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POLI332: Political Parties and Interest Groups

Submitted by petersk on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 15:59

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 Ƶ
- 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

Scholarly or Popular?

Article Databases

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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

 

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- 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

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V. RECOMMENDED WEB SITES

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  • - 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, Ƶ University Library
Last updated 11-5-13

 

 


 

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