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Books
Some key call numbers are:
320 |
Political
Science |
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324
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The Political
Process |
328
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The Legislative
Process |
340
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Law |
| 350
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Public
Administration |
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Try
the following reference books which will give you background
info / historical positions and precedents on your topic. Many of
these issues have been in the public eye for some time, so there
may be government documents, court cases, party platforms, speeches,
etc. on either side of the issue.
After
clicking on the catalog link, enter the keyword from your topic
to find if there are any issues books on your topic. Good series
to keep an eye out for are--
- Opposing Viewpoints
- At Issue
- Contemporary World Issues
- Current Controversies
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Click
on the button above to begin your search |
Article
Databases
| ST.
PIUS ARTICLE DATABASES WITH GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY FOCUS |
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ABC-CLIO
Issues
>>Check out this new database within the product ABC-CLIO
History Databases. Follow the appropriate prompts to
this database.
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ABC-Clio
American Government
>>Check out this new database within the product ABC-CLIO
History Databases. Follow the appropriate prompts to
this database.
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EBSCOhost
Topic Search
>>Launch EBSCOhost, choose Topic Search
from the choices given
>> AP
Sources might also have some treasures for students
not enrolled in AP. |
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SIRS
Knowledge Source
Try their service which targets information relevant to government
called SIRS Government Reporter. Follow
the appropriate prompts
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Student
Resource Center
>>Navigate to the section labeled Opposing Viewpoints |
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ProQuest
Platinum
>>A wonderfully comprehensive database.
Sample search "immigration" + speech
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Web
Sites on the "Free" Web
Try the following internet search engines and directories which
collect government and law resources.
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USA.gov
The U.S. government
has provided a central gateway on the web called USA.gov to
search their massive public archives. Sample search: "social
security privatization" |
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Google
U.S. Government
This subset of the mighty Google selects only government info
and publications. |
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Thomas
: Legislative information on the internet
Sponsored by the Library of Congress |
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U.S.
Government Information on the Web Subject Index
Government information subject pages from government documents
libraries. Some of the links are to general resource pages;
others are to specific websites. Searchable and browsable.
From the Blume Library at St. Mary's University in San Antonio,
Texas.
URL: http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/doc/us/subjects/submain.htm
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Government
Reference Sources
U.S. federal government sources, organized by broad subject.
From Oviatt Library at California State University, Northridge
(CSUN).
URL: http://library.csun.edu/Find_Resources/Government_Publications/Reference_Sources/
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Frequently
Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information
This is a directory of links to popular government documents
on the Internet. The links are organized by topics including
major government indexes, business, crime, census, congress,
consumer information, copyright, education, foreign countries,
health, impeachment, natural resources, law, scientific reports,
and tax forms. Information on the situation in Iraq is highlighted.
From the Federal Documents Task Force (FDTF) and the Government
Documents Round Table (GODORT) of the American Library Association.
URL: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/fdtf/
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The
last three sites and descriptions above taken from the Librarians'
Internet Index www.lii.org
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Government
Debate Project Resources / Hiland 