A major new initiative to collect, preserve, and disseminate critical research from Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, Policy Commons: Oceania provides the region's perspective on topics including climate change, indigenous rights, the economy, housing, healthcare, and ageing.
The database supports decolonization of library resources with deep coverage of research from the Global South.
At a glance
1.5 M+
More than 1.5 million documents and growing
3,000+
More than 3,000 organizations in 20+ Oceanian countries
Organizations—from the largest to the smallest
It’s the largest grey-literature database covering the region, with regular updates from national, state, and local governments, think tanks, associations, and healthcare organizations—including the smallest nonprofits.
There are reports, statistical manuals, surveys, and other items—with special attention paid to Pacific Island organizations, whose content is often missed by search engines.
In Australia: Hansard and documents from 1,500 departments, agencies, and bodies
In New Zealand: Hansard and documents from 600 departments, agencies, and bodies
Plus: Documents from over 500 sources in more than twenty Oceanian countries and territories, including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands
Nontraditional sources
You won’t find this content in traditional databases. Our focus is outside of journals, books, and formal publications. We’re also not aiming for conference proceedings, data sets, or dissertations. Instead, we’re focused on materials such as:
Research studies and reports
Case reports and case series
Parliamentary commissions
Needs and impact assessments
Project reports
National, state, and local government documents
Policy and positioning statements
Surveys and census reports
Disease surveillance reports
Analyses and statistical data
A 1978 document discussing pine forests of the Australian Capital Territory
Stable, findable, and preserved
The documents are often not published in books and journals. Lack of discoverability, inconsistent metadata, and impermanence make the materials hard to find and cite.
Coherent makes backup copies and assigns permanent identifiers. If a website disappears or an item is removed, users will access the Coherent copy. The link-rot problem is solved, citing is reliable, and careful curation and indexing make the content easy to search.
These historically important documents will remain available and usable for the long term.
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