Research Guides: Public Administration: Start Your Research Here

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

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CQ Press Library (Congressional Quarterly) This link opens in a new window Provides simultaneous searching of all Congressional Quarterly Press online collections, featuring resources in the fields of government, politics, and public affairs. Includes access to many resources of the U.S. government.
Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning) This link opens in a new window A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

The following encyclopedias and dictionaries are recommended for research relating to Public Administration. Books with the designation "Electronic Resource" are e-books, which are accessible by clicking the hyperlinked title.

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Governance

Electronic Resource
Volumes 1-2

Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making

Electronic Resource
Volumes 1-2

Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society

Electronic Resource
Volumes 1-2

Encyclopedia of Political Theory

Electronic Resource
Volumes 1-3

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Public Administration

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Public Affairs

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Public Policy

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration

Electronic Resource

Oxford Handbook of Comparative Institutional Analysis

Electronic Resource

Oxford Handbook of Public Management

Electronic Resource

Oxford Handbook of Regulation

Electronic Resource

Public Value and Public Administration

Electronic Resource

Administrative Law for Public Managers

Electronic Resource

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning) This link opens in a new window Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Allied Health, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Education, English, Gender & Sexuality, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. The platform also offers Archival Films & Newsreels.

Recommended Databases for Statistics

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PolicyMap This link opens in a new window Features an online GIS mapping tool that allows users to create interactive maps and plot data by geographical location. Data indicators provided include demographics, education, income, housing, employment, health, crime, and much more.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window Provides easy access to maps and reports of U.S. Census data from 1790 to the present; the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2010; population, health and social care, and labor market data from the 2011 United Kingdom Census; U.S. crime data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps; European demographic data from Eurostat; population data from the 2011 Canadian census; and demographic and socioeconomic data from World Development Indicators (World Bank).
Statista This link opens in a new window Presents data as infographics and features reports on over 80,000 topics, including media, business, healthcare, politics, society, technology, and education.

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Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Governance

Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making

Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society

Encyclopedia of Political Theory

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law

Handbook of Public Administration

Handbook of Public Affairs

Handbook of Public Policy

Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration

Oxford Handbook of Comparative Institutional Analysis

Oxford Handbook of Public Management

Oxford Handbook of Regulation

Public Value and Public Administration

Administrative Law for Public Managers

Recommended Multimedia Databases

Recommended Databases for Statistics

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