Public Administration - Guide to Syracuse University Library Resources  

Standard & Poor's Global Credit Portal - Public Finance (U.S.)
Access to indepth credit ratings information and research on various securities issued by U.S. government entities.  View analyses and reports derived from Standard & Poor's global network of analysts.  NOTE:  S.U. Library's subscription has a five (5) simultaneous user limit and is restricted to the section on "governments."  For those researching corporate securities, the Library offers numerous additional databases with a focus on researching companies and industries.

If you see this next to the record for an article in a Library database, click on it to see if the full-text is available online.

SU Library supports students and faculty at the Maxwell School's Department of Public Administration.

Browse the links on this research guide for various librarian suggested research starting points.  Researchers with an interest in historical manuscript collections pertinent to politics, government and public administration may also wish to consult the library's Special Collections Research Center. 

In addition, the various short video tutorials below introduce some of the Library website's basic research tools.

Click on the image to view these tutorial modules.

Click on the image to view these tutorial modules.

Click on the image to view these tutorial modules.

Click on the image to view these tutorial modules.

Need help on formatting the sources you cite in your academic writing (e.g., APA, MLA, etc.) or want access to full-fledged online bibliographic management systems-like "RefWorks" or "EndNote Web."  Visit SU Library's Citation Support website.