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Public Policy and Opinion

The following resources are helpful in researching public policy issues and examining public opinion.

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Access our catalog here with the following suggested subject keywords:

Public policy
[topic] policy ex.: Medical policy, environmental policy, social policy
government policy
public interest
policy sciences
public opinion

When searching our catalog for New Jersey-related materials, use the New Jersey subject keyword index.

II. Helpful Print Resources:

Dictionary of Public Policy and Administration. Shafritz, Jay M. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, c2004.
Call #: R351.03 S525 Reference - Level 4

Encyclopedia of American public policy. Jackson, Byron M. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c1999.
Call #: R320.6 J12 Reference – Level 4

International encyclopedia of public policy and administration. Jay M. Shafritz, editor in chief. Boulder, Colo.; Oxford : Westview Press, 1998.
Call #: R351.03 I61 Reference – Level 4

III. Print Indexes

PAIS International in Print. R016.3 P976
Located on level 4

Social Sciences Index. R016.3.S6781
Located on level 4

IV. Electronic Databases

Access our databases by subject listing and title listing.

A. Use to locate journal articles and essays:

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V. Recent Reports and Studies

Back Logged: the growing wait for state agencies

The Local Crunch

A New Life for Pension Plans

Resources for Policy Makers

VI. Web sites

Public Policy

Public Policy – New Jersey

Public Policy - States

Political Advocacy

Public Opinion

Public Opinion – New Jersey

Think Tanks