Politics - Dot.Net Generation

Need help with your research? Contact:

Martha Stevenson
Reference Librarian
Phone: x3601
msteven@muhlenberg.edu

Reference Desk Hours:
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M 5-9 p.m.
T,Th 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
W,F 12-1 p.m.

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FINDING BOOKS

    Trexler Library
    Search the Trexler Library Catalog (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) to find books the library owns. 
    A keyword search produces a broad list of results.  Use with Boolean Operators.
Use OR between like concepts or synonyms.  Use AND between different concepts.
			
A subject heading search produces a small, exact list of results.
	Library of Congress Subject Headings specifically for TLC
    WorldCat
    To expand your journal search considerably, try WorldCat. Follow the path: Trexler Library Home Page - Find - Books,Videos,Music - WorldCat. WorldCat is a unified catalog of many libraries in the U.S. and other parts of the world. This is a powerful search tool for books, web resources, and other materials on any subject. It will list area libraries if there are any and their holdings for that journal title.

    Regional Libraries
    As a Muhlenberg student, you have access and borrowing privileges to a number of college libraries in the Lehigh Valley. The Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges includes Cedar Crest College, DeSales University, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, and Moravian College. The web page for Regional Libraries (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/find/booksvideosmusic.html) will give you online access to their catalogs. Follow the path: Trexler Library Home Page - Find - Books,Videos,Music - Regional Libraries.

ELECTRONIC DATABASES
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/articles/databases/alphabetical.html

    Academic Search Premier contains full text for more than 4,000 scholarly and popular journals covering academic areas like the medical sciences, ethnic studies, education, humanities, etc.

    Lexis-Nexis Academic is a full-text database of major newspapers (regional,national,international), newswires, select trade journals and magazines.

    Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe searches statistics produced by the United States government back to 1973.

    Sage Journals Online is a citation database with full text coverage from 1999 to the present. Subjects included are communications, business, psychology, political science, sociology, etc.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Books and journals not found in Trexler Library can be ordered through Interlibrary Loan (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/more/ill/index.html).
Remember, start early to allow enough time to receive them. It could take anywhere from 7 days to 2 weeks.

Government Resources for Data
    American Factfinder
    http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
    Statistical Abstract of the United States
    Statistics Reference 317.3 U58s
WEBSITES
    CIRCLE: Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement
    http://civicyouth.org
    Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
    http://www.carnegiefoundation.org
    Emerging Trends in Student Civic Engagement
    httP://www.umich.edu/~rsa/NASPAACPA07MatneyRullman.ppt
    Harvard University Institute of Politics
    http://www.iop.harvard.edu/research_polling.html
    idealist.org action without borders
    http://www.idealist.org/en/vmrc/resources/generations.html
    Millennials, Civic Engagement, and Politics
    http://www.indiana.edu/~ocmhptst/102204/text/civicindex.shtml
    Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion
    http://www.muhlenberg.edu/studorgs/polling/index.html
    New Politics Institute
    http://www.newpoliticsl.net/taxonomy/term/28
    Pew Internet & American Life Project
    http://www.pewinternet.org
    Youth Vote Coalition Factsheet
    http://youthvote.org/info/factsheet.cfm
    Youth Vote Coalition More VOter Information
    http://youthvote.org/voter
CITING SOURCES
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/citations.html

No matter where your information comes from, you always need to cite your sources. This is necessary to give the author proper credit for his or her work, as well as so that you or someone else could retrace the steps you took doing your research. The following sources provide examples of how to cite a wide variety of types of materials in footnotes or a bibliography.

The most frequently used citations have been compiled by the reference librarians on a webpage and handout. These can be found by following the path: Research Help - Citation Guides.