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ISU Library holdings and suggestions
Start your readings and research with a selection of resources from the ISU Library holdings. These are books, reports and electronic documents which are key documents to use to get an overview of the subject.

Find peer-reviewed journal articles
Continue your research for more recent and peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings and reports by using bibliographical databases:

Jane's Space Systems and Industry Directory (SSID)
"Jane's Space Systems and Industry" enables you to identify thousands of commercial and defense applications of space technology. Key objectives, developments and technical specifications of available vehicles and systems are reviewed and placed in context, together with relevant illustrations. Supplier and manufacturer listings support your market research and procurement requirements. Major space operators and customers are also listed.
(On-campus and remote access).

EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)
EBSCO EDS is an online research tool that "pulls together" many external sources so that they can be explorer using a single search box . In other words, rather than searching several sources, you can do and EDS search and get a single list of results coming from various sources. In fact, you could think of EDS as the Library's version of Google.
EDS is available to all Library users on- and off-campus. Authentication with your ISU network ID will be required..

More databases to find articles in space policy and law. 

More journals and online sources
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
ASD-Eurospace
Center for Strategic & International Studies
European Space Policy Institute
The Space Policy Institute
Space policy archive (Aerospace Corporation)
 
Space News
Space Policy
Astropolitics
SpaceToday.net
Space Politics (blog)
SpaceOnline.com
 
Organisations
Finally, browse through the websites of research institutions which are currently working on the subject. Here you can find their publications and reports.

Algeria - Agence Spatiale Algerienne (ASAL)
Argentina - Argentina National Commission on Space Activities (CONAE)
Asia - Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)
Australia - Australia Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
Austria - Austrian Space Agency
Belarus - Belarus Space Agency
Bolivia - Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales (ABAE)
Brazil - National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
Canada - Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Chile - Chilean Space Agency
China - China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Colombia - Comision Colombiana des Espacio
Costa Rica - Asociacion Centroamericana de Aeronautica y del Espacio
Czech Republic - Ministry of the Czech Republic, space portal
Denmark - Danish National Space Center
Europe - European Commission
Europe - European Space Agency (ESA)
Europe - European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)
France - French Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Germany - German Aerospace Center (DLR)
India - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Israel - Israel Space Agency
Italy - Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Japan - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Luxembourg - Luxembourg Space Agency
Mexico - Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEXA)
Netherlands - National Institute for Space Research
New Zealand - New Zealand Space Agency, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Nigeria - National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Norway - Norwegian Space Center
Poland - Polish Space Agency
Portugal  - Portugal Space Agency
Romania - Romanian Space Agency
Russia - Roscosmos
Saudi Arabia - Space Research Institute
Spain - National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA)
South Africa - South Africa Dept. of Trade & Industry
Space Generation Advisory Council
Sweden - Sweden Space Corporation (SSC)
Swiss - Swiss Federal Department of Home AffairsUnited Kingdom - UK Space Agency
United Arab Emirates - UAE Space Agency
United Nations - Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
United Nations - United Nations Digital Library (UNDL)
United States - United States Congress - U.S. Government Printing Office (U.S.GPO)
United States - National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA)
United States - NASA Headquarters Library, policy resources
United States - NASA History, key documents in the history of space policy