Organizational LeadershipOld

American HigherEducation: A guide to ReferenceSources. REF LA226.O441993
Encyclopedia of BusinessInformation Sources. REF DESKHF5353.E52 - Latest edition only
Guide to WritingEmpirical Papers, Theses, andDissertations. REF LB2369.G27 2002
Philosophy: A Guide tothe Reference Literature. REFB72.B97 1997
PracticalResearch: Planning andDesign. Q180.55.M4L431993
Sociology: A Guide ToReference And InformationSources. REF HM585.A391997

Disciplinary/FieldHandbooks
Some handbooks are compilations of research in adiscipline. They attempt to be comprehensive summaries for a givendiscipline or sub-field within it.

AMA ManagementHandbook. REF HD31.A4181994
Handbook of QualitativeResearch. REF H62.H2425 1994(second copy in General Collection)
Handbook of SocialPsychology. REF HM251.H2241998
Handbook of the Sociologyof Education. REF LC191.H2542000
Psychology ResearchHandbook. BF76.5 P7951996
Qualitative Methods inOrganizational Research: A PracticalGuide. HD30.4.Q351994

Dictionaries andEncyclopedias 
Use these sources to understand terminology, obtain backgroundinformation, identify issues and get names, dates and initialliterature review.

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary ofBusiness Ethics. REFHF5387.B55 1997
Concise Oxford Dictionaryof Sociology. REF HM17.C661994
Dictionary ofPsychology. REF BF31 .C652001
Dictionary of Theories,Laws and Concepts inPsychology. REF BF31.R6251998
Encyclopedia of AppliedEthics. REF BJ63.E441998
Encyclopedia ofBusiness. REF HF1001.E4661995b
Encyclopedia of HumanBehavior. REF BF31.E51994
Encyclopedia ofLeadership. REF HD57.7 .H5252001 (second copy in GeneralCollection)
Encyclopedia ofMajor MarketingCampaigns. REFHF5837 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia ofPsychology. REFBF31.E53 2000
Encyclopedia ofSociology. REF HM425 .E52000
Encyclopedia of SpecialEducation. REF LC4007.E532000
Philosophy of Education:An Encyclopedia. REFLB17.P485 1996
Social ScienceEncyclopedia. REF H41.5631996
Merriam-Webster COMPLETE OnlineDictionary
Merriam-Webster COMPLETE OnlineThesaurus
Online Citation Guides/Style Manuals (APA, MLA,Chicago)

Bibliographies 
Bibliographies provide a list of relevant published research on atopic. Use them to initiate and augment your literature search, toidentify important sources on a topic, or to check theinclusiveness of research you have alreadycompleted.

Annual Review ofPsychology.  GENCOLL BF30.A56 (1950-pres);online http://psych.annualreviews.org/
Annual Review ofSociology. GEN COLL HM1.A763(1975-pres); online http://soc.annualreviews.org/
Bibliography of BusinessEthics. GEN COLLHF5387.J662 1986
Business Information: Howto Find It, How to UseIt.  REF HF5356.L36
Organizational andInterorganizational Dynamics: Annotated Bibliogr. GEN COLL HM131.P3881992

 Databases and Indexes 
Although a few of the resourceslisted here are available in print form in the Foley Centercollection, most are online resources with links from the Foleyhomepage. These resources provide indexing, abstracts and in somecases full-text access to journal articles. Insome cases, monographs, dissertations and other forms of scholarlyliterature may also be covered. When accessing online resourcesfrom off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your user Name andpassword.

Academic SearchPremier

Provides full text for nearly4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than3,500 peer-reviewed journals in virtually every area of academicstudy. 
 

ERIC

ERIC is a national information systemproviding indexing and abstracts of education-related journalliterature; as well as manuscripts, books and technical reports inthe ERIC Document microfiche collection; and full-text access toERIC Digest articles.
 

FirstSearch

Provides links to a variety of periodicalindexes and other databases, including WorldCat, ERIC, PsycInfo,SocAbs, MLA, ATLA,Medline, GPO, and others.

Ingenta

Contains tables of contents of more than 25,000recent journals. Document delivery of articles is available for afee. Free full-text access to selected journals.

PAIS International - Indexes HB1.A1 P26

PAIS indexes the literature of public policy,social policy and the social sciences in general. Material bears oncontemporary public and social policy issues and the making andevaluation of public policy. Publications covered include books,journal articles, government publications and associationpublications.

ProQuest

Provides access to a large collection ofinformation, including summaries of articles from over 5,000publications, with many articles in full-text, full-image formatcovering a wide range of subject areas. Newspapers are alsocovered, including selected Washington State newspapers.  

PsycInfo

Produced by the American PsychologicalAssociation, PsycInfo is a database that indexes and providesabstracts of journal articles, chapters, books, dissertations andreports on psychology and related fields. Coverage from1887-present.  

Psychology and Behavioral SciencesCollection 

550 full text journals, including more than 500peer-reviewed titles--covers topics such as emotional andbehavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mentalprocesses, anthropology, and observational and experimentalmethods.

Social Sciences CitationIndex.  

REF INDEXES H1.S62,1978-1996.

After locating a seminal articleon a given topic, researchers wanting to locate subsequentliterature citing the earlier work can turn tothis unique indexingresource. SSCI indexescitations of a given article which appear insubsequent social sciences relatedliterature. Fee-based online access to thecurrent SSCI may be arrange in coordination withlibrary faculty.

Social SciencesIndex. 

in print at REF INDEX AI3.S62 1974-1989. SocialSciences Index covers approximately 600 journals in the fields ofpolitical science, psychology, sociology, criminology and relatedareas.

Sociological Abstracts in print at PERHM1.S67 1953-1996.

Sociological Abstracts is a collectionof non-evaluative abstracts reflecting the world's periodicalliterature in sociology and relateddisciplines. It indexes over 500 journals. Theonline version indexes from1963-present.

Dissertations  
There are a number of options for searching and accessingdissertations from the Foley web site.

• Dissertation AbstractsOnline providesaccess to citations and abstracts of dissertations 1861-present.
• UMI DigitalDissertations providesweb access to the current two years of dissertation abstracts, withfree full-text access to Gonzaga dissertations and free 24-pageexcerpts of others.
• UMI DissertationExpressis a fee-based dissertation orderingservice.
• Foley Library Catalog to search for Gonzagadissertations
• Use the Foley ILL Book Request form orthe WorldCat ILL option to request a dissertation throughinterlibrary loan.
  
  

Statistical Sources 
Use these to gather relevant statistics and other numerical data onyour topic. Statistics can be useful in proving the importance of achosen issue or in justifying a hypotheses or viewpoint on anissue.

Dictionary of StatisticalTerms. REF HA17.K4
Education statistics ofthe United States. REFLB2846.E38
InternationalEncyclopedia ofStatistics. REF HA17.I6
Statistical Abstract ofthe United States. REFDESK HA202; online at http://www.census.gov/statab/www/

Evaluate Your Sources   
The use of book reviews and biographical materials can help youevaluate the quality of the information you are finding. Bookreviews can provide insights of those people working in the fieldand biographical sources can provide qualifications and backgroundsof the authors of books and articles.

BiographyIndex.  REF INDEXES CT100.B56 
Book ReviewDigest. REFINDEXES Z1291.C95
Directory of AmericanScholars. REF LA2311.C32 

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