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Daniel F. Ring Assistant Professor |
Phone: (248)
370-2498 E-mail: ring@oakland.edu |
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration. (Ref. H 97 .I574 1997)
DICTIONARIES
Biographical Dictionary of Public Administration. (Ref. JA 61 .W54 2001)
Public Administration Dictionary. (Ref. JA 61 .F69 1995)
Public Administration Dictionary. (Ref. JA 61 .C47 1988)
The Dictionary of Public Policy and Administration. (Ref. H 97 .S483 2004)
GUIDES (We have several Guides, some of them getting to be dated but they have not been revised.)
Information-Finding and the Research Process: A Guide to Sources and Methods for Public Administration and the Policy Sciences. (Ref. JF 1351 .A1 S53 1993)
Public Administration in American Society: A Guide to Information Sources. (Ref. JK 421 .R63)
SOURCES
Basic Documents of American Public Administration, 1776-1950. (Ref. JK 411 .B3)
Basic Source Materials in Public Administration. (Ref. HT 167 .A1 C6 no.603)
ALMANACS (both of the titles below are good for information
on US Senators and Representatives)
Almanac of American Politics. (Ref. JK 1012 .A44)
Politics in America. (Ref. JK 1012 .P64)
ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS
Congressional Directory. (also available at Ref. Desk JK 1011)
United States Government Manual. (also available at Ref. Desk JK 421 .A3)
Washington Information Directory. (Ref. Desk F 192.3 .W33)
STATISTICS
Statistical Abstract of the United States. (also available at Ref. Desk HA 202 .S7)
HANDBOOKS
Handbooks are not traditionally reference books. I include a few nonetheless. They are on the 3rd floor.
Handbook of Public Administration. (JF 1351 .H276 1996)
Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration. (JF 1338 .A2 H34 1999; also available online. Search by title in the Library Catalog and choose the Electronic Resource record. Click on the Internet link.)
ONLINE INDEXES
Social Science Abstracts. (SocSciAbs)
Sociological Abstracts (SocAbs)
Papers First - Indexes papers presented at conferences worldwide
LexisNexis - Law, current affairs, congress
JSTOR - Provides full-text back files for 26 political science journals; be sure to click on Political Science or Public Policy and Administration
Index to Legal Periodicals
WilsonSelectPlus - Full text coverage of academic journalsPolitical Science:Sage Full Text
Academic OneFile Peer reviewed full text articles.
INTERNET
Meta Sites
Public Administration Metasites From the University of Syracuse, here is a comprehensive list of meta-sites.
Resources
Internet Resources for Political Science and Public Administration Students
This is an outstanding source: federal and foreign governments, public interest groups, political parties, think tanks. A good place to begin your research.State and Local Government on the Net: A Directory of Official State, County and City Websites
Statistics
United States Government Information: Statistics
Organizations, Associations, Research Centers, Foundations, Institutes
Yahoo’s Public Administration: Organizations
Yahoo’s Public Administration: Institutes
Public Administration: Information Sources
This site is for professional associations and nongovernmental associations.Public Affairs Links
This site is good for public affairs websites and institutions.Public Administration and Policy
From the University of Albany, some of this site is New York specific but there are many associations, etc. plus Think Tanks.Public Administration Professional Associations
H-PUBADMIN
This is a discussion group.Selected Public Administration Sites on the Web
Oakland University, Kresge Library
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