Navigation Bar
Course Related Web Pages > PUAF 737

 

PUAF 737: Strategies of Equality

Professor: Chris Foreman
Librarian: Judy Markowitz

This guide will assist you in locating resources for your PUAF 737 memorandums.
For additional information, please contact Judy Markowitz, 301-314-1316, judym[@]umd.edu.

Table of Contents

Background Information / Getting Started / Reference Books

Sometimes the best place to start looking for information is to use a subject encyclopedia. There are many titles in McKeldin Reference that could be used for locating background information on the topic of inequality. A list of references, or citations are included for you to start gathering additional information.

  • Ciment, James, ed. Social Issues in America: an encyclopedia
    MCK REF HN57.S624 2006 vols. 1-7

  • O'Brien, Jodi, ed. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
    MCK REF HQ1115.E54 2009 vols. 1-2

  • Ness, Immanuel, ed. Encyclopedia of American Social Movements.
    MCK REF HN57.E594 2004 vols. 1-4

  • Parrillo, Vincent, ed. Encyclopedia of Social Problems
    MCK REF HN28.E55 2008 vols. 1-2

  • Schaefer, Richard, ed. Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society. MCK REF HT1521.E63 2008 vols. 1-3

Use the Catalog to locate additional subject encyclopedias by conducting a subject word/s search on your topic (race, women, immigrants, latin america, indians of north america, gays, homosexuality...) and add encyclopedias.

return to top

Search the Catalog for Additional Books

Use the Catalog to locate books on your topic.

 

SEARCH BY KEYWORD:
Be sure to look at the subject headings and to refine the search, either follow the link or conduct a new search using: subject beginning with... or subject word/s
Place phrases in quotes, use the * for truncation: minorit* = (minority or minorities)
"politics of inequality" "political participation" and minorit*
housing and poor and policy (race or racism or minorit*) and "social justice"
"disabil* right*" minorit* and coalition*

SAMPLE SUBJECT HEADINGS and SUBJECT QUALIFIERS:
equality equality - health aspects
equality before the law income distribution - united states
racism - political aspects - united states education - political aspects
poor - united states - political activity working class - political activity
gays - political activity affirmative action programs - law and legislation - united states
housing policy - united states - history discrimination in housing - united states
discrimination in medical care people with disabilities - civil rights - united states
people with disabilities - legal status, laws, etc minorities - united states - political activity
welfare rights movements - united states african american women - political activity

return to top

You Already Have the Journal Article Citation - How to Find It

When you already have a journal article citation from your professor or a reference list and/or as you conduct your research, you will make note of the additional resources (book, book chapter, journal article) you identify in the bibliographies, references, notes and footnotes of the sources you are using.
One way to determine if we own the journal article and the format availability is to use the Article Search Box on the Research Port page:

article citation search

Use the Article Search Box and see if you get the same results for the following examples:

    Gilanshah, Bijan. 1993. Multiracial Minorities: erasing the Color Line." Law and Inequality Journal 12: 183-204
    Results: we do not own this journal and the article must be requested via interlibrary loan (ILL)

  • Williamson, Anne R. "Housing Choice Vouchers, the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, and the Federal Poverty Deconcentration Goal" Urban Affairs Review Sep2009, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p119-132
    Results: full text available from the publisher website

  • Pynoos, Jon. "The politics of mixing older persons and younger persons with disabilities in federally assisted..." Gerontologist Aug96, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p518
    Results: available in print, follow link to the catalog for the call number

return to top

Note: All electronic sources without a url noted are Library resources available through Research Port. When using a Research Port source, be sure to follow the link. This will direct you to the available full text, the catalog if we own the journal in print, or Interlibrary Loan if full text is not available and if the Libraries do not subscribe to the journal or needed vol/issues.
For remote access (off-campus) use your UM Directory ID and password.

Policy Issue Sources - Primary - Legislation, Regulations...

  • Lexis-Nexis Congressional
    Comprehensive access to US legislative information including legislative histories and the CIS index of congressional publications from 1970 to the present, including congressional hearing testimonies and the Congressional Record. A separate index, less exhaustive, is also available for previous congressional publications (1789-1969). Also includes: "Help Tool Box", "Political News/Hot Topics", "Members" section for biographical information on individual members of Congress, including key votes, floor statements, committee assignments, financial disclosures, and campaign finance information. Check the catalog by SU DOC number (ex: Y1.1/8:110-28/PT.1) for the full-text of reports if not available via the database.

  • GPO Access: United States Congress
    Recent legislative history sources plus the Congressional Record Index and History of Bills from 1983 forward, and links to committees' and caucuses' home pages.
    http://www.gpoaccess.gov/congress/index.html

  • Thomas
    Library of Congress site with recent legislative history sources. (Inaugurated January 5, 1995, by the Library of Congress at the request of then Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich as the portal for “legislative information on the Internet.”)
    http://thomas.loc.gov/

  • CQ Congress Collection
    An analytical survey of the history and development; powers; personalities; current developments; and legislation considered and passed by the U.S. Congress. Includes data on voting alignments, interest group ratings, advanced CQ key vote analysis, and advanced member analysis.

  • C-SPAN Congress Site
    Congressional directory, congressional votes library, and issues and legislation sections.
    http://www.c-span.org/resources/congress.asp

    return to top

    Policy Issue Sources - Secondary - Research, Analysis...

    There are many databases that will be useful, depending on the focus of your memo.
    For example: America. History and Life; Chicano Database;
    Contemporary Women's issues; Family and Society Studies Worldwide;
    GenderWatch; HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index); LGBT Life
    Consult the Databases by Category for additional databases.

    • CQ Researcher
      Full-text coverage of the CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Researcher from 1992 to the present that provides comprehensive analysis of each topic, including history and background information, relevant pro & con arguments, current status, bibliographies, contact information, and outlooks on upcoming "hot topics" in current events.

    • CQ Weekly
      Weekly legislative news and analysis covering all the major policy issues confronting the U.S. Congress. Full text from 1983 to the present.

    • Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports Search Engine
      The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is the public policy research arm of the US Congress. This legislative branch agency works exclusively for Members of Congress, their committees and their staffs. It issues about 3,000 briefs, reports, short issue papers and longer position papers per year, but it does not make its reports available to the public. However, it cannot prevent members of Congress from giving them out individually and some government agencies from posting reports they find relevant. Perhaps 1/3 of these reports have become available on the web.
      http://zfacts.com/p/576.html
      Reports from the U.S. Department of State
      http://fpc.state.gov/c18185.htm
      Congressional Research Service Reports, Hosted by UNT Libraries
      http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs/

    • International Political Science Abstracts 1989 -
      Produced by the International Political Science Association, includes current indexing and abstracts of the world's leading journals in political science.

    • National Journal Group's Policy Central
      Comprehensive full-text searchable collection of resources on U.S. politics and policy, including the National Journal, Hotline, Poll Track, Ad Spotlight, CongressDaily, Technology Daily, and the Almanac of American Politics. All components may be searched at once. Also includes markup reports, public opinion data, and an archive of television campaign ads with streaming audio and video.

    • PAIS Archive 1915-1976
      References to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research reports and other types of publications from 1915-1976. Use PAIS International for coverage after 1976. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed.

    • PAIS International 1972 -
      References to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more from 1972 to the present. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed.

    • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts 1975 -
      International political science journals.

    return to top

    Research Guides

    Citation Guides
 

© 2008 University Libraries. University of Maryland. College Park, MD 20742-7011, (301) 405-0800
Last modified: November 2, 2009

Send us your comments | Privacy Policy
University of Maryland Libraries Home Catalog Research Port Ask us! How do I...? Site index Search