Health Administration: Reference Works
Why Reference Works?
Scholarly reference works are useful for the following:
- An overview of a topic
- Topic ideas for a paper topic or narrowing your topic
- Finding keywords for searches
- Bibliographies for further research
Reference works are good starting points for research, but are rarely cited in research as secondary sources.
Search for Reference Sources (PSU Only)
Full-Text Online Reference Databases
- Sage eReferenceContains full text encyclopedias and reference books in the social sciences and humanities. Search by keyword or browse by topic.
- Oxford Reference OnlineContains full text subject encyclopedias, reference works, dictionaries, and handbooks in all disciplines.
- Oxford Handbooks OnlineContains full text Oxford University Press handbooks on topics in the fields of business, management, philosophy, political science, and religion. Handbooks provide overview, background, historical synthesis and reference lists.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (Portland State University Library Content)Features full text scholarly encyclopedias and reference works. This expanded collection of the Oregon Gale Virtual Statewide Reference Library includes Portland State University purchased titles.
Reference Works
Health Politics and Policy by Call Number: RA395.A3 H43 2011 - 2nd floor ReferenceISBN: 9781849205023Publication Date: 2011-02-09
The SAGE Handbook of Health Care Ethics by Call Number: R724 .S254 2011 - 2nd floor ReferenceISBN: 9781412945349Publication Date: 2011-02-07
Encyclopedia of Health Care Management (ebook) by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781452265247Publication Date: 2003-10-21
The Public Health Quality Improvement Handbook (ebook) by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0873897587Publication Date: 2009-04-01
NCBI Bookshelf
- NCBI Bookshelf - Health BooksFull-text online books on health, health education, health care, and health policy from NCBI Bookshelf. Publishers include ARHQ, National Academies Press, and more.