InfoGuides: Science and Technology Policy: Begin your Research

Begin Your Research

Welcome to the Science and Technology Policy InfoGuide.

Use this guide to discover resources on science and technology related public policy and public agencies.

Find Policy Analysis -- Policy papers, reports, briefs (NOT peer reviewed)
Find Journal Articles -- Key databases and journals for STEM policy research (peer reviewed articles)
Find Books -- Search the Mason and Washington Research Library Consortium catalogs
Find Government Information -- Locate Government documents and legislation related to Science and Technology
Research Organizations -- Top federal executive and legislative agencies and non-profit organizations
Write & Cite -- Information on citation styles and Zotero

Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Access domestic and foreign public policy research and analytical papers on governmental and legal topics, representing the work of think tanks, research groups, and academic institutes from 1990 to present.
ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Offers access to congressional publications dealing with the wide variety of topics addressed by Congress. Includes U.S. Serial Set, Congressional Hearings and Testimony, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, Congressional Record, Legislative Insight, and U.S. Bills and Resolutions; as well as Executive Branch Documents (1789-1948), and Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations.

US National Science Foundation (NSF)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense..."
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
OSTP provides the Executive Office of the President with advice on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of the economy, national security, homeland security, health, foreign relations, the environment, and the technological recovery and use of resources, among other topics.

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