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PAIS
Indexes journals, books, and documents covering global public policy and social issues in all disciplines. 1972 - current. For 1915 -1976, switch to PAIS Archive (click on Databases Tab from within FirstSearch to add PAIS Archive. You can search both at once). Earlier years also in print. Main Library Reference Z7163 .P9
Dissertation Abstracts
Index with abstracts of Ph.D. dissertations and masters' theses published from 1851 to current. These have to be borrowed via InterLibrary Loan or purchased. See a librarian if you need help.
In the First Person (personal narratives)
Index to thousands of oral histories and other personal narratives from archives and repositories all over the world. Provides links to full-text content (text, audio, video) when available free. Also indexes Alexander Street collections (Midd does not subscribe to full-text).

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