Beyond HKS: Free Resources for Alumni
General Resources
Ebsco Academic Search Alumni Edition
This database for HKS degree program alumni provides full-text for nearly 2400 journals as well as indexing and abstracting for more than 7300 journals. E-mail library_research@hks.harvard.edu for login access.
Google Advanced Search
Use Google's Advanced Search to limit results to specific top-level domains, languages, document types, and more. (Free Resource)
Google News
Search and limit by country, date, language, source, and more. (Free Resource)
Google Scholar
Searches scholarly journal articles and policy papers across a myriad of disciplines from a wide variety of publishers and research institutions. (Free Resource)
Journal Articles & Working Papers
JStor Register & Read
Register for a MyJSTOR account for free, read-online access to a selection of full-text articles. (Free Resource)
SSRN: Social Science Research Network
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) contains working papers in social science, law and business/economics fields. Registration is required. (Free Resource)
The National Bureau of Economic Research
Free access to working papers from the nation's leading nonprofit economic research organization. (Free Resource)
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center
Digital library of education literature provided by the U.S. Department of Education. (Free Resource)
PubMed
Citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. (Free Resource)
PLoS: Public Library of Science
Open access database of scientific research. (Free Resource)
Directory of Open Access Journals
This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. It currently contains over 7,500 titles. (Free Resource)
Digital Commons Network
Access to 600,000 publications from almost 300 institutions. Search by keyword or topic. (Free Resource)
HighWire
Contains almost 1,500 journals, books, reference works & other scholarly publications. (Free Resource)
Business
bizjournals
This site features local business news from around the nation, top business stories from American City's print editions, and industry-specific news from more than 40 industries. (Free Resource)
Bloomberg.com
News and market data. (Free Resource)
MarketWatch
News and commentary along with market information and historical stock quotes. (Free Resource)
Reuters
Business and financial news. (Free Resource)
United States Resources
FDsys
Online access to information from all three branches of the Federal Government. (Free Resource)
USA.gov
Search engine and subject directory for the United States government. (Free Resource)
Fedstats
Statistics from more than 100 U.S. federal agencies. (Free Resource)
American FactFinder (U.S. Census)
Provides population, housing, economic and geographic data for states, cities and towns. (Free Resource)
Thomas (Library of Congress)
Includes the full-text of Bills, Laws, the Congressional Record, Committee Reports, and much more. (Free Resource)
OpenCongress
A project of the Participatory Politics Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation that provides official government data with news coverage, blog posts, & public comments. (Free Resource)
International Resources
Economist Intelligence Unit - Free Version
Access a subset of resources from the EIU with a free registration. Country reports and forecasts are not included. (Free Resource)
The World Bank Databank
Includes World Development Indicators and country profiles. Check the Data Catalog for links to other sources of data including datasets in raw format. (Free Resource)
UNdata
Extensive data including commodity trading, energy, environment, health, global indicators, and links to international statistical agencies. (Free Resource)
OECD iLibrary
Contains access to the OECD Factbook and other publications. (Free Resource)
The International Monetary Fund
Publications and data including The World Economic Outlook. (Free Resource)
World Factbook (CIA)
Provides brief factual and graphical surveys of the economic, geographic and political conditions of some 267 countries. (Free Resource)
Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State)
Includes information about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of the countries of the world. (Free Resource)
Public Opinion
Pew Research Center
Provides data and analysis on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the United States and the world. (Free Resource)
World Public Opinion.org
Information and analysis on public opinion from around the world on international issues. Includes extensive links to additional public opinion sites, by region and topic. (Free Resource)
World Values Survey
Data and online analysis tracking changing values across countries since 1981. (Free Resource)
Research Centers
HKS Research and Policy Centers and Programs
Full-text working papers and other publications. (Free Resource)
RAND Corporation
A non-profit research organization that publishes over 17,000 reports dating from 1948. Topics include criminal justice, national security, terrorism, international affairs, healthcare and energy.(Free Resource
Think Tank Search
Google custom search of the websites of over 230 U.S. and international think tanks. (Free Resource)
National & Local Libraries
Library of Congress
Online collections including extensive American history resources. (Free Resource)
National Libraries
List of national libraries around the world compiled on Wikipedia. (Free Resource)
Presidential Libraries (National Archives)
Provides access to the web sites of Presidential Libraries from Herbert Hoover to William Clinton. Materials available electronically include selected speeches, diaries, letters, and memoranda. (Free Resource)
WorldCat
Locate books, journals, and other material types at libraries around the world. (Free Resource)