Article/Report/Directory resources
ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)Provides access to scholarly journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals, and country- and industry-focused reports.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)Provides access to a wide range of academic business journals and trade magazines. Topics include management, marketing, finance, economics, and management information systems. Full text access may be embargoed for up to three years. Coverage goes back to 1965.
CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCO) TutorialIndexes academic journals, standards of practice, trade magazines, continuing education units, dissertations, and more in the fields of nursing and allied health. Includes abstracts and selected full text. Coverage goes back to 1981.
A tutorial for this resource can be found at: https://library.villanova.edu/application/files/6716/2568/7125/CINAHL_basics.mp4
CQ Press Library (CQ Press)Provides a combined search interface and access to selected CQ Press publications including the CQ Almanac (1945-), the Political Handbook of the World (2005-), and the Supreme Court Yearbook (1989-). Offers links to CQ Press collections on the Sage Knowledge platform including Congress and the Nation (1945-2004), Historic Documents Series (1972-), Vital Statistics on American Politics, and the Washington Information Directory.
CQ Researcher (CQ Press)Features in-depth reports of political and social issues, including health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Reports include overview, background, current situation, pro/con views, chronology, and a bibliography. The issue tracker links to related reports. Coverage goes back to 1923.
ERICFree web interface for ERIC, which indexes and abstracts education journals, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, books, and Department of Education (ED) research reports. References for ED research reports often have links to the full text. Coverage goes back to 1966. The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
EconLit with Full Text (EBSCO)Indexes and abstracts journal articles, books, working papers, and dissertations in the field of economics based on the Journal of Economic Literature's subject classification. Provides access to the full text of selected journals including all American Economic Association journals. Coverage goes back to 1886.
Education Full Text (EBSCO)Indexes and abstracts journal articles, monographs, and yearbooks in the field of education. Provides full text access to selected education journals from 1994 to the present. Indexing goes back to 1983.
Foundation Directory Online Professional (Foundation Center)Offers information on foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking charities. Grantmaker profiles include private and independent foundations, corporate foundations, U.S. federal funders, public charities, and international foundations.
GuideStar ProProvides detailed information about nonprofit organizations including IRS Form 990 with financial statements. Also offers self-reported information about programs and activities.
Partially funded by Villanova School of Business.
Partially funded by Villanova School of Business.
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan) Access InstructionsProvides access to archived social science data and data-driven learning guides designed for the classroom. Includes information about data management and curation services available to member institutions. See Qualitative Data Repository for qualitative and multi-method data.
A free ICPSR account is required to download data. The account must be created on campus. If you are having trouble accessing ICPSR data from off campus, please contact Nicole Daly at nicole.daly@villanova.edu for help.
JSTORProvides a full text archive of academic journals and books in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. The most recent three to five years of a journal are usually not included.
National Journal GroupNational Journal Group's Policy Central includes campuses-wide access to National Journal online, The Hotline, CongressionalDaily, Technology Daily and The Almanac of American Politics.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale)Access information on social issues through viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites and full text magazine and newspaper articles.
PAIS International (ProQuest)Provides citations and abstracts for journal articles, books, government documents, conference papers, research reports, etc. in the areas of public affairs, public and social policy, and international relations. International in scope. Formerly known as the Public Affairs Information Service.
PubMed TutorialOffers indexing of journal articles and books in all areas of biomedicine. Worldwide coverage with an emphasis on English-language peer-reviewed journals. Developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and currently maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
A tutorial for this resource can be found at: https://library.villanova.edu/application/files/2116/2688/2410/PubMed_Basics.mp4
ScienceDirect (Elsevier)Provides full text access to thousands of journals in the sciences, engineering, and the social sciences and humanities.
Scopus (Elsevier)Provides citations and abstracts to peer-reviewed journals, books, and conference proceedings in all major disciplines. Provides information on citing and cited references for each article.
Social ExplorerProvides access to maps and tables of U.S. Census and American Community Survey data from 1790 through most recently released data. Also includes datasets on election, health, crime, religion, and environmental topics, as well as some international data (UK Census 2011; Canadian Census 2011; selected Eurostat data; and World Development Indicators from the World Bank.) Create a free personal account in order to save your work.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Limitations on UseOffers abstracting and full text of working papers in a variety of social science fields. Composed of several specialized research networks, SSRN promotes rapid dissemination of early research results.
Limitations on Use:
You must have permission or rights to post content to SSRN.
You must have permission or rights to post content to SSRN.
Social Sciences Citation Index - Web of Science (Clarivate)Indexes core journals in the social sciences. Provides information on citing and cited references for each article. Search by article title word, journal title, author, cited author or reference, address word (i.e., author's institution), or funding agency. Covers 1956 to the present.
