Political
Science 201
American Federal
Government
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.
Finding
a Topic
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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.
You can track down
books in non-Illinet libraries using Worldcat.
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Selected
Reference Books
- Almanac of American Politics
R328.73 B265A
- Almanac of Illinois Politics,
2000 R328.773 J64a
- America Votes 24 R324.73
A512v.24
- The Book of the States
R353.9 B644
- Congress and Its Members
R328.73 D253C
- Congress and the Nation
R320.973 C749C
- Congressional Procedures
and the Policy Process R328.7307 O45C 1995
- Congressional Quarterly
Almanac R328.73 C749
- CQ Guide to Current American
Government R320.973 C749c2002
- Dictionary of American Conservatism
R320.5203 F485d
- Encyclopedia of the American
Presidency R353.031303 E56
- From Suffrage to the Senate
: An Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics R320.082
- Guide to the Presidency
R353.0313 C7491996
- Handbook of Illinois Government
- Illinois Blue Book R353.9
I29
- Open Secrets: Encyclopedia
of Congressional Money and Politics R324.78 M235o
- Presidential Elections 1789-1996
R324.973 P933E1997
- Statistical History of the
American Electorate R324.973 R956s
- The Supreme Court A to Z
: A Ready Reference Encyclopedia R347.732603 S959
- The Supreme Court Compendium:
Data, Decisions, and Developments R347.7326 S959CC
- 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
- Who's Who in Congress
R328.73 W628
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Finding
Journal Articles
Is this a scholarly
journal or a popular magazine? Click
here to find out.
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
Voting
2002
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Bureaucracy
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Civil
Liberties
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Civil
Rights
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Congress
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Constitution
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Domestic
& Foreign Policy
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Interest
Groups
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Media
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Political
Parties
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Public
Opinion
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Supreme
Court
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Other
Links
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Citing
Your Sources
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Revised
19 September, 2002
by Ayanna Gaines, Assistant Reference
Librarian
A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College