Research Resources:
Subject Research Guides:
Public Administration
Public administration is both an academic discipline and a profession. "The process of public administration consists of the actions involved in effecting the intent or desire of a government." (Waldo, "Public Administration," International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 1968, Vol. 13, p. 145). Public administration can be defined as "the formal procedural and organizational arrangements under which public employees serve a government, by implementing and advising on policy, and managing resources."(Johnston, "Public Administration: Organizational Aspects," 2001, International Organization of Social & Behavioral Sciences pp. 12507-12508).
This Research Guide provides assistance in doing research in public administration. Here you'll find information on electronic and print resources available to users of the Rutgers University Libraries. This guide includes links to both publicly-available Internet resources and to electronic resources available only to members of the Rutgers community.
Materials related to public administration can be found at the Alexander Library in New Brunswick, which houses the major public policy and political science collection. Other relevant materials may be found at the Robeson Library in Camden, and the Dana Library in Newark.
A. Library Catalogs
B. Indexes and Databases
All databases:
Rutgers-restricted Access
I. Social Sciences
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Business Source Premier (Business and Management) -- full text for many articles
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CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online -- a collection of reports, conferences, journals and other publications from think tanks and international associations plus selected books on international affairs
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CQ Researcher -- weekly reports from Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
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ERIC (Education) -- includes educational administration
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PAIS - Public Affairs Information Service -- the premier public affairs index, based upon the collections of the New York Public Library
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PsycINFO - Psychological Abstracts
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Social Sciences Full Text (Interdisciplinary)
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Sociological Abstracts -- 1963-present
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts -- 1975-present
II. Healthcare
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CINAHL (Nursing)
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HealthSTAR (Health Services, Technology, Administration, and Research) The print Hospital and Health Administration Index is located in DANA Reference Index Table K, Z 6675 .H75 A42)
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Medline (Medicine)
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PsycINFO - Psychological Abstracts
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Social Sciences Full Text (Interdisciplinary) -- particularly useful for the social implications of medical practice and managed care
C. Selected E Journals
All titles:
Rutgers-restricted Access
Academy of Management Review
1976-(current-5 years)
1976-present
Administrative Science Quarterly
1956-present
American Journal of Political Science
1973-(current minus 2 years)
2003-present
American Political Science Review
1906-(current minus 3 years)
2001-present
American Review of Public Administration
2000-2005
Australian Journal of Public Administration
1994-present (with a 12 month delay)
Chinese Public Administration Review
2002-present
International Journal of Public Administration
2001 to present (with a 12 month delay)
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
1997-present
1981-1995
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
2003-2005
Journal of Public Economics
1995-present
Journal of Public Management and Social Policy
Selected issues available.
Public Administration and Development
1997-present
Public Administration Quarterly
1983-2005
Public Administration Review
1965- present (with a 12 month delay)
Public Budgeting and Finance
1981-present (with 12 month delay)
current year
Public Choice
1997-present
Public Finance and Management
2002- present
Public Finance Review
1999-present
The Public Interest
1965-1990
1990- 2005
Public Management
1993- present
Public Personnel Management
1973-present
Public Performance and Management Review
2003- present
Public Voices
1993-present
Review of Public Personnel Administration
1980-present
D. Organizations
American Political Science Association
"...The world's largest professional organization in the study of politics."
American Society for Public Administration
"Advances the art, science, teaching, and practice of public and non-profit administration."
Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA)
Mission of this ASPA section is “to advance the science, processes, art, and image of public administration by providing leadership in the elimination of discriminatory practices against all minorities regardless of race, gender, religion, or sexual preferences in the public sector.”-from the site
National Academy of Public Administration
"Chartered by Congress to respond to specific requests from public agencies and non-governmental organizations." (from description in Encyclopedia of Associations)
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
"...an institutional membership organization which exists to promote excellence in public service education."
Project Vote Smart
Excellent guide to many grassroots and non-governmental sources of information about politics.
Southern Public Administration Education
Foundation, Inc. (SPAEF)
"The SPAEF's purpose is to develop and to disseminate information in the fields of public administration and management. This dissemination is accomplished primarily through the publication of several, blind-refereed, journals."
