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- Credo Reference Academic Core (This link opens in a new window)
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Provides access to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an interactive world atlas, a world data analyst tool, images, timelines, videos, and primary sources.
Discipline-Specific Background Sources:
Frontier Research in Behavior Public AdministrationCall Number: OnlineISBN: 9789811699160Publication Date: 2023
Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and GovernanceCall Number: OnlineISBN: 3319209280Publication Date: 2018
Handbook of Public AdministrationCall Number: Stacks Upper LevelISBN: 9781498750035Publication Date: 2019
The SAGE Handbook of Public AdministrationCall Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level JF1351 .H277 2012Publication Date: 2012
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- Pew Research CenterThe Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take positions on policy issues.
- American Society for Public AdministrationThis organization seeks to advance excellence in public service. It does this in many ways, primarily through serving as the critical bridge between public administration scholarship and practitioners in the field. All of its services and programs are geared toward supporting our Society's goal to advance the art, science, teaching and practice of public and nonprofit administration.
- National Academy of Public AdministrationEstablished in 1967, the Academy responds to requests for assistance from Congress; federal agencies; and state, local, and international government entities on issues of importance. As a Congressionally-chartered non-partisan 501(c)3 nonprofit, we also provide thought leadership that advances the field of public administration through the work of our research staff and nearly 1,000 elected Fellows.
- United Nations Public Administration NetworkUNPAN is a global network that connects relevant international, regional, subregional and national institutions and experts worldwide working on effective governance and public administration for sustainable development in line with Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Public Administration Course Guides
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