LibGuides: Technology & Policy Program: Library Resources

Research Guides

For more databases and resources, try these research guides:

Global Newsstream
Over 2500 US and international news sources. Coverage: 1980-current (depending on title)
Factiva
30,000 newspapers and other news sources from 200 countries, in 28 languages. Coverage: 1980-current (depending on title)
Nexis Uni
Access to the full-text of many news, business, and legal resources. Coverage: 1980-current (depending on title)
Pressreader
Current editions of hundreds U.S. and international newspapers For use online or as an app. Current three months only.

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Search our Collections - Start with the MIT libraries' mega search, which searches our entire collection

Google Scholar - free resource which can be linked to MIT libraries for full text and cited references

Also try:

Web of Science - engineering, social science and management topics / also finds papers by cited reference searching.
ABI/Inform - Find articles from major business publications and trade publications
Scopus - a direct competitor to Web of Science. Index to science, social science, and engineering research journals. Includes cited reference searching
Compendex - covers engineering research journals. Also includes Inspec, for electronics, computing, robotics research.

Companies

Orbis - Information on public and private companies worldwide. Research individual companies, or screen for companies meeting certain financial, geographic or operating criteria.
D&B Hoovers - Directory of 20+ million U.S. and international companies. Includes latest news and analysts reports.

Countries

US Government Information

Industries

Fitch Connect - Industry sector, economic, political and company research on various countries. Includes political and economic risk analysis, and regulatory reports
IBISWorld Industry Reports - US, China, some global

Market research

Theses

Dissertations and Theses - full text 1997 - present; abstracts from 1861 - present
MIT Theses - Digitized collection of recent MIT theses

Congressional Research Reports
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), a federal legislative branch agency located within the Library of Congress, serves as shared staff exclusively to congressional committees and Members of Congress. CRS approaches complex topics from a variety of perspectives and examines all sides of an issue. Staff members analyze current policies and present the impact of proposed policy alternatives.
CQ Researcher
Original, authoritative reports on newsworthy social and political issues covering topics in public policy, law, civil liberties, international affairs, economics, health, education, the environment, technology, and more
Global Go To Think Tank Index Reports - UPenn
Think Tank Search - Harvard Kennedy School Library