E. Statistical Data
Fedstats
A government-sponsored gateway to the statistics of 100 agencies. Not as
detailed as one might wish, but good for browsing and getting ideas about what is available.
Health Statistics
Part of a Research Guide maintained by Ann Watkins, Life Sciences Librarian at Dana Library.
LexisNexis Statistical (Rutgers-restricted Access)
Index to state, federal, and international statistics as well as significant statistical data from non-governmental organizations.
Numeric and GIS Data Research Guide (Ron Jantz and Ryan Womack, Rutgers University)
A guide to many, many more sites for statistical data.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Tables of governmental and privately-produced data, with original sources clearly identified. Available in paper at the reference desk of nearly every library on earth and on the Web at the Census site. More convenient to browse in paper.
ALEXANDER, CAMDEN Reference Desk; DANA Reference Desk #259
Statistical Resources on the Web
Maintained by the Documents Department of the University of Michigan Libraries.
Statistics Sources
A source of statistical sources categorized by subject. Volume one begins an extensive bibliography of the best, most comprehensive statistical sources published electronically and in print.
ALEXANDER, CAMDEN REF Z 7551 .S84; DANA Reference Desk #53
F. Reference Resources
UNPAN Bibliography on Public Administration
Searchable bibliography of international resources with link to full text when available.
Biographical Dictionary of Public Administration. Wigfall, Patricia M. & Kalantari, Behrooz.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.
Brief biographical entries about major scholars and major leaders in the discipline of public administration with summaries of their contributions to the field. Each entry includes a bibliography of works written by the person and of works written about the person.
ALEXANDER REF JA 61 .W54 2001; DANA STACKS JA 61 .W54 2001
Classics of Public Administration. Shafritz, Jay M., Hyde, Albert C. Parkes, Sandra J. eds.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2004.
Chronological arrangement of key selections from the field of public administration.
DANA JF 1351 .C465 2004
Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy. Rabin, Jack ed.
New York: Marcel Dekker, 2003. 2 v.
Signed articles with references on theoretical concepts and practical issues in the discipline of public administration.
ALEXANDER REF JK 9 .E526 2003; CAMDEN REF JK 9 .E526 2003
Handbook of Public Administration. Peters, B.G. & Pierre, J.
London: Sage, 2003.
An overview containing essays on "major issues in, and perspectives on, public administration" divided into 49 chapters.
ALEXANDER REF JF 1351 .H274 2003; DANA REF JF 1351 .H274 2003
Handbook of Public Management Practice and Reform. Liou, Kuotsai Tom, ed.
New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001.
Thirty-five essays discussing relationship of public management practice and reform to budgeting and financial management, human resources management and organizational and general management.
DANA JF 1351 .H278 2001
International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration. Shafritz, Jay M., ed. 4 v.
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1998
Signed entries of varying lengths on core concepts,terms, historical developments and major figures in the overlapping disciplines of public policy and public administration. Contains index by word, phrase and name.
ALEXANDER REF H 97 .I574 1998; DANA REF H 97 .I574 1998
Public Productivity Handbook, rev. and expanded. Holzer, Mark & Lee, Seok-Hwan, eds.
New York: Marcel Dekker, 2004.
Essays designed for public administrators on management and measurement issues related to productivity and performance in the public sector.
DANA JF 1525 .P67 P83 2004
Research and Information Resources in Public Administration. Holzer, Mark, Redding-Raines, Audrey, Yu, Wenxuan eds.
Extensive annotated bibliography which also includes case studies, funding resources and job and career assistance.
Sage Abstracts. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
Citations and summaries of articles and books about public administration. Published quarterly.
ALEXANDER REF JA 1 .S27 1992-; CAMDEN REF JA 1 .S27 1974-1989
G. E-Government
The E-Governance Institute
"Mission is to explore how the internet and other information technologies (IT) have and will continue to impact on the productivity and performance of the public sector and how e-government fosters new and deeper citizen involvement within the governing process."
Center for Digital Government
"(A) national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government." Conducts annual Digital Cities, Digital Counties and Digital States surveys.
Egov.gov
Official website of President Bush's Expanding Electronic Government Initiative.
E*Government
Case studies compiled by the World Bank which emphasize e-government projects in developing countries.
