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Spring 2009 - Ms. Vigilante - Pols 308
Locating Background Resources
Search online in discoverE or in our Print Reference Collection (located on the 1st floor of the library) to begin your search. Get a start on your research question, look for related search terms, and find more resources in the bibliographies of reference articles to help further your research.
Use reference sources like general and subject specific encyclopedias to find background information about your topic before you search library catalogs and subject databases. Browse the library's Reference Collection (located on the first floor) for background sources.
Recommended Background Resources:
Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Political Reference Suite includes:
- Politics in America, includes congressional profiles of members, voting records, and district maps.
- Vital Statistics on American Politics, includes election results and political party information.
- and many more excellent resources on politics in America!
Locating Books
Search discoverE -- the Emory University Libraries' new discovery tool for searching the library catalog, databases, and other digital collections.
Recommended Search Terms:
Once you type in your search terms, use the "Refine my results" list on the left-hand side to help narrow down your search by:
- library location
- genre
- topic
- and more!
Locating Articles
To find journals related to political science, search discoverE by doing the following:
For print journals:
- use the Books, Movies, Music, and More tab
- type the search term Political Science in the search box
- at the Look for my Query drop-down list, choose Journals
- Click GO button
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To see what the Oxford Library has in our print collection, choose the Oxford College Library link on the left hand side
For online journals:
- use the Books, Movies, Music, and More tab
- type the search term Political Science Online in the search box
- at the Look for my Query drop-down list, choose Journals
- Click GO button
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the result list will include all the online political science journals available through Emory
General Electronic Resources:
- discoverE (http://discovere.emory.edu/)
Use discoverE, which is the Emory University Libraries' new discovery tool for searching the library catalog, databases, and other digital collections.
- Databases (http://web.library.emory.edu/databases/)
Use to find articles about your topic.
- eJournals (http://ejournals.emory.edu/)
Use to find electronic journals owned by Emory Libraries.
Recommended Article Databases:
- Academic Search Complete This database offers full text coverage of information in many areas including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields.
- Congress and the Nation Essential resource for Congressional activities from 1945-2004.
- CQ Electronic Library An excellent source for public policy. Includes multiple databases that hold information on voting records, analysis of controversial issues, information on the Supreme Court, directory information, and biographies of politicians and court justices to name just a few.
- Jstor JSTOR, the Journal Storage Project, provides access to digitized versions to complete runs of key scholarly journals in the social sciences.
- Research Library Covers publications from academic journals and popular magazines in the humanities, social sciences, general sciences, and business. Full-text available starting in 1991.
- Social Science Citation Index The Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) is a multidisciplinary database. Subjects include: Anthropology, Political Science, History, Public Health, Library Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics, Philosophy, Urban Studies, Psychology, and Women's Studies.
Evaluating and Citing Your Sources
Don't forget to evaluate your sources based on:
- Relevance
- Evidence
- Author of source
- Publisher of source
- Timeliness
- Comprehensiveness
Need help using EndNote? Watch these brief tutorials on using EndNote from the Woodruff Library.
Evaluating Sources:
Need help deciding if a source is right for your project?
- Use the Evaluating Sources Checklist (Bedford-St. Martin's) to help!