Research Guides: Public Administration : Finding Articles

Databases with Public Administration Focus

Foundation Directory Online Professional This link opens in a new window
Database of 80,000 grantmakers and half a million grants.
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles, books and book chapters, conference proceedings, government documents, and statistical directories in the area of public affairs.
Topics covered include government, international relations, environment, political science, public administration and more.
Political Science Database This link opens in a new window
Covers political science and international relations, including comparative politics, political economy, international development, and environmental policy
Political Science Database This link opens in a new window
Covers political science and international relations, including comparative politics, political economy, international development, and environmental policy
Politico Pro This link opens in a new window
Politico Pro provides policy analysis, news, Congressional
activity tracking, infographics, documents, and much more in major policy
areas at US federal and state levels, and for Europe.
Politics Collection This link opens in a new window
A collection of 4 index and full-text databases covering political science and public policy: PAIS Index, Policy Index, Political Science Database, and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly journals in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and selected full text for peer reviewed/scholarly articles, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers in all fields.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Covers scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles. Access Google Scholar items from off-campus.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Online archive of peer reviewed/scholarly journals in all disciplines.
Scholars' Bank. Graduate Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window
Electronic theses and dissertations completed at the University of Oregon from 2008 to present. Selected older dissertations may be available.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to both the Science Citation Index (SCI) Expanded, Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts & Humanities Index. The database can be searched by words in article titles and abstracts, by author, by journal, and to look for cited references.

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