Course Guides
- See also:
Catalogs & Databases
- How Do I…?
Find
Quick Links
- Use the
- Connect From Off Campus
- My Account/Renew Books
- Activate your Library Card
- For Faculty and Graduate Students
- For Undergraduate Students
- Copyright & Intellectual Property
- Scholarly Communication
Course Guides
Electoral College (HNR 094-02)
2009 Winter
Librarian Subject Specialist
- Marcia Meister
- mlmeister@ucdavis.edu — (530) 752‑9784 — Humanities, Social Sciences, and Government Information Services (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/)
Background Information
- NARA U.S. Electoral College (http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/)
- Author: U.S. National Archives and Records Service
- 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.
- Presidential Elections in the United States: a Primer, CRS Report for Congress (http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30527.pdf)PDF
- Author: Congressional Research Service
- The Electoral College: How it works in Contemporary Presidential Elections, CRS Report for Congress (http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/28109.pdf)PDF
- Author: Congressional Research Service
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: H/SS/GIS Reference JK524 A73 1994
- America Votes
- Biannual editions have official, state-certified election returns by county and by district for the House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections.
- Coverage: 1956 to current
- Location: H/SS/GIS Reference JK1967 A5
- Guide to U.S. elections.
- Location: H/SS/GIS Reference JK1967 C66 2005
- International Encyclopedia of Elections
- Location: H/SS/GIS Reference JF1001 I57 2000
Internet Resources
- Pew Research Center (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.
- 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.
News Resources
- Access World News [via NewsBank] (http://uclibs.org/PID/23120)
![[Restricted]](/img/lock.gif "Restricted to UCD Campus or VPN/Proxy Users Only")
VPN - 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.
- Related:
- Acceda Noticias, newspapers and news sources in Spanish, direct link (http://uclibs.org/PID/99648)
- California newspapers, direct link (http://uclibs.org/PID/99647)
- United States newspapers, direct link (http://uclibs.org/PID/99649)
- Acceda Noticias, newspapers and news sources in Spanish, direct link (http://uclibs.org/PID/99648)
- LexisNexis Academic (http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic) VPN
- 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.
- National Journal Group's Policy Central (http://nationaljournal.com/) VPN
- 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.
Databases
- Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) VPN
- 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
- Related:
- See also MasterFILE Premier database for popular magazines (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h)
- See also MasterFILE Premier database for popular magazines (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h)
- CQ Electronic Library (http://www.library.cqpress.com/) VPN
Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Electronic Library includes many resources for the study of current and historical congressional and American government issues. The CQ Researcher is an invaluable source of background information on topical issues since 1991. The Global Researcher is similar to CQ Researcher but with an international orientation. CQ Weekly Report, available starting in 1983, reports in depth on congressional activities and political developments.
Search from the CQ Electronic Library home page, where you may register a user profile in order to save documents and search strategies, or search in each online edition separately. See similar entry "CQ Press Electronic Library" for individual titles as related listings.
- Related:
- CQ Global Researcher, 2007 to present (http://library.cqpress.com/globalresearcher/) VPN
- CQ Researcher Online, 1991 to present (http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/) VPN
The CQ Researcher produces in-depth, analytical reporting on congressional issues and is an excellent resource for term paper topics. Issues are released weekly and each issue explores a single topic with references included. Online access begins in 1991. - CQ Weekly, 1983 to current (http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly/) VPN
- CQ Global Researcher, 2007 to present (http://library.cqpress.com/globalresearcher/)
- JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive (http://uclibs.org/PID/1980) VPN
- JSTOR provides Full-Text access to back files of hundreds important scholarly journals in nearly 50 disciplines spanning the arts, humanities, social sciences and the sciences. Current issues are now included for selected titles. Holdings vary by journal. JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization established with the assistance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Related:
- About J Stor (http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/)
Visit this page to learn about the holdings of JSTOR journals. See Harvest Library Catalog for UC Davis access to recent and current materials.
- About J Stor (http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/)
- PAIS International Database [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/pais?accountid=14505) VPN
- Indexes all types of materials in the area of public affairs and public policy - journal articles, books and book chapters, reports, government documents. Topics include agriculture, banking, demographics, education, environment, finance, government, health, law, legislation, political science, social sciences, and statistics. Note that PAIS was formerly a CSA database and transitioned to a new interface via Proquest in August, 2012.
- Coverage: 1972-present
- Related:
- New Proquest Platform -- User Guide (http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf)PDF
Generic 12-page guide explaining the major ProQuest changes with the new August 2012 interface. - PAIS International [via CSA] (http://search.proquest.com/pais/advanced) VPN
PAIS transitioned to the new Proquest interface during the first week in August, 2012. - Fact Sheet (http://md1.csa.com/factsheets/pais-set-c.php)
- Help (http://www.csa.com/help/index.html)
- New Proquest Platform -- User Guide (http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf)PDF
- Project Muse: Scholarly Journals Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) VPN
- Project Muse provides full text access to hundreds of journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and mathematics. It is useful for searching interdisciplinary cultural studies topics. Its full-text search engine permits finer-grained searching than any other index for these journals. Coverage varies by journal.
- Related:
- Mirror site. (http://muse.uq.edu.au)
- Mirror site. (http://muse.uq.edu.au)
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/wpsa/advanced) VPN
- Covers international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration policy
- Coverage: 1975-present
- Related:
- New Proquest platform user guide (http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf)PDF
Generic 12-page guide explaining the major ProQuest changes with the new August 2012 interface. - Fact Sheet (http://md1.csa.com/factsheets/polsci-set-c.php)
- Help (http://www.csa.com/help/index.html)
- New Proquest platform user guide (http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf)PDF
Harvest UC Davis Catalog
- Harvest UC Davis Catalog (http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu)
- Harvest is the UCD library 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.