Handbooks
Handbooks contain concise overview essays on theory, research methods, instruction, or established research.
Reference Works
Reference works hold entries written by experts in the field who cite recommended research literature and provide a useful synthesis of topical themes.
Frequently Searched Databases for International Social Policy
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- PAIS IndexLiterature on contemporary public policy issues worldwide: agriculture, demographics, education, health, environment, grey literature and publications of international agencies. 1915-present.
- Sociological AbstractsSociological Abstracts's mainstream sociology, demography, and social psychology coverage has absorbed the ceased Social Services Abstracts database covering social policy, social welfare, and social work .
- IBSS - International Bibliography of the Social SciencesInternational literature in Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, and Sociology.
- Social Work AbstractsSocial Work and Human Services journals, 1965-present, produced by the NASW.
- Global HealthPublic health, tropical and communicable diseases, nutrition
- POPLINEScholarly literature in population studies, family planning, and related subjects.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (WPSA)Political Science, International Relations and Comparative Politics journals.
- HeinOnlineLegal research database. Includes Law Journal Library and United Nations Law Collection.
- Google ScholarAccess to Google Scholar with Penn-only links to full-text articles. Once authenticated through Penn's proxy, full-text articles to which Penn Libraries subscribe will become available within the Google Scholar search results.
- ScopusLarge general database covering science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences, arts, and humanities.
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)Broad collection of fulltext scholarly journals and related periodicals in all scholarly disciplines.
- APA PsycInfoAmerican Psychological Association's comprehensive index and abstracts in Psychology.
- PubMedPremier database for biomedical literature, published by U.S. National Library of Medicine. 1950-present.
Press Coverage
- FactivaCurrent and historical news from thousands of publications worldwide in over 20 languages. Company overviews and stock data are available for public companies.
- World News Connection (FBIS)English translations of non-U.S. media sources.
- InformeLatin American and Spanish-language news
Policy Papers
Films
- Kanopy - Streaming films
- Ethnographic Video Online
- VCat - Catalog for DVDs in Van Pelt & streaming
