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Comparative Public Policy
POL237 Coates
David Coates
Books
Use the library's online catalog to locate books, films, microforms, and other materials in the library. Search by Author, Title, Subject, Call Number, or Keyword, or combine searches using a Guided Keyword search.
Call number ranges that will be helpful:
- HC240s - European Economic resources (Wilson 6)
- HN1-HN100 - US Social Issues and Policy (HN64s especially on social policy) (Wilson 6)
- HN370s - European Social Policy resources (Wilson 6)
- HV90s - welfare resources (Wilson 6)
- Government Documents will have call numbers depending on the department, so you may have some HHS, SSA, and Ys are all published by Congress. (Reynolds 4)
Useful LC Subject Headings
- Welfare State
- Family Policy
- Public Welfare
- [Your country] Social Policy or Economic Policy
Possible Searches on the Guided Keyword Tab
- Welfare AND Germany
- "Social Policy" AND Europe
- "Health Care" AND United States
Reference Resources
Here is a sample of some of the Reference books we have to get you started. These are all located in the Reference Department on the 4th floor of the wilson Wing of the Library. Ask for help at the Reference Desk to find any of these.
- Encyclopedia of World political Systems Ref JF51 D465 2000
- Europa World Yearbook (organized by country) Ref Desk JN1 E851 2005
- Handbook of World Families Ref HQ515 H3356 2005
- Political Handbook of the World (organized by country) Ref JF37 P6 2000/2002
- Statistical Handbook of the World's Children Ref HQ767.9 K385 2002
- World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties Ref JF2011 W67 1999
- Statistical Abstract of the United States Ref HA202 U5 (At the Reference Desk)
Online Databases*
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AccessUN
(United Nations Documents)
- Columbia International Affairs Online
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GPO Access
(US Government Information)
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LexisNexis Academic
For legal, statistical, and current events info
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Military and Government Collection
(REALLY useful to get Country Reports on any country search "Germany" AND "Country Report")
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PAIS
For public affairs (citations and abstracts)
- Sociological Abstracts
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
(citations and abstracts)
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Stat-USA and LexisNexis Statistical
for statistics
Multi-subject indexes to scholarly articles (some full-text):
- Academic Search Premier
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ProQuest
select Research Library
Finding Journals
Use Find a Journal to search for the title you need. You will be shown both print and electronic availability. Print issues for the current year, generally, are in Current Periodicals (Reynolds 4), while back issues are shelved in the stacks by call number.
Remember, if Reynolds Library doesn't have a journal (or book) that you need, make a request via Interlibrary Loan.
Back to topWeb Resources
- Directgov (UK's Government Site)
- DOS (US Dept of State)
- Electronic Research Collections
- Europa (The EU Online)
- Eurostat (Statistics on European Countries)
- Global Health Facts (From the Kaiser Foundation)
- GPO Access (US Government Information)
- GPO Access Social Programs Links
- HHS (US Dept. of Health and Human Services)
- Infomine
- International Documents Task Force (list of web resources)
- Introduction to Social Policy (Robert Gordon Univ. - UK)
- Librarians Internet Index
- Offstats (Official Statistics Pages for countries of the world)
- SSA (US Social Security Admninstration)
- United Nations also check their Cyber School Bus area
- The Whitehouse
Need Help?
General Reference Help
askzak@wfu.edu or AIM: askzaklive
For this class
Rosalind Tedford: tedforrl@wfu.edu or AIM: rozteelib
Also...
Request a Personal Research Session
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