Journals
JSTOR
Provides a full text archive of academic journals and books in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. The most recent three to five years of a journal are usually not included.
Journal Finder
Use this link to locate journals or specific articles that may be available via Falvey Library.
Provides a full text archive of academic journals and books in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. The most recent three to five years of a journal are usually not included.
Journal Finder
Use this link to locate journals or specific articles that may be available via Falvey Library.
Books
Library CatalogThe Library's catalog enables patrons to search & browse Falvey Library's collection of books, journals, audio/video materials, electronic resources and more.
SpringerLinkProvides access to journals, books, protocols, reference works, and book series in all academic disciplines published by Springer.
WorldCat (FirstSearch)Presents a combined catalog of the catalogs of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. WorldCat highlights publications available at Villanova University. Other items can be requested via an inter-library loan request form.
Newspapers
ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)Provides access to scholarly journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals, and country- and industry-focused reports.
Access World News (NewsBank) TutorialProvides full text access to national and international newspaper articles and radio and television news transcripts. Many newspapers, including the Philadelphia Inquirer, offer full-image “page view” format. Includes user-friendly subject browse feature, as well as full text searchability. Coverage varies.
A tutorial for this resource can be found at: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/sites/default/files/assets/newsbank-help-documentation.pdf
New York Times: 1851- (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Provides full text access to the complete New York Times archive except for the most recent five years. Use NYTimes.com, Nexis Uni, or ABI/INFORM for access to current content.
Nexis Uni Limitations on UseFormerly known as LexisNexis Academic. Provides full text access to national and international newspaper and magazine articles and news transcripts, business, company, and industry information in the U.S. and abroad, and legal documents, including U.S. Federal and State court cases, and law reviews. Coverage varies.
Limitations on Use:
LexisNexis online services and the materials contained therein are under copyright by LexisNexis. All rights reserved. No part of these Services may be used except for research purposes, and the Services may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the LexisNexis Academic Library Solutions. Materials retrieved from the Services may not be duplicated in hard copy or machine-readable form without the prior written authorization of LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions, except that limited reproduction of output is permitted solely for individual use by the Authorized User or internal distribution within the Subscribing Institution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement unless further limited or prohibited by the Copyright Act of 1976. Under no circumstances may the Materials or any portion thereof be used to create derivative products or services.
LexisNexis online services and the materials contained therein are under copyright by LexisNexis. All rights reserved. No part of these Services may be used except for research purposes, and the Services may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the LexisNexis Academic Library Solutions. Materials retrieved from the Services may not be duplicated in hard copy or machine-readable form without the prior written authorization of LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions, except that limited reproduction of output is permitted solely for individual use by the Authorized User or internal distribution within the Subscribing Institution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement unless further limited or prohibited by the Copyright Act of 1976. Under no circumstances may the Materials or any portion thereof be used to create derivative products or services.
Philadelphia Inquirer, 1981- (NewsBank)Provides full text access to articles published since 1981. Does not include ads, calendar listings, horoscopes, sports statistics, stock tables, weather forecasts, and puzzles.
Washington Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Contains the full text of the Washington Post and its title variations from 1877 until seventeen years ago.
Statistics
America's Health RankingsFor nearly 3 decades, America's Health Rankings Annual Report has analyzed a comprehensive set of behaviors, community and environmental conditions, policies, and clinical care data to provide a holistic view of the health of the nation. America's Health Rankings Annual Report is the result of a partnership between United Health Foundation and the American Public Health Association.
Bureau of Economic Analysis"The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective manner."
Bureau of Justice StatisticsFederal crime statistics on a wide variety of subjects from crime and victims, to criminal offenders and courts and sentencing.
Data sets for analysis available online.
Bureau of Labor StatisticsCompiles surveys and statistics on employment, unemployment, prices, productivity, compensation, time use and spending to name a few.
Census Bureau (United States)United States Census Bureau
Congress.govCongress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. It includes bills and resolutions, committee reports, the Congressional Record, Presidential nominations, treaties, and other related information including summary and status of legislation. The site also provides information about members of Congress, links to House and Senate committee pages, to the United States Code, and to other legislative resources. Coverage varies with the earliest citations dating back to 1973. Consult Coverage Dates for Legislative Information for the start date for each collection.
Congress.gov - State legislature websitesInformation from state legislatures, often including video, audio, calendars, meetings, bills, house and senate members, rules, budgetary information and state constitutions, etc.
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsBuilding on the work of America's Health Rankings, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has used this model to rank the health of nearly every county in the nation since 2010.
Data.census.govData from the Census Bureau from 2010 through most recent releases, including the American Community Survey, the Decennial Census, and several other surveys conducted by the bureau.