IDABC Pan-European EGovernment Services
"IDABC stands for Interoperable Delivery of European eGovernment Services to public Administrations, Business and Citizens. It is a project of the European Commission which coordinates, recomends ands provides services for electronic government programmes within the European Union."
Government Technology Magazine
"Provides information technology (IT) case studies, applications, news and best practices by and for international, state, city and county government." Searchable archive from 1995 to the present.
H. State and Local Government
Stateline.org
Weekly news about the states published by the Pew Research Center. Site also contains archive of "State of the State" speeches.
State and Local Government on the Net
"Directory of official state, county and city government websites."
National Association of Counties
Maintains database of demographic information about counties. Site also contains examples of model county programs and examples of county codes and ordinances.
2002 Census of Governments
Data on the number of size and types of state and local governmental units, size of workforce and gross payroll by governmental function and "revenue, expenditure, debt and assets of state and local governments."
statehealthfacts.org
A project of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
"Designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states."
Municipal Codes Online
Links to searchable municipal and county codes
Council of State Governments
"Serves the executive, judicial and legislative branches of state government through leadership education, research and information services."
Census 2000 School District Profiles
General, administrative, and financial profiles of school districts in the United States. Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics.
I. Cities, Urban Planning, Urban Revitalization
National League of Cities
"Mission is to strengthen and promote cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance."
Urban Institute
"Non-partisan economic and social policy research organization."
Rutgers University Libraries Housing and Development Subject Research Guide
J. Government Productivity
Public Performance Measurement Network
"The goal of the Public Performance Measurement and Reporting Network is to promote the use of valid, reliable data as a key element in improving the delivery of public services. In support of the Network, the National Center for Public Performance has implemented a series of initiatives: a comprehensive and continuously updated database of publications and cases; national conferences and workshops; publications of measurement-based books and articles; an Online Public Performance Measurement Certificate; and a monthly e-newsletter."--From the site. Free registration required.
President's Management Agenda
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Report issued in 2002. The Executive Branch Management Scorecard "tracks how well the departments and major agencies are executing the five government-wide management initiatives."
National Center for Public Productivity
"a research and public service organization devoted to improving productivity in the public sector."
Center for Improving Government Performance
Created by the National Academy of Public Administration "to assist agencies in the successful implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA/Results Act) and related performance-based management initiatives."
Council for Excellence in Government
Non-partisan organization that "works to improve the performance of government at all levels."
K. New Jersey Links
State of New Jersey
Official website
njserves.org
"Operated by the Rutgers Citizenship and Service Education (CASE) Program." Site includes a "searchable Web directory of more than 37,574 New Jersey civic organizations."
New Jersey League of Municipalities
Voluntary association of 566 municipalities. Recent issues of New Jersey Municipalities are available online.
New Jersey School Report Cards
Data from the New Jersey Department of Education.
New Jersey State Data Center
Good source of statistics on labor, demographics, and the New Jersey economy.
Urban Fiscal Health: How do New Jersey Cities compare to other American Cities
Prepared in 2001 by Gerald Miller, Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies
L. Comparative Public Administration
United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance
"The mission of UNPAN - United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance -
is to promote the sharing of knowledge, experiences and best practices throughout the world in sound public policies, effective public administration and efficient civil services." The site includes several worldwide directories and a Virtual Library organized by type of content, theme, language and region.
European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
"...An independent institute carrying out training and research on public administration and European policies"
International City/County Management Association
"...The professional and educational organization for chief appointed managers, administrators, and assistants in cities, towns, counties, and regional entities throughout the world."
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Public Governance and Management
The OECD's "work on public governance includes activities on e-government, regulatory reform, public sector budgeting and management, sustainable development, citizen participation in policymaking, and fighting corruption."
World Bank Group Project for Public Sector Governance
The objectives of the Project for Public Sector Governance are "to strengthen and deepen the Bank's work on public sector institutional reform" and "to design and help implement the Bank's anticorruption strategy." Site includes "key resources" and strategy papers.
M. Gateways
Intute: Social Sciences: Public Administration Resources
Rutgers-Camden Graduate Department of Public Policy and Public Administration: Departmental Information and Links
Portland State University Library Public Administration Pathfinder
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