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Catalog Search Tips

Searching for books in the Library's catalog is often best done by either Keywords or Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) . Start with a Keyword search and identify one or more relevant books. Then look at the LC subject headings given to those titles. You can follow the subject heading links in the catalog to find similar books, or you can use the terms in the subject headings to revise your search strategies. Here's some sample searches.

•  Keyword Search: "instant runoff"
•  LC Subject Heading: "Voting--United States."
•  LC Subject Heading: "Political participation--United States."

•  Keyword Search: "cumulative voting"
•  LC Subject Heading: "Proportional representation--United States."
•  LC Subject Heading: "Representative government and representation--United States"

•  Keyword Search: voting bibliography

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Reference Sources

Political Science Research Methods
Davis Reference JA71 .J55 2008

Information Sources of Political Science
Davis Reference JA71 .I546 2005

Encyclopedia of Government and Politics, 2nd ed.
Davis Reference JA61 .C66 2004, 2 vols.

Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right
Also in print in Davis Reference JA61 .E54 2005, 2 vols.

Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World
Also in print in Davis Reference JA61 .O95 2001

You can find similar works by clicking on the Subject Headings in the catalog records.

Statistics

Stats DataFinder
Allows you to locate statistics and data sets.

Statistics (numeric data)
Lists a number of data sources.

Odum Institute Data Archive Services
Holds a wealth of data sets.

Government Information

Introduction to United States Government Information Sources
Also in print at Davis Reference Desk Z1223.Z7 M665 1999 c. 2

Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries
Davis Reference Desk J9.5 .G834 1997

International Information: Documents, Publications, and Electronic Information of International Governmental Organizations
Also in print at the Davis Reference Desk JZ4850 .I58 1997, 2 vols.

Government Information
Lists several databases for identifying government materials.

Government Information Services
Web page for our Government Documents Dept.