Course Guides
Electoral College (HNR 94-02)
Winter, 2009
Background Information
- NARA U.S. Electoral College (http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/)
- http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/
- This is an excellent resource for information on how the electoral college came to be and what it does. See also the links to additional resources.
- Access: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/ (http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/)
- Presidential Elections in the United States: a Primer, CRS Report for Congress (http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30527.pdf)
- http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30527.pdf
- Access: http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30527.pdf (http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30527.pdf)
- The Electoral College: How it works in Contemporary Presidential Elections, CRS Report for Congress (http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/28109.pdf)
- http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/28109.pdf
- Access: http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/28109.pdf (http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/28109.pdf)
Reference Books
These are suggested reference works and most are located in Humanities, Social Sciences and Government Information Services Reference on the second floor.
- America at the Polls
- Location: Humanities/ Social Science Reference JK524 .A73 1994
- America Votes
- Location: Humanities/ Social Science Reference JK1967 .A5
- Guide to U.S. elections.
- Location: Humanities/ Social Science Reference JK1967 .C66 2005
- International Encyclopedia of Elections
- Location: Humanities/ Social Science Reference JF 1001 I57 2000
Internet Resources
- Pew Research Center (http://pewresearch.org/)
- http://pewresearch.org/
- The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does so by conducting public opinion polling and social science research; by reporting news and analyzing news coverage; and by holding forums and briefings. It does not take positions on policy issues.
- Access: http://pewresearch.org/ (http://pewresearch.org/)
- Pollingreport.com (http://www.pollingreport.com/)
- http://www.pollingreport.com/
- An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion. Contains election poll data: campaign polls, media polls, academic polls, and polls by political, business and public-interest groups. Free resource.
- Access: http://www.pollingreport.com/ (http://www.pollingreport.com/)
News Resources
- Access World News [via NewsBank] (http://uclibs.org/PID/23120)
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VPN - http://uclibs.org/PID/23120
- Access World News from NewsBank provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Access World News also includes a selection of Spanish language newspapers from the United States and other countries. Date coverage varies with individual newspaper.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/23120 (http://uclibs.org/PID/23120) VPN
- LexisNexis Academic (http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic) VPN
- http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic
- One of the largest web-based full-text databases for current news, business and legal information, supporting a broad range of interdisciplinary research, LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 individual titles. Includes a wide range of U.S. and foreign newspapers, plus transcripts of television and radio news programs. Business resources include business articles, accounting literature, company financial information. Legal resources include state and federal laws and regulations, a full range of case law, and law review articles.
- Access: http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic (http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic) VPN
- National Journal Group's Policy Central (http://nationaljournal.com/) VPN
- http://nationaljournal.com/
- Comprehensive resource on politics and policy for the academic community. Includes: National Journal (non-partisan weekly journal on politics), Almanac of American Politics, The Hotline (tracks American politics and campaigns with coverage of each day's events), Ad spotlight (tracks televised political ads), CongressDaily (twice-daily insight on developments and key players in Congress), Markup reports (committee meetings on key bills), Technology Daily, Poll Track (database of over 5,000 public opinion surveys), Earlybird (the morning's top news stories and editorials), and Daybook (schedules of House, Senate and other events).
- Coverage: National journal 1977-; other coverage varies by section.
- Access: http://nationaljournal.com/ (http://nationaljournal.com/) VPN
Databases
- Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) VPN
- http://uclibs.org/PID/126936
- The multi-disciplinary database Academic Search Complete (ASC) provides full-text access to more than 5,500 periodicals, including over 4,600 peer-reviewed journals, and indexing and abstracts for an additional 9,500 journals and 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This scholarly collection offers coverage of information in many areas of academic study including, but not limited to: animal science, anthropology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology and many other fields. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
- Coverage: 1887-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/126936 (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) VPN
- CQ Library (http://library.cqpress.com/index.php) VPN
- http://library.cqpress.com/index.php
- Database contains both the CQ Weekly Report and the CQ Researcher. The Weekly is a good summary of congressional activity. The CQ Researcher provides an overview and starting point of information for policy or issue research.
- Access: http://library.cqpress.com/index.php (http://library.cqpress.com/index.php) VPN
- JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive (http://uclibs.org/PID/1980) VPN
- http://uclibs.org/PID/1980
- JSTOR provides Full-Text access to back files of 773 important scholarly journals in nearly 50 disciplines spanning the arts, humanities, social sciences and the sciences. Current issues are NOT included. Holdings vary by journal. JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization established with the assistance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/1980 (http://uclibs.org/PID/1980) VPN
- PAIS International Database [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1) VPN
- http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1
- Indexes all types of materials in the area of public affairs and public policy. Topics include agriculture, banking, demographics, education, environment, finance, government, health, law, legislation, political science, social sciences, and statistics.
- Coverage: 1972-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1) VPN
- Project Muse: Scholarly Journals Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) VPN
- http://uclibs.org/PID/31861
- Project Muse provides full text access to over 300 journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and mathematics. It is useful for searching interdisciplinary cultural studies topics. Its full-text search engine is more detailed than any other index for these journals. Coverage varies by journal.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/31861 (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) VPN
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=polisci&adv=1) VPN
- http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=polisci&adv=1
- Covers international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration policy
- Coverage: 1975-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=polisci&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=polisci&adv=1) VPN
Harvest Uc Davis Catalog
- Harvest UC Davis Catalog (http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu)
- http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu
- UCD online catalog of the collections of all five UC Davis General Libraries. it does not include the holdings of the law Library. If you log in (My Account) using your library card number and PIN, you can renew books online, and request items that have been checked out to another borrower, or are in storage.
- Access: http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu (http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu)
Subject Guides
- Political Science (UCD Guide) (http://lib/ul/research/subjects/index.php?heading=21)
- http://lib/ul/research/subjects/index.php?heading=21
- Access: http://lib/ul/research/subjects/index.php?heading=21 (http://lib/ul/research/subjects/index.php?heading=21)