Research guides: Public Service Research Guide: PS 611

Ministrial areas & related databases

Children, Community and Social Services

Social Services Abstracts
Journal articles, dissertations, and book reviews in the fields of social work and human services/community development.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Journal articles, books, book chapters, and reviews, from around the world relating to anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology.
Family and Social Services Worldwide
Research, policy, and practice literature relating to family studies, human ecology, and human development.

(Training,) Colleges and Universities

ERIC
Indexes educational-related journals, conferences, government documents, bibliographies, and books.

Education

ERIC
Indexes educational-related journals, conferences, government documents, bibliographies, and books.

Health and Long-Term Care

PubMed
Articles in medicine, life sciences, animal sciences, plant sciences, biomedical research, medical devices, nursing, biotechnology, the healthcare system, and the preclinical sciences.
CAB Direct
Materials in the applied life science and health.

Scholarly databases (multidisciplinary)

Scopus
1966 - present
Peer-reviewed literature from scientific journals, books and conference proceedings, covering the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs)
1982 - present
Full text of journal, magazine, and newspaper articles relating to business, culture, current events, education, language, agriculture, history, and politics in Canada.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Journal articles, books, book chapters, and reviews, from around the world relating to anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology.
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
1915 - present
Contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, and more.

Report sources (government & agencies)

Policy File
1990 - present
Documents of Canadian, American and other countries' think thanks, nongovernmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, and advocacy groups.
Canadian Think Tanks
via University of Alberta
IssueLab
Repository of social sector publications including case studies.
Higher Education Strategy Associates

Canadian Public Policy Custom Search Engine

Brainstorm search terms relating to your multi-year plan program

List search terms that will target documents that pertain to your ministry's cost saving initiatives.

Government	Budget reduction	Initiative / Topic / Program
tax*	"public private partnerships"	"nurse practitioners"
"public funds"	"cost benefit"	apprenticeships
	austerity	"educational assistants"
	"resource allocation"
	alternatives
	spending

Sample search strings:

funding AND "educational assistants"
government AND "cost benefit*" AND midwi*
apprenticeships AND "public private partnerships" AND (ontario OR canada)