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Academic Video Online
Find animation, documentaries, newsreels and more on every possible topic related to Government.

Subject Course Guides

Use the links below to get to Course Guides designed to help you find resources for research assigments in Professor Eric Boyer's government classes.

GOV 100 by Sondra VanderPloeg

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Find Books

Most government books are classified in:

D History: Europe, Asia, Africa
E History: American (Western Hemisphere)
G Geography
J Political Science
K Law

and can be found on the upper level of the barn, and in the Oversize and Reference Collections on the library's main level.

Try using "Subject Browse" from the drop-down menu with one of the following search terms:
•    Democracy
•    Comparative Government
•    Political Science
•    World politics
•    United States - Politics and Government

or try your own words in a general keyword search.

Library Catalog

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Find Online Books and Specialty Encyclopedias for Government

Start here for background research about your topic. Inform yourself before you enter the "conversation among experts" in scholarly journals. Remember, encyclopedias are only the beginning of the research process. Start here but don't stop here!

African American Experience
A full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of African Americans, as well as the greater Black Diaspora
CQ Global Researcher
in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. Available exclusively online, CQ Global Researcher offers focused, readable, single-topic reports on vital world issues. Written by seasoned journalists with years of international experience, these reports make use of such popular sections as "current situation," "pro-con," and a new feature called "voices from abroad."
CQ Researcher
This is a subscription Database, paid for with your CSC tuition $$'s. It contains weekly reports covering current and controversial issues of the day. Includes summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and more.
Credo Reference
Colby-Sawyer's answer to Wikipedia! try the concept search when you want to brainstorm for topics.
eBooks on EBSCOhost
A collection of e-books in many disciplines, including the social and natural sciences
World at War
Click on WARS for an overview of conflicts covered, IDEA EXCHANGE for conversations between scholars, or try an advanced search for your topic

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Find Print Encyclopedias for Government

Find these encyclopedias in the library . . . they are in the Reference collection on the main floor and cannot be checked out, so you'll have to do your research during library hours. Remember, these encyclopedias are a good place to start your research, but don't stop with the information you find here, use it to guide your search for articles on your topic.