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UMass Libraries > Subject Research Guides > Political Science Research GuidePrintable Version

Library Course Guide: American Public Policy
Political Science 387H

  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 
Library Help & Contacts | Locating Library Materials 
 Reference Materials 

  Reference Materials
  Locate background information on your topic by using reference materials.

  Some sample reference books on the topics covered in this class:

  Dictionaries

  Encyclopedias

  Please note: The "REF" before the call number indicates an item in the Reference Collection.

  Books
  Search for books in the UMass 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 - graphic for SFX/UMLinks service . 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:

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  How to Locate Materials from Databases
  If you do not see the full text (or a link to it), try these steps.

  1. The UMLinks button appears near the citation in most (but not all) databases. Click to view your options, which depend on the source (e.g. journal titles) and the UMass 
      Amherst Library's holdings.

  2. If the UMLinks button does not appear in the database you are using, open a new browser window, so you do not lose your place in the database. Search the UMass Library
     Catalog by Title (if a book) or Journal Title (if a journal article). Alternatively for journal articles, check the EJournal Locator for online access. Note: Be sure to look up journal titles rather
     than article titles.

  3. If you have a citation to a book, article, or journal, enter the information you have about the item into the Citation Linker to view your access choices.

  4. If we do not own or have access to the material you need, try these steps.

               Search the Five Colleges Catalog and if found, click on the "Request Item" button.

               Request it through Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery.

 

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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.

  AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES

 

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  Citation Styles
  See Using Citation Styles for examples and links to other standard style formats.

  Library Help & Contacts

 

  Prepared for Political Science 387H, American Public Policy, by Barbara Morgan, 8/20/2007

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