Resources and information for the UNLV School of Public Policy and Leadership, including Public Administration, Urban Studies, Nonprofit Management, Public Management, and Urban Leadership
This guide is intended to help you with your library research. You will find databases, journals, ebooks, reference books, and selected datasets to help with your literature review, or provide background information on important public policy & leadership-related subject areas.
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Index to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general.
From the Public Affairs Information Service, this database provides access to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. It includes records from journals, books, conference proceedings, research and government reports, and directories.
PolicyMap is an online data and mapping application that provides access to over 10,000 indicators related to demographics, housing, income, crime, mortgages, health, jobs, and more.
Data is available at many common geographic entities (address, block group, census tract, zip code, county, city, state, metro area) as well as unique geographies such as school districts and political boundaries. Data is accessible in interactive maps, tables, charts, and reports; data is also downloadable as comma-separated value (.csv) files. The maps can be printed, emailed, or saved as image files.
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is an annual summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.
The online version contains over 1400 individually indexed tables that are both searchable and browsable.
