| Database Information |
PAIS International  |
| Also known as: | Public Affairs Information Service |
| Access: |
Internet-delivered database. There are three ways to connect: 1. from a public computer in the University of Delaware Library 2. from a University of Delaware campus connection in your dorm, lab, or office 3. from an off-campus connection (University of Delaware ID required) |
| Description: | An index to the world's public and social policy literature in the fields of business, economics, local and federal government, political science, international relations, finance, and other social sciences. Includes public policy literature in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish—periodicals, books, and government documents. |
| Coverage: | 1972- |
| Updated: | monthly |
| Links: | Depending upon the Cambridge Scientific Abstracts database, there might be links to full-text electronic journal articles from the American Meteorological Society, BioOne, HighWire Press, IngentaConnect, Ingenta Select, JSTOR, National Sea Grant Library, Nature Publishing Group, Project MUSE, PsycARTICLES, Sage Publications, ScienceDirect, Springer LINK, or Synergy. If full text is available, there will be a clickable “Full-Text” link at the top of a citation. Additional Get It! links are provided by clicking on the “Get It!” button. |
| Alerts: | Click on “Alerts” in the “Search Tools” area to set up a personal profile. You can click on “Alerts” above a result set to save it. A saved “Alert” will be used to automatically search your selected databases for new content every week. |
| Notes: | Scholar profile information can be accessed from search results lists by 1) clicking on the ScholarIcon (  ) next to names of authors within short results and on full record view or 2) clicking on the ScholarTab. |
| Output Formats: | Click on “Save/Print/Email Records.” Available as an option from the Save/Print/Email screen, QuikBib allows you to generate a bibliography from your search results in any of eight popular bibliographic styles. Final output is available as HTML, Text, RTF, and MS Word. |
| Help: | Click on “Help” in the upper right of the screen. For further assistance, contact a librarian. |
| Software Requirements: | Best viewed with Netscape 6.0 or newer or Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer. |
| Related Resources: | Earlier coverage (1937-1976) is provided by PAIS Archive. PAIS corresponds to the paper PAIS Bulletin and PAIS International in Print (Library Annex H1B .P8250 and H1B .P8252). |
| Users: | unlimited concurrent users |
| Producer: | Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
