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High-Quality Evidence Synthesis

When a policymaker wants to know “what works,” they’re often looking for high-quality evidence synthesis. Here are a few respected sources.

Campbell Systematic Reviews
An open access journal publishing systematic reviews, evidence and gap maps, and methods research papers. Specific topic areas include: Aging; Business and Management; Children and Young Persons Wellbeing; Climate Solutions; Crime and Justice; Disability; Education; International Development; Knowledge Translation and Implementation; Methods; Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; and Social Welfare.

Cochrane Library (Wiley)
Find high-quality evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Included databases are the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); and Cochrane Clinical Answers.
Annual Reviews
These subject-specific journals publish review articles in the biomedical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. Search one at a time, all, or any combination.

Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Information Sources

United Nations Digital Library (UNDL)
Includes UN documents, voting data, speeches, maps, and flagship publications.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR)
The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products. Books, journals, technical papers, and more: all free to download.
IMF eLibrary
Publications and data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
IRIS | World Health Organization (WHO)
IRIS is the digital library of WHO publications produced since 1948.

OECD
Books, papers, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Published factbooks bring together essential statistics by theme; other statistical data can be manipulated as tables or charts within OECD Data Explorer and downloaded.

Legal Research

HeinOnline
Includes full text law journals, US government documents, the Federal Register, U.S. Treaties, official Supreme Court opinions and more. Definitive database for legal research and policy work.
European Center for Minority Issues (HeinOnline)
Reports and working papers on minority/majority issues in Europe.
International and Non-U.S. Law Journals (HeinOnline)
Include: African Journal of Legal Studies, Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues, New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law, Review of Central and East European Law and much more. These journals are an essential resource for researching international law.
United Nations Law Collection (HeinOnline)
Contains United Nations legal publications including United Nations Treaty Series, the League of Nations Treaty Series, the United Nations Legislative Series and much more. Links to law review articles that cite a UN Treaty.
U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library (HeinOnline)
Collection of image-based U.S. treaties and other international agreements.

Key Concepts in Economics

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics by Steven N. Durlauf; Lawrence E. Blume
Explains foundational concepts and terminology in economics. Over 2,000 chapters written by leading figures in the field, including Nobel laureates. This is a "living reference work," which means that it is regularly updated.

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