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Pacific Island Studies: PAIS 375

Words/terms are everything

Keep in mind the following:

1. Generate search terms on the subject

2. Remember to add the name of the island as part of the search term

3. If you are researching about Hawaiian people, use Hawaiian(s) as part of your search term

4. Place names are considered subject terms

5. Keep in mind the time period of your subject

6. You can also use subject databases. For example if your topic is about the environment, type  environment' in our database list. Your search results will bring up databases with the term environment in their titles. You will then need to select and search within that specific database in order for you to search for your specific topic. 

Articles: General

Other Resources

Helpful Websites

The Pacific Community (formerly the Secretariat of the Pacific Community)

Statistics for Development Division (The Pacific Community) 

SPREP (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Program

United National Development Program (UNDP): Sustainable Development Goals

Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLii) 

The United Nation's ESCAP
Another source for Millenium Development Goals

Links to Other Pacific Island Resources: 
- Newspapers
- Government websites
- Regional Organizations 
- Other Pacific Islands related resources

University of Hawai'i at Manoa Scholarspace

University of Hawai'i at Manoa evols

Michelle Rooney: Development in the Pacific Blog scholar
Michelle Rooney is a well-known scholar on development in the Pacific (primarily related to Papua New Guinea), and maintains the DevPolicy blog.

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