• Getting Started
  
  Sites Relevant to Public Administrators Interested in Information Management
• Web sites of academic associations and their journals
• Web sites of government agencies, their policy proposals and supporting research
• Web sites of individuals performing similar tasks
• Web sites of recognized institutional leaders
• Web sites of interest groups
• Web sites on current policy issues
• Web sites designed for practitioners and their publications
• Web sites of publishers and distributors

1.  Obtain an SIUENET account .

2.  If calling the university is a local call, you may want to use the university as your Internet service provider.

3.  Make sure that you also have the following software packages on your home computer: WSFTPLE (the shareware ftp program), an anti-virus program and a web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer and/or Netscape Navigator).  If you don't have these shareware packages on your computer, go to the university helpdesk for guidance on downloading these packages.

1.  American Political Science Association

2.  Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

3.  American Society for Public Administration

4.  International Personnel Management Association

5.  National Academy of Public Administration

6.  National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration

National Information Infrastructure http://nii.nist.gov/nii/niiinfo.html

NII Agenda for Action http://metalab.unc.edu/nii/toc.html

 

National Partnership for Reinventing Government http://www.npr.gov/

Innovations in American Government Awards http://ksgwww.harvard.edu/innovat/index.html

    WWW Resources http://www.ctg.albany.edu/projects/inettb/startkit.html

Council for Excellence in Government http://www.excelgov.org/

Intergovernmental Information Technology Leadership Consortium http://www.excelgov.org/techcon/

Center for Technology in Government, State University of New York, Albany http://www.ctg.albany.edu/

WWW Starter Kit http://www.ctg.albany.edu/projects/inettb/startkit.html

Reinventing Environmental Protection http://www.epa.gov/reinvent/

Innovations Journal http://www.innovation.cc/

Innovations Group http://www.ig.org/  ,a part of the Local Government Network, is an on-line resource for Innovators at the local level.

U. S. Federal Communications Commission http://www.fcc.gov/

1996 Telecommunications Act http://www.fcc.gov/telecom.html

1.  G. David Garson, North Caroline State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Course web site for PA 540 Computer Applications in Public Administration.

• http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa540/index.shtml

Links related to web authoring. http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa540/links.htm

Student web pages from the class.http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa540/student.htm

Course web site for PA 541 GIS in Public Administration

• http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa541/index.shtml

GIS links for PA 541 http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa541/links.htm

2.  Bruce Rocheleau, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

Syllabus for PAPA 512 Information Management and Decision Support in Public Organizations

• http://www.niu.edu/pub_ad/p512syl.htm

Links to generic public administration sites http://www.niu.edu/pub_ad/links.htm

Information management sites http://www.niu.edu/pub_ad/wwwlinks/infosys.htm

3.  Genie Stowers, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California

Syllabi for a wide range of courses from many different PA departments

• http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~mpa/syllabi.htm

Index to websites in every subfield of public administration including information management and computer usage.

• http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~mpa/paonline.htm

4.  Richard Heeks, University of Manchester, England

Working papers series, Information Systems for Public Sector Management (comparative dimension).

• http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm/idpm_dp.htm#isps_wp

U.S. News and World Report ranked the top Public Affairs programs in the United States for 1998.  The following institutions received the highest ratings in Information & Technology.

1.  The H. John Heinz School of Public Management and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University (PA)

• Examine some of the working papers on information systems (IS) of the research faculty at this institution.

2.  The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University (NY)

• Impressive start page with all the major search engines and introductory material on the web.
• Go to the Computing Technology Group to find Help, Tips, and Shortcuts for Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Front Page, FTP and Telnet.

3.  Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy

• Go to the Technology Policy and Assessment Center and under Major Areas look at:
  • Technology Opportunity Analysis
  • High Technology Indicators
  • Information Revolution and Consequences
  • Analyses of Emerging Technology Courses.

   

4.  Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Public Policy SUNY - Albany

• The School of Information Science and Policy combines public information management and the library sciences.  To understand this approach look at sections titled Course Descriptions and Some Course Syllabi
• See the work done by Sharon S. Dawes for the state of New York, "Developing and Delivering Government Services on the World Wide Web."  http://www.ctg.albany.edu/projects/inettb/startkit.html.

5.  The John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University

• Some of Harvard important Public Policy Programs and Initiatives in the area of information technology include:
  • Harvard Information Infrastructure Project
  • Strategic Computing and Telecommunications in the Public Sector
  • Visions of Governance for the 21st Century

6.  School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University - Bloomington

• From the BIG LIST of courses, examine the following:
  • Introduction to Vector based GIS
  • Managing Information Technology
  • Information Technology - Thursday's Cohort
  • Information Technology - Tuesday's Cohort
  • Information Technology - Wednesday's Cohort
  • Nonprofit Organizations

7.  School of Public Policy and Management Ohio State University

• Syllabus for Government Information Systems Administration
• Links for Government Sites on the Internet
• Links for Internet Government Resources

8. Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs University of Texas at Austin

• The University of Texas sponsors the UT Lecture Hall and the World Lecture Hall.   These are important sites but the only course on information technology is by David Garson cited earlier.
  • UT Lecture Hall
  • World Lecture Hall

1.  Center for Civic Networking http://civic.net/ccn.html

2.  The Center for Democracy and Technology http://www.cdt.org/

3.  Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility http://www.cpsr.org/

