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Public Policy, Corporate Responsibility and Ethics

General Reference Resources

  • Keyguide to Information Sources in Business Ethics, Ref HF5387.M43 1988
  • Business Ethics and Responsibility: an Information Sourcebook, Ref Z7164.C81 B595 1988
  • The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, Ref HD30.15 .B463 1997
  • International Encyclopedia of Business & Management, Ref HF1001.I53 1996
  • Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It, Ref Desk HF5356 .L36
  • The Prentice Hall Directory of Online Business Information, Ref HF54.56 .P74.
  • Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources, Ref HF5353 .E9
  • Corporate Social Responsibility: a Survey of the Literature, Ref Z7164.A2 P72 1982

Policy Resources

  • Congressional Quarterly Weekly Reports, Ref JK1.C15
    Available online as well: "CQ Weekly - Nonpartisan information on what is happening on Capitol Hill, including legislative news and analysis. This is the online version of the weekly magazine, including full text of all articles published since 1983. Users may search for past articles by words, dates, subjects, etc."

  • Congressional Quarterly Almanac, Ref JK1.C633

  • CQ Researcher, Ref H35.E35
    Also available online: "CQ Researcher - Online version of this weekly publication, covering the most current and controversial issues of the day complete with summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. Full text of all articles published since 1991.

Legal Resources

  • United States Code Service, Ref KF62.1972 L38

  • Deering's California Codes Annotated, Ref KFC30.A4 CC

  • Code Of Federal Regulations, Gov Docs Reference AE2.106/3:

  • Legal Research on LexisNexis Academic
    Fulltext database of thousands of magazine and newspaper articles, news wires, legal and government sources. Dates of coverage and updates vary from title to title.

  • LegalTrac

  • Legal Electronic Resources

Periodicals

  • Corporate Responsibility Monitor
  • Research In Corporate Social Performance and Policy Orradre Main Stacks HD28.R46
  • International Journal of Value Based Management Orradre Periodicals HD60.I66
  • Business and Society Review
  • Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy
  • Journal of Business Ethics Orradre Periodicals HF5387.J68
  • Ethikos
  • Business Ethics Quarterly Orradre Periodicals HF5387.B8728
  • Business & Professional Ethics Journal

Databases and Indexes

  • Factiva
    Access to over 6,000 full-text business publications including newspapers, newswires, journals, magazines, and trade publications.

  • Business Reference Suite
    Includes Business & Industry : Access to articles appearing in the business and trade press around the world dealing with companies, industries, markets and products. Business & Management Practices : Covers articles from business and management publications that deal with management issues or business methodology from a practical approach. Many of the articles are full text.

  • LexisNexis Congressional
    Congressional Publications; Bills, Laws & Regulations; Locate information about current members of congress and congressional committees. Many of the recent congressional publications are online, for those not online try the U.S. Documents Collection on the second floor of the library.

  • FirstGov
    The first-ever government website to provide the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources. FirstGov allows users to browse a wealth of information - everything from researching at the Library of Congress to tracking a NASA mission. It also enables users to conduct important business online -such as applying for student loans, tracking Social Security benefits, comparing Medicare options and even administering government grants and contracts. This monumental breakthrough in one-stop shopping for government services will help Americans across the country and around the world find the information and resources they need at a click of a mouse - quickly and easily.

  • Government Documents Index
    Index of U.S. Federal Government publications. Many of these publications are available in the U.S. Documents Collection on the second floor of the library. The CD is updated monthly and covers documents produced from 1976 to the present.

  • Public Affairs Information Service International (PAIS)
    This database consists of citations to articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. An excellent place to find a variety of perspectives on policy. (Note: Requires your name and Access Card barcode to use).

  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
    This is an index to the international periodical literature of political science and government and related material in law, sociology and economics back to 1975. You will find references to articles at the most scholarly research level and also articles of commentary and opinion from authors worldwide.

  • PolicyFile
    Indexes public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers. Provides links to fulltext where available.

  • Social Issues Service Online Analyst (IRRC)
    Produced by the Investor Responsiblity Research Center, this database contains research and analysis on social issue shareholder proposals raised at U.S. companies. Ask at the Reference Desk for user name and password.

  • Socrates
    Reports social responsibility issues for 600 companies, including all of the S&P 500. Issues include employee relations, the environment, diversity, and community involvement. Also covers involvement with military contracting, alcohol, and tobacco.

  • F&S Index United States (Ref HG496.F8)
    Comprehensive index to corporate news. Especially good for finding information on corporate responsibility. Search for company name. When you find your company see if there is a subject heading for "Government and Society" listed. This will give you good articles on policy and responsibility.

  • Alternative Press Index (also: Index Table X; Ref AI3.A27)
    A great index for getting a different point of view. Indexes progressive and liberal publications such as The Nation and Mother Jones. Has very good coverage of corporate responsibility issues.

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