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Reference Sources (Background)
Oxford Reference Online - Politics & Social Sciences (full text; current)
Search social science-related dictionaries and reference books published by Oxford University Press. Includes Dictionary of Contemporary World History, A-Z of Countries of the World, Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, Dictionary of Geography, Dictionary of Political Biography, Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics, Dictionary of the Social Sciences, andOxford Guide to the United States Government.
Oxford Reference Online - Law ( full text; current)
Search law-related dictionaries and reference books published by Oxford University Press. Includes Oxford Companion to American Law, Dictionary of Law, Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, and Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions.
Finding Books
MaconCat
The library's online catalog, providing access to books, journals, music, and movies in the library.
WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Books and articles not owned by our library can be obtained from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. Allow sufficient time for processing. Average turnaround time is 3-5 days for articles and 3-14 days for books, excluding holidays and weekends. Submit ILL requests well in advance of deadlines.
Locating Articles (Databases & Indexes)
PAIS International and PAIS Archive (1915 to present; citations & abstracts)
PAIS indexes articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, government documents, and various statistical indexes.
Academic Search Complete
OmniFile Full Text Mega (some full text; 1994 to present)
Articles from scholarly and popular sources in all disciplines. Select a subject area at the bottom of the search screen to get the most relevant results.
LexisNexis Academic (dates vary, most 1990s to present ; full-text)
Provides full-text of legal, governmental, business, and general news information; searching under Legal Research and in News sources (particularly National or Regional papers) can be especially useful.
LexisNexis Congressional (dates vary, most 1990s to present; full-text)
LexisNexis Congressional contains a comprehensive index to U.S. legislation, including full-text of proposed legislation, legislative histories, bill tracking, and current member rosters for Congress.
JSTOR (full text; dates vary by journal)
An archive of back issues of over 400 journals in many disciplines.
GPO Monthly Catalog (citation only; 1976 to present)
U.S. government publications in all disciplines.
CIAO (1991-present; full-text)
scholarly site dedicated to international affairs. Contains working papers, links to resources on international affairs, information policy, and economics relating to foreign policy.
Alternative Press Index (citations & abstracts; 1991 to present)
Articles covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
Index to Military Periodicals (citations; 1988 to present)
Index to articles in English language military and aeronautical periodicals, maintained by the Air University Library.
Websites
International:
Official Documents of the United Nations (ODS)
U.S. Federal Government:
USA.gov
State and Local:
Virginia Legislative Publications
Includes Rules of the Senate, Rules of the House of Delegates, Session indexes, etc.
Governing.com
Portal for state and local government sites.
Evaluating Sources
Evaluating Sources (R-MC)
Is it POPULAR or is it SCHOLARLY? (R-MC)
Critical Evaluation of Resources on the Internet (University of Alberta Libraries)
Citing Sources