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    Pathfinder for Public Policy

    Using The Library Catalog to Find Books

    Blais To locate books, search Blais,, the Libraries of the Claremont Colleges online catalog.

    Books can be searched by author, title, or subject. If you are unsure of the exact title or if your subject search doesn't produce the results you hoped for, try a "Words in title" search using two or three of the most significant words from the title or subject you are trying to find.

    Subject searching requires use of Library of Congress Subject Headings. Here are some typical subject headings in International Relations. The Government Publications department has a handout with directions on its use. Current, incoming U.S. documents are catalogued in Blais and older holdings will be added soon. Most International Government Publications and some California State documents are in Blais. Other databases and indexes must be used to access publications not yet in Blais. For further information on computer databases, see the handout on computer databases or consult a reference librarian.

    Selected Subject Headings in Public Policy
     

    Crime and Criminals-United States
    Firearms-Industry and Trade-United States
    Firearms-Law and Legislation-United States
    Gun Control
    Gun Control-Law and Legislation
    Interest Groups
    Lobbying-United States
    National Rifle Association
    World Politics

    Finding General and Popular Articles Using Database Indexes

    Use the following print and CDROM indexes to find articles and other materials on specific topics. For questions, please do not hesitate to call Mary Martin, Government Publications and International Relations, at extension x18923.

    Firstsearch One can also telnet through the Library Services Menu. This database is a menu driven reference service consisting of dozens of databases, including the OCLC union catalog WorldCat. WorldCat contains more than 25 million bibliographic records, representing holdings of more than 9000 libraries. First Search can also be used to search approximately 2 dozen periodical and other reference databases. See category 11; News and Current Events, or 12, Public Affairs and Law.

    Academic Universe (Lexis\Nexis)

    This is a full-text database consisting of millions of articles covering the fields of business, law and legislation, and general news. There are terminals available in the Reference, Government Publications, and Asian Studies departments. You may also Telnet through the Library Services Menu.

    Ethnic Newswatch is a full text database containing articles from ethnic and minority newspapers from across the county. On This resource is available only to users in the search centers of the Libraries.

    Newspaper Abstracts Includes citations from the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal as well as many other newspapers. On FirstSearch, and as a telnet connection through the Library Services Menu.

    Pais Index to public policy and social issues, information in a wide range of subjects. Contains selected citations to journal articles, books, government documents and reports. Also indexes foreign language publications. Library has paper and electronic sources, although limited coverage in electronic format. Available on Ovid.

    Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts General scholarly index. On Ovid back to 1984; available also as Telnet connection through the Library Services Menu and in paper back to 1974; preceded by The International Index to Periodicals and The Social Science and Humanities Index, both located in the Honnold/Mudd Index Room.

    Wilson's Reader's Guide Abstracts to Periodical Literature General, multi-disciplinary index. Contains records for general and popular articles in all subjects. On OVID back to 1983; available also as telnet connection through the Library Services Menu and in paper back to the turn of the century, Honnold/Mudd Index Room/Table 1. Preceded by 19th Century Readers Guide covering 1890-1899, and Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, covering 1802-1906, also Honnold Index Room/Table 1.

    Finding Information Using the World Wide Web

    This website has been developed specifically for the use of students, faculty and staff of the Claremont Colleges. It provides links to departmental information, Government Agencies, specific subject guides, alphabetical lists popular sites, and several course-specific pages such as the International Relations Page.

    MM 9/23/97

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