American
Federal Government: Fall 2001
Political Science 201
The following are selected resources
available in the library and on the Internet.
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.
Selected Reference Books
Supreme
Court Reference Books
- Great American Court Cases
R349.73 G786
- Find the Law in the Library:
A Guide to Legal Research
R349.73072 C791f
- Historic U.S. Court Cases,
1690-1990: An Encyclopedia R349.730264 J67H
- Illustrated Great Decisions
of the Supreme Court R347.7326 M457i
- Political Science: Illustrated
Search Strategy and Sources, with an Introduction to Legal Research R320.072
L917P
- The Supreme Court R347.7326
B347s 2000
- The Supreme Court A to Z :
A Ready Reference Encyclopedia R347.732603 S959
- The Supreme Court Compendium:
Data, Decisions, and Developments R347.7326 S959CC
- Supreme Court Drama: Cases
that Changed America R347.7326 B821s
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Other Reference
Books
- Almanac of American Politics
R328.73 B265A
- Congressional Quarterly Almanac
R328.73 C749
- Encyclopedia of the American
Judicial System R349.7303
E56
- From Suffrage to the Senate:
An Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics R320.082
- Guide to the Presidency
R353.0313 C7491996
- The Political Science Student
Writer's Manual, 3rd ed. R808.06632 S426p 2000. Also in the Main
collection.
- Vital Statistics on American
Politics (CD-ROM) R320.973 S787vsc
- Vital Statistics on the Presidency:
Washington to Clinton R324.63 R144v, 1998
- Washington Information Directory
R328.73 W318 1996/97
- West's Encyclopedia of American
Law R348.7303 W5161998
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Finding Books
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.
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Finding
Journal Articles
-
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.
- Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe ~ a plethora of legal resources are at your fingertips,
available in full text. Click the "Legal Research" button to access
legal news, law reviews, and Supreme Court cases.
- PAIS
International ~ an indexing database focusing on public affairs, public
policy, and political information. Articles are not available full
text in this database; you must find out whether the library subscribes to
the journal.
- WilsonSelectPlus
~ full text coverage of a wide variety of areas.
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.
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Internet Resources
The following sources should help you
in finding information on Supreme Court cases. Some of these are actual
legal sources; others are web sites for various institutions that may have a vested
interest in a particular case (i.e., a pro-choice organization recognizing the
importance of Roe v. Wade).
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.
Supreme Court
Case Information
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Other Sites
Government Information
Legal
Information
Organizations
Other
Resources
Citing Your
Sources
A good guide to use is The Political
Science Student Writer's Manual, which uses the American Political Science
Science Association style. This style is based on the Chicago Manual of Style.
This makes this a perfect source for citing information.
- The Political Science Student
Writer's Manual, 3rd ed. R808.06632 S426p 2000 (Also available
in the Main Collection)
According to the manual, 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.
The Chicago Manual of Style is also
a viable source of information:
- The Chicago Manual of Style,
14th ed. R808.02 C532 1993
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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Revised 27 September, 2001 by Ayanna
Gaines, Assistant Reference Librarian
A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College