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POLI 428 Political Internship

POLI 428 Political Internship. Library ~ Reference Katy Sullivan Spring 2008. Objectives. Scholarly secondary sources Federal Government documents Maryland State documents Statistics/Datasets Congress/Legislation Case Law & Regulations. Access Tools. Subscription Databases

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POLI 428 Political Internship

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  1. POLI 428Political Internship Library ~ Reference Katy Sullivan Spring 2008

  2. Objectives • Scholarly secondary sources • Federal Government documents • Maryland State documents • Statistics/Datasets • Congress/Legislation • Case Law & Regulations

  3. Access Tools • Subscription Databases • Subject Guides • Political Science • Government Resources • Research Port • Online Catalogs • Websites

  4. Accessing Full Text • Found an article/source? • Use Find It link • Electronic/online access • Print holdings through Catalogusmai • UMBC doesn’t have access to it? • Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

  5. Secondary, Scholarly Sources • Databases: • PAIS (Public Affairs Information System) • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts • EconLit • ERIC

  6. Federal Government Documents • Web Sites • GPO Access www.gpoaccess.gov • Databases • GPO Monthly Catalog (MOCAT) • UMBC Campus Holdings • Catalogusmai • location > Government Documents

  7. Maryland Government Documents • Database of UMBC’s Holdings • Maryland State Documents Search • http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/govinfo/mddocs.php • Advanced Google Search • Limit domain to: • state.md.us

  8. Statistics & Datasets • Databases • ICPSR • Lexis Nexis Statistical • Websites • Fedstats www.fedstats.gov (federal) • Maryland State Data Center http://www.mdp.state.md.us/msdc/ (state)

  9. Congress/Legislation • Databases • Lexis Nexis Congressional • CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Weekly • Websites • Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/

  10. Need Help? • Reference Desk • Email a Librarian • Chat with a Librarian • Contact the Political Science Subject Librarian: Katy Sullivan sullivan@umbc.edu 410.455.1783

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