Political Science 370: Courageous Resistance

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Northfield, MN 55057

Subjects: Asian Conversations, Asian Studies, Chinese, Economics, Education, Family Studies, Japanese, Political Science, Psychology, Public Affairs Conversation, Public Health, Social Work, Social Work and Family Studies

Welcome!

Welcome to the Library Research Guide for Political Science 370: Courageous Resistance! It includes information and resources designed to aid you in locating research and managing sources for your assignments this semester.

For research questions:

Email me at schaez1@stolaf.edu or schedule a research consultation if you have any questions!

For writing help:

Make an appointment with the Writing Desk for assistance with organizing ideas and improving your writing style.

Keep Track of Your Searches

Keyword/Database Tracker
This sample Google Spreadsheet illustrates one method of keeping track of your keyword searches. See the "Example Sheet" (linked at the bottom of the page) for an example of how you might write your notes. To make a copy of this file and use it for your own notetaking, click File > Make a Copy, then save your copy to your Google Drive.

PSCI 370 Slideshow

In-Class Slideshow

Slide 1: PSCI 370 Library Session

Slide 2: What will be covered today?

Finding and using local Northfield sources for your group projects
Briefly review a variety of classic resources…
- Gathering background info
- Using books
- Finding news
- Using monitoring resources
Using bibliographies and cited reference searches
Using Browzine and conducting author searches
Using government websites

Slide 3: Suggested activities

Find an article using any method
Take that article and use it to find:
One article from the bibliography OR
One “related” article OR
One article from a cited reference search (Google Scholar or Web of Science)

Create a keyword search tracker doc!