PHE 478/479 Program Planning and Evaluation: 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.
Full-Text Online Reference Databases
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Sage eReference This link opens in a new windowContains full text encyclopedias and reference books in the social sciences and humanities. Search by keyword or browse by topic.
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Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowContains full text subject encyclopedias, reference works, dictionaries, and handbooks in all disciplines.
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Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new windowContains 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.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (Portland State University Library Content) This link opens in a new windowFeatures full text scholarly encyclopedias and reference works. This expanded collection of the Oregon Gale Virtual Statewide Reference Library includes Portland State University purchased titles.
Dictionaries
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Mosby's Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary by
Call Number: R121 .M89 2002 -- 2nd floor referenceISBN: 9780323014304Publication Date: 2001-10-09 -
A Dictionary of Public Health (ebook) by
Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780195160901Publication Date: 2006-11-23 -
Encyclopedias & Handbooks
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The SAGE Handbook of Healthcare by
Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781847877000Publication Date: 2008-01-01 -
The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health by
Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780028666709Publication Date: 2019-09-01 -
International Encyclopedia of Public Health by
Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780128037089Publication Date: 2016-10-06 -
The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics by
Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780190245191Publication Date: 2019-08-20