Public Administration
PAD6706 - Dr. Harwood

Table of Contents

Basic Sources

Research Databases

Government Information Sources

Citing Sources

Research Guides

Basic Sources

• UNF Library Catalog - find books, videos, government documents, etc. in the UNF library.
• Other Online Library Catalogs -- local, state, national and international.
• NetLibrary -- digital copies of over 45,000 print books - many history books - FAQs | sign-up information.

Research Databases

Find articles in magazines, newspapers, trade journals and professional journals

Login to access research databases from off campus.  More login information.

• Political Science and Public Administration
• Business
• Government and Law
• Sociology and Criminal Justice
• Newspapers
• Google Scholar

What is an academic/scholarly journal? - quick guide
What is an academic/scholarly journal - in-depth guide
What is a refereed/peer-reviewed journal?

Government Information Sources

• GPO Access
• Google Government Search
• Congressional Research Service Reports
• UNF Government Documents links

Citing Sources

• UNF Citation Guide - APA, MLA
• Use RefWorks to automatically format your bibliography for you. Here are a couple of guides. RefWorks sign up information. UNF RefWorks Import Table. The RefWorks tutorial is excellent and fun.

Copies of most style manuals are kept at the Reference Desk at all times.  There may be copies that can be checked out.

Research Guides

• Evaluating Electronic Resources
• Evaluating Internet Resources
• How to Find Book Reviews
• How to Find Both Sides of the Story
• Logging in From Off Campus
• Plagiarism defined and discussed in Wikipedia -- includes examples of famous plagiarism cases
• What is a Refereed/peer-reviewed Article?
• What is an Academic/Scholarly Journal?

Problems? Frustrated? Need help? My number is 620-2616 or 620-1532.
Email btuck@unf.edu

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