Data.govData.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government. Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets.
Economic Indicators - U. S. Census BureauEconomic Indicators provide monthly and quarterly data that are timely, reliable, and offer comprehensive measures of the U.S. economy. These statistics cover construction, housing, international trade, retail trade, wholesale trade, services, and manufacturing. The data provide measures of current economic activity that allow analysis of performance and inform business investment and policy decisions.
Foundation Directory Online Professional (Foundation Center)Offers information on foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking charities. Grantmaker profiles include private and independent foundations, corporate foundations, U.S. federal funders, public charities, and international foundations.
Global EdgeGlobal business knowledge site providing access to authoritative data from Michigan State University.
NBER National Bureau of Economic Research"Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community." Excellent source for working papers and datasets.
Social ExplorerProvides access to maps and tables of U.S. Census and American Community Survey data from 1790 through most recently released data. Also includes datasets on election, health, crime, religion, and environmental topics, as well as some international data (UK Census 2011; Canadian Census 2011; selected Eurostat data; and World Development Indicators from the World Bank.) Create a free personal account in order to save your work.
Statistical Insight (ProQuest) TutorialOffers indexing, abstracting, and selected full text of statistical publications from U.S. state and federal governments, business and research institutes, and international material from the UN, OECD, EU, etc. Some tables are available in GIF, XLS, CSV, and other formats.
A tutorial for this resource can be found at: https://proquest.libguides.com/statistical_insight/
U.S. Department of Education - Data & StatisticsEducation-related data and statistics
Organizations
Brookings Institution (The)The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. and conducting in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.
Center for an Urban Future (CUF)Here can be found examples of reports, policy papers and commentary about New York City from CUF, "a catalyst for smart and sustainable policies that reduce inequality, increase economic mobility and grow the economy in New York City." An independent, nonpartisan policy organization, CUF uses fact-based research to elevate important and often overlooked issues onto the radar of policymaker.
Charity Watch - American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP)CharityWatch—founded more than 20 years ago as the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP)—is America's most independent assertive charity watchdog.
Government Accountability ProjectThe Government Accountability Project’s (GAP) mission is to promote corporate and government accountability by protecting whistleblowers, advancing occupational free speech, and empowering citizen activists. GAP is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
IssueLabA service of Foundation Center ("Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide"), IIssueLab's mission has grown beyond the "simple" collection and distribution of knowledge products, to include the support of social sector organizations in adopting the practical and necessary steps to openly publishing what they fund and produce.
Kaiser Family FoundationPrivate health care policy and advocacy organization that conducts primary research including surveys, case studies and focus groups on media and health. Disseminates news and reports conducted by others related to health and media such as television, advertising, public education campaigns, internet and social media.
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)A bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories; founded to improve the quality and effectiveness of state legislatures, promote policy innovation and communication among state legislature and ensure state legislatures a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system.
National Education Association (NEA)Professional employee organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.
Pew Charitable Trusts Composed of seven individual trusts, the Pew Charitable Trusts is an independent nonprofit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization informed by the founders’ interest in research, practical knowledge and a robust democracy, our portfolio has grown over time to include public opinion research; arts and culture; and environmental, health, state and consumer policy initiatives.
Pew Research Center"The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does so by conducting public opinion polling and social science research; by reporting news and analyzing news coverage; and by holding forums and briefings. It does not take positions on policy issues."
Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism studies the information revolution and specializes in using empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press, particularly content analysis.
RAND Corporation Research BriefsThe RAND Corporation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis, focusing on issues of health, education, national security, international affairs, law and business, the environment, and more.
U.S. Department of Education - Data & StatisticsEducation-related data and statistics
Urban InstituteGathers data, conducts research, evaluates programs, offers technical assistance overseas, and educates Americans on social and economic issues — to foster sound public policy and effective government.
Websites
U.S. Department of Education - Data & StatisticsEducation-related data and statistics
Mastersinpublicadministration.netA team of education specialists, content analysts, developers and designers who strive to create quality resources for people seeking a graduate degree that will prepare them to improve public services and the lives of communities and individuals. This commercial site often contains useful online public administration resources.
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)A bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories; founded to improve the quality and effectiveness of state legislatures, promote policy innovation and communication among state legislature and ensure state legislatures a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system.
Pew Charitable Trusts Composed of seven individual trusts, the Pew Charitable Trusts is an independent nonprofit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization informed by the founders’ interest in research, practical knowledge and a robust democracy, our portfolio has grown over time to include public opinion research; arts and culture; and environmental, health, state and consumer policy initiatives.
Sample research & food for thought
These examples do not endorse any point of view, company or organization.
