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JRN 425: Presidential Elections Sept. 9 2012

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

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  1. JRN 425:Presidential Elections Sept. 9 2012 Michael UnsworthHistory Librarianunsworth@msu.edu

  2. Why You Are Here: 1stResearch paper =

  3. OUTLINE Decoding citations Retrieving Materials Online Reference Tools Locating Bibliographies Locating Primary Sources Indexes Questions

  4. RETRIEVING MATERIAL: WORLDCAT

  5. WORLDCAT

  6. WORLDCAT

  7. WORLDCAT

  8. RETRIEVING MATERIAL

  9. MELCAT

  10. MELCAT

  11. MELCAT

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  13. MELCAT

  14. MELCAT

  15. U-borrow

  16. ILLIAD

  17. 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

  18. INDEX

  19. 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

  20. 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]

  21. 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.

  22. FROM A MONOGRAPH

  23. WARREN HARDING’S 1920 RUN

  24. FINDING BIBLIOGRAPHIES IN THE ONLINE CATALOG

  25. INDEX

  26. 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.

  27. CAUTION: MEMOIRS

  28. FROM A MONOGRAPH

  29. PRIMARY SOURCES:Printed Compilation

  30. About the Set Entry Information

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