PADM6860 State Agency Administration Guide
Overview
The resources listed here have been selected for the work you are
doing in this class. They may also be helpful for future research in this program as well. This is by no means a complete list of resources you might
need to consult. Please ask for assistance if you have any trouble
locating information on your topic.
It is a good idea to keep track of key words and terms that retrieve relevant
information. Keywords which work successfully in one source may or may
not work well in another source. You may have to try multiple terms to
find what you are looking for.
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions. michele.behr@wmich.edu Phone:269-387-5611
Comprehensive State Listings
These sources provide directories and links to multiple areas of information on the state of Michigan.University of Michigan Government Documents Center This University of Michigan Libraries' gateway offers a straightforward approach to navigating the overwhelming array of online government resources. Using frames, the Federal Documents section provides broad categories, such as the Federal budget and copyright, as well as an index covering over 100 topics, in an easy-to-digest format. The Foreign Governments and International sections link to documents by region, country, or topic (anthems, constitutions, or the military). The "Michigan State and Local Government on the web" section is a very comprehensive listing of relevant sources.
Michigan State Government Gateway to Michigan government sites, particularly the executive, legislative, and Judicial branches of state government. This site has its own search engine, which unfortunately is not always very easy to use.
Library of Michigan Part of the History, Arts & Libraries site for Michigan, includes information about the Michigan government, libraries, and services for the blind and physically handicapped.
Michigan Electronic Library: Michigan Law Links to state courts at all levels, the Attorney General, Michigan Constitution, state statutes, administrative rules, and executive orders. Also includes current directories of Michigan legislators and committee assignments
Search Engines and Indexes
Google - Uncle Sam. Another way of limiting web searches to .gov and .mil sections.
Organizations and Associations
Governors The National Governors Association provides information on governors past and present.
National Conference of State Legislatures The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan
organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50
states, its commonwealths and territories.
Government Resources & Statistics
LexisNexis Academic Indexes thousands of domestic and foreign newspapers, as well as journals, and other publications in News, Business company reports and articles, Legal Research, Medical and Reference. The legal research category includes law reviews, law news, federal and state laws and cases. Mostly full text. Includes Hoover's full text. Coverage dates vary. Click "Legal" to search state and federal court cases.
LexisNexis Statistical Provides abstracts and indexes of statistical information from over 100,000 U.S. government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and approximately 2000 documents from international organizations from 1983. Full text or web links provided for some citations.
Journal Articles
ABI/INFORM Global An index of over 1,800 publications with abstracts, and full text from over 700 of these titles, selected from newspapers, trade publications, and journals on business including, for example, administration, economics, computers, finance, human resources, management, and marketing. Full-text of Wall Street Journal articles available from 1984. Otherwise coverage is from 1971 to the present with some older material available. Updated daily. Also a good source of information on non-profit organizations.
LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index Indexes approximately 170 magazines and newsletters published by U.S. government agencies in a great variety of subjects with research value. Links to full text are provided when available. Coverage: 1988-present. Updated quarterly.
ProQuest Research Library Indexes popular magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers and trade publications in a wide range of subject areas, including business, education, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Full-text available for over 2,500 journals. Coverage from 1971.
Ask A Librarian
Michele D. Behr
michele.behr@wmich.edu
269-387-5611
Last updated: September 2008