Master
of Public Administration
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is the professional degree for people who want to enter public service at the management level. The academic focus is on developing analytical, conceptual and practical competencies that are common to Strayer University’s Master of Business Administration degree, but emphasizing the “public” perspective of administration. The program is designed to meet the graduate education needs of working professionals who wish to advance their careers as well as business professionals such as contractors and consultants who perform a major part of their jobs working in a government environment.
http://www.strayer.edu/academic_step5.cfm?prog_id=5FEF4C0C-7643-4F19-89C14D2615F88E7C
The Strayer University
Library
The Strayer University Library offers resources in a variety
of formats to support your classroom assignments and research including basic
print collections of Circulating and Reference books, Periodicals and
Newspapers. Reserve items include selected books, CD-ROMS and Directed Research
Papers. Many other resources are available to you through the entire Strayer
Library system, as well as extensive online resources. Tours and Orientation
sessions about the LRC are also available, and if you have a question, don’t
hesitate to ask! Ask
Your Librarian
http://studentserver.strayer.edu/CONT_STD/LIBS/libs2.htm
Strayer Library Online Public Access Catalog. The print resources owned by all campus LRCs can be located by title, author, subject, class code, and other indexes. Circulating items may be requested for delivery from one campus to another through the LRC staff.
http://studentserver.strayer.edu/CONT_STD/LIBS/libs2.htm
University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)
Strayer students and faculty can access the online catalog of over 400,000 volumes in the UAH Salmon Library and may borrow books directly from their collection. Access is also available to their electronic book collection. Access is limited to currently enrolled students and currently employed faculty. Note: Students please use your phone number + pin as your login ID. For example, if your phone number is 111-222-3333 and your pin is 9999, then your ID will be: 11122233339999.
http://libsys.uah.edu/strayer/
Faculty please contact your
Campus Dean's Office for login ID information
ONLINE DATABASES
The Strayer University Library offers a number of electronic resources to complement the print materials available in the campus Learning Resources Centers (LRCs). Some online databases are available only to students registered in a Strayer University class. Most online databases can be accessed from either your home or office computer, while some of the databases are available only from computers at a campus.
EBSCOHost
EBSCOHost.
Indexing, abstracting, and full text access to thousands of academic
journals. The Business Source Premier database includes the majority of
our Public Administration journals but many are also to be found in Academic
Search Premier. Both include back files of selected titles in full text.
https://secure.strayer.edu/CONT_STD/LIBS/authen.htm
As the world’s largest full text business database, Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 3,800 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost. See “Public Administration” Journal List: http://www.epnet.com/maglists/maglist.htm or http://www.epnet.com/TitleLists/xls/bu_s.xls
Academic Search
Premier is a multi-discipline database.
It provides abstracts and indexing for nearly 4,450 scholarly journals and
contains full text for nearly 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. The database covers
subjects such as social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences,
engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences,
and ethnic studies.
Journal List:
http://www.epnet.com/maglists/maglist.htm
Electric Library.
A comprehensive reference tool including hundreds of popular magazines and
scholarly journals in full text, dozens of current newspapers and news wires,
thousands of televisions and radio transcripts
(NPR, PBS, and ABC news programs, etc.) as well as thousands of photographs and maps. It provides searchable access to many U.S. and international
news sources, including newspapers, wire services, and government transcripts
(e.g. Congressional testimony). http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/elib/do/search
The newspaper of the non-profit world.
Independent weekly. Includes news, job guide, and benefits information.
Home page of the magazine for state and local government officials.
Online version of the monthly business magazine serving federal government executives and managers.
Home page of Government Technology magazine.
A
blind-refereed Internet journal. http://www.pamij.com/
Public Administration Review
Public Administration Review (PAR) is the journal of the
American Society for Public Administration. “PAR has been the premier
journal in the field of public administration research and theory for more than
60 years and is the only journal in public administration that serves
academics, practitioners, and students interested in the public sector and
public sector management. Articles identify and analyze current trends, provide
a factual basis for decision making, stimulate discussion, and make the leading
literature in the field available in an easily accessible format.”
