Find Articles: Government
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Open access. No login required. |
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Requires login when Off Campus. Limited to Atlantic Cape students, faculty and staff |
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Many items full-text |
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Some full text. |
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No full text. |
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Complete videos |
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An Ebscohost Database. |
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A Proquest Database. |
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Gale-Cengage Resource. |
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Digital Commons/bepress |
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Infobase Resource |
Databases for Research on Government and Public Policy
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowLook here for both scholarly and magazine articles on any topic relating to government or public policy.
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center This link opens in a new window
A full-text databases providing differing points of view on current social issues, such as affirmative action, censorship, ecology, mental health, and many more. For best results, use the Browse Topics feature. All content requires critical thinking.
- Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Covers controversial issues of many descriptions. Contains many core topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument). Links to additional full-text articles. For best results, use the Browse Topics feature.
- Political Science Commons This link opens in a new window
A free international collection of research on political science. Includes peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons This link opens in a new window
A free international collection of research on public policy. Covers a wide range of policy issues. Includes peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.
- International and Area Studies Commons This link opens in a new window
A free international collection of research on geographic regions. Includes peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.
- Military and Government Collection This link opens in a new windowThis database provides access to a selection of magazines and scholarly journals relevant to a wide variety of military and public policy/government topics, and also to many historic documents.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSocIndex covers the field of sociology. Sociological research is highly important in developing public policy.
- Business Source Elite This link opens in a new windowBusiness Source Elite contains full-text articles from over 1,000 business-related magazines and research journals. Look here for articles on policy from a business perspective.
- GreenFILE This link opens in a new windowGreenfile covers the field of environmental studies, and contains many government reports and resources on environmental policy.
- ERIC This link opens in a new windowERIC is a database for education professionals. Use for articles relations to educational policy.
- New York Times This link opens in a new windowThe Times provides news reports and expert analysis of policy issues.
Set up your account, using these instructions. - Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowNews reports and policy analysis. Reporting and commentary on science topics has been subject to criticism.
Set up your account, using these instructions. - Philadelphia Inquirer This link opens in a new windowNews about issues relating to the PA-NJ-DE tri-state area.
- New Jersey Newspapers This link opens in a new windowLook here for statewide reporting on government and policy.
- Press of Atlantic City This link opens in a new windowLook here for news on local government and policy.
- Access World News This link opens in a new windowNewspapers from the United States and around the world. Use this database for news on government and policy in other states, or for a different regional or international perspective
- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
More newspapers from across the United States and around the world. Many are full-text.
- Law Commons This link opens in a new windowA free collection of research on law and legal topics. Includes many resources relevant to public policy research. Many articles, book chapters, and other materials can be downloaded free of charge.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
A free multidisciplinary index to scholarly articles.
Consult a librarian before purchasing articles!
See a list of all Atlantic Cape Libraries databases in alphabetical order.
Working Off Campus?
Off-campus access to most library resources is password-protected. 3 ways to get the user name and password:
- Visit the library.
- Go to Blackboard.
- Students: Look on the Institution Page for Student Tools to Stay Connected at Atlantic Cape
- Faculty: Look on the Institution Page for Key information about Libraries and Tutoring.
- Send an email request to library@atlantic.edu
Let Us Get It For You!
Not all articles found in our databases include the complete text. Need something that's not available full-text? Ask for an Interlibrary Loan. It's fast and easy.
Interlibrary Loan for Articles
Each of the three Atlantic Cape libraries has a selection of magazines available in print fo casual reading. Most magazines can be borrowed, as well.