Want to review the information covered during your library research workshop for this class? You can view or download the workshop slides below.
This link opens in a new windowMulti-disciplinary video collection including documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs, newsreels, and more.
Source of high-quality video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content.
Documentaries and feature films. Only films requested by instructors are available.
Online access to pre-selected feature films used in classes.
This link opens in a new windowA digital streaming collection of full-length films of Shakespeare plays, modern dramas, classical music, dance, musicals, opera and adaptations of classic novels.
The website links below will take you to the "official" websites of each party.
In order to understand a party's views on a topic you need to understand who the party is and the beliefs they hold. You can find this information by reading the party's platform. Click on "Platform" once you open the website. (If you do not see a link called platform, look for links like "About Us," "Our Goals," or something similar.) This page should include the party's views on a variety of topics from education and the environment to immigration and the economy.
Want more information about your political party? Search for your party's name in the ebook collections linked below.
This link opens in a new windowGreat source for background information when beginning your research
The resources below will help you find biographical and background information about the particular candidate you are advocating on behalf of in your assignment.
When searching for information about a person, be sure to put quotation marks around her name like "Kamala Harris."
Thousands of authoritative biographies spanning centuries and continents.
This link opens in a new windowGreat source for background information when beginning your research
If your candidate is a current or former member of Congress, you can find their voting history, sponsored legislation, etc. from viewing their record in GovTrack:
The databases below will help you to find facts, evidence, and data on policy issues (like climate change, immigration, or healthcare). Be sure to use quotations around concepts that are more than one word, like "climate change."
You can also search across most of our databases at one time using OneSearch.
Multi-subject database which contains indexing and abstracts for more than 13,000 journals, with full text for more than 9,000 of those titles.
This link opens in a new windowIssues & Controversies contains in-depth articles which clearly provide both sides of an issue.
The pros and cons on thousands of controversial topics.
Large collection of online books appropriate for college level research
Large collection of online books appropriate for college level research
The BEST way to find reputable news on policy topics is to use one of the Library's newspaper databases, like:
Access to newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and many more.
Includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles.
While the websites of some news outlets are reliable, others -- like Fox -- are not. Some sites traffic in bad information or "fake news" and should be avoided.
If you are looking for reliable, CONSERVATIVE news sources, you may want to look at the following:
If you are looking for reliable, LIBERAL news sources, you may want to look at some of the following:
