LibGuides: Public Affairs: Public Policy Research

Databases

CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
Reports, summaries, and pro/con views on a range of current issues. IU Login required to start a session. (Access provided by the Marion County Internet Library with support from the Library Fund of The Indianapolis Foundation.)
PAIS Index (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Articles, grey literature, and government reports in public affairs, public and social policy, international relations, and world politics; 1972-present.
PolicyFile (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
A unique database indexing research and publication abstracts addressing the complete range of US public policy research.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Interdisciplinary, full-text scholarly articles, books, and primary sources. Coverage back to the first issue of journals; embargo on some current content. Library subscribes to the following archival databases: All Arts & Sciences (I-IV); Ecology and Botany I; Health & General Sciences; and Life Sciences.

Policy Archive
PolicyArchive is a comprehensive digital library of public policy research containing more than 30,000 documents.

Data.gov
U.S. Government’s open data. Includes federal, state, and local data, tools, and resources to conduct research, build apps, design data visualizations, and more.
American FactFinder
Access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys, including: Decennial Census, American Community Survey, Puerto Rico Community Survey, Population Estimates Program, Economic Census, and Annual Economic Surveys.

CPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is a membership-based, non-profit data archive located at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. It serves member colleges and universities in the United States and abroad by providing:

The Supreme Court Database
The Supreme Court Database is the definitive source for researchers, students, journalists, and citizens interested in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Database contains more than two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1946 and 2013 terms. Examples include the identity of the court whose decision the Supreme Court reviewed, the parties to the suit, the legal provisions considered in the case, and the votes of the Justices.

Court Statistics Project (CSP)

"A joint project of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) — publishes caseload data from the courts of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. These data are provided by the offices of the state court administrator in those jurisdictions. The extensive experience of the staff of CSP, along with adherence to the reporting framework provided by the State Court Guide to Statistical Reporting, ensures the quality and comparability of these data. The support and partnership of COSCA and the Conference of Chief Justices and NACM are an essential part of our success."

Policy Agendas Project
"The Policy Agendas Project collects and organizes data from various archived sources to trace changes in the national policy agenda and public policy outcomes since the Second World War. Read about the development of the project here, or explore the site to download current datasets, use our Trends Analysis tool, and learn about how Policy Agendas data are used in teaching and research."

This section of the guide was adapted from the Penn State Libraries Public Policy Libguide Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license

SAVi This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive, up-to-date statistics and reports on housing, education, crime, etc. in approx. 2,000 Central Indiana communities.
Indianapolis Star (1991-present) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Full-text of the newspaper, 1991-present. Not available in Columbus. (Access provided by the Marion County Internet Library with support from the Library Fund of The Indianapolis Foundation.)

Provides comprehensive information about the Indiana legislator.