POLI SCI 190: Political Science Honors Seminar

Connecting from Off Campus?

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:00:20 -0700

You can access UCB Library resources from off campus or via your laptop or other mobile device using one of two simple methods:

Proxy Server
After you make a one-time change in your web browser settings, the proxy server will ask you to log in with a CalNet ID or Library PIN when you click on the link to a licensed resource. See the setup instructions, FAQ, and Troubleshooting pages to configure your browser.

VPN (Virtual Private Network)
After you install and run the VPN "client" software on your computer, you can log in with a CalNet ID to establish a secure connection with the campus network.

Library Hours

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:00:51 -0700

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Campus Library Map

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:05:19 -0700

Click on the image below to see a larger interactive version of the campus library map.

You can also view/download a PDF map of library locations. For library contact information and building addresses, visit our directory.

Citation Linker

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:24:04 -0700

Have a citation? Use Citation Linker to go directly to the article.

Get immediate access to journal articles, books and other publications (or request them when they are not available) by entering a title and other citation information.

This guide has been archived

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:18:44 -0800

Please note: this course guide was created during a previous semester, and is no longer being actively maintained. For a list of current course guides, please see http://lib.berkeley.edu/alacarte/course-guides.

Find Dissertations

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:51:39 -0700

Find Dissertations by searching Digital Dissertations, which indexes over 1.5 million dissertations completed in North America (including UC) and European universities from 1861 to the present. Listings after 1980 include abstracts, and some feature 24-page excerpts.

Full-text Access: Online full-text of UC dissertations (from 1996) can be found by searching Digital Dissertations and also appear in Library catalog search results. UC Berkeley dissertations in print prior to 1996 may be found by searching the Library catalogs. Dissertations done at other UC campuses prior to 1996 or ouside the UC system must be obtained through Interlibrary Loan or using the "Request" option in Melvyl.

You may also limit a search in OskiCat to dissertations by changing the drop down from "Entire Collection" to "Dissertations/Theses":

Find eBooks

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:29:08 -0700

The Library offers over 100 e-book and e-text collections in specific subject areas. E-books in collections marked * are also available through OskiCat and Melvyl. You can limit your search in OskiCat to "Available online," and in Melvyl to "Online resources."

Oxford Scholarship Online (political science, religion, philosophy, physics)
Springer Electronic Book Package * (Melvyl only; sciences and social sciences)
Ebrary broad coverage of many disciplines, including political science.
Complete list...

Google Books

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:52:50 -0700

Why use Google Books? Library catalogs (like OskiCat) don't search inside books; using a library catalog, you can search only information about the book (title, author, Library of Congress subject headings, etc.). Google Books will let you search inside books, which can be very useful for hard-to-find information. You can then use Google Books' Find in a Library link to locate the book in a UC Berkeley library, or search OskiCat to see if UC Berkeley owns the book.Try it now:

Find Books, Journal Titles, and More

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:09:04 -0700

Use OskiCat or Melvyl to Find books or Journal Titles (not articles) to see if UCB or UC has the journal. If UCB does not have it, you can request the book/article though the request feature in Melvyl. Allow 1 week+ for the item not at UCB to be available for pickup.

UC-eLinks

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:33:46 -0800

Once you've searched a database to find articles, you may need to use to link to a PDF or html file if the full text is not immediately available. Each database isa bit different, but a good rule of thumb is this: when you see the Uc-eLinks icon click on it to view your article access options, which can range from full text to a call number to an Interlibrary Loan request:

For more information, here's a tutorial on using UC-eLinks.

Citation Linker

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:24:04 -0700

Have a citation? Use Citation Linker to go directly to the article.

Get immediate access to journal articles, books and other publications (or request them when they are not available) by entering a title and other citation information.

Finding Citations From an Article or Book

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:08:49 -0700

If you have an academic/scholarly book or article and what to see want has cited it, you can. Use Social Sciences Citation Linker (Web of Knowledge) to find how many times something has been cited. This can also lead you to other resources for your research projects.

Amazon.com can also help you find which books have cited a book you know about. Scroll down to the bottom of an amazon book page to find the books. Do not buy the books from Amazon, instead use OskiCat or Melvyl to locate and borrow the book.

How many times an article/book has been cited is also one way to judge it's impact, though keep in mind that a good article/book can be praised as many times as a bad one can be ridiculed.

Off-campus Access to Library Resources

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:35:19 -0700

Before you can access Library resources from off campus make sure you have configured your computer with proxy server settings.

After you make a one-time change in your web browser settings, the proxy server will ask you to log in with a CalNet ID or Library PIN when you click on the link to a licensed resource.

Related Databases

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:56:59 -0700

The Berkeley Library provides access to hundreds of databases, below are some that might be particularly helpful.

Political Science Databases

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:06:04 -0700

Core article databases for political science research are below.

News Resources

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:54:02 -0800

Here are some general news and newsmedia databases. For a full listing of the Library's news resources, check this list.

Data and Statistics

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:59:37 -0700

These links will guide you to various sources for statistics and data. If you are interested in manipulating a dataset on your own, please visit the Doe Library's Data Lab in 189 Doe.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:59:40 -0700

The Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) can provide you a wealth of information from foreign news sources. The U.S. State Department ran the FBIS to translate foreign language newspapers, wires, and broadcasts into English. FBIS only translated information relating to U.S. interests, and only distributed to the public a select amount of what was translated.

