Florida Atlantic University Libraries

This guide was designed by Ken Frankel to help identify resources on Public Administration and related topics in the FAU Boca Raton Library. The electronic resources are available from the FAU Libraries home page by following the links entitled Indexes/ Databases or Articles. Some of these resources have full-text articles available online. To access these resources from off campus, use the EZ Proxy link and log in using your 14-digit Owl Card number. For further assistance, please contact the Reference Desk by telephone (561-297-3785) or send e-mail lyref@fau.edu.

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

America: History and Life
Covers United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
CIAO(Columbia International Affairs online)
The most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
CQ Public Affairs Collection
Provides in-depth reports on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, non-profit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas.
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports.
EconLit
Contains citations, with abstracts, to articles from more than 400 economics journals. In addition, subject indexing and abstracts of books and subject indexing of dissertation titles are included.
EIS: Digest of Environmental Impact Statements
Presents the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts. [Upon connection choose subfiles]
Expanded Academic ASAP Plus
Includes scholarly journals, news magazines and newspaper articles regarding arts and humanities, social sciences and science and technology disciplines.
Florida Documents Index
Identifies publications housed in the Florida Documents Collection at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Includes public documents distributed by the State Library of Florida. since 1967.
Health and Safety Science Abstracts
Provides a comprehensive survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. [Upon connection choose subfiles] since 1967.
Inter-University Consortium for Social and Political Research
An archive of computer-based research and instructional data for the social sciences administered by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.
LexisNexis Academic
Accesses over a billion full text news, magazine, legal, and business articles and reports, including newspapers, magazines and government documents, state and federal laws and regulations, case law, newsletters, company and industry information.
LexisNexis Congressional
Provides the tools for searching the Congressional record, tracking proposed legislation by keyword and sponsor, searching the Federal register, Congressional committee schedules, finding members of Congress, and searching the National journal.
LexisNexis Statistical
Search summaries of U.S. government statistical publications, then link to the full-text of selected publications on LexisNexis Statistical and U.S. government web sites.
National Journal
National Journal is the leading weekly on politics, policy and government, providing authoritative, nonpartisan coverage and analysis of key political and policy developments.
PAIS International
Database chronicling global public policy and social issues. Provides selective subjects and bibliographic access to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries.
Risk Abstracts
Risk Abstracts encompasses risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and management of risk. [Upon connection choose subfiles]
Social Services Abstracts
Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
Social Sciences Full Text
Subject areas include addiction studies, anthropology, area studies, community health and medical care, corrections, criminal justice, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning and public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, sociology, and urban studies.
STAT-USA
Provides access to authoritative U.S. business, economic and trade information from the Federal government. The STAT-USA link above is only accessible within the FAU Libraries [Boca, Davie, Jupiter, Tower only]. To access STAT-USA from anywhere (on or off-campus), log into your MyFAU account. After logging into MyFAU, click on the Library tab. The STAT-USA link appears at the bottom of the left column.
TRIS Online (Transportation Information Research Service)
A public-domain, web-based version of the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) bibliographic database, a component of the National Transportation Library, designed to enhance transportation research, safety, and operations by sharing knowledge and information.
WestLaw Campus Research
This resource includes access to the complete laws and statutes of the federal government and all 50 states, federal regulations, precedent-setting court decisions, KeyCite, American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, and current and archived articles from hundreds of leading law reviews and journals.

ALMANACS

REF JK 271 B343 Almanac of American Politics. Washington, DC: National Journal. (Located in Ready Reference Area).

REF JK 4431 M53 Almanac of Florida politics. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing. (Located in Ready Reference Area).

REF HA 214 A45 Almanac of 50 states. Burlington, VT: Information Publications. (Located in Ready Reference Area).

REF JK 2403 B6 The Book of the states. Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments. (Located in Ready Reference Area).

REF F 311 F65 Florida almanac. St. Petersburg, FL: West Coast Productions, Inc. (Located in Reference Desk).

REF JK 4431 M53 Florida Institute of Government Almanac of Florida politics. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2000. (Located in Reference Desk).

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

REF Z 7164 P9555 M38 1987 Marshall, Marion B. Public finance: an information sourcebook. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1987.

REF Z 7164 A2 M29 1986 McCurdy, Howard E. Public administration: a bibliographic guide to the New York: M. Dekker, 1986.

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

REF JA 61 C47 1988 Chandler, Ralph C. and Jack C. Plano. The public administration dictionary. 2nd ed. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1988.

REF JK 2408 E44 1988 Elliot, Jeffrey M. and Sheikh R. Ali. The state and local government political dictionary. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1988.

REF Z 7165 U5 E53 Encyclopedia of public affairs information sources. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1988.

