Finding Reference Materials
There are a number of public policy and administration sources located in the Reference Department's collection on the Main Floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library (one floor below the Entry Floor). A few particularly useful ones are listed here. Note: This listing is not exhaustive.
Dictionaries
Bhatta, G. (2005). International Dictionary of Public Managment and Governance. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe.
UM/Ref. JA 61 B48
Shafritz, J. (2004). Dictionary of Public Policy and Administration. Bolder: Westview Press.
UM/Ref. H 97 S483
Comprehensive dictionary defining concepts, phrases, names, and processes. Includes entries on legal decisions, journals, laws, organizations, biographies, and agencies.
Wigfall, P. & Kalantari, B. (2001). Biographical Dictionary of Public Administration. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press.
UM/Ref. JA 61 W54
Extensive collection of biographies of the "original pioneers, as well as their contemporaries, who represent the public adminisration discipline."
Directories
Federal Regulatory Directory. (Annual). Washington: Congressional Quarterly Inc.
UM/Ref. JK901.F34
Includes profiles of regulatory agencies containing websites, address and telephone numbers, history, powers and authority, brief biographies and photographs of agency officials.
The Municipal Year Book. (Annual). Washington: International City Management Association.
UM/Ref. JS342.M96
Provides local government officials with information on local government management through essays describing data collected by the Association, as well as extensive tables and directories pertaining to many aspects of municipal governments in the United States.
The United States Government Manual. (Annual). Washington: G.P.O.
UM/Ref. JK421.A3 and online
The official organization handbook of the federal government includes information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial and executive branches, international organizations in which the U.S. participates, and relevant boards, commissions and committees.
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Encyclopedias
Mink, G. & O'Connor, A. (Eds.) (2004). Poverty in the United States: an Encyclopedia of history, politics, and policy. (Vols. 1-2). Santa Barbara, Ca.: ABC CLIO.
UM/Ref. HC 110 P6
Rowley, C. & Schneider, F. (Eds.) (2004). Encyclopedia of Public Choice. (Vols. 1-2). Boston, Ma.: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
UM/Ref. H 41 E57
Schultz, D. (Ed.) (2004). Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy. New York: Facts on File Inc.
UM/Ref. JK 9 E526
Clearly written entries on critical concepts, personalities, events, and topics in public administration.
Smelser, N. & Baltes, P. (Eds.) (2001). International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Vols. 1-26). Amsterdam: New York : Elsevier.
UM/Ref. H41 I58 and online
Guides
Cherry, V. (1992). Public Administration Research Guide. New York: Garland Publishing
UM/ Z7164.A2 C48 1992
Focuses on research tools relevant to public administration including bibliographies, indexing and abstracting services, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, government documents, and journals.
Herron, N. (2002). The Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources. (3rd ed.). Greenwood Village, Co: Libraries Unlimited.
UM/Ref. H 61 S648
Li, T. (2000). Social Science Reference Sources : A Practical Guide (3rd ed.).Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press.
UM/Ref. Z7161.A1 L5
The field of pulic policy is well-represented in this sourcebook which includes many digital resources and websites. Good coverage of related areas in the social sciences as well.
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Handbooks
Peters, B. & Pierre, J. (Eds.) (2003). Handbook of Public Administration. London; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.
UM/W.E.B. Du Bois JF 1351 H274
Addresses the major issues in, and perspectives on, public administration.
Indexes and Abstracts
Index to Current Urban Documents, 1972 - present.
UM/ Z7165.U5I654 and online (2000-present)
A guide to the reports and research that are generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada.
Index to Legal Periodicals, print, 1926-1994
UM/NON-CIRC K33.I38
Begins with coverage of 80 English language legal periodicals in 1926 and increases coverage to approximately 600 legal periodicals in 1994.
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, print 1994-present
UM/NON-CIRC K33.I38
Approximately 2500 law-related books are now covered with the approximately 800 legal periodicals.
International Political Science Abstracts, 1951 - present.
UM/ JA36.I5 and online (1989-present)
Citations and abstracts of articles selected from more than 1,000 international journals related to political science.
PAIS International in Print, 1915-2001.
UM/ Z7163.P9722 and online (1915-present)
Citations and abstracts for articles, books and book chapters, government documents, statistical directories, research reports, conference reports and other materials relating to public and social policy published in Western European languages.
Social Sciences Abstracts 1983-present.
online
Includes abstracting of periodicals from January 1994 and indexing from February 1983. Topics include community health and medical care, criminal justice and criminology, economics, family studies, international relations, law, planning and public administration, policy sciences, political science, social work and public welfare, sociology, urban studies, and related subjects. Provides article citations and full text of selected periodicals.
Social Science Index 1974-1983
UM/ Z7161.S66
Includes citations to articles in over 520 English-language scholarly journals covering a wide range of interdisciplinary fields such as criminology, economics, ethics, planning and public administration, policy sciences, law, political sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, urban studies.
Social work abstracts, 1994-present.
UM/ Z7164.C4A2
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