At UC Berkeley, we have 2 databases for locating FBIS documents:

World News Connection (covers 1996-present, and is full-text)

FBIS Electronic Index (covers 1975-1996 and is only citations--use the instructions below for finding the documents)

Gov Info

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:15:50 -0700

These resouces can help you discover and locate information from the government. More resources can be located in the Library's Government Information pages.

Google Search Tips, Tricks and Hacks

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:59:45 -0700

One of the largest hurdles of using Google is the amount you must weed through. Some searches result in thousands of pages; who has time to go through all that? You dont need to. Did you know you can manipulate a regular Google search with a couple hacks to your search. Its true! Try these search "tricks" during your next google search.

site:XXXXX This search tells google to limit your search to a particular site or domain. For instance, if you limit to site:berkeley.edu you would only search the Berkeley site. Similarly site:.gov would search only sites ending in .gov, and site:.edu would search only sites ending in .edu.

-XXXXX Adding a minus/hyphen sign "-" to a term will remove results with that term. This can be very helpfull when removing common words associated with your topic.

filetype:XXXX Using filetype: will only find certain file extentions (.doc, .pdf, .xcl, etc)

"XXX XXXX" Putting double quotes around a phrase will find only that phrase.

You can also combine some of these search hacks, such as adding -site:nytimes.com to remove results from the New York Times website. More search tricks can be found here.

Google Scholar

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:14:05 -0700

Google Scholar is an easy way to do interdisciplinary research, and with some settings changes can become even more useful. You need a Google account to use these features.

Set up a Google Scholar Alert to be automatically notified when new articles are added to Google on topics of interest:

Do your search in Google Scholar. Look in the green toolbar for the envelope icon, and click it. New items will be sent to your email account as they are found by Google.

Make Google display links to full text of articles that Berkeley subscribes to:

Open Scholar. Click on scholar preferences [next to the search box]. Under Library Links, enter the word Berkeley. Choose up to three database providers we subscribe to: Full Text@IngentaConnect; UC eLinks; and Read article via OCLC.

Ever wanted to trace an article’s impact? Google now permits searching within citing articles.

Do a Google Scholar search. Click on the "Cited by" link under a citation and select the "Search within articles citing..." checkbox.

Google Books

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:52:50 -0700

Citation Management Tools

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:09:38 -0700

Citation management tools help you manage your research, collect and cite sources, and create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles. Each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but any are easier than doing it by hand!

Zotero: A free plug-in that works exclusively with the Firefox browser: keeps copies of what you find on the web, permits tagging, notation, full text searching of your library of resources, works with Word, and has a free web backup service.
RefWorks - free for UC Berkeley users. It allows you to create your own database by importing references and using them for footnotes and bibliographies. Use the RefWorks New User Form to sign up.
EndNote: may be purchased from UC Berkeley's Software Central.

It's always good to double check the formatting -- sometimes the software doesn't get it quite right.

Plagerism

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:54:43 -0700

What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty, violating the Berkeley Campus Code of Student Conduct. The campus issues a guide to understanding plagiarism, which states:

"Plagiarism means using another's work without giving credit. You must put others' words in quotation marks and cite your source(s). Citation must also be given when using others' ideas, even when those ideas are paraphrased into your own words."

Plagiarism is a serious violation of academic and student conduct rules and is punishable with a failing grade and possibly more severe action. For more information, consult the following UC Berkeley websites:

Berkeley Campus Code of Student Conduct: http://students.berkeley.edu/uga/conduct.pdf
Faculty Help Desk - Student Conduct (see section on plagiarism). University of California Berkeley: College of Letters & Sciences.

Why Cite?

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:33:35 -0700

"Ethics, copyright laws, and courtesy to readers require authors to identify the sources of direct quotations and of any facts or opinions not generally known or easily checked."--

Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (Chicago: Chicago Univ. Press), p. 594

Why cite sources?
Whenever you quote or base your ideas on another person's work, you must document the source you used. Even when you do not quote directly from another work, if reading that source contributed to the ideas presented in your paper, you must give the authors proper credit.

Citations allow readers to locate and further explore the sources you consulted, show the depth and scope of your research, and give credit to authors for their ideas. Citations provide evidence for your arguments and add credibility to your work by demonstrating that you have sought out and considered a variety of resources. In written academic work, citing sources is standard practice and shows that you are responding to this person, agreeing with that person, and adding something of your own. Think of documenting your sources as providing a trail for your reader to follow to see the research you performed and discover what led you to your original contribution.

Ask a Librarian 24/7

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:08:50 -0700

How Do I Make an Appointment?

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:22:54 -0700

Thesis research and writing can very specific and a single library session may not provide you with all the information you need. You are more than welcome to contact the Political Science Librarian, Susan Edwards, via email or phone (email is preferred) to ask a question, set up an appointment, or get more help with anything related to the Library and research. Contact info is below:

Email: sedwards@library.berkeley.edu
Phone: 510-643-6224

Research Advisory Service

jsilva@library.berkeley.edu (Jesse Silva) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:43:38 -0700

Research Advisory Service for Cal Undergraduates

Book a 30-minute appointment with a librarian who will help refine and focus research inquiries, identify useful online and print sources, and develop search strategies for humanities and social sciences topics.

Schedule, view, edit or cancel your appointment online (CalNetID required)

This service is for Cal undergraduates only. Graduate students and faculty should contact the library liaison to their department or program for specialized reference consultations.

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