Guide - A guide to writing policy briefs from The Women's and Children's Health Policy Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Research center -The Maxwell School Center for Policy Research Center for Policy Research (CPR) - policy briefs - The Maxwell School Center for Policy Research (CPR) conducts a broad range of interdisciplinary research and other activities related to public policy, involving graduate students as assistants and junior colleagues.
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy - The leading resource for key issues concerning the use, regulation, and taxation of land. Their work is organized into three areas of study: planning and urban form, valuation and taxation and international studies.
Links to current studies - links to current studies about environmental policy, housing and land use policy, social science policy, health policy, human factors and vehicle safety and transportation policy from the University of Iowa Public Policy Center.
Policy Agendas Project
Tool for tracking policy changes in the United States. Users can trace, graph and download policy changes in many different arenas. Datasets allow users to immediately download and access full text source policy documents from linked websites. By providing direct information on the sources of the measures of policy changes, this website allows users to access the original material, which provides the historical context of policy choice. A long-term objective of the Project is to provide a systematic gateway to a virtual digital policy library through a ‘guided search’ function.
Student Policy Brief for Legislators - Assessing the Feasibility of a Vermont Statewide Stormwater Utility: A Comparative Case Study Approach to Stormwater Utilities
Soda taxes-
- Phila's soda tax working - in Philadelphia
- Mayor’s try tackling more of city’s ills – Nation's mayors seize the initiative: Amid gridlock, local leaders seek solutions
- Stockton only second city in US to adopt restaurant policy targeting children's soda consumption &
- 5 ways restaurants can deal with soda taxes
- Philadelphia Soda Tax Cut Sugar Intake by African-American Youth
- NBER working papers:
The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability
The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children
Selling Towns -- Packing up, Moving on and Selling the Town;
Disney Is Selling a Town It Built to Reflect the Past
Transportation-- Understanding Transit Ridership Demand for a Multi-Destination, Multimodal
Transit Network in an American Metropolitan Area: Lessons for Increasing Choice Ridership While Maintaining Transit Dependent Ridership
Native Americans: - Alaska Native Self-Government and Service Delivery: What Works?
Municipalities:
-- Title: Finances force more small towns to consider dissolution
(2012, Oct 14, 2012). St. Louis Post - Dispatch. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1111786505?accountid=14853
Sports:
--Title: Home run or strikeout: The dynamics of public opinion on new sports facilities
Author(s): Lasley Scott; Turner Joel
Source: SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL Volume: 47 Issue: 4 Pages: 853-864 DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2010.07.004 Published: DEC 2010
-- Soccer/ Chester – Is it worth spending millions of public dollars? - Chester stadium: Two views
-- Soccer-Chester- Pa. ponders $45 million bet on soccer
Airports:
-- Airport expansions and property values: the case of Chicago O'Hare Airport
Author(s): McMillen DP
Source: JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS Volume: 55 Issue: 3 Pages: 627-640 DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2004.01.001 Published: MAY 2004
-- runways – Change for planes, cars - Moving Route 291 so runway can grow
Casinos:
-- Title: The impact of casinos on fatal alcohol-related traffic accidents in the United States
“This paper is the first of which we are aware to show that casinos impact the fatal accident risk posed by drunk drivers.”
Author(s): Cotti Chad D.; Walker Douglas M.
Source: JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS Volume: 29 Issue: 6 Pages: 788-796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.08.002 Published: DEC 2010
Aging:
Aging Policy & Research - aging research best practices applications from The Council of State Governments
Technology:
Nextgov - Nextgov’s editorial mission is to lead the national discussion about how technology and innovation are transforming the way government agencies serve citizens and perform vital functions. Central to this mission is the exploration of emerging technologies and their potential impact on government.Nextgov is produced by Government Executive Media Group.
Interlibrary Loan
Journal Finder
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EZBorrow and Interlibrary Loan
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EZBorrow and Interlibrary Loan
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Citing Research
APA Citation Resources at Falvey Library APA Style Blog (see style & grammar guidelines)APA style & grammar guidelines, not a complete manual.
Citation Resources Guide from FalveyThis guide is designed to provide you with assistance in citing sources when writing an academic paper. There are several different styles which format information differently. The citation style generally depends on the academic discipline involved.
Villanova Writing CenterThe Villanova Writing Center provides a comfortable atmosphere for your one-to-one session with a qualified tutor. Bring your paper, assignment, and an open mind and we'll do our best to help you improve your writing. Feel free to use our online resources, writing guide or 30-Minute Workshop handouts. The Writing Center is located in room 210 Falvey Library, and you can book an appointment using our appointment scheduler.
ZoteroFree Citation management tool supported by the Library
ZoteroBibZoteroBib is a website where you can create a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software.