Govt 2301 @ NLC Library
HANDOUTS
- Library Essentials -
- Using Online Databases -
- Developing a Search Strategy -
SEARCH STRATEGIES
- 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.
Want books? Use:
ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG
Try these books:
FOCUS ON TEXAS
The Power of the Texas Governor: Connally to Bush
Lone star politics : tradition and transformation in Texas
The chief executives of Texas [electronic resource] : from Stephen F. Austin to John B. Connally, Jr.
Lines in the sand : congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay
FOCUS ON THE U.S.
The American anomaly: U.S. politics and government in comparative perspective
Safeguarding federalism: how states protect their interests in national policymaking
The American voter revisted
Millennial makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the future of American politics
CONTROVERSIAL/SOCIAL ISSUES
Taking Sides series
Opposing Viewpoints series
Current Controversies series
Want articles? Use:
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
Background Information
Databases by Subject
INTERNET SITES
TEXAS
Handbook of Texas Online
Texas Almanac
Texas Online (State of Texas Website)
Secretary of State website
Texas State Data Center (Statistics on income, race/ethnicity, population as well as maps)
Government & Legal - Texas Government & Legal
Statistics - Texas Statistics
Law Library of Congress - Texas (Texas constitution, laws, register, etc.)
UNITED STATES
USA.gov - The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
Students.gov - gateway to Government information created especially for students
Constitution of the U.S. - searchable
OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???
CITATIONS
Citation Guide
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)
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Call: (210) 486-5388
Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu
Library Instructor(s): Julie Nichols
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