LibGuides: Texas CPM Program: Finding Articles

Where to Search

Use Research Databases to find articles on your topic.

See databases listed under Political Science, Law & Government, and Business that may be helpful.

Multi-Subject databases could be helpful if your topic covers different disciplines.

Many of the databases contain full-text articles, meaning that the actual article is available there.

Database content is proprietary and is only available to students, faculty, and staff at Texas State. Sources include a variety of scholarly journals, conference proceedings, books, dissertations, and more.

Use Start Your Research.

Enter search terms to find articles and to see on the results page a list of databases where results were found for ideas on which databases to search specifically.

Having trouble choosing a topic or need some background information on a topic? Find answers to these questions and more in DIY Research!

Suggested Texas Databases

RAND Texas
Texas statistics: business and economics, education, health and socioeconomic, population and demographics, census, crime rates, traffic, energy and environment, government finance, and other community measures.

Current.
Texas Reference Center
Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, literature, public health, business, home & garden and sports & leisure. Includes biographies portraying famous historical and contemporary Texans.

Dates vary.

Suggested Databases

Public Administration Abstracts
Public administration, including public administration theory, administration and economy, administration and politics, administration and society, administrative structures and organization, public and social services, public service personnel and theory and methods.Public Administration Abstracts indexes nearly 54,000 records, all carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline.

1974 to present
Public Affairs Index
This bibliographic database covers all aspects of national and global contemporary public policy issues ranging from public health, the environment, housing, human and civil rights, to international commerce and conflict. The database draws from a diverse array of scholarly journals, conference papers, trade publications and government documents to provide up-to-date information on a broad range of topics of concern to the world today.

1934 to present
PAIS Index
The Archive provides historical perspective on many of the 20th century's public and social policies and the International provides social science coverage, with emphasis on contemporary public issues and the making and evaluating of public policy. Encompasses business, economic and social conditions, public policy, administration, and international relations.

1914 to present

(PAIS stands for Public Affairs Information Service)

Business Source Complete
Provides access to journals such as-
Public Management
Planning
Harvard Business Review

Coverage: Indexing 1886 to present, full text start date depends on journal.
ABI/Inform Global
Companies, products, business conditions, trends, corporate strategies, management techniques, accounting & auditing, banking, data processing, economics, finance, management, health care, human resources, insurance, marketing, advertising, real estate & telecommunications.
Coverage: 1971 to current
Emerald Insight
Management, engineering, applied science & technology, education in business, environmental management, food & nutrition, healthcare management, hospitality & services management, HR management, information management, library management & information services, logistics, marketing, production management, police management, and public sector management, sociology, education, law, linguistics and political science.
Coverage: 1994 to present
JSTOR
There is a section in the database devoted to public policy. On the Advanced Search page scroll down to see Public Policy & Administration.
Academic Search Complete
Multi-subject. database including history, political science, law, government and more
Coverage: 1887 to present
Omnifile Full Text, Mega Edition (H.W. Wilson)
Multi-disciplinary. Political Science, government, law, education, general and applied science, humanities, business, social sciences, technology, art, biology, agriculture and more.

Indexing 1982 to present, full text 1994 to present

News Sources

Newspaper Source Plus
News. Full digital collection of articles from international and national newspapers, newswires, news magazines and transcripts of radio and tv news. Includes ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, CNN International, FOX, MSNBC, NPR, PBS & many others.

Current
NewsBank - Access World News
Complete electronic editions of more than 5,300 U.S. and international news sources from 140 countries on six continents. It features most major U.S. news sources circulation, including Texas newspapers, plus many hard-to-find local and regional titles that are unavailable elsewhere.

Varies by title.

See more Newspaper databases.