(Available in Business
Source Premier 03/01/1965 to present; Full Text: 03/01/1965
to present)
WEB RESOURCES IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
American Political Science Association
"...The world's largest professional organization in the study of politics." http://www.apsanet.org
American Society for Public Administration
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management http://www.appam.org/index.shtml
Brookings
Institute http://www.brookings.edu/default.htm
European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
Institute of Public Administration (IPA)
"...A private, nonprofit organization, affiliated with the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. Headquartered in New York City where it was established in 1906, IPA operates worldwide with a program of research, technical assistance, and training." http://www.theipa.org/
International City/County Management Association http://www2.icma.org/main/sc.asp?t=0
National Center
for Policy Analysis http://www.napawash.org
Institute for
Public Policy and Social Research http://www.ippsr.msu.edu/
National Academy of Public Administration http://www.napawash.org/
National Center for Public Productivity http://newark.rutgers.edu/~ncpp/ncpp.html
National League of Cities (NLC)
Mission "... is to strengthen and promote cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance." http://www.nlc.org
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
Excellent guide to many grassroots and non-governmental sources of information about politics. http://www.vote-smart.org
Society for Public Administration http://www.aspanet.org/scriptcontent/index.cfm
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." (http://www.spaef.com)
International
Foreign Gov't Resources on the Web. A very comprehensive list, from the U of Michigan site. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/
ICMA: International City/County Management Association http://www1.icma.org/main/sc.asp
International Resources Another way to access to international government WWW sites. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/
Infonation International statistical data from the UN. http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp
International Public Management Network http://www.inpuma.net/
The United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance (UNPAN) http://www.unpan.org/
Federal
Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/
Census Bureau Home Page Sample links from the
Census Page: http://www.census.gov/
Documents Center
(University of Michigan) http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/index.html
GPO Access http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/ The gateway to federal government information. A service of the U.S. Gov't Printing Office. Highlights: Search the GPO databases | Browse government internet sites by topic http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/topics/index.html
Federal Bulletin Board Online Full-text documents from many federal agencies. http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/liblist.htm
Federal Web Locator: Access to agencies by branch of government. http://www.law.vill.edu/Fed-Agency/fedwebloc.html
FirstGov http://www.firstgov.gov/
GAO Home Page http://www.gao.gov/
GovBot Searchable index to over 300,000 U.S. government and military web pages. http://ciir.cs.umass.edu/ciirdemo/Govbot/
The Government Information Xchange The goal of this GSA site is to "facilitate the assimilation, sharing and dissemination of information resources among federal, state and local governments." http://www.info.gov/
House
of Representatives http://www.house.gov/
Supreme Court http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov/
U.S.
Government Information Sources http://www.nttc.edu/resources/government/govresources.asp
U.S. Government Ready Reference
(University of Michigan) http://libraryweb.umd.umich.edu/lib/internet/
United States
Statistical Abstract http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/
State and Local
Directories:
State and Local Government on the
Net Organized by state.
Includes links to official state home pages and to state directories,
statewide offices, legislative, judicial, and executive branch offices, boards
and commissions, cities, and counties.
http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm
StateSearch Organized by
subject. http://www.seeq.com/popupwrapper.jsp?domain=nasire.org&direct=true
Categories include: auditors, education, procurement, transportation,
judicial, etc.
U.S. State and Local Gateway: "Developed to give state and local government officials and employees easy access to federal information." Includes information on funding, "tools," and best practices. Organized by subject (housing, administrative management, etc.) http://www.firstgov.gov/Government/State_Local.shtml
State
Council of State Governments http://www.csgeast.org/
Full-text State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet http://www.prairienet.org/~scruffy/f.htm
National Conference of State Legislatures:The Electronic Information Network for State Legislatures. http://www.ncsl.org/index.htm
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations http://www.ampo.org/
County and City Data Book
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html
Municipal Codes Online http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=help_siteindex
National Association of Counties http://www.naco.org/
National League of Cities Home Page http://www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/
Regional Councils of Governments and Metropolitan Planning Organizations Listed by state. http://www.abag.ca.gov/abag/other_gov/rcg.html
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Home page of this nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that focuses on issues affecting low- and moderate-income people. http://www.cbpp.org/index.html
A project of The American Prospect magazine. Includes news and ideas about national policy and politics.
A service of FPMI Communications, a company providing training seminars and publications for agencies of the federal government. http://www.fpmisolutions.com/
Information on public financial management worldwide. Established by National Performance Review and operated by the National Science Foundation under the sponsorship of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers Council. http://www.financenet.gov/
Graduate Department of Public Administration - Newark
http://rutgers-newark.rutgers.edu/pubadmin/
Includes VolunteerMatch, an online matching service for volunteers and non-profits.
http://www.volunteermatch.org/
Innovations in American Government
An awards program of the Ford Foundation and Harvard University. http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/
Examples of municipal ordinances.
National Budget Simulator Play the Balance-the-Federal-Budget Game! http://www.budgetsim.org/nbs/
NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks
http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/nwdtt/index.html#1
Information from NIRA (National Institute for Research Advancement.
Links to a variety of management materials.
The policy community online. News and information on public policy. http://www.policy.com/
Public Policy Network http://www.hhh.umn.edu/research/index.htm
Sponsors PUBPOL-L, an electronic forum for professionals, graduate students, faculty, and staff in the fields of public policy, public administration, planning, and other related areas. Site includes archives of PUBPOL-L.
OECD work on public management issues. Links to other public management information.
Urban Planning, 1794-1918: An International Anthology of Articles, Conference Papers, and Reports
http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/homepage.htm
Vote-Smart Web Thousands of candidates and elected officials.