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What is RAND?

How do I identify what RAND has published?

What are the RAND publications series and how do I locate them in the Princeton University Library?


RAND is a nonprofit public policy research institution. It was established after World War II to study national security. In the 1960s it added domestic policy problems to its research agenda. Current areas of research and analysis include national defense, education and training, health care, criminal and civil justice, labor and population, science and technology, community development, international relations, and regional studies. RAND research results are published in several series listed below. Princeton University Library receives the series included in RAND's library subscription program and requests other publications that are not received automatically.

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Sources for Identifying RAND Publications


RAND Home Page

Abstracts of all publicly available RAND publications can be searched on the RAND Web site by author, title, keyword or document number. NOTE: Some abstracts in the Web index include a reference in the Note field to related RAND documents. Some of these related documents are internal and not publicly available. Also, not all documents in the RAND Abstracts database are included in the library subscription program; some are part of series that must be ordered on a title by title basis from RAND.


Printed Indexes and Abstracts

Index of Selected Publications of the RAND Corporation, 1946-1962
LOCATION: Gen&Hum Reference (DR) AS36.R332; Soc Sci Reference (SXF) AS36.R284; Woodrow Wilson (SPIA) AS36.xR283

Selected RAND Abstracts, Cumulative Edition, 1963-1972
LOCATION: Soc Sci Reference (SXF) AS36.xR283; Woodrow Wilson (SPIA) AS36.xR283

Selected RAND Abstracts , (1973- ) a semiannual journal that contains subject and author indexes, abstracts of publications, prices and ordering information for all unclassified publications produced during the year.
LOCATION: Gen&Hum Reference (DR) AS36.R332; Soc Sci Reference (SXF) AS36.R284

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Electronic publications

Some RAND documents are available in their entirety on the RAND web site . Research Briefs (RB) and Issue Papers (IP) are available electronically from approximately 1994, Monograph/Reports (MR) and Documented Briefings (DB) from 1998. Their format (HTML or PDF) is indicated in parentheses at the end of each citation.

Print publications

Use the printed or Web RAND indexes to find the author/editor, title and series you need.


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Conference Proceedings (CF)-records the presentations, discussions, and conclusions of RAND conferences.

Locating: Look up the title or author/editor in the Main Catalog. Each title in this series is cataloged separately and receives an individual call number. YOU CANNOT SEARCH FOR CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS BY NUMBER OR SERIES IN THE MAIN CATALOG.

Catalog entry (example):
Title: Growth and employment in Europe and North America: European and American perspectives / edited by John Van Oudenaren.
Publication: Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 1993.
Description: vii, 67 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes: At head of title: Conference proceedings.
"CF-116."
"The Conference took place on April 21-23, 1994, at Corsendonk Priory, Oud Turnhout, Belgium ...."--Preface.
Location: Firestone Call Number: (F) HC240 .G75 1993


Documented Briefing (DB)-policy-oriented summaries of individual published documents or a body of published work.

Locating: Look up the title or author of the Briefing in the Main Catalog. Each title in this series is cataloged separately and receives an individual call number. YOU CANNOT SEARCH FOR DOCUMENTED BRIEFINGS BY SERIES NUMBER IN THE MAIN CATALOG.

Catalog entry (example):
Author: Dewar, James A.
Title: Assumption-based planning and Force XXI / James A. Dewar, Jeffrey A. Isaacson, Maren Reed.
Publication: Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 1997.
Description: xiii, 99 p.; 28 cm.
Series: Documented briefing; DB-172-A
Notes: "Prepared for the United States Army."
"Arroyo Center."
Includes bibliographical references.
Location: Firestone Call Number: (F) UA25 .D482 1997


Issue Paper (IP)-contains informed perspectives or discussions of research directions based on early data analyses, not necessarily published research.

Locating:Current issues are in a box in the Public Administration Collection (SF), Stack 40, in the Social Science Reference Center (A-Floor).


Monograph/Report (MR)-general class of documents that report on the methods and findings of RAND research projects. Continues the RAND series Reports (R), Notes (N), RAND Memoranda (RM).

Locating: Look up the title or author of the report in the Main Catalog. Each title in this series is cataloged separately and receives an individual call number. YOU CANNOT SEARCH FOR A REPORT BY REPORT NUMBER IN THE MAIN CATALOG.

Catalog entry (example):
Author: Sortor, Ronald E. (Ronald Eugene), 1940-
Title: Army forces for operations other than war / Ronald E. Sortor.
Publication: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1997.
Description: xxvii, 118 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes: "Prepared for the United States Army."
"MR-852-A"--back cover.
"Arroyo Center."
At head of title: RAND.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-118).
Location: Firestone Call Number: (F) UA25 .S674 1997


Note (N)-report of other outputs of sponsored research for general distribution. This series is continued by Monograph/Reports.

Locating: The Notes are located in the Library's Forrestal Annex (Annex A) under a single call number assigned to that series (AS36.xR336a) and then by Note number. YOU CANNOT SEARCH FOR INDIVIDUAL RAND NOTES BY AUTHOR, TITLE OR NUMBER OF THE NOTE IN THE MAIN CATALOG. Once you have determined the number of the Note you want through the paper or Web index, you can request it at the Firestone Circulation desk or at a Special Library. On the request slip enter the call number (AS36.xR336a) and the Note number.

