Resources on leadership can be found in various areas throughout the library. This guide points out some reference books, indexes, and strategies that will help you get started. Don't hesitate to ask a librarian for help if you aren't finding what you need.

Reference Works / Browsing for Books / Indexes and Databases / Journals / Web sites

Reference Works

Concise Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management. Blackwell, 1998. (Ref HD30.15 .C66 1998)

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Academic Press, 1998. (Ref BJ63 .E44 1998)

Encyclopedia of Education. New York: Macmillan, 2003. (Ref LB15 .E47 2003)

Encyclopedia of Psychology. American Psychological Association, 2000. (Ref BF31 .E52 2000)

Browsing for Books

Books are shelved in general subject categories using the Library of Congress classification system. You may want to supplement your use of the catalog with browsing shelf areas for your topic.

Browse for general leadership books under call numbers beginning with HD57.7 on the upper level of the library.

• BF 637 .L4     Psychology of leadership
• LB 2801-3095     School administration and organization
• HM 766     Community organization
• HQ 1006     Leadership in women
• JC 330     Political leadership

Indexes and Databases

Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier contains full text coverage in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, and other disciplines.

Business Source Premier
Use this database to research all business and management topics. Includes company profiles as well as industry reports.

Catalog of Nonprofit Literature
A free database from the Foundation Center. Contains approximately 27,000 full bibliographic citations on the literature of philanthropy.

ERIC
The major index to articles in education journals and reports of education research; contains citations and abstracts to over 900,000 articles and documents, some available in full text.

LexisNexis
LexisNexis is a full text web-accessible database service that is particularly strong in the areas of current news, legal information, and business information.

Management & Organization (SAGE)This database covers communication, human resources, the sociology of work, and other management related topics.

PsycINFO
The most complete listing of research in the field of psychology, and also includes literature from various related disciplines such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.

Journals

Journals may be available in full text through various subscription databases . Use our journal locator list to scan journals, both print and electronic, by subject.

• Academic Leadership - available from 2000 online
• Advancing Women in Leadership - available from 1997 online
• Educational Leadership - available from 1974 in Academic Search Premier
• International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning - available from 1997 online
• International Journal of Leadership in Education - available from 1999 (most recent 1 year unavailable) in Academic Search Premier
• Journal of Leadership & Organization Studies - available from 2000 in CSA Management and Organization Studies
• Leadership - available from 2005 in CSA Management and Organization Studies
• Leadership Quarterly - available from 1996-2001 in Business Source Premier
• Nonprofit Management and Leadership - available from 1998 (most recent 1 year unavailable) in Business Source Premier

Web Sites

Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership - A nonprofit institution providing resources and opportunities to explore the principles and practices of servant leadership.

Center for Creative Leadership - A nonprofit organization that provides research, training, and publications in leadership development.

Community Leadership Association - Lists community leadership programs, directories, conferences with scholarship information, and publications.

International Leadership Association - "the global network for all those who practice, study and teach leadership"

Leadership Center (Washington State University) - Includes leadership readings, tips, and links to other leadership resources.

last updated 4/08