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Organizational Leadership

American Higher Education: A guide to Reference Sources. REF LA226.O44 1993
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. REF DESK HF5353.E52 - Latest edition only
Guide to Writing Empirical Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. REF LB2369 .G27 2002
Philosophy: A Guide to the Reference Literature. REF B72.B97 1997
Practical Research: Planning and Design. Q180.55.M4L43 1993
Sociology: A Guide To Reference And Information Sources. REF HM585.A39 1997

Disciplinary/Field Handbooks
Some handbooks are compilations of research in a discipline. They attempt to be comprehensive summaries for a given discipline or sub-field within it.

AMA Management Handbook. REF HD31.A418 1994
Handbook of Qualitative Research. REF H62.H2425 1994 (second copy in General Collection)
Handbook of Social Psychology. REF HM251.H224 1998
Handbook of the Sociology of Education. REF LC191.H254 2000
Psychology Research Handbook. BF76.5 P795 1996
Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research: A Practical Guide. HD30.4.Q35 1994

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 
Use these sources to understand terminology, obtain background information, identify issues and get names, dates and initial literature review.

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics. REF HF5387.B55 1997
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Sociology. REF HM17.C66 1994
Dictionary of Psychology. REF BF31 .C65 2001
Dictionary of Theories, Laws and Concepts in Psychology. REF BF31.R625 1998
Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. REF BJ63.E44 1998
Encyclopedia of Business. REF HF1001.E466 1995b
Encyclopedia of Human Behavior. REF BF31.E5 1994
Encyclopedia of Leadership. REF HD57.7 .H525 2001 (second copy in General Collection)
Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns. REF HF5837 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia of Psychology. REF BF31.E53 2000
Encyclopedia of Sociology. REF HM425 .E5 2000
Encyclopedia of Special Education. REF LC4007.E53 2000
Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia. REF LB17.P485 1996
Social Science Encyclopedia. REF H41.563 1996
Merriam-Webster COMPLETE Online Dictionary
Merriam-Webster COMPLETE Online Thesaurus
Online Citation Guides/Style Manuals (APA, MLA, Chicago)

Bibliographies 
Bibliographies provide a list of relevant published research on a topic. Use them to initiate and augment your literature search, to identify important sources on a topic, or to check the inclusiveness of research you have already completed.

Annual Review of Psychology.  GEN COLL BF30.A56 (1950-pres); online http://psych.annualreviews.org/
Annual Review of Sociology. GEN COLL HM1.A763 (1975-pres); online http://soc.annualreviews.org/
Bibliography of Business Ethics. GEN COLL HF5387.J662 1986
Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It.  REF  HF5356.L36
Organizational and Interorganizational Dynamics: Annotated Bibliogr.  GEN COLL HM131.P388 1992

 Databases and Indexes 
Although a few of the resources listed here are available in print form in the Foley Center collection, most are online resources with links from the Foley homepage. These resources provide indexing, abstracts and in some cases full-text access to journal articles. In some cases, monographs, dissertations and other forms of scholarly literature may also be covered. When accessing online resources from off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your user Name and password.

Academic Search Premier

Provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals in virtually every area of academic study. 
 

ERIC

ERIC is a national information system providing indexing and abstracts of education-related journal literature; as well as manuscripts, books and technical reports in the ERIC Document microfiche collection; and full-text access to ERIC Digest articles.
 

FirstSearch

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

Ingenta

Contains tables of contents of more than 25,000 recent journals. Document delivery of articles is available for a fee. 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 on contemporary public and social policy issues and the making and evaluation of public policy. Publications covered include books, journal articles, government publications and association publications.

ProQuest

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

PsycInfo

Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycInfo is a database that indexes and provides abstracts of journal articles, chapters, books, dissertations and reports on psychology and related fields. Coverage from 1887-present.  

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection 

550 full text journals, including more than 500 peer-reviewed titles--covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

Social Sciences Citation Index.  

REF INDEXES H1.S62, 1978-1996.

After locating a seminal article on a given topic, researchers wanting to locate subsequent literature citing the earlier work can turn to this unique indexing resource. SSCI indexes citations of a given article which appear in subsequent social sciences related literature. Fee-based online access to the current SSCI may be arrange in coordination with library faculty.

Social Sciences Index. 

in print at REF INDEX AI3.S62 1974- 1989. Social Sciences Index covers approximately 600 journals in the fields of political science, psychology, sociology, criminology and related areas.

Sociological Abstracts in print at PER HM1.S67 1953-1996.

Sociological Abstracts is a collection of non-evaluative abstracts reflecting the world's periodical literature in sociology and related disciplines. It indexes over 500 journals. The online version indexes from1963-present.

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

• Dissertation Abstracts Online provides access to citations and abstracts of dissertations 1861- present.
• UMI Digital Dissertations provides web access to the current two years of dissertation abstracts, with free full-text access to Gonzaga dissertations and free 24-page excerpts of others.
• UMI Dissertation Expressis a fee-based dissertation ordering service.
• Foley Library Catalog to search for Gonzaga dissertations
• Use the Foley ILL Book Request form or the WorldCat ILL option to request a dissertation through interlibrary loan.
  
  

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

Dictionary of Statistical Terms. REF HA17.K4
Education statistics of the United States. REF LB2846.E38
International Encyclopedia of Statistics. REF HA17. I6
Statistical Abstract of the United States. REF DESK HA202; online at http://www.census.gov/statab/www/

Evaluate Your Sources   
The use of book reviews and biographical materials can help you evaluate the quality of the information you are finding. Book reviews can provide insights of those people working in the field and biographical sources can provide qualifications and backgrounds of the authors of books and articles.

Biography Index.   REF INDEXES CT100.B56 
Book Review Digest. REF INDEXES Z1291.C95
Directory of American Scholars. REF LA2311.C32  

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