The PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International and PAIS Archive (1937-present) database, covers literature on various topics, such as:
o Agriculture, forestry and fishing
o Banking and finance
o Business
o Economics
o Education
o Energy resources and policy
o Environment
o Health planning
o Health policy
o Health services
o Human rights
o International relations
o Labor conditions and policy
o Law and ethics
o Population and demographics
o Public health
o Public policy
o Public administration and government
o Science and technology
o Trade
o Transportation
The database is updated monthly and indexes journal articles, books, statistical directories, conference reports, and government reports from over 120 countries, primarily in English with some published in French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. As of October 2011, there are over 661,401 records in this database.