4.  The Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.eff.org/

5.  The Electronic Privacy Center http://www.epic.org//

General References

Telecommunications Policy and Regulation http://china.si.umich.edu/telecom/policy.html

Larry Towner's Y2K Bibliography http://www.ttuhsc.edu/pages/year2000/y2k_bib.htm

Information Resource Commission Y2K for the state of Florida http://fcn.state.fl.us/bpsr/yr2000/irc/

Copyright

The Copyright Website http://www.benedict.com/

Intellectual Property Center http://www.ipcenter.com/

Community Networks

Organization for Community Networks, Cleveland, Ohio http://ofcn.org/

1.  Best Overall Site for academics interested in current practice

Government Technology: Solutions for State and Local Government in the Information Age http://www.govtech.net

2.  For IT Professionals in Government

Government Computer News http://www.gcn.com

Federal Computer Weekly http://www.fcw.com

Washington Technology Online http://www.wtonline.com

CIO Government Research Center http://www.cio.com/forums/government

CIO.COM - The Leading Resource for Information Executives http://www.cio.com/

CIO Web Business - Strategies for Using the Web in Business http://webbusiness.cio.com/

Civic.com for IT Professionals in State and Local Government http://www.fcw-civic.com/

National Association of State Information Resource Executives http://www.natoa.org/

National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors  http://www.natoa.org/

Public Technology Inc. http://pti.nw.dc.us/

3.  For IT Professionals, Administrators, and Faculty in Higher Education

EDUCOM and CAUSE have combined into EDUCAUSE  http://www.educause.edu/

4.  For Federal, State, and Local Government Officials: Elected Politicians and Appointed Professionals

Government Executive Magazine http://www.govexec.com

• Magazine annually presents the Innovations federal award winners and is dedicated to reporting on federal government operations.

Federation of  Tax Administrators http://www.taxadmin.org/

National Conference of State Legislators http://www.ncsl.org/

Governing: The Magazine for State and Local Government http://www.governing.com

International City County Management Association http://www.icma.org/

U.S. Conferences of Mayors http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/home.html

1.  Ziff Davis Publishing http://www.zdnet.com/

Computer courses at  ZDU  http://www.zdu.com/catalog/catalog.asp

• At ZDU you can take as many courses as you want for only $ 7.95 per month.    They are accessed through the web.  Some are instructor-led courses and some are self-study tutorials.  There are over 150 courses covering all the programs in Microsoft Office, Front Page, HTML, Web Design, CGI Script Writing, JAVA, etc.

Some of the Best Computing and Internet Journals

• PC Computing http://www.zdnet.com/pcomp/
• PC Magazine http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/
• PC Week http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/
• Windows http://www.zdnet.com/windows/
• Computer Shopper http://www.zdnet.com/computershopper/

Software Newsletters http://www.zdjournals.com/free_issue.htm

Examples include:

• Inside Microsoft Windows 95
• Exploring Windows NT
• Windows NT Professional
• Inside Office 97
• Inside Office 2000
• Inside Microsoft Front Page
• Inside the Internet
• Inside Microsoft Web Builder
• Inside Word
• Inside Excel
• Inside Access
• Inside Power Point

The Most Comprehensive Guide to Reviews of Hardware, Software and Other Equipment

• http://www.zdnet.com/products/

Plus much more

• Free e-mail
• Auctions
• Free downloads
• Information on ZDTV, a cable television network that helps you enjoy computers and the Internet.

2.  Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/

You can browse books on computing and the Internet by going to Amazon.com, Books, Computers and the Internet.  You have immediate access to the book reviews of computer related journals and magazines, the list of the Top 50 Best Sellers, the list of the Top 25 soon-to-be-released future best sellers.  You can also search for books by author, title, and subject. 

When you find a book, you have access to the publisher's review and any comments of customers who have bought the book.  You can order the book online, receive a 20 to 40 % discount off the retail price, and expect to receive the order by mail within a couple of days.

Your association with Amazon.com can be further reinforced by registering your book preferences with the company.  You will then receive by e-mail recommendations "from their editors" of new books that fall within your preferences.  You may also want to return your comments on the books that you have purchased to have them posted for other customers to read.

 

3.  Barnes & Noble Bookstore http://www.barnesandnoble.com/

This bookstore in trying to catch up with its larger online competitor (Amazon.com), offers many of the same features.  Some features unique to Barnes & Noble are the Software Development Magazine Jolt Awards, Special Package Discounts, Bargain Bookshelf and the opportunity to join a computer book club.  Barnes and Noble has also taken its traditional strength in textbooks and is moving it online.  There are both new and used textbooks for sale and a buy back policy on some books.

 

4.  Publishers of computer and Internet books

MacMillam Press http://www.mcp.com/

• Check out their Personal Bookshelf for free books. 
• Que and Sams are subdivisions of this company. 
• E-zone contains books with accompanying interactive CD's to facilitate learning how to use software programs.

Idea Group Publishing http://www.idea-group.com/

Two books in their information management series are useful as public administration texts.

• Information Technology and Computer Applications in Public Administration edited by G. David Garson
• Computer Technology and Social Issues by G. David Garson.

 

5.  Publishers with Public Administration divisions

• Sage Publishing http://www.sagepub.com/
• Jossey Bass http://www.josseybass.com/