The Library currently has two policy databases on trial:
Policy Commons
Policy Commons database includes nearly four million documents, reports and policy content from intergovernmental organisations and non-governmental organisations, think tanks, research centres, cities and other organisations working on the world’s most pressing and complex problems.
Policy Commons is a single, easy-to-use source of “real world” impacts in otherwise hard-to-find “grey literature” and archived documents no longer on the Web, as well as an excellent source for research and systematic reviews. Subscribing institutions may upload their own documents and expose them to a worldwide audience including Google and specialist indexing services.
Trial access to the full content is available until 5th July.
Overton
Overton is the world’s largest searchable index of policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications and working papers.
Overton is used by:
Researchers – To find grey literature and study the dynamics of real world policymaking, as well as to track the impact of their own work on policy, supporting grant, promotion and tenure applications.
Funders and universities – To easily find where their work is influencing or changing practice in the real world.
Government, IGOs, think tanks and NGOs – To quickly report on where their work is influencing or changing practice in the real world, to identify evidence gaps, experts and potential partnerships.
Trial access is available until 13th July.
Both databases can be accessed from the A-Z list of Online Resources. Please send feedback on these databases to your Academic Liaison Librarian.