Public Administration
A research guide: books,
articles, data, & web sites
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How to Find Books in the
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Reference
books provide a good starting point for your research. Reference items are
located in the Library’s Reference collection, behind the Reference Desk on the
top floor
of Spangler.
Almanacs
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World Almanac and
Book of Facts. R 310 W927
Bibliographies and Guides to Research
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Directory of
Business Information Resources. R 016.65
D598
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International
Business Information: How to Find it, How to Use it. R 016.33 P146i
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Legal Research
Guides: Federal, State, Local and International Laws on the Internet.
R 025.0634 M4554f vol. 44
Dictionaries
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Dictionary of Public
Policy and Administration. R 320.603
S135d
Directories
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Federal Regulatory Directory. R 353 C749f
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National Trade and Professional Associations of the
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Pocket
Congressional Dictionary R 328.73 U58
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
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Congress A to Z.
R 328.73 C7609a
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Encyclopedia of
Leadership, 4 vols. R 658.4092 E195l
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Guide to
Congress, 2 vols. R 328.73 G9414c, 2000
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Guide to the U.S.
Supreme Court, 2 vols. R 347.7326 S923g, 2004
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The Municipal
Yearbook [Information on questions and issues concerning local government
management] R 352.073 M966
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North American Industry Classification System: United States, 2002. R 338 N864a, 2002 vol.1
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Occupational
Outlook Handbook. R 371.42 U58o
- also available online at http://www.bls.gov/oco
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Other Useful Books in Reference for Public
Administration
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Congressional
Quarterly Researcher. RCT 300.05 C882
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CQ’s State Fact
Finder. R 317.305 C8399s
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Historic
Documents. R 973.08 C749
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Statistical
Abstract of the
Reference Resources Online
Searchable full-text dictionaries, online
government information, and statistics are available via the ODU Library’s
Quick Reference page. (Available from
the library’s homepage.)
Full-text. Provides text from reference books
on diverse topics including American law, politics, and government. Example: The Right to Privacy: Rights and Liberties
under the Law (2003). (Available from the library’s Books page.)
The United States Government
Manual
The
official handbook of the Federal Government. Provides comprehensive information
on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html)
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Use an online research database to
find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines, ·
To access the databases below, from
the Library’s Articles in Databases page, ·
Database guides are available on the
library’s Research
Help page or in print by the Library |
Recommended Databases
Contains peer-reviewed
journal coverage from more than 3,400 scholarly publications. Covers many academic areas of study, including business and public
administration. Updated daily.
AGRICOLA
From the
Provides
indexing, abstracts, and full-text articles in scholarly journals in the areas
of business, public administration, and public policy.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Covers
free, full-text, scholarly journals in multiple disciplines, including at least
journals in political science, law, sociology, and social sciences.
Provides comprehensive information on accounting, capital markets,
econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, labor economics,
monetary theory, urban economics and more.
Electronic
Journal Center
Presents over 4300 research journals, covering numerous subject areas,
including management, economics, politics, political science, and law.
Covers
research in environmental sciences. Good source for policy information on agriculture
and the environment. Coverage: 1950s to the present.
ERIC
is the U.S. Department of Education's
FRANCIS
(international humanities and social sciences)
Citations
only. Cites multilingual,
multidisciplinary information in the humanities, social sciences, and
economics. Updated monthly.
Gongwer News Service: Ohio Report
Record of news and transactions from
GPO Monthly Catalog
Comprises
Offers
news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Covers newspapers, magazines, wire services,
federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal
regulations, and SEC filings Updated daily.
PAIS International
Public
Affairs Information Service International database summarizes literature of public affairs, with references
to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, gray
literature, research and conference reports, publications of international
agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more. Updated monthly.
Contains
information relating to the field of sociology, including articles dealing with
rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, and social
structure. Journals coverage ranges from 1908 to the current year.
Finding
Periodicals in this Library
How Do You Find Out if
a Periodical Exists in this Library?
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Use the ODU Library Catalog to search for the title of the journal or newspaper you’re
trying to find.
Choose a TITLE search and type in the title of the journal or newspaper you
desire.
The library's
journals and magazines are located:
(1) In print in the Periodicals section on the top floor, arranged
alphabetically by title
(2) Back issues in print (usually prior to 1960) in the Back Issues Room on the
bottom floor
(3) In microfilm in cabinets behind the Periodicals section
A microfilm reader/printer (with free printing!) is also available on the top
floor.
For more information, see the ODU Library Microfilm/Reader page at: http://www.ohiodominican.edu/library/tour/microfilm/default.asp
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If you are looking for a specific
article in a periodical, be sure to match issue
number and YEAR/MONTH of the article to the information listed in our
library catalog to make sure we have the specific issue of the journal/magazine
you need.
Listed below are some periodicals for
public administration available in the ODU Library: