Public Administration
Listed below are ELi Research guides that specialize in the
administration of government and other public agencies. For legal sources,
see Law.
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Government Documents and
Political Science.
Research & Reference Guides
- Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry. 2001. (Ref. H 61 S4435 2001)
- This comprehensive second edition provides lengthy definitions for over 300
selected terms related to research and qualitative inquiry, with each entry followed
by a list of references. Examples of terms include authenticity, case study research,
critical theory, empirical research, external validity, inference, methodology,
objectivity, and research design.
- Guide to Library Research in Public Administration. 1976. (Ref. JF 1411 S55)
- Handbook of Research Methods: A Guide for Practitioners and Students in
the Social Sciences. 2nd edition. 2002. (Ref. Q 180 55 M4 S67 2002)
- The table of contents of this work outlines the research process and follows
the steps used in planning and conducting research. Appendixes include a
glossary of terms, abbreviations, and symbols; the Greek alphabet; statistical
tables; and a checklist for the research proposal.
Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration. 1999. (JF
1338 A2 H34 & FWB)
- This work provides instruction on conducting
quantitative research with statistics and modeling.
- Public Administration Research Guide. 1992. (Ref. JF 1351 C425)
- This guide provides an overview of research strategies and an annotated
bibliography of reference materials in public administration. Also included are
lists of career planning guides, associations, and funding sources.
- Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods. 2004. 3 volumes.
(Ref. 62 S34 2004)
- The "cardinal aim of this encyclopedia is to provide readers... an introduction
to research methods by giving an account of their purposes, principles, developments,
and applications." The alphabetically arranged entries include examples, discussions,
and references. A large bibliography and index are in Volume 3.
Bibliographies
- American Public Administration: A Bibliographical Guide to the Literature.
1983. (Stx. JF 1351 A58 1983)
- News Media and Public Policy: An Annotated Bibliography. 1985.
(Stx. PN 4738 M25 1985)
- Public Administration: A Bibliographic Guide to the Literature. 1986.
(Stx. JF 1351 M2 1986)
- Public Administration in Rural Areas and Small Jurisdictions: A Guide to the
Literature. 1983. (Stx. JS 425 H64 1983)
Indexes & Abstracts
- Academic Index ASAP. (InfoTrac)
- Academic Index is a comprehensive index to journal and newspaper articles in the
social sciences, sciences, and humanities. Coverage of popular and scholarly journals, as well
as newspapers, is provided in this source.
- Academic Universe (Lexis-Nexis)
- This comprehensive database contains full-text coverage of laws, cases, and
regulations of the United States. It also provides access to legal periodicals
and newspapers.
- Congressional Universe (CIS)
- This full-text database provides information about proposed legislation, legislative
activities, members of Congress, and Congressional publications. Links to related sites on the
Internet are also included in this database.
- CQ Researcher. 1991- (CQ Press) and 1991-200. (Periodicals H 35 E352)
- This online resource provides lengthy articles on various current topics which
provide background information, charts and tables, related statistics, maps, related
biographies, bibliographies for further reading, and more. The articles are an
immensely valuable starting point for research on social science issues and current events.
The database is searchable and browsable by topic or by date produced.
- Criminal Justice Periodicals Index (CJPI). 1975-1980. (Ref. HV 6001
C67) and (ProQuest) 1975-
- This index provides citations to journal articles dealing with criminal
justice.
- FactSearch. 1984- (FirstSearch)
- This database contains statistical information on current social, economic,
political, environmental, and health issues from the Congressional Record,
Congressional Hearings, Daily Press Briefings of the
White House and other sources of current events. Limited international coverage
is also provided.
- Index to Legal Periodicals Index. 1981- (WilsonWeb)
- This database indexes international legal information from over 925 titles covering
all areas of jurisprudence, including corporate and criminal law, legislation, recent
court decisions, and real estate and tax law.
- InfoTrac OneFile. 1980- (InfoTrac)
- With over 20 years of coverage, this database provides the full-text of articles from over
4,200 titles, including newspapers, newswires, and both popular and scholarly periodicals.