You can verify that the Library actually received the Note you want by checking in RAND Notes: Inventory of Holdings, (DR) AS36.R2842 or (SSRC) AS36.R2842, which was compiled in 1993 and 1994 in preparation for the transfer of the Notes from Firestone stacks to the Annex. The inventory is arranged by Note number and indicates the last name of the author and the first word or two of the title.


Paper (P)-issued by RAND as a service to its professional staff. Their purpose is to facilitate the exchange of ideas. They are not reports prepared in fulfillment of RAND's contracts or grants.

Locating: The Papers are located in the Library's Forrestal Annex (Annex A) under a single call number assigned to that series (0911.746.2) and then by Paper number. YOU CANNOT SEARCH FOR INDIVIDUAL RAND PAPERS BY AUTHOR, TITLE OR PAPER NUMBER IN THE MAIN CATALOG. Once you have determined the number of the Paper you want through the paper or Web index, you can request it at the Firestone Circulation desk or at a Special Library. On the request slip enter the call number (0911 .746 .2) and the Paper (P) number. Until the Papers are bound, they are kept in a box labeled P (Rand Corporation) in the Public Administration Collection (SF), Stack 40, in Firestone's Social Science Reference Center (A-Floor). Many of the Papers are missing.

You can verify that the Library actually received the Paper you want by checking in RAND Papers: Inventory of Holdings ((DR) AS36.R2844 & (SSRC) AS36.R2844), which was compiled in 1993 and 1994, and updated in December 1995, in preparation for the transfer of the Papers from Firestone stacks to the Annex. The inventory is arranged by Paper number and indicates the last name of the author and the first word or two of the title. For Papers published after that date, ask a librarian to check the Library's acquisition system. (Search for the order number 86-00068287 or title Papers (Rand Corporation); type DSP in the command field and SUM in the subcommand field and page through the listings until you find the number.)


RAND Graduate School Dissertations (RGSD)-dissertations of students in the RAND Graduate School of Policy Studies.

Locating: Look up the title and/or author of the dissertation in the Main Catalog. Each title in this series is cataloged separately and receives an individual call number. YOU CANNOT SEARCH FOR A DISSERTATION BY NUMBER IN THE MAIN CATALOG.

Catalog entry (example):
Author: Krop, Cathy S. (Cathy Sloan), 1966-
Title: The finances of education governance reforms in California: evidence from school district spending patterns / Cathy S. Krop.
Publication: Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 1996.
Description: xix, 125 p.: ill. ; 28 cm.
Series: Dissertation (Rand Graduate School) ; RGSD-131.
Notes: Research funded by Rand's Institute on Education and Training.
Thesis (PhD.)--RAND Graduate School, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-125).
Location: Firestone Call Number: (F) LB2826.C2 K766 1996


RAND Memorandum (RM)-working papers reporting on the progress of research or one phase of an investigation. The series was discontinued in 1971. It is continued by Monograph/Reports.

Locating: The series is located in Firestone Library, call number (F) Q180.A1 R36 and then by RM number. YOU CANNOT SEARCH FOR INDIVIDUAL RAND MEMORANDA BY AUTHOR, TITLE OR NUMBER OF THE MEMORANDUM IN THE MAIN CATALOG. Use the printed or Web index to find the RM number. The Princeton University Library has RM-4 - RM-6385 (published in 1970), but lacks many issues.


Report (R)-formal reporting media for Rand research. This series is continued by Monograph/Reports.

Locating: The Reports are located in the Library's Forrestal Annex (Annex A) under a single call number assigned to that series (0911.746.3) and then by Report number. YOU CANNOT SEARCH FOR INDIVIDUAL RAND REPORTS BY AUTHOR, TITLE OR NUMBER OF THE REPORT IN THE MAIN CATALOG. Once you have determined the number of the Report you want through the paper or Web index, you can request it at the Firestone Circulation desk or at a Special Library. On the request slip enter the call number (0911.746.3) and the Report number.

You can verify that the Library actually received the Report you want by checking in RAND Reports: Inventory of Holdings, (DR) AS36.R2843 or (SSRC) AS36.R2843, which was compiled in 1993 and 1994, and updated in December 1995, in preparation for the transfer of the Reports from Firestone stacks to the Annex. The inventory is arranged by Report number and indicates the last name of the author and the first word or two of the title.


Research Brief (RB)-policy-oriented summaries that are based on published Monograph/Reports (MR) or that present highlights of a body of published RAND work.

Locating: Issues are in a box in the Public Administration Collection (SF), Stack 40, in the Social Science Reference Center (Firestone Library A-Floor).


Working Papers (DRU)-unrefereed drafts of research not meant for publication. Revised work may eventually be published in another RAND series or in another form. Each title must be ordered individually.

Locating: The working papers from the Labor and Population Program are located in Firestone Library, call number HB848.W635. The current issues are kept in a box in the Pliny Fisk Economics Collection (PF) in the Social Science Reference Center (Firestone Library A-Floor) shelved along side other working papers series.

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Last modified: October 20, 1998
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