Find Professional Associations
- Encyclopedia of AssociationsThis is a book in the library reference stacks. Call number: AS8 E5 2010.
Look up a profession to find related associations in vol. 1, sections 3 or 5. - USA.govFind state and local agencies through this government gateway, created by the US Federal government.
- Nonprofit Network of SW Washington
- NonProfitList.org
- GoogleSearch Google to find nonprofits by limiting your search to site:.org (example: police association site:.org) This will find your search terms on nonprofit websites only. Most associations have a nonprofit status.
Career Information for Public Professionals
- Occupational Outlook HandbookThis annual publication summarizes the education, training, certification, and employment outlook of hundreds of professions. This is a critical tool for your assignment.
Other Tools
- ProQuest CongressionalSearch U.S. Congressional hearings to locate references to specific professional associations. You will find testimony given by prominent people in the profession.
- WA state's Legislative Information CenterFind legislative documents to see if they mention people active in your profession.
- Oregon's Legislative DocumentsFind a record of Oregon's legislative activity.
Professions in Policy Development
Scholarly articles and books are ideal sources of information to learn:
- a broad understanding of a profession and its activities
- policy engagement by a profession historically
- documented impact of professional groups in politics and policy
News articles will reference the day to day activities of specific professional groups and individuals, typically offering quotes from officials regarding specific policies. News is best for local information.
A professional association may produce reports or statements that indicate their association's view on specific policies. Some professionals may act locally within their office and nationally within an association. Consider both.
Consider what information you need. When you know what, you know where to look. Use the list of tools below to find your information.
Magazine and Journal Articles
- PAIS(+ 20 other ProQuest databases) Search for articles, government documents, book chapters and more related to US public policy.
- Academic Search Complete This database lists and links to articles in many topics, including public policies in a variety of areas like crime, education, and natural resources.
- Governing.comThis source discusses policies at the state and local level. Articles are written from the perspective of professionals interested in policy development across the US in their areas of expertise.
- JSTORProvides access to articles published more than 2 years ago in over 100 scholarly journals.
- Worldwide Political Science AbstractsIndex of scholarly articles in political science
Books
Use WorldCat Local to find books, journals, and some articles available in WSU. You will also find books that can be requested from libraries around the Pacific Northwest (Summit). Results will be listed in order of local availability like this: WSU Vancouver first, then WSU all, Summit, and WorldCat Libraries.
Newspapers and Other News Sources
- Lexis-Nexis Academic"Search the News" to find full text newspaper and magazine articles from local papers around the country. Use the drop down menu to change your search to TV transcripts or blogs.
- New York TimesCurrent articles from the New York Times website.
- Washington PostCurrent articles from Washington, DC's Washington Post newspaper.
- The ColumbianCurrent issues from Vancouver, Washington's local newspaper.
- The OregonianCurrent issues from Portland, Oregon's local newspaper.
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