GOVT2305 @ NLC Library 

American Government with Hammel

HANDOUTS

• Library Essentials -
• Using Online Databases -  
• Developing a Search Strategy -  
• Citing Sources - 
• Government Documents - 
• Evaluating websites -  

 Activities: 

• Start your research today! 

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

Helpful books:

• The U.S. Supreme Court
• The Patriot Act: Opposing Viewpoints
• Religious Liberty in America
• Gay Rights
• Affirmative Action in Antidiscrimination Law and Policy
• Encyclopedia of the First Amendment
• Censorship: Opposing Viewpoints 

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

   Databases by Subject - Political Science

INTERNET SITES

• Northeast Lakeview Hotlinks - Government and Legal
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• FedWorld.gov
• students.gov

Plagiarism:

• 5 Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism - from Wichita State University Library System
• You Quote It, You Note It  (Tutorial on plagiarism and citations from Vaughn Memorial Library, Acadia University)

Citing sources in MLA format:

• Duke University Libraries
• MLA Style Official Website
• OWL @ Purdue
• Scribe’s MLA Style Crib Sheet
• Writing Center U. of Wisconsin Madison
• MLA    

• APA Style Official Website

• Duke University Libraries

• OWL @ Purdue

• Scribe's APA Research Style Crib Sheet

• Writing Center U. of Wisconsin Madison

• APA

• Boolean - AND, OR, NOT
• Field searching - Subject, Author, Title
• Quotation marks for exact phrase
• Truncation - root + variants (*) 
• Database Limiters: date, publication type, type, peer-reviewed, etc.

OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???

•  PDF or HTML in database
• A to Z Online Journal Locator
• IDB & ILL & TexShare

NEED HELP? Contact Us!

Call: (210) 486-5388

Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu

Library Instructors: Kristin Johnson