Political Science Subject Guide
Early Topic Exploration
- CQ ResearcherExplores a single controversial issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to the environment, health, education and science and technology. 1991 to present.
- Access World NewsA full-text collection of over 6700 primarily U.S. newspapers. Source for the New Orleans Advocate and Times-Picayune.
- Textbooks on Reserve in the LibrarySee what textbooks are on reserve in the library this semester for political science classes. This could be useful if you don't have your old textbooks anymore from previous classes you took but you'd like to review some of the content that you covered.
How to read an article...
...Without really reading it
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Journal Title
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Article Title
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Abstract
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Subject Headings
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Length
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Intro and Conclusion
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Bibliography
Databases - Scholarly Content
- Academic Search CompleteFind articles in all subject areas in over 17,000 journals and magazines, with full text for most. Updated daily. Dates vary, some as early as 1865 to present.
- JSTORFull-text scholarly journals in many subject areas. We have Arts & Sciences I through XV, Life Sciences, and many others; click "more" below for a full list. JSTOR has the beginning of each journal to 3, 4 or 5 years ago. How-to videos.
- Project MUSE StandardProvides full text articles of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences, including literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, education, political science and gender studies. Coverage dates vary by journal title. Mostly 1993 to present. How-to videos.
Finding Books
To find books on Political Science, search the library's catalog. You can also browse our shelves in the "J" section on the third floor: J: Political Science.
(View the full Library of Congress Classification Outline)
- Library Catalog: Find books, videos, etc. in the Monroe LibraryUse the Monroe Library catalog to find books, DVDs, etc. You will *not* find journal articles in the catalog.
- Borrow books from Tulane's LibraryLoyola and Tulane have reciprocal borrowing for all students. Get a TU/LU card at the Monroe Library Learning Commons desk.
- Interlibrary LoanYou can request an interlibrary loan for materials that the library does not own.
Systems & Information Resources Librarian
Working Off Campus
- Setting up Google ScholarThis will help connect Google Scholar to the library resources. This setup is only necessary if you are using Google Scholar off campus.
Evaluating Sources
- Evaluating Your Source"It's on my topic, but is it worth using?" - this handout walks you through the process of evaluating materials you've found.
Organizing your Sources
Questions?
- Class Google DocAdd questions that come up during the session here