There are a number of resources available to you from the Randall Library. Each takes some time to explore and consider as a research choice.

Some sources will be:

• Available on-line as a full-text article
• In print only - not available online
• In the reference collection
• In a database
• In another library - you may borrow it via Inter-Library Loan at no charge

Give yourself time to search each resource area to find your sources for this project.

Research Aids

Reference Collection

• JK1.C66 Congressional Quarterly Almanac
  Summary of legislation from 1958 to current date
• JK1.C66 Congressional Quarterly Almanac
  Summary of legislation from 1958 to current date
• H97.E52 1983 Encyclopedia of Policy Studies
  Survey of literature and thought on a topic
• H97.I574 1998 International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration
  Central topics examined, full index in Volume 4
• HA202.A3 2004 Statistical Abstracts of the United States (READY REFERENCE). Previous editions are in:
  • C.3.287:13 (GOV DOCS – older issues)
  • Online via TITLE SEARCH in Randall Catalog

Current Periodicals

Congressional Digest - 1971-2003 & 2005

• Current Periodicals Section OR
• Online via Randall Catalog TITLE SEARCH

Databases

Lexis/Nexis Academic

• Reference – Polls & Surveys
• News – Local, Regional, and Global
• Business Publications

ABI Inform Complete

• Abstracts from several thousand businesses and management journals

PAIS

• Politics & International Affairs
• Indexes Journals, Books, & Gov Docs since 1972

Social Science Index

• Index of the major public policy journals
• Print Index
• CD ROM

Congressional Universe

• Hot Bills/Topics
• CIS Index – Search by Bibliographic Number

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Free Websites

• Firstgov.gov
• GPOaccess.gov
• NIRA World Dictionary of Think Tanks
  • (www.nira.go.jp/ice/nwdtt/index.html)
  • Directory of 320 policy research institutes in 77 countries.

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General Collection

• JK421.G33 The frontiers of public administration
• JF1351.B76 Advancing public management : new developments in theory, methods, and practice
• JF1525.O6.D72 Analysis of public systems
• HD38.V47 The art of judgment; a study of policy making
• JF1351 .J73 2002 Comparative public administration and policy
• JF1525.O73 C74 1998 Creating high-performance government organizations : a practical guide for public managers

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You need to create a PIN in order to access the databases from off-campus.

If we do not have a resource available, you may request an Inter-Library Loan.

Last Update: May 22, 2006