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JRN 425: Presidential Elections Sept. 9 2012. Michael Unsworth History Librarian unsworth@msu.edu. Why You Are Here: 1 st Research paper =. OUTLINE. Decoding citations Retrieving Materials Online Reference Tools Locating Bibliographies Locating Primary Sources Indexes Questions.
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JRN 425:Presidential Elections Sept. 9 2012 Michael UnsworthHistory Librarianunsworth@msu.edu
OUTLINE Decoding citations Retrieving Materials Online Reference Tools Locating Bibliographies Locating Primary Sources Indexes Questions
STRATEGY #1:IDENTIFY A CURRENT ISSUE, THEN CHECK PREVIOUS ELECTIONS • Current Issues: • “2012 Election Issues” tab on JRN 425 Guidehttp://libguides.lib.msu.edu/JRN425 • “Current Newspaper Databases” tab on Newspaper Guide http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/newspaperguide
KEYWORD:Voter suppression SUBJECTS Contested elections Democracy Elections -- Corrupt practices Political corruption Racism -- Political aspects Representative government & representation Voter registration -- Corrupt practices Voting -- Corrupt practices
STRATEGY #2:PICK A PAST ELECTION & SEE WHAT WERE THE ISSUES • Online Catalog Subject Searches • “Presidents United States Election [year]” • [Name of President] – look at “base heading” as well as these subdivisions: • Dictionaries • Oratory • Political and social views • Religion • Views on [topic]
BIBLIOGRAPHIES “…the compiler of a BIBLIOGRAPHY acts as a scholarly research assistant, providing a summary of what is available in one easy-to-use guide.” Meyer, Jack Allen. An annotated bibliography of the Napoleonic era: recent publications, 1945-1985 (New York : Greenwood Press, 1987): xi.
PRIMARY SOURCES:Definition “…items that are directly associated with their producer or user and the time period in which they were created. Examples, include diaries, newspapers articles, government documents, photographs, oral interviews, and news broadcasts.” SOURCE: Presnell, Jenny L. The information-literate historian : a guide to research for history students (New York : Oxford University Press, 2007): 93.
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