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Research Guides for Public Policy & Political Science

U.S. Public Policy

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Your librarian:
Catherine Shreve
catherine.shreve@duke.edu
660-6934

Extreme Makeover! Duke Libraries 2007                                                   under construction

  • Perkins renovation: floors 2-4, + basement in progress; Lower Level 2 open
  • Bostock addition houses much of our collection plus comfy study spaces
  • Dewey to LC: Perkins collection complete, with exceptions; entire campus to be finished in 2008
  • Web site redesigned for easier use, internal and university-wide consistency --just published--we will explore together!

Your Gateway: Libraries Home Page  http://library.duke.edu/          

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  • All Duke libraries linked at bottom of page
  • Collections to note (use search box): Public Documents, Data Services
  • Search Our Resources
    • Note that Articles searches only selected general-use databases
  • Research Help
    • My Account (Catalog) is for your Circulation record, self-renewals, placing holds and requests.
    • Interlibrary Loan--register on 1st use; set your username & pw same as NetID
    • Reserves available through catalog (must sign in) and Blackboard
    • Research by Subject--subject guides and directory of subject librarians
    • Locate Materials
    • More...click here for "How to Find" guides including shortcuts to specialized resources, and tips on searching the Catalog and Articles & Databases for specific resource types.

The Catalog

Research Databases

  • Access through Databases by title, or through general Articles search (just click Go)
  • Find Database by Subject (try this later on your own--slows with 20 people at once)Alert!
    • Area Studies & Cultures by world region 
    • Government
    • History
    • Reference: Newspapers, Statistics/Data   
    •  Social Sciences: Economics, International Relations/IGOs, Political Science, Public Policy
  • Read the info Info links for dates and subjects covered.

  • Search specific database: PAIS & Worldwide Political Sci Abstracts

    • DE environment* AND KW alternative fuel*
    • DE united states AND DE government or governance AND KW national security

Finding Journals

  1. From your search in a research database, pick a citation to an article that is NOT available full text.
  2. Click on GetIt@Duke to look up your journal title.
  3. Is your journal available full-text in another database?
  4. If not, use the request form for BARD (Book/Article Delivery)

Tour of Perkins/Bostock Library