PAIS
International - Public Affairs Information Service --
indexes articles from around 1,600 periodicals, and thousands
of government reports a year from an international perspective,
back to 1972
Years covered 1972-present, updated monthly; print
version 1915-1998 INDEX H3. P801
Subjects covered economic, political, and social issues,
business, finance, law, international trade and relations,
public administration, government, political science, and
any topics that are or might become the subject of legislation.
The database covers selected journal articles, books, statistics,
yearbooks, directories, conference proceedings, pamphlets,
reports, government documents, and microfiche published worldwide
in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish
When best to use looking for political or social issues
from an international perspective
Don't use it for comprehensive subject searches from a
United States perspective
Selective/comprehensive coverage of subjects selective,
though large
Number of periodicals indexed over 1,600 journals,
and over 8,000 monographs a year
Full text available no
Off-campus access yes, using your NetID
Database family CSA
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