REF JK 468 P64 J33 1999 Jackson, Byron M. Encyclopedia of American public policy. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999.

REF HN 57 K73 1997 Kronenwetter, Michael. Encyclopedia of modern American social issues. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1997.

REF H 97 K78 1987 Kruschke, Earl R. and Byron M. Jackson. The public policy dictionary. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1987.

REF JK 9 E526 2003 Schultz, David, ed. Encyclopedia of public administration and public policy. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

REF JK 9 S43 1992 Shafritz, Jay M. The HarperCollins dictionary of America government and politics. New York: Harper Perennial, 1992.

REF H 97 I574 1997 Shafritz, Jay M., ed. International encyclopedia of public policy and administration. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997.

REF JA 61 W54 2001 Wigfall, Patricia Moss and Behrooz Kalantari. Biographical dictionary of public administration. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.

DIRECTORIES

REF JK 6 F425 Federal regional yellow book: who's who in the federal government's departments, agencies, courts, military installations and service academies outside of Washington, DC. New York: Monitor Pub. Co. (Located in Ready Reference Area)

REF JK 6 F45 Federal yellow book. Washington, DC: Washington Monitor, Inc. (Located in Ready Reference Area)

REF JS 39 M79 Municipal yellow book: who's who in the leading city and county governments and local authorities. New York: Monitor Pub. Co. (Located in Ready Reference Area)

REF HV 89 A55 Public human services directory. Washington, DC: American Public Human Services Association, 2001/2002.

REF JK 2403 S77 State yellow book. New York: Monitor Pub. Co. (Located in Ready Reference Area)

HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS

REF KF 5402 H356 1997 Cooper, Philip J. and Chester A. Newland, eds. Handbook of public law and administration. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1997.

JF 1351 H267 2001 Faraddzmand, Ali, ed. Handbook of comparative and development public administration. 2nd ed. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001.

JF 1351 H267 2001 Liou, Kuotsai Tom, ed. Handbook of public management practice and reform. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001.

JF 1338 A2 H34 1999 Miller, Gerald J. and Marcia L. Whicker, eds. Handbook and research methods in public administration. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999.

JF 1351 R25 1998 Raadschelders, Jos C.N. Handbook of administrative history. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1998.

HJ 257.2 H357 2002 Rabin, Jack and Glenn L. Stevens, eds. Handbook of fiscal policy. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2002.

JF 1525 T67 H36 2001 Stupak, Ronald J. and Peter M. Leitner, eds. Handbook of public quality management. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001.

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

REF JA 1 S27 Sage public administration abstracts. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications. (Library has 1974-present)

SELECTED PERIODICALS

JA 3 J65 Administration & society.

HD 28 A25 Administrative science quarterly.

JL 1 C38 Canadian public administration.

HJ 9801 F4 Journal of government financial management.

H1 P682 Journal of policy analysis and management.

JA 8 P8 Public administration.

JA 1 P82 Public administration quarterly.

JA 1 P85 Public administration review.

JA 1 B86 Public manager.

JS 39 P57 Public management.

SELECTED WEB SITES

FAU Libraries Government Resource Page

Academy of Management Online
American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
American Society for Public Administration
Government Finance Officers Association
International City/County Management Association
National Academy of Public Administration
National Association of Counties
National Conference of State Legislatures
National Governors Association Online
National League of Cities
Public Agenda
Stateline.org: politics and policy news, state by state
The U.S. Conference of Mayors

STATISTICAL SOURCES

REF Z 1223 Z7 C55 American statistics index. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service. 1973- . (Shelved in Government Documents Area; source documents available on microfiche)

REF DOCS C 3.134/2: C 83/2/ County and city data book. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (Located in Ready Reference Area).

REF HA 311 F547 Florida municipal profiles. Palo Alto, CA: Information Publications. (Located in Ready Reference Area).

REF DOCS UF .S3: S8/ Florida statistical abstract. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press. (Located at Reference Desk)

REF HB 2175 P62 d1998 Gaquin, Deirdre A. and Richard W. Dodge, eds. Places, towns and townships. 2nd ed. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 1998.

REF E 184 S75 H5574 1999 Hornor, Louise L., ed. Hispanic Americans: a statistical sourcebook. Palo Alto, CA: Information Publications, 1999.

REF HA 214 H68 2003 Hovey, Kendra A. and Harold A. Hovey. CQ's state fact finder 2003: rankings across America. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2003.

REF Z 7552 I53 Index to international statistics: IIS. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service. 1984- . (Shelved in Government Documents Area; source documents available on microfiche)

REF HA 311 M86 Parker, Philip M. Linguistic cultures of the world: a statistical reference. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.

REF HA 155 Parker, Philip M. National cultures of the world: a statistical reference. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.