- PAIS International. 1972- (FirstSearch)
- This index to books, journals, and government documents includes coverage of public administration,
politics, economics, sociology, and international law. The printed version of PAIS
(Ref. H 1 P943) is available from 1915-1971.
- Sage Public Administration Abstracts. 1974- (Ref. JA 1 S27)
- This source provides access to books, journals, government publications, speeches, legislative studies, and other materials dealing with public administration.
- Sage Urban Studies Abstracts. 1973-1992. (Ref. HT 51 S24)
- This work contains abstracts of journals, books, and other publications pertaining to the
field of urban studies. Also see Urban Affairs Review.
- Social Science Citation Index. 1981-
(DataStar)
- This online database provides coverage of scholarly journal articles relating
to the social sciences. The unique feature of this index is its citation
capability which allows researchers to identify who has cited a particular
author's work. Visit the Reference Desk to be logged on to this password-
restricted database.
- Social Sciences Full-Text. 1983- (WilsonWeb)
- This multidisciplinary database provides citations and abstracts for journal
articles across the social sciences.
- Social Services Abstracts. 1980- (Cambridge)
- This database provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work,
human services, and related areas.
- Social Work Abstracts
(SilverPlatter from 1977+ and Ref. HV 1 A29 for selected
print volumes)
- This source contains citations and abstracts of articles from scholarly journals in
social work. Coverage of family issues, social work policy, delinquency, addiction, and other
areas of concern to social work students is excellent.
- Sociological Abstracts. 1963- (Cambridge)
- This electronic version of Sociological Abstracts
(1953-62 available in print at Ref. HM 1 S67)
provides citations to over 2,000 journals in sociology and related disciplines, including psychology. It also provides links to selected articles in full-text.
- WestLaw Campus
- A comprehensive legal database that provides full text coverage of legal
publications including laws, cases, regulations, law reviews, and reference
materials.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. 1975- (Cambridge)
- This database provides timely bibliographic information and
research within the political science disciplines including public administration/policy.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of American Prisons. 2003. (Ref. HV 9471 S54 2003)
& FWB
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This alphabetically arranged, fully indexed work provides informative essays on
hundreds of terms, concepts, and individuals related to the correctional system in
America. Examples include Charles Manson, the Mafia, murders in prison,
Sudden In-Custody Death Syndrome, the death penalty, women's prisons, and
imprisonment alternatives.
- Encyclopedia of Policy Studies. 1994. (Ref. H 97 E6 1994)
- This encyclopedia contains lengthy descriptions of policy development,
implementation, and analysis. Bibliographies and indexes are included. See
also the Encyclopedia of Community Planning and Environmental Management
(Ref. HD 108.6 S38).
- Ethics in the U.S. Government: An Encyclopedia of Investigations,
Scandals, Reforms, and Legislation. 2001. (Ref. JK 468 E7 R556 2001)
- The entries in this fully cross-referenced encyclopedia range from a paragraph
to several pages, and provide references to further reading. The book also
contains an index, selected black and white images, and a timeline of important events.
- Facts on File Dictionary of Public Administration. 1985. (Ref. JA 61 S54)
- International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration.
4 volumes. 1998. (Ref. H 97 I574 1998)
- This comprehensive encyclopedia provides coverage of public policy and
administration concepts and practices throughout the world. Some of the topics
contained in the encyclopedia are administrative procedure, budget, civil law,
corporate planning, hierarchy, infrastructure, labor, nonfeasance,
and rural governance. Bibliographies follow each essay and an extensive index
by subject is included in the fourth volume.
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (IESBS).
2001. (Ref. H 41 I58 2001)
- This highly inter-disciplinary, 26-volume encyclopedia set provides thousands of detailed articles
written by 4,000 authors from over 50 countries, including 150 biographical entries
of deceased scientists and scholars. The fully cross-referenced work also provides
approximately 90,000 bibliographic references and concludes with comprehensive name and subject
indexes. This new reference tool helps to supplement and update the information contained in
MacMillan's classic, 18-volume International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (Ref. H 40 A2 I5) published in 1968.
- Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. 2002.
