Political Science   Tags: current_events, news, poli_sci, political_science  

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Welcome to the Political Science research guide! This guide will direct you to library resources to get you started researching in various topics related to political science.

The guide is divided into the following sections:

1. Reference Materials - find reference sources to help get familiar with background information, terms, and topics
   
   
2. Finding Books - presents the basics on finding books at Knox and using I-Share and Interlibrary Loan
   
   
3. Finding Articles - an introduction to the most-used article databases for research in political science
   
   
• Political Science Journals - a listing of the library's current subscriptions to political science journals
  
  
• Google Scholar - get tips on searching Google Scholar and learn how to link it to resources at Knox
  
  
4. Statistics - get access to statistical resources most commonly used for political science research
   
   
• Using American FactFinder - an overview of using American FactFinder from the U.S. Census Bureau
5. Evaluating Sources - Strategies for determining scholarly information from popular information.

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