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• 5 College Library Catalog
  
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  Choose Journal Title search to look up call numbers for periodicals.
  

  WorldCat
  

  Books in Print via OVID Databases
  

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  netLibrary

Find Articles & Essays

• Social Sciences Abstracts (1983 to present)
  
  This index covers "core" journals, and provides clues about Smith College Libraries journal holdings.
  

  EconLIT -- index to economics journals (1969 to present)
  

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  Infotrac / Expanded Academic ASAP (1980 - 2000)
  

  International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (1951 to present)
  

  PAIS International (1972 to present on computer)
  

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  This international index covers current affairs, social and public policy issues.
  

  You will find references to books, articles, reports, and government documents.
  

You may want to consider using other indexes:

• Agricola (1979 to present)
  
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  America: History & Life (1954 to present, with limiting by decade researched)
  

  Environment Abstracts (1975 to present) is available on CD-ROM in the Young Science Library.
  

  Ask at the desk in the Science Library.
  

  General Science Abstracts (1984 to present)
  

  Sociological Abstracts (1974 to present)
  

  Web of Science
  

  (Science Citation Index online, 1996 to present)
  

  Women's Resources International (1972 to present)
  

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News and popular magazine articles (many full-text)

• Infotrac /General Reference Center (Magazine Index) 1980 - 2000
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (CAUTION: Use restricted to Smith faculty, staff, and students only.)
• AJR Newslink
• Go to Smith College Libraries' Find News Web Page

Look at a Guide from your Library Class

Watch here for links selected specifically for your class.

• PPL 260: Global Warming: Science and Policy (R. White)
• PPL 390: Senior Workshop in Public Policy (R. Bartlett)

Internet Links

Congressional Budget Office Congressional Universe Core Documents of U.S. Democracy Selected CRS Reports (A selection of reports posted by the U.S. Senate, listed by subject, number, or broad subject) CRS Major Studies & Issue Briefs (Congressional Research Service: selected reports are posted by CNIE) GAO Reports (blue books) (Acrobat software [PDF files] available in libraries.) GPO Access State Legislatures, State Laws & State Regulations (LLSDC's Legislative Source Book: ) THOMAS (legislative information) US State Department - Policy - Global Affairs Whitehouse : Virtual Library

Electronic Policy Network FirstGov FindLaw: Law & Economics Page United States Politics / Public Policy (from the University of Michigan Library Documents Center) NBER Working Papers Social Science and Government Data Library (links from the U.C. Berkeley Digital Library) AgriNet: Agriculture Policy (links from Texas A&M) EcoNet : Issues Directory USDA Economics and Statistics System (from the Mann Library, Cornell University)

Go to other Smith College Libraries & departmenal home pages

Libraries / Economics Libraries / Government Information Libraries / SSW: Social Policy Resources Libraries / SSW: Welfare Reform Resources

Department of Economics Department of Government Smith College School for Social Work

Contact the Public Policy Librarian Liaison

Sika Berger sberger@smith.edu Neilson Library 1/04 (413) 585-2963

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