4 volumes. (Ref. K 48 L44 2002)
- This alphabetically-arranged, fully-indexed encyclopedia provides nearly 400 lengthy essays
addressing the legal systems of countries throughout the world. Both the federal and state systems
of the United States are discussed. Entries present such topics as general information, history,
culture, government, structure, legal concepts, staffing, legal practice and training, the impact
of the law, and notable features of the legal system. Maps and charts complement the text of the
articles, while each entry concludes with references to further reading.
- Public Administration Dictionary. 1988. (Ref. JA 61 C47 1988)
- Lengthy definitions of terms and concepts related to the discipline of
public administration are listed in this source, which is arranged by subject.
A discussion of the significance of each term is provided for each entry.
A bibliography and index are included.
- Public Policy Dictionary. 1987. (Ref. H 97 K78 1987)
- This dictionary contains lengthy definitions of basic concepts related to the study of public
policy. It is arranged by subject and provides a discussion on the significance of each entry.
An index is included.
Handbooks & Yearbooks
- Census of Governments. 1954- (Gov. Doc. C 3.145/4:Year/Volume
and http://www.census.gov/govs/www/cog.html)
- Major topics addressed in this source include governmental
organization, taxable property values, and government employment and finances.
The work is published every five years.
- Guide to the Foundations of Public Administration. 1989.
(Stx. JF 1341 M34 1989)
- Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration. 1991.
(Stx. JF 1351 H267 1991)
- Handbook of Criminal Justice Administration. 2001.
(Stx. HV 7419 H39 2001)
- Handbook of Health Administration and Policy. 1999.
(Stx. RA 427 H29 1999)
- Handbook on Human Services Administration. 1988.
(Stx. HV 91 H27 1988)
- Handbook of Local Government Administration. 1997.
(Stx. JS 141 H35 1997) and FWB
- Handbook of Public Administration. 1998. (Stx. JF 1351 H275) and FWB
(JF 1351 H276 1996 and netLibrary)
- This handbook provides a chronological overview of the major concepts and theories
of public administration. Lengthy bibliographies accompany each chapter.
- Handbook of Public Finance. 1998. (Stx. HJ 141 H363 1998)
- This title is also available in netLibrary.
- Handbook of Public Management Practice and Reform. 2001. (Stx. JF 1351 H278 2001)
- Handbook of Public Quality Management. 2001.
(Stx. JF 1525 T67 H36 2001)
- Handbook of State Government Administration. 2000.
(Stx. JK 2443 H35 2000) and FWB
- Municipal Year Book. 1934- (Ref. JS 344 C5 A24)
- The Municipal Year Book contains descriptions of issues facing local
government management. It also provides statistical data and analyses on intergovernmental relations, staffing, and demographic profiles of local governments. Each yearbook
includes a directory of government associations, agencies, and officials, as well as
references and a cumulative index.
- United States Budget. Annual. (Gov. Doc. PREX 2.8/:Year and
http://www.gpo.gov/usbudget/index.htm)
- Budget documents include not only the basic budget with its appendix and special
analysis, but also separate volumes of the year's budget in brief. In these volumes,
historical data, management of the government, and major policy issues are covered.
Education & Employment
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Guide to Graduate Education in Public Affairs and Public Administration:
NASPAA Directory of Programs. 1997/1999. (Ref. JF 1338 A3 U5)
General Works
The UWF Libraries contain many books related to
public administration. Those books listed below represent only a small sampling of
available works. Patrons may use the online catalog to identify additional materials.
- American Fact Finder / U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html
- Labor Relations in the Public Sector. 2001. (Stx. HD 8005.6 U5 K4 2001)
- Organizatonal Behavior and Public Management. 1998. (netLibrary)
- Personnel Management in Government: Politics and Process. 2001.
Stx. JK 765 P48 2001) & FWB
- Public Administration: A Comparative Perspective. 1991. (Stx. JF 1351 H4 1991)
- Public Administration and Law. 1997. (netLibrary)
- Terrorism and Emergency Management: Policy and Administration. 1990.
(Stx. HV 6431 W39 1990)
Public Administration Metalists
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Shari Johnson,
Business/Social Sciences/Government Documents Librarian
University of West Florida Libraries
Date Last Updated: July 2004
Links Maintained by Bryan Reingruber: May 2006
