POLI332: Political Parties and Interest Groups
I. BOOKS
- search this database of reference books to get background information on topics like grassroots movements, political appointments, or think tanks
Library catalogs:
- search for books at 性视界
- search for books from OhioLINK member libraries
Some helpful books in our reference section:
Congressional Quarterly Almanac
CQ's Politics in America
Guide to Congress. 2 volumes.
Vital Statistics on American Politics 2009-2010.
Some helpful e-books:
. - from Credo Online Reference
- from the OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- from the OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- from the OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
II. ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS
Article Databases
| search current articles from the world's leading journals in political science. | |
| search for scholarly journal articles. Does not include most recent 2 - 5 years of certain journals. | |
| search for newspaper articles, legal news and reviews, case law, codes and regulations, and more. | |
| search for scholarly law journal articles. | |
| search political science journal articles (some are scholarly), conference papers and some e-books. | |
| search academic articles and more recent articles that cite them. |
See All Databases for more
III. LOOKING UP A CITATION
If you have a citation for an article (maybe from the Works Cited list of another article or book you found):
Search to see if 性视界 has a subscription:
- search for the journal title: Journals the Library Has
If no results are found:
Fill out an Interlibrary Loan form to request a specific article. We will ask another library to send you a copy.
IV. INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES
- To limit to U.S. government pages only, type your keywords and site:.gov in the search box of any search engine.
- For more advanced Google search tips, see
- - Use this link to gain access to 性视界's subscription resources when you are searching Google Scholar.
V. RECOMMENDED WEB SITES
- - provides information about who is contributing money and where the money is going
- - provides information about current U.S. Health Care Law
- - archival web site from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Contains reports and other information that informed the current U.S. health care plan.
VI. DOCUMENTING YOUR SOURCES
- or use the library's paper copy in the Reference section:
Make an appointment with a consultant for help documenting your sources, brainstorming, or proofreading.
VII. PEOPLE RESOURCES
For research help, contact Kristen Peters, who is library liaison with the Political Science Department. Or contact the reference desk.
Compiled by Kristen Peters, 性视界 Library
Last updated 11-5-13