Public Administration Research Guide

Digital news archive from NewsBank that provides access to thousands of global, national, and local news sources. Coverage dates vary by publication. To explore available titles and their date ranges, use the A–Z Source List.

Index of articles from alternative, radical, and progressive publications dating back to 1969, covering topics such as feminism, environmental justice, Indigenous rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and other social movements.

Full text of five daily publications from E&E News—Energywire, Climatewire, E&E Daily, Greenwire, and E&E News PM—covering energy and environmental policy nationwide and at the federal level, from the past three years to the present. Also includes archives of Land Letter, published from 2009 to 2012.

Full text of current newspapers, magazines, and journals from ethnic and minority presses, along with historical archives of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American publications from 1959 to 1989. Coverage includes a wide range of ethnic groups such as African American, Caribbean, African, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish, and Native American communities. See also the Diversity Collection to search Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch and Alt-PressWatch in one platform.

Full-text coverage from over 32,000 sources to monitor global business developments, including news, companies, markets, industries, and emerging trends. This includes continuously updated content from U.S. and international newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, along with newswires, trade publications, websites, blogs, and multimedia resources. Produced by the Dow Jones Service. Access limited to 1 user at a time.

Full text of scholarly and popular articles and gray literature titles focusing on the evolution of gender roles in society. Covers topics related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies; family studies; gender studies, and women's studies from 1970-present. See also the Diversity Collection to search Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch and Alt-PressWatch in one platform.

Full text content from over 15,000 sources, including print and digital journals, newswires, blogs, and broadcasts from television and radio. Coverage spans local, regional, national, and international newspapers. Also included are legal resources featuring federal and state case law and statutes, along with detailed business information on U.S. and global companies and executives.

Full-text and full-color image edition of The Missoulian available via the NewsBank interface from Oct 1, 2020, to the present.

• The image edition is published by 6 a.m. on the day of publication.
• The text-only archive covers articles from 2003 through one day prior to the current date, with content typically available the day after publication.
•  Image editions are missing from Feb-March 2025, due to technology issues at Lee Enterprises. Articles from the missing issues may be found in the text format. 

A news platform exploring controversial social issues and current events, featuring balanced pro/con perspectives, reference materials, interactive maps, infographics, and more.

Full text and searchable indexing of the newspaper from 1984 to the present. The digital microfilm edition, featuring full-page color images, is available from 2008 through one week ago. Browse the digital microfilm or search the text version and digital microfilm together .

Index of international journal articles and book review citations from over 750 core serial publications. Includes abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and working papers in political science and related disciplines such as international relations, law, public administration, and policy. Coverage spans from 1975 to the present.

Explore over 2,800 academic journals across more than 60 disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Access millions of primary sources from four unique collections: Global Plants, 19th Century British Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, and World Heritage Sites: Africa. Discover over 3 million high-quality images from ARTstor, along with a growing library of 10,000+ open access books. Click more… for links to specific collections. 

Full text scholarly journals in the fields of: area and ethnic studies; art and architecture; creative writing; education; film, theater, and performing arts; history; language and linguistics; library science and publishing; literature; medicine and health; music; philosophy; religion; science, technology, and mathematics; social sciences; studies by time period; women's studies, gender, and sexuality.

Index of U.S. legislative and executive branch documents from 1789 onward. It includes congressional hearings, bills, reports, the Congressional Record, CRS reports, and presidential materials

Full text of thousands of academic journals, magazines, and other publications across a wide range of disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and more. 

Index to journal articles, monographs, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, technical reports, U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service literature, and printed works dating back to the 15th century. Subjects include agriculture, botany, forestry, grazing, and range management. Produced by the National Agricultural Library.

Full-text access to a wide range of global publications in environmental science, agriculture, pollution management, and related disciplines from 1960-present. It includes editorially-curated abstracting and indexing resources and incorporates content from: AGRICOLA (agriculture and life science), TOXLINE (toxicology and environmental health), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), and Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (ESPM).  

Full text of thousands of scholarly journals, trade publications, market research reports, company profiles, and industry analyses. It covers key disciplines such as marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics. 

Index of journals and monographs covering agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, and related disciplines. It includes publications from both U.S. and international sources, with archival content spanning over a century. The database also provides full-text access to more than 1,200 journals and monographs. Developed by the International Academy at Santa Barbara.

Index of journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, U.S. Geological Survey publications, and theses/dissertations from U.S. and Canadian institutions. Coverage includes North America from 1693-present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933-present. Produced by the American GeoSciences Institute. The link above is for the ProQuest database platform. GeoRef may also be accessed via GeoScienceWorld.

Full text of 46 top-tier scholarly journals in the geological and earth sciences from 2000-present.

Explore over 2,800 academic journals across more than 60 disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Access millions of primary sources from four unique collections: Global Plants, 19th Century British Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, and World Heritage Sites: Africa. Discover over 3 million high-quality images from ARTstor, along with a growing library of 10,000+ open access books. Click more… for links to specific collections. 

Comprehensive research platform that indexes high-quality, peer-reviewed journals across disciplines including science, social science, arts, and humanities. It offers powerful tools for citation analysis and enables users to track scholarly references from 1900 to the present.

Index of scholarly journal and magazine articles, books, conference papers, reports, and dissertations from 1892 to the present, covering wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Topics include individual species studies, habitat types, wildlife behavior, ecotourism, and zoology.