Databases by Subject:  Public Administration (Graduate School)

360 Search: Public Administration

Search multiple public administration-related databases in one search.  It's especially useful as an initial search to determine which databases you need to use to continue your search.  If you need to do more extensive searching, it's best to go directly to each of the databases in order to take advantage of their individual advanced searching capabilities.

Public Administration Literature
Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale) Dates Covered: 1980-present Full Text: Partial Description:  This multidisciplinary index contains articles, many in full-text in the areas of physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more. Scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers are all included. Good public administration-related coverage. Title List
Business Source Premier (EBSCO) Dates Covered: Indexing back to 1965; selected titles go back further Full Text: Partial Description: As the world’s largest full text business database, Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 3,800 scholarly business and management journals.  Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business and management, including public administration and nonprofit management.   Title List
JSTOR Dates Covered: Indexing begins with first issue/first volume of each title indexed. Current 3-5 years of each title not included.   Full Text:  Yes Description: JSTOR contains a moving wall of back issues of 522 journals in full-text format. Generally the last 3-5 years of publication of each title are NOT included in this index. Bush Library subscribes to the Arts and Sciences collections I, II, and IV, the Complement, and the Language and Literature Collection. View a list of journal titles organized by subject area Collection I and Collection II, Collection IV, the Complement, and the Language and Literature Collection Title List Includes these public administration journals: Administrative Science Quarterly 1956- [moving wall] Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 1979- [moving wall] Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory: J-PART 1991- [moving wall] Philosophy and Public Affairs 1971- [moving wall] Public Administration Review 1940- [moving wall]
Sage Collections Online (Previously available via CSA Illumina as separate databases) Dates Covered:  Varies by title.  The full run of every journal is included. Full Text:  Yes Description:  Award-winning, discipline-specific research database of the most popular peer-reviewed journals in  Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies & Planning published by SAGE Publications and participating societies.

Current Events

CQ Researcher Plus Archive with CQ Global Researcher Dates Covered: 1923-present Full Text: Yes  Description:  Provides in-depth reports on current events and topics of current interest. Each report provides historical background on the topic, outside commentary, pro/con arguments, chronological information, and a substantial bibliography. CQ Researcher addresses a wide range of topics including legal, political, and social issues, communication and mass media, health, education, science, and technology. CQ Global Researcher adds international viewpoints to global affairs with coverage beginning in 2007.

Statistics
Stat-USA Description: Stat-USA provides one-stop shopping for a number of significant economic, business, and trade information sources from the federal government.  Resources include: State of the Nation:  Over 50,000 current and historical U.S. statistical releases, state and regional analysis reports, forecasts, and financial data.  Includes Economic Indicators, Employment Statistics, County and City data, up-to-the-minute Foreign Exchange Rates, Weekly US Retail Gas Prices, etc.
Bush Library Online Reference Shelf:  Statistics A collection of web-based sources for statistics.

News Sources
Ethnic NewsWatch Dates Covered: 1990-present Full Text: Yes  Description: This database is a full text general reference database of the 240 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press dating from 1990 to the present. It is searchable in both English and Spanish, and contains titles in a wide range of current and historical topics in both languages. Title List
LexisNexis Academic Search Dates Covered: varies with title Full Text: Yes Description: This service provides full-text access to articles in news, business, legal research, medicine and reference. This service is especially useful to students looking for full-text of foreign newspapers. Access to full-text of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is available from 1991-present and the St. Paul Pioneer Press from 1996-present. Title List
New York Times Index  ProQuest Dates Covered: 1851-[3 years ago] Full Text: Yes Description: ProQuest Historical Newspapers interface provides indexing and full image online archive of the entire New York Times newspaper from 1851-2001. The current 3 years is not found in this product.  More recent articles indexed with selected full text in ProQuest NewsStand Complete, and in LexisNexis Academic
ProQuest Newsstand Dates Covered: varies by title Full Text: Yes Description: This database indexes over 350 full-text state, national and international newspapers. Includes the Minneapolis Star Tribune full-text from 1986 to present, as well as the Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition) 1984-current, and the New York Times East Coast Late Edition, 1999-current. To search historical back issues of the New York Times, select that database alone.  Title List

