Political Science 201: Mary Shumaker

American Federal Government

Fall 2004

 

 

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.

Print Resources

  • Almanac of American Politics R328.73 B265A
  • Almanac of Illinois Politics R328.773 J64a
  • Congress and Its Members R 328.73 D253c 2004
  • Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process R328.7307 O45C
  • Illinois Blue Book R353.9 I29 ~ also available online
  • Illinois Handbook of Government R 320.4773 H236 ~ also available online

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Electronic Resources

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 resource weekly focuses on a particular topic, such as campaign finance reform or abortion; good for finding out background information or learning more about the topic at hand
  • Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe ~ this database accesses a wealth of legal news and information.

Is this a scholarly journal or a popular magazine?

Finding Newspaper Articles

What if the article isn't available online?

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Internet Resources

Federal Government

Other Links

Using Internet Resources

Citing Your Sources

  • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th ed. R 808.042 M685 1999 (Ask for this at Reference)
  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. R 808.06615 P976 2001(Ask for this at Reference)
  • Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed. R 808.042 T929m6 1997 (Ask for this at Reference)
  • Writing and Citing ~ from Elmhurst College; includes guidelines on Turabian, MLA, and APA, among others

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Revised 14 September, 2004 by Ayanna Gaines, Assistant Reference Librarian
A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College