The following are selected resources available in the library and on the Internet.
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NOTE: If you are accessing this page from off campus, the links to most library databases will not work. To use these resources, go to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles and Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals and Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College login and password. If you don't know your E.C. login or password, you'll want to see Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC. |
You can locate books owned by the library using Illinet Online.
If a book appears in the catalog, but is not available at Elmhurst, you can request the item directly in Illinet Online. Please ask a librarian if you need assistance. Books not available through Illinet may be ordered through our online Interlibrary Loan book request form.
Academic Search Elite ~ contains articles from both popular and scholarly sources on a wide range of topics, many in full text.
CQ Researcher ~ published by Congressional Quarterly, this electronic reference tool is an excellent source for hot topics. This tool does not index articles; rather, it presents in electronic format the full text of individual issues of the publication. Each issue focuses exclusively on a particular topic, such as campaign finance reform or abortion.
The library also subscribes to online newspapers such as the New York Times; these can be accessed through our list of electronic newspapers.
Once you've identified your articles, use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or in microfilm. Because there are also journals available electronically, you'll want to check Journals and Magazines Available Online for electronic access to journals.
If you cannot find an article at Elmhurst, you can request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form.
If you decide to use information from one of these sources, you must cite it properly. Examples of citations can be found at the bottom of this page, and at the sites listed in the Citing Your Sources section.
According to the The Political Science Student Writer's Manual (R808.06632 S426p 2000), this is how to cite a Supreme Court Case:
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. 1954. 347 U.S. 483.
The number at the end (347 U.S. 483) is the citation number; this number is prominently listed at the top of the screen in both Academic Universe and Oyez.
Here are links to online sources of citing information.
If you have further questions about citing, talk with your instructor, or contact the Writing Center at x5689 (630-617-5689 if you're off campus).
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