Political Science  

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This research guide was created in large part by Jacob J. Sherman.

The library has two catalogs where one can search to get information:

"Classic" Catalog 

 The Classic Catalog is where one would go to search specific titles, subject headings, author names, isbn, and course reserves.

BOSS or Big Orange Search System

BOSS takes the Classic Catalog and combines it with results from all of the library's databases. The research results can be voluminous. However, once can use the results and start to peel back to get at what he/she truly needs.

Political Science titles may be found across many Dewey sections:

010 Bibliographies
030 Encyclopedias & books of facts
070 News media, journalism & publishing
100 Philosophy
170 Ethics
190 Modern western philosophy
200 Religion
210 Philosophy & theory of religion
260 Christian organization, social work & worship
290 Other religions
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology
310 Statistics
320 Political science
330 Economics
340 Law
350 Public administration & military science
360 Social problems & social services
370 Education
380 Commerce, communications & transportation
390 Customs, etiquette & folklore
500 Science
520 Astronomy
530 Physics
600 Technology
610 Medicine & health
640 Home & family management
690 Building & construction
700 Arts
710 Landscaping & area planning
720 Architecture
780 Music
790 Sports, games & entertainment
900 History
910 Geography & travel
920 Biography & genealogy
930 History of ancient world (to ca. 499)
940 History of Europe
950 History of Asia
960 History of Africa
970 History of North America
980 History of South America
990 History of other areas

This is an RSS feed of New York Times' articles pertaining to political science.

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