Political Science Handout Fall08

Paul & Harriett Mack Library Northampton Community College

Library Tools for Researching Political Science




Print Materials

(*also available as an e-book)

Title

Location

Call Number

Almanac of American Politics (back issues in Stacks) American Decades: Primary Sources* Atlas of American Politics: 1960-2000 Comrades! A History of World Communism CQ’s Politics in America: 2008 (The 110th Congress) Debating Democracy: A Reader in American Politics Dictionary of Modern Politics Elections A to Z Encyclopedia of African American Politics Encyclopedia of American Social Movements Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts Famous First Facts About American Politics First Modern Campaign: Kennedy, Nixon and the Election of 1960 Gallup Poll (back issues in Stacks) Great Political Thinkers: Plato to the Present Historic Documents If They Only Listened to Us: What Women Voters Want Politicians to Hear Nonvoters: America’s No-Shows Pennsylvania Elections: Statewide Contests From 1950-2004 Pennsylvania Manual* (back issues in Stacks) Political Handbook of the World (back issues in Stacks) Political Theories for Students Statesman’s Yearbook (back issues in Stacks) Statistical Abstract of the United States* (back issues in Stacks) A Statistical History of the American Electorate The United States Election System United States Government Manual*(back issues in Stacks) Vital Statistics on American Politics The Voting Rights Act: Securing the Ballot Women and Elective Office: Past, Present and Future Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations*

Reference Reference Reference Stacks Reference New Books Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Stacks Reference Stacks Oversize Stacks

JK 271 .A4 2008 E 169.1 .A4719 2004 G 1201 .F1 A8 2002 HX 39 .S414 2007 JK 1010 .C67 2008 JK 1726 .D42 2005 JA 61 .R63 2002 JK 1976 .M57 2003 E 185 .S5815 2003 HN 57 .E594 2004 JZ 1160 .E53 2005 GN 496 .E56 2003 E 183 .A64 2001 E 837.7 .D66 2007

Stacks Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Stacks Reference Reference Stacks Stacks Reference

JK 1968 .N66 1999 JK 3692 .K45 2006 JK 3631 .P3 2005 JF 37 .P6 2008 JF 51 .P638 2002 JA 51 .S7 2008 HA 202 .U5 2008 JK 1967 .R87 2001 JK 1976 .U217 2004 JK 421 .A3 2007-2008 JK 274 .S74 2006 JK 1924 .V68 2006 HQ 1391 .U5 W63 1998 G 63 .W67 2001




HN 90 .P8 G35 1998-2006

JA 81 .E18 2000 E 839.5 .H57 1972-2006 HQ 1236.5 .H463 2007

Audiovisual Materials

Title

Format

Call Number

The Light That Failed: How and Why Communism Collapsed Mandate: The President and the People Marx for Beginners Not for Ourselves Alone (about women’s suffrage movement) Point of Order (about the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings) Street Fight (about the Newark, N.J. mayoral campaign and election) Vote for Me: Politics in America

VHS DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD VHS

HX 313.5 JK 516 .M35 2006 HX 39.5 .M375 1978 HQ 1412 .W36 2003 E 743.5 .P65 2005 JK 1976 .S774 2007 JK 274 .V67 1996 Political Science/acb/Fall 2008



Subscription Databases

(passwords are case-sensitive)

Database

Location

Login & Password

Country Watch CQ Researcher Facts.com History Resource Center: U.S. Opposing Viewpoints

Subject List / Social Sciences Subject List / Current & Controversial Subject List / Current & Controversial Subject List / Literature & History Subject List / Current & Controversial

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Web Resources (Also visit Library’s “Find A Web Site” page, choose “Web Sites by Discipline”)

Web Site

Web Address

CIA World Factbook Core Documents of U.S. Democracy Democratic National Committee Gallup Polls League of Women Voters, Pennsylvania McCain/Palin Campaign Web site Obama/Biden Campaign Web site Pennsylvania General Assembly Pennsylvania PowerPort (state Web site) POTUS: Presidents of the United States Republican National Committee THOMAS: Legislation in Congress United Nations U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate U.S. Supreme Court The White House

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html www.democrats.org www.gallup.com www.pa.lwv.org/ www.johnmccain.com www.barackobama.com www.legis.state.pa.us www.pa.gov www.ipl.org/div/potus www.rnc.org http://thomas.loc.gov/ www.un.org/english www.house.gov www.senate.gov www.supremecourtus.gov www.whitehouse.gov



Evaluating Print and Online Resources – Questions to ask as you read:

 Who are the authors or sponsors of this Web site or publication? Is the person, agency or corporation knowledgeable in the field? [AUTHORITY]  Where did the information come from that is used in this Web site/publication? Are references (“works cited”) given? Can the information be confirmed elsewhere? [ACCURACY]  What is the purpose of this Web site/publication? Does it give facts or opinion? Is it biased toward one side of an issue? Does it give different viewpoints or admit bias? Is the site trying to sell a product? [OBJECTIVITY]  When was the information published (copyright date) or last updated? [CURRENCY]  Why is this site appropriate for college work (or why not)? Is the material comprehensive or general? Is it written for professionals, college students, general readers or children? [COVERAGE]

REMEMBER: When researching political topics, “Beware of Baloney!” Not all information found on the Web is appropriate for college research.