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Library Course Guide: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Identity Politics
Political Science 338
Introduction
This guide is arranged in the order that one might work through the research process. However, if you would like to go to a particular area, choose from the alphabetical grouping below.
Books | Citation Styles | Databases | Internet Resources
Journals, Periodicals | Library Help & Contacts | Locating Library Materials
Reference Materials | Research Process
Reference Materials
Locate background information on your topic by using the Library Catalog. You can do a search and restrict the search to reference materials:
Some sample reference sources on the topics for this class:
Please note: The "REF" before the call number indicates an item in the Reference Collection.
Books
Search for books in the Library Catalog by subject. Below are a few of the subject headings you could use:
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Databases
Locate citations, abstracts and/or full text of journal articles, magazine articles, newspapers, dissertations, government documents, and other information sources in your subject.
Please note: In some of our databases you may see the UMLinks button -  . Clicking on this button will take you directly to the full text of your article, if available, or to other options for finding the article if not available online. For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions about UMLinks. Examples:
- Academic Search Premier
Indexes hundreds of scholarly journals. Full-text is available for some articles while only the citation and abstract are available for other articles. Tip: For scholarly articles, limit the search to refereed publications.
- Anthropology Plus
Citations to journal articles, books, and book chapters relating to archaeology, anthropology (biological and physical, social and cultural), and linguistics, published in most European languages.
- Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts
Includes references to articles in 650 journals in the fields of health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.
- CQ Researcher
Well-documented full text overviews of current issues, including bibliographies, chronologies and other useful features.
- Expanded Academic ASAP
Citations, abstracts and full text articles from scholarly and general-interest periodicals relating to the humanities, social sciences, and non-technical general sciences.
- Historical Abstracts
Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books and dissertations on world history from 1450 to present.
- International Political Science Abstracts
Citations to articles from international political science periodicals.
- LexisNexis
Full-text articles from tens of thousands of periodicals, including approximately 500 law reviews and law-related journals; state and federal case law; and statutory law. Date ranges vary for individual publications. LexisNexis Database Guide.
- Newsbank
The full text of all the articles, editorials, and letters to the editor of the Boston Globe, the Springfield Union News, and the Berkshire Eagle.
- PAIS International
Indexes and abstracts periodical articles, books, government documents, serials, pamphlets, and reports of public and private organizations, including areas related to legal studies. 1970 to present. PAIS Database Guide.
- PsycARTICLES
Contains full-text of articles in the 28 journals of the American Psychological Association published since 1998.
- PsycINFO
Citations and abstracts for psychology journal articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations.
- Social Science Abstracts
Includes citations to articles in over 520 English-language scholarly journals covering a wide range of interdisciplinary fields such as addiction studies, anthropology, criminology, economics, ethics, gender studies, gerontology, law, political sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, urban studies.
- Sociological Abstracts
Indexes over 1,000 sociology journals and displays citations and abstracts. No full-text.
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Locating Materials within the Libraries
After you have the citation for your material (from a database, library catalog etc.) find the call number. If not available in the database or index you are using go to the Library Catalog.
- Choose title and type the name of the journal title, book or other material in the box that appears.
- If your title appears write down the call number given and location (UM/Main - W.E.B. Du Bois, UM/Sciences - Integrated Sciences & Engineering Library, Special Collections etc.).
- Consult the Call Number chart to identify the floor for your material.
If this library doesn't own the material you want, try searching for an item from the Four College Catalog, or fill out an Interlibrary Loan Request Form with the appropriate citation information. Staff will attempt to locate and bring the material here for you to use.
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Internet Resources
Please note: Keep in mind when you are researching information on the Web that anyone can publish a web page. Read about the advantages and disadvantages of the "Free Web" and evaluate the information you find.
2004 Human Rights Report, U.S Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Cambodian Genocide Program, Yale University
Human Rights Watch
Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights
Prevent Genocide International
Web Genocide Documentation Centre
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The Research Process (an introduction)
Citation Styles
See Using Citation Styles for examples and links to other standard style formats.
Library Help & Contacts
Prepared for Political Science 338, Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Identity Politics, by Barbara Morgan, 11/28/2005
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