 to current.

Praeger Security International – ABC-CLIO
It provides material on international security, including defense and foreign policy, strategy, regional security, military history and terrorism.

SourceOECD – Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development
Full-text publications of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development, including country studies, reports, eBooks, periodicals, working papers, and statistics databases.  They cover economics, business, and social issues in the 30 member countries and 70 other non-member countries.