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Anna Assogba, Research Librarian

Backgrounds, Theories, Contexts

Oxford Bibliographies Online

Annotated reading lists, curated by experts. Key entries include:

Annual Reviews

A library of stand-alone, full-length literature reviews, covering the sciences, social sciences, and the intersections. Example essays on the ACA can be browsed here.

ProQuest Congressional 

Congressional publications, including Congressional Research Services (CRS) Reports, Committee Hearings, House and Senate Documents, House and Senate Reports, Senate Executive Reports, Senate Executive Treaty Documents, Legislative Histories, etc.

JAMA Network

News, commentary, research across practice areas; includes a health forum.

PoliticoPro

A comprehensive database providing news, legislative and regulatory insights, data tools and resources for policy research.

Nexis Uni

Database of news, business, legal information, ~1980-present.

Academic Research: Looking Beyond HOLLIS and JSTOR

Global Health (Ebscohost)

A database entirely dedicated to the field of public health on the national, international, and community level. Most of its contents come from journals -- and from journals that are the mort read and respected.  Specialists (not bots) create the database and monitor the  accuracy of its contents and links. 

Health Policy Reference Center (EBSCOhost)

A mix of research articles, government reports, health law, policy and position papers produced by think tanks, studies and reports from major international institutions, like the WHO.

CINAHL Complete (EBSCOhost)

A nursing and applied health database, heavy in academic journal content, but not exclusively focused on public health.

PubMed

The National Library of Medicine's database of bio-medical research.

Web of Science

A key resource for identifying interdisciplinary social science research. 

HEIN ONLINE 

The gold standard database for identifying law and legal scholarship.

PAIS (Pubic Affairs Information Service)

A ProQuest database focused on all "subjects that bear on contemporary issues and the making and evaluating of public policy, irrespective of source or traditional disciplinary boundaries."

Sociology Collection (ProQuest)

Searches across three sociology-focused databases.

Grey Literature

New York Academy of Medicine

A good place to find grey literature related to medicine. Make sure to check the box under "Collection" for Grey Literature. There may be a link out to the item online, or try an open web search for the item's title for access. 

Policy Commons: Global Think Tanks

Collection of research from the world’s leading policy experts, think tanks, IGOs and NGOs. 

Policy File Index

Abstracts of and links to domestic and international public policy issues published by think tanks, university research programs, & research organizations.

Research Methods: Qual, Quant, Mixed

Sage Research Methods

The ultimate methods library, it has more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, case studies, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences. It also boasts the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher.

Users can browse content by topic, discipline, or format type (reference works, book chapters, definitions, etc.). SRM offers several research tools as well: a methods map; user- created readng lists; a project planner' and advice on choosing statistical tests.

Qualitative Research Support

This guide offers resources, software, and other assistance for working with qualitative data.

Getting Around Paywalls on the Web

THREE WAYS TO SOLVE AN ACCESS ISSUE

  • Google Scholar Settings: One simple change can turn Scholar into what's effectively a Harvard database -- with links to the full-text of articles that the library can provide. Here's what to do:  Look to the left of the GS screen and click on the "hamburger" (); then click on .  Look for "Library Links."  Then type Harvard University into the search box and save your choice.  As long as you allow cookies, the settings will keep
  • Set up a Check Harvard Library Bookmark. It works like a browser extension; click on it when you want to check Harvard's access and it will "unlock" content we provide.
  • And when all else fails, remember that you can cut and paste the title and put it into HOLLIS to double-check.  If we don't have it, you'll be prompted to request that we get it for you.