Additional Databases and Indexes
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) Dates Covered:  1975-present Full Text:  Partial Description: The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals.  Title List
AgeLine (Abstracts) Dates covered: 1978-present, with selected coverage 1966-1977. Full Text: No Description: AgeLine abstracts the literature of social gerontology as well as aging-related research from psychology, sociology, social work, economics, public policy, and the health sciences. It covers aging-related issues for professionals in aging services, health, business, law, and mental health. AgeLine also includes selected consumer content. AgeLine summarizes journal articles, books and chapters, research reports, dissertations, gray literature, and educational videos from many publishers and organizations, including AARP. Article Linker is not enabled on this free version of AgeLine. Subject searching can be enhanced by using terms provided in the AgeLine thesaurus. A .pdf version of the AgeLine Thesaurus is freely available for download. Title List
Annual Review of Sociology Dates Covered: 1975-present Shelved in Reference: HM1 .A763  Description: Each volume of this series contains articles in essay form which trace the progress of research in that field during a given year. Also available online: see Annual Reviews Index or Journals @ Hamline
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) Dates Covered: 1991-present Full Text:  Yes  Description: CIAO is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. CIAO is also a widely-recognized source for teaching materials including original case studies written by leading international affairs experts, and course packs of background readings for history and political science classes. Title List
Communication and Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) Dates Covered:    Full Text: Partial  Description: Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. Provides an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media. Title List
Criminal Justice Abstracts Dates Covered: 1968-present Full Text: No Description:  This index provides provides comprehensive coverage of the major journals in criminology and related disciplines. Topics include crime trends, prevention projects, corrections, juvenile delinquency, police, courts, offenders, victims, and sentencing. Title List
Dissertation Abstracts (FirstSearch) Dates Covered: 1861-present, abstracts since 1980 Full Text: No  Description:  This index covers every doctoral dissertation completed in the US at accredited institutions for the last 150 years. Includes some master's theses and foreign language dissertations.
Econlit (FirstSearch) Dates Covered: 1969-present Full Text: No  Description: This index contains citations, with abstracts, to articles from economics journals. In addition, subject indexing and abstracts of books and subject indexing of dissertation titles are included. Corresponding printed sources are: Journal of Economic Literature, Index of Economic Articles, and Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics.  Title List
Environment Complete (EBSCO) Dates Covered: 1950s to present Full Text: Partial Description: Environment Complete (created by the International Academy at Santa Barbara), Environment Index offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy resources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Title List
GenderWatch Dates Covered: 1970-present Full Text: Yes Description: This index is a full text database comprised of 175 periodicals and other publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. GenderWatch supports programs in business, education, literature and the arts, health sciences, history, political science, public policy, sociology and contemporary culture, gender and women's studies and more. Publications include academic and scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government, n-g-o and special reports. GenderWatch contains some archival materials from the 1970's, making this an important repository on the historical perspective of the evolution of the women's movement and the changes in gender roles over the last fifteen to twenty years. Title List
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts CSA Illumina Dates Covered: 1975 - present Full Text: Partial Description: NCJRS is a federally-sponsored information clearinghouse for people involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control. Title List
Project Muse Dates Covered: varies by title Full Text: Yes  Description: This database indexes full-text articles in 220 journals which are published by 37 scholarly publishers. They cover the disciplines of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. Title List Earlier Articles available: Some titles are indexed and full text in earlier dates in JSTOR
PsycARTICLES CSA Illumina Dates Covered: 1985 - present Full Text: Yes Description: PsycARTICLES is a database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. The database includes all material from the print journals with the exception of advertisements and editorial board lists. Title List
Social Services Abstracts CSA Illumina Dates Covered: 1980 - present Full Text: No Description: Contains indexing of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. This index also includes links to "Scholar Universe", a directory of faculty and organization profiles. Title List
Sociological Abstracts CSA Illumina Dates Covered: 1963 - present Full Text: No Description: CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. This index also includes links to "Scholar Universe", a directory of faculty and organization profiles. Title List