REF E 185.5 S7 1995 Smith, Jessie Carney and Robert L. Johns, eds. Statistical record of Black America. 3rd ed. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1995.

REF DOCS C 3.134: Statistical abstracts of the United States. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. (Located at Reference Desk)

REF Z 7554 U5 S854 Statistical reference index. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service. 1980- . (Shelved in Government Documents Area; source documents available on microfiche)

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	America: History and Life Covers United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
	CIAO(Columbia International Affairs online) The most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
	CQ Public Affairs Collection Provides in-depth reports on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, non-profit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas.
	CQ Researcher CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports.
	EconLit Contains citations, with abstracts, to articles from more than 400 economics journals. In addition, subject indexing and abstracts of books and subject indexing of dissertation titles are included.
	EIS: Digest of Environmental Impact Statements Presents the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts. [Upon connection choose subfiles]
	Expanded Academic ASAP Plus Includes scholarly journals, news magazines and newspaper articles regarding arts and humanities, social sciences and science and technology disciplines.
	Florida Documents Index Identifies publications housed in the Florida Documents Collection at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Includes public documents distributed by the State Library of Florida. since 1967.
	Health and Safety Science Abstracts Provides a comprehensive survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. [Upon connection choose subfiles] since 1967.
	Inter-University Consortium for Social and Political Research An archive of computer-based research and instructional data for the social sciences administered by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.
	LexisNexis Academic Accesses over a billion full text news, magazine, legal, and business articles and reports, including newspapers, magazines and government documents, state and federal laws and regulations, case law, newsletters, company and industry information.
	LexisNexis Congressional Provides the tools for searching the Congressional record, tracking proposed legislation by keyword and sponsor, searching the Federal register, Congressional committee schedules, finding members of Congress, and searching the National journal.
	LexisNexis Statistical Search summaries of U.S. government statistical publications, then link to the full-text of selected publications on LexisNexis Statistical and U.S. government web sites.
	National Journal National Journal is the leading weekly on politics, policy and government, providing authoritative, nonpartisan coverage and analysis of key political and policy developments.
	PAIS International Database chronicling global public policy and social issues. Provides selective subjects and bibliographic access to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries.
	Risk Abstracts Risk Abstracts encompasses risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and management of risk. [Upon connection choose subfiles]
	Social Services Abstracts Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
	Social Sciences Full Text Subject areas include addiction studies, anthropology, area studies, community health and medical care, corrections, criminal justice, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning and public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, sociology, and urban studies.
	STAT-USA Provides access to authoritative U.S. business, economic and trade information from the Federal government. The STAT-USA link above is only accessible within the FAU Libraries [Boca, Davie, Jupiter, Tower only]. To access STAT-USA from anywhere (on or off-campus), log into your MyFAU account. After logging into MyFAU, click on the Library tab. The STAT-USA link appears at the bottom of the left column.
	TRIS Online (Transportation Information Research Service) A public-domain, web-based version of the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) bibliographic database, a component of the National Transportation Library, designed to enhance transportation research, safety, and operations by sharing knowledge and information.
	WestLaw Campus Research This resource includes access to the complete laws and statutes of the federal government and all 50 states, federal regulations, precedent-setting court decisions, KeyCite, American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, and current and archived articles from hundreds of leading law reviews and journals.

REF JK 271 B343	Almanac of American Politics. Washington, DC: National Journal. (Located in Ready Reference Area).
REF JK 4431 M53	Almanac of Florida politics. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing. (Located in Ready Reference Area).
REF HA 214 A45	Almanac of 50 states. Burlington, VT: Information Publications. (Located in Ready Reference Area).
REF JK 2403 B6	The Book of the states. Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments. (Located in Ready Reference Area).
REF F 311 F65	Florida almanac. St. Petersburg, FL: West Coast Productions, Inc. (Located in Reference Desk).
REF JK 4431 M53	Florida Institute of Government Almanac of Florida politics. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2000. (Located in Reference Desk).

REF Z 7164 P9555 M38 1987	Marshall, Marion B. Public finance: an information sourcebook. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1987.
REF Z 7164 A2 M29 1986	McCurdy, Howard E. Public administration: a bibliographic guide to the New York: M. Dekker, 1986.

