FDU LibGuides: Public Administration Subject Guide: Databases

Overview

In this section, you will find recommended subscription databases for conducting online research in Public Administration.

Since Public Administration is interdisciplinary, you may find it useful to explore other research guides for additional resources. You will access all of these subscription databases through the library's A-Z databases.

Recommended Databases

ABI/INFORM Complete
Useful for:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management – including HR management
Marketing

Includes:

Scholarly journals
Case studies
Conference proceedings
Dissertations and theses
News
Industry reports (Plunkett Analytics)
Company profiles
Content of ABI Inform Global, ABI Inform Dateline, and ABI Inform Trade and Industry

Guide:
Using ABI/INFORM Complete

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Management
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
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Academic Search Premier
Access World News
Black Life in America (News Sources)
CQ Researcher Online
Credo Reference
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
Criminal Justice from Gale OneFile
Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection
JSTOR Scholarly Journal Archive
Legal Information Reference Center
LegalTrac
Military and Government Collection
Military And Intelligence Database
New York Times Online
Nexis Uni
ReferenceUSA
Useful for:

Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Sales

Includes:

U.S. business directory
U.S. new business directory
U.S. historical business directory
U.S. healthcare directory (doctors & dentists)
U.S. standard white pages
U.S. job and internship postings
U.S. consumers and lifestyles data
U.S. new movers and homeowner’s directory
Canadian business directory
Canadian white pages

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Marketing
Research Library
U.S. Government Online
US Majors Dailies
Wall Street Journal
Useful for:

Newspaper articles on various topics including finance, the stock market, the economy, management, politics, U.S. news and world news.
Market data including stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, and ETFs

Includes:

Newspapers
War & Terrorism Collection

ABI/INFORM Complete
A collection of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
Useful for:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management – including HR management
Marketing

Includes:

Scholarly journals
Case studies
Conference proceedings
Dissertations and theses
News
Industry reports (Plunkett Analytics)
Company profiles
Content of ABI Inform Global, ABI Inform Dateline, and ABI Inform Trade and Industry

Guide:
Using ABI/INFORM Complete

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Management
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
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Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
Scholarly journals from around the world, covering criminology, criminal justice, criminal law and procedure, corrections and prisons, police and policing, criminal investigation, forensic sciences and investigation, history of crime, substance abuse and addiction, and probation and parole.
Criminal Justice from Gale OneFile
Provides more than 250 journals covering law, law enforcement, paralegal services, homeland security, forensic science, and much more.
JSTOR Scholarly Journal Archive
Contains full-text scholarly journal articles in subjects such as Economics, Political Science, Population Studies, Geography, and History, among other disciplines.
LegalTrac
Contains Bar Association journals and international legal journals.
Military and Government Collection
Academic journals covering military and government.
Military And Intelligence Database
Provides access to scholarly journals covering all aspects of the past and present military affairs, governmental policies, the socioeconomic effects of war, the structure of the armed forces, and more.
War & Terrorism Collection
Contains scholarly journals covering subjects like military science, history, risk management, and social science.

Access World News
Comprehensive news collection, ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos.
Black Life in America (News Sources)
The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media from 1976 to the present.
Criminal Justice from Gale OneFile
Provides more than 250 journals covering law, law enforcement, paralegal services, homeland security, forensic science, and much more.
New York Times Online
Full text access to the New York Times.
Nexis Uni
Provides access to more than 15,000 full-text news, legal and business sources. Includes journal articles, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers; legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on 80 million U.S. and international companies and 75 million executives.
US Majors Dailies
ProQuest US Major Dailies includes full-text coverage of several major US newspapers: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times (with New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine), USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal (with WSJ : the Magazine from the Wall Street Journal), and The Washington Post. Although starting dates differ, coverage for each newspaper extends to the present.
Wall Street Journal
Full text access to the Wall Street Journal.
Useful for:

Newspaper articles on various topics including finance, the stock market, the economy, management, politics, U.S. news and world news.
Market data including stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, and ETFs

Includes:

Newspapers

CQ Researcher Online
CQ Researcher offers original, comprehensive reporting on and unbiased analysis of issues in the news. Covers subjects such as health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
Credo Reference
Credo Reference is an online reference library providing access to encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, in addition to a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.
Legal Information Reference Center
Provides access to legal reference publications and legal forms.
Nexis Uni
Provides access to more than 15,000 full-text news, legal and business sources. Includes journal articles, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers; legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on 80 million U.S. and international companies and 75 million executives.
U.S. Government Online
U.S. Government Online is a reference site designed to facilitate study of the structure, function, and history of the U.S. government. The site includes overview essays, articles from encyclopedias and other reference works, primary source documents, current news articles, tables, charts, and maps, images and videos, special features, and a dictionary.

You can find images, video, and audio in most scholarly article databases.

Criminal Justice from Gale OneFile
Includes images and videos from more than 250 journals covering law, law enforcement, paralegal services, homeland security, forensic science, and much more.
Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection
The Films on Demand Master Collection provides access to over 41,000 educational videos and award winning documentaries covering a wide range of topics, including the environment, history, business, economics, and more.
U.S. Government Online
U.S. Government Online is a reference site designed to facilitate study of the structure, function, and history of the U.S. government. The site includes overview essays, articles from encyclopedias and other reference works, primary source documents, current news articles, tables, charts, and maps, images and videos, special features, and a dictionary.

These are multidisciplinary databases that cover a range of topics.

Off Campus Access

Remote (off campus) access to the FDU databases is available only to FDU students, faculty, and staff.

To access a database from off campus, select it from the library's A-Z Databases List. You will be prompted for your FDU NET ID and password. Upon verification you will be given access to the database.

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