Empirical Analysis PSC 102

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Empirical Analysis PSC 102

• Resources and Research Strategies
• February 4, 2008
• Dr. Jim Carlson, Empirical Analysis, PSC 102
• Janice Schuster
• Coordinator of Reference Services
• Phillips Memorial Library
• Providence College
• 401-865-2631 office 401-865-2581 information
  station jschuster_at_providence.edu IM AIM, Yahoo,
  MSN PCLibChat

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To be covered today

• About the library collections and services
• Getting started Find your way guide to Political
  Science
• Locating articles databases and

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About the library Collections

• Approx. 340,000 books and bound periodical
  volumes
• 1,650 current print periodical titles
• Access to over 36,000 full-text electronic
  journals.
• Over 100 bibliographic and full-text electronic
  databases.

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About the library Services

• Reference assistance 401-865-2581
• Email reference reference_at_providence.edu
• Individualized research appointment
• refappt_at_providence.edu
• IM a PC librarian AIM, Yahoo, MSN PCLibChat

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Find your way guide to

• Brief, introductory guide to research in
  Political Science
• From the library's home page, click on For
  students, Instruction services, Find your
  way series, scroll down to and click on
  Political Science

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Social Sciences Abstracts

• Interdisciplinary index to social science
  periodicals published from 1983
• From the library's home page, click on PC
  databases by A-Z under Quick Links, then
  scroll down and click on name of database
• Example Term limits

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PAIS International

• Indexes magazine and journal articles, books,
  government documents, Internet sites and other
  sources in the broad field of public affairs,
  from 1972-present
• Very brief abstracts (summaries) of most articles
  are included
• From the library's home page, click on PC
  databases by A-Z under Quick Links, then
  scroll down and click on name of database
• Example Is the death penalty a deterrence to
  crime?

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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

• Covers over 1,500 international serials
  literature in political science and its
  complementary fields, including international
  relations, law, and public administration/policy.
  
• From the library's home page, click on PC
  databases by A-Z under Quick Links, then
  scroll down and click on name of database
• Example immigration policy

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Book Review Digest

• Access to book reviews from thousands of
  periodicals. Includes many full-text reviews and
  substantial review excerpts.
• From the library's home page, click on PC
  databases by A-Z under Quick Links, then
  scroll down to and click on name of database
• Example find review of a book on the American
  presidency

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• If the full article is available, clicking on
• should take you directly to the
  article.
• Otherwise, a screen will appear that shows
  options for locating the article
• Article might be available
• online
• in print journals at the library
• from other HELIN libraries via
  interlibrary loan

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HELIN Catalog What it is

• Higher Education Library Information Network
• Access to books, journals, magazines, and
  newspapers at 11 academic and 14 health sciences
  libraries in RI
• More about HELIN

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HELIN catalog How to use it

• Direct
• From the library's home page, click on HELIN
  Library catalog under Current users
• Click on Title, Author, Keyword, etc
• Restrict to PC
• Use InRhode to access Browns holdings

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Specialized dictionaries

• REF/JK/9/P55/1997 American political dictionary
• REF//JA/61/C65/1997 Dictionary of government and
  politics
• REF/JA/61/D53/1987 Dictionary of modern
  political ideologies
• REF/JA/61/R39/1992 Dictionary of politics
• REF/JA/61/S53/1993 Dictionary of 20th century
  world politics
• REF/JX/1226/P33/1986 Encyclopedic dictionary of
  international law
• REF/JA/61/S54/1985 Facts on File dictionary of
  public administration
• REF/JK/9/S43/1992 HarperCollins dictionary of
  American government and politics
  
• REF/JK/9/S2/1993 Safires new political
  dictionary

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Specialized encyclopedias

• REF/H/40/A2/I5 International encyclopedia of the
  social sciences
• REF/JX/1407/E53 Encyclopedia of American foreign
  policy
• REF/E/183/E5/1984 Encyclopedia of American
  political history
• REF/JX/1974/E57/1993 Encyclopedia of arms control
  and disarmament
• REF/JC/423/E53/1995 Encyclopedia of democracy
• REF/JK/9/E526/2003 Encyclopedia of public
  administration and public policy
• REF/JF/501/E53/1994 Encyclopedia of the American
  legislative system
• REF/JK/511/E53/1994 Encyclopedia of the American
  presidency
• REF/JK/1067/E63/1995 Encyclopedia of the United
  States congress
• REF/E/183.7/E53/1997 Encyclopedia of U.S. foreign
  relations
• REF/JX/1226/P33/1986 Encyclopedic dictionary of
  international Law

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If you need further help

• Janice Schuster
• Coordinator of Reference Services and Reference
  Librarian
• Phillips Memorial Library
• Providence College
• 401-865-2631 office 401-865-2581 information
  station jschuster_at_providence.edu IM AIM, Yahoo,
  MSN PCLibChat