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Public Administration Abstracts
Public Administration Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to public administration, including public administration theory, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 60,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Public Economics, Public Administration, Public Administration Review, etc. Coverage goes back to 1974.

CIS Congressional Universe (Full Text)
Provides the full text of material by and about the U.S. Congress. Includes hearings, committee reports, bills, public laws, biographical information, voting records, and the text of the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the National Journal.

CQ Electronic Library (Full Text)
Includes CQ Researcher, a source for in-depth analysis reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day, CQ Weekly, a source for expert coverrage of the U.S. Congress such as status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and CQ's Encyclopedia of American Government.

Infotrac LegalTrac (Full Text)
General purpose index which covers 1500 magazines and journals relevant to business and legal issues, among other scholarly and popular topics. Provides full text for nearly 40% of the items indexed. Backfile to 1980. Updated daily.

JSTOR(Full Text)
A collection of full-text scholarly journals in the fields of history, political science, and population studies. Coverage starts with the first issue of each journal through the early 1990's.

Campus Research (WestLaw)
Campus Research is an easy-to-use online research service that provides college and university students with access to a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources.

PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
PAIS Decade, now including PAIS International. Indexes journal articles, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. Covers from 1972 to the present with abstracts for most records from 1985. Updated monthly.

Urban Studies Abstracts
This database currently contains over 10,900 citations and abstracts for articles from over 190 journals and other periodicals, with approximately 1,200 new records added each year.

Academic OneFile (Full Text)  Discus
A source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

Academic Search Premier (Full Text)
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database providing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated daily.

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Print and Electronic Resources

Encyclopedia of Policy Studies
REF H 97 E6 1994

Handbook of Public Administration
REF HV 27 B57 1986

HarperCollins Dictionary of American Government and Politics

REF JK 9 S43 1992

International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration

REF H 97 I574 1998 (4 vols)

Municipal Year Book

REF JS 344 C5 A24

Public Administration Dictionary
REF JA 61 C47 1986

Public Policy Dictionary
REF H97 K78 1987

State and Local Government Political Dictionary

REF JK 9 S42 1988

Urban Politics Dictionary
REF JS 48 S65 1990

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Internet Resources

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Links to associations and foundations interested in public policy.

Government and Public Administration Resources
Web site sponsored by the parliament of Australia containing numerous links to international government & public administration sites.

Humphrey Institute Resources
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs' site linking to a number of useful public policy resources including other public affairs institutions.

INTERNET CITATION GUIDES: Citing Resources from the Internet in Research Papers and Bibliographies 
Links to a number of sites which offer examples of internet citation formats for both MLA and APA stlyes.

Public Agenda Online
A nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization that deals with policy issues.

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