The Public Policy Institute of California
Content 
The PPIC website focuses on issues concerning Californian public policies and provides a rich list of its publications and other research material. Also available news releases and infos on the institute's activites with good updating rate.
Selection 
The PPIC is managed by a multidisciplinary staff with expertise in many social science disciplines
Format
This website presents a complex system of classification and record archiving, through a clear content management. For each record detailed classification, descriptions, comments, and full text are provided
Information density
The website provides several hundred publications, mainly consisting in research reports and summaries, survey data, as well as press releases and other infos on the institute's activities. A guide to policy experts is also available
Content Pertinence to Political Science
As a public policy research institute, the center is dedicated to key Californian issues, policies and events, covering several social sciences areas
Updating Rate
Press realeses and new publications are added with a high updating frequency, mainly on a monthly basis