The following are selected resources available in the library and on the Internet.

Finding Books 

Sample Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Bush, George, 1924- --Views on the Persian Gulf War
• Hussein, Saddam, 1937-
• International relations--Moral and ethical aspects
• Iraq--Foreign relations--United States
• Iraq--Politics and government
• Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991
• Military assistance, American--Iraq
• Persian Gulf Region--Politics and government
• Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Persian Gulf War, 1991--Causes
• Persian Gulf War, 1991--United States--Decision making
• Political atrocities--Iraq
• Presidents--Iraq--Biography
• United States--Foreign relations--1989-1993--Decision making
• United States--Foreign relations--Iraq

Interlibrary Loan

Selected Circulating Items

Selected Reference Resources

• Countries and their Cultures Reference R306.03
• Culturgrams: The Nations Around Us Reference R909.82C968
• Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East Reference R956.003 E56me
• Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements Reference R341.2303 O83e 2003
• Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations Reference R327.73 E56F
• The Europa World Year Book Reference R341.184E89 
• The World Almanac & Book of Facts  Reference R317.3W927 
• WorldMark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life  4 vols.  Reference R305.8003 W927

Finding Articles 

Journal and Magazine Articles

• PAIS International ~ Covers political, public and social policy issues.
• Academic Search Elite ~ Full-text articles from scholarly and popular sources on a variety of topics.
• Periodical Abstracts ~ Contains full-text articles in current affairs and other areas of study.

Newspaper Articles

• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe ~ Accesses articles from newspapers
• Newspaper Source ~ full-text articles from over 100 U.S. and international papers, as well as transcripts from shows like Face the Nation
• Newspaper Subscriptions ~ we subscribe to the electronic versions of the New York Times as well as the Chicago Tribune

Other tools

• CQ Researcher ~ besides providing you with some solid information on a topic, CQ Researcher can lead you to other resources through its bibliographies

How do I find out if the Elmhurst College Library has the journal I need? 

• If the article is not available full-text in a particular database, take a look at the Alphabetical List of Journals and Magazines Available Online. The library subscribes to a number of journals online, including the Economist and Foreign Affairs.
• Search for the journal title in Illinet Online.
• For example, search for the title Foreign Policy or Middle East Policy.
• You can also call or email the reference department to inquire about a specific title or ask a question
• How can I order a photocopy of an article I can't find at Elmhurst College?

Evaluating Resources

• Is It a Popular Magazine or a Scholarly Journal?
• Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
• How to Evaluate the Sources You Find ~ from Cornell University
• Internet Tools and Sites ~ from the E.C. library web site.

Internet Resources

• CIA World Factbook 2002
• GPO Access ~ access official government information through the Government Printing Office
• FedWorld ~ search for government web sites
• The History Guide: Resources for Historians ~ while this is a history resource, there is a lot of useful information within, including primary sources and online tours and exhibits
• INCORE: Conflict Data Service: Regional Internet Guides ~ from the Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity
• Iraq: A Country Study ~ an online full-text book from the Library of Congress
• lii Theme Collection: War and Peace ~ from the Librarians' Index to the Internet
• National Public Radio: NPR's Mideast Coverage
• PBS: Focus on Iraq
• Resources about Iraq ~ courtesy of EC Librarians Jennifer Paliatka and Elaine Page; contains a plethora of sites, from arms inspection to Al-Jazeera
• United States Department Of State
• Voice of the Shuttle: Politics and Government ~ a listing of great resources
• WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources

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Citing Information

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th ed. Reference R808.042 M685 1999 ~ ask for this at Reference
• The Political Science Student Writer's Manual, 3rd ed. Reference R 808.06632 S426p 2000
• Citing Electronic Resources
• College Writing and Citing: Styles by Discpipline: Political Science
• ONLINE! Citation Styles

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