Getting
Started
Reference
Sources
Look
at some of the following reference sources (both print and electronic),
to get an idea of both the breadth and depth of possible paper topics
about conflict, power, justice, and politics.
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Print
Resources
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The
Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Institutions, R 320.03
B632
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The
Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought, 1st ed., R 320.03
B632L ~ 2000 edition available electronically
through NetLibrary
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Chronological
History of U.S. Foreign Relations, R 327.73 B894c 2003
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Dictionary
of American Conservatism, R 320.5203 F485D
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The
Encyclopedia of Democracy, R 321.803 E56
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Encyclopedia
of Nationalism, R 320.5403 S675
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The
Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion, R 322.103 E56
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Encyclopedia
of the European Union, R 341.242203 E56 2000
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Encyclopedia
of the United Nations and International Agreements, R 341.2303
O83e 2003
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The
Europa World Year Book, R 341.184 E89
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From
Suffrage to the Senate: An Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics,
R 320.082
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Political
Systems of the World, R 320.3 D428P1996
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State
and Local Government, R 320 S797Lg
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The
Statesman's Year-Book, R 320.5 S797
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Electronic
Resources
- CQ
Researcher ~ issued weekly, this resource examines key topics
extensively, giving readers a look at the many sides of an issue.
Lengthy bibliographies and resource lists are helpful.
- Gale
Virtual Reference Library ~ a collection of respected reference
books, available full-text online in their entirety. Titles include
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa, Encyclopedia
of Crime and Justice, Counties and their Cultures, and
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution.
- Credo Reference
~ (formerly xreferplus) a resource accessing the full-text of over 150 books, including
The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science, the Peter Collin
Dictionary of Government and Politics. You can also access
and sort out statistics from the 2000 U.S. Census, as well as search
the contents of the CIA World Factbook.
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Some
Key Political Science Journals
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American
Journal of Political Science
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American
Political Science Review
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Annals
of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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The
Journal of Politics
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Political
Science Quarterly
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Political
Research Quarterly
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The
Review of Politics
All
of these journals are available electronically as well as in print or microfilm. Search for them by title in the Alphabetical List of Journals and Magazines Available Online. Consider browsing the current issues
of these periodicals to get an idea of the topics and thoughts of
political scientists.
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Finding
Books
Use
I-Share to
find out what books the library owns. You can use keyword searching
on the Guided Search page, or search for a particular author
or title on the Quick Search page.
You
can use I-Share
to search the holdings of 64 other libraries throughout the state.
Items not available here can be ordered from other libraries using
Interlibrary
Loan (ILL). You can also use your Jaypass to check out books from
other libraries in person.
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Subject
Headings
Using
subject headings to search for items can ensure a more targeted search.
Below are some sample subject headings, which you can use on the Quick
Search page.
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Balance
of Power
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Authority
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Liberalism -- United States
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Political stability -- Persian Gulf Region -- Case studies
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State, The
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Feminism -- Political Aspects
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Ideology
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Separation of Powers
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Legislative Bodies
- Anarchism
- Socialism, Christian
- Utopias
- Right and left
(Political science)
- Human rights
-- History -- 20th century
- United States
-- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- State-sponsored
terrorism -- Chile -- History -- 20th century
- China -- Foreign
relations -- United States
- Human rights
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Finding
Articles
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- Lexis-Nexis
Academic ~ A vast collection of newspaper articles, legal information,
and reference resources
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JSTOR
~ Full text scholarly articles; will have journals dating back
to the beginning of a journal's publication, but will not have
the most recent articles
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Project
MUSE ~ Full text scholarly articles; covers 1996 to the present;
available on campus only
Google Scholar can be an excellent tool for finding the kinds of articles or citations to articles or books that you need. Some of our databases (like JSTOR and the I-Share catalog) are directly linked to Google Scholar, so you can search there for articles. JSTOR and Google Scholar also have citation linking tools that can help you find more articles on your topic.
These are just
some of our databases. Look at the Political Science Databases page for more options.
Experiment -- some databases may provide unexpected results.
Not all databases
will have the article you're looking for online. Check our Alphabetical
List of Journals and Newspapers Available Online to see if an article
is available through another database. Also check I-Share to see if the journal is available in print or in microfilm.
If a journal is
not available here, you can order a copy of the article through Interlibrary
Loan (ILL).
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Web
Sites
Check
these web sites for ideas for your thesis. These sites may also yield
references to appropriate scholarly articles and books for your literature
review.
Google and Wikipedia are 2 tools that are available to help you find information on the Internet. Google is an Internet search engine. It will find websites for you on any topic you care to name. Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia.It contains lots of information about a variety of topics. But you need to be careful when using these 2 tools. Google will just find sites for you. It will not tell you whether or not those sites are accurate, or unbiased, or current. Wikipedia can be useful to help you get started finding information. But because anybody can edit a Wikipedia page, you have to take information you find there with a grain of salt. Wikipedia is a fine beginning source for some information--but always backup information you find there with another source. You should never use Wikipedia as your only source. Most of your professors will not accept Wikipedia as a valid source for your college work.
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Evaluating
Sources
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Writing
and Citing
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