REF JA 61 C47 1988	Chandler, Ralph C. and Jack C. Plano. The public administration dictionary. 2nd ed. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1988.
REF JK 2408 E44 1988	Elliot, Jeffrey M. and Sheikh R. Ali. The state and local government political dictionary. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1988.
REF Z 7165 U5 E53	Encyclopedia of public affairs information sources. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1988.
REF JK 468 P64 J33 1999	Jackson, Byron M. Encyclopedia of American public policy. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999.
REF HN 57 K73 1997	Kronenwetter, Michael. Encyclopedia of modern American social issues. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1997.
REF H 97 K78 1987	Kruschke, Earl R. and Byron M. Jackson. The public policy dictionary. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1987.
REF JK 9 E526 2003	Schultz, David, ed. Encyclopedia of public administration and public policy. New York: Facts on File, 2003.
REF JK 9 S43 1992	Shafritz, Jay M. The HarperCollins dictionary of America government and politics. New York: Harper Perennial, 1992.
REF H 97 I574 1997	Shafritz, Jay M., ed. International encyclopedia of public policy and administration. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997.
REF JA 61 W54 2001	Wigfall, Patricia Moss and Behrooz Kalantari. Biographical dictionary of public administration. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.

REF JK 6 F425	Federal regional yellow book: who's who in the federal government's departments, agencies, courts, military installations and service academies outside of Washington, DC. New York: Monitor Pub. Co. (Located in Ready Reference Area)
REF JK 6 F45	Federal yellow book. Washington, DC: Washington Monitor, Inc. (Located in Ready Reference Area)
REF JS 39 M79	Municipal yellow book: who's who in the leading city and county governments and local authorities. New York: Monitor Pub. Co. (Located in Ready Reference Area)
REF HV 89 A55	Public human services directory. Washington, DC: American Public Human Services Association, 2001/2002.
REF JK 2403 S77	State yellow book. New York: Monitor Pub. Co. (Located in Ready Reference Area)

REF KF 5402 H356 1997	Cooper, Philip J. and Chester A. Newland, eds. Handbook of public law and administration. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1997.
JF 1351 H267 2001	Faraddzmand, Ali, ed. Handbook of comparative and development public administration. 2nd ed. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001.
JF 1351 H267 2001	Liou, Kuotsai Tom, ed. Handbook of public management practice and reform. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001.
JF 1338 A2 H34 1999	Miller, Gerald J. and Marcia L. Whicker, eds. Handbook and research methods in public administration. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999.
JF 1351 R25 1998	Raadschelders, Jos C.N. Handbook of administrative history. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1998.
HJ 257.2 H357 2002	Rabin, Jack and Glenn L. Stevens, eds. Handbook of fiscal policy. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2002.
JF 1525 T67 H36 2001	Stupak, Ronald J. and Peter M. Leitner, eds. Handbook of public quality management. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001.

JA 3 J65	Administration & society.
HD 28 A25	Administrative science quarterly.
JL 1 C38	Canadian public administration.
HJ 9801 F4	Journal of government financial management.
H1 P682	Journal of policy analysis and management.
JA 8 P8	Public administration.
JA 1 P82	Public administration quarterly.
JA 1 P85	Public administration review.
JA 1 B86	Public manager.
JS 39 P57	Public management.

	FAU Libraries Government Resource Page
	Academy of Management Online
	American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
	American Society for Public Administration
	Government Finance Officers Association
	International City/County Management Association
	National Academy of Public Administration
	National Association of Counties
	National Conference of State Legislatures
	National Governors Association Online
	National League of Cities
	Public Agenda
	Stateline.org: politics and policy news, state by state
	The U.S. Conference of Mayors

REF Z 1223 Z7 C55	American statistics index. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service. 1973- . (Shelved in Government Documents Area; source documents available on microfiche)
REF DOCS C 3.134/2: C 83/2/	County and city data book. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (Located in Ready Reference Area).
REF HA 311 F547	Florida municipal profiles. Palo Alto, CA: Information Publications. (Located in Ready Reference Area).
REF DOCS UF .S3: S8/	Florida statistical abstract. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press. (Located at Reference Desk)
REF HB 2175 P62 d1998	Gaquin, Deirdre A. and Richard W. Dodge, eds. Places, towns and townships. 2nd ed. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 1998.
REF E 184 S75 H5574 1999	Hornor, Louise L., ed. Hispanic Americans: a statistical sourcebook. Palo Alto, CA: Information Publications, 1999.
REF HA 214 H68 2003	Hovey, Kendra A. and Harold A. Hovey. CQ's state fact finder 2003: rankings across America. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2003.
REF Z 7552 I53	Index to international statistics: IIS. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service. 1984- . (Shelved in Government Documents Area; source documents available on microfiche)
REF HA 311 M86	Parker, Philip M. Linguistic cultures of the world: a statistical reference. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.
REF HA 155	Parker, Philip M. National cultures of the world: a statistical reference. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.
REF E 185.5 S7 1995	Smith, Jessie Carney and Robert L. Johns, eds. Statistical record of Black America. 3rd ed. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1995.
REF DOCS C 3.134:	Statistical abstracts of the United States. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. (Located at Reference Desk)
REF Z 7554 U5 S854	Statistical reference index. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service. 1980- . (Shelved in Government Documents Area; source documents available on microfiche)