Comparative Politics Research Resources Jacqueline A. Gill, Associate Professor Reference Librarian and Information Literacy Coordinator Ext

Accessing databases from off campus Proxy Account Principles of searching Subject related databases –EBSCOHOST Databases –JSTOR –CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online –Google Scholar Interlibrary Loans E-Journals Finding journals that are not online Comparative Politics Research Resources Contents

From the City College Library home page click “Articles via Databases” link. Accessing Databases from off campus

Select your database. Accessing Databases from off campus

Proxy Account Searching when off-campus Fill in your address and create a password. First time users and those who have forgotten their password will be asked to enter their barcode number.

Next you will be asked to type in your name, , and create a password. When you access the databases the next time you will only have to type in your and password. Proxy Account Searching when off-campus

Principles of Searching Similar ideas are expressed in a word with different endings. Government Governing Governable Govenor,etc. govern* will retrieve all of these words The asterisk * is a wild card or truncation symbol. All words starting with the letters before the asterisk will be retrieved

Government politics OR poverty Anything in either of these circles are recovered Government politics poverty Boolean Searching

Combine search terms “OR” yields the most results Boolean Searching

“AND” makes your search more specific Only the overlap of the circles are recovered Government politics poverty Boolean Searching

Same combined search terms “AND” yields less results but articles are more specific.

Boolean Searching Add a third search term Even fewer results are presented.

EBSCOHOST EBSCOhost Premier is a portal to 30 databases providing indexing and abstracting for tens of thousands of scholarly journals, magazines, and reference sources in all areas of study. Many of these databases include full text articles. The academic level of the publications covered varies depending on the database, but the brief descriptions on the opening page will help you determine whether a particular database is appropriate for you.

Selecting a database Select ‘ Articles via Databases”. ”. Select the first letter of the database name. Select the database name.

EBSCOHOST In EBSCOHOST you can search many databases simultaneously. Go down the list and select all the databases relevant to your search by checking database selection box.

EBSCOHOST Enter your terms in the Find field. You can use Boolean operators (and, or, not) with a standard search. If available, field codes and search history may be used with your search. Select search options to refine your search. You can use limiters or expanders to broaden or narrow the focus of your search.

EBSCOHOST Additional options are available to refine your search.

EBSCOHOST The results are displayed showing the citation and a link to the full text.

EBSCOHOST PDF or HTML full text can be saved to a diskette. The PDF text can only be viewed in the Adobe Acrobat software. If the software is not available on your computer it can be downloaded from

EBSCOHOST Click this link to send the Full text to your account.

EBSCOHOST Enter your address, subject, and click send.

EBSCOHOST Click this link to return to your search results or begin a new search. Databases A-Z

J-STOR JSTOR provides full-text access to more than 300 scholarly journals offering more than 886,000 full-length articles going back to Here are the subject areas addressed: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Asian Studies, Botany, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology, and Statistics. Updated frequently, JSTOR covers important research articles, reviews, opinion pieces, and other items published in key journals.

J-STOR Begin searching with basic search or click advanced search. Advanced search provides additional help features not found in Basic search.

J-STOR Enter the keywords in the boxes provided. Select the search criteria such as you only want to view articles. Select the discipline(s). Click search

J-STOR Review the list of articles retrieved. To view the articles click the title link. You can view the complete article online or you can download to your desktop or flash drive.

J-STOR You can print, , download, or export the article.

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online The most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs, CIAO publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online Select advance search Type in your keywords Select journals Select date range Select region

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online A list of retrieved articles are shown on your topic. Click the title to view the full text.

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online A list of retrieved articles are shown on your topic. Click the title to view the full text.

Google Scholar Google Scholar searches the Web for articles, books, and other scholarly materials in many different disciplines. Most searches return an assortment of citations, abstracts, and links to full text. To link Google Scholar to the City College Library's full text offerings, click "Scholar Preferences," type "City College," and click "Find Library." Then check the box next to "City College - Find fulltext at CCNY."

Google Scholar Begin searching in the search box. Google Scholar will retrieve full text articles that are located in the City College databases. Click the “Find Fulltext at CCNY” link.

RefWorks RefWorks opens to the sign in page. You can learn more about RefWorks by viewing a PowerPoint tutorial on RefWorks at my site

Interlibrary Loans Finding materials not owned by CCNY Libraries

Interlibrary Loans Interlibrary loans are free ▪ Reprints of journal articles ▪ Reprints of magazine articles ▪ Temporary loan of books, some dissertations, reports, documents – but not textbooks Books owned by CUNY must be requested using CUNY+ through CLICS Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. You will be notified via when the book has arrived at the Circulation Desk. Loan period is 3 weeks. Articles are sent to your account.

Interlibrary Loans Order a full text article through Interlibrary Loan while searching the databases.

Interlibrary Loans Orders for Interlibrary Loans can be sent directly from the City College website.

Click “ILL Request” link Interlibrary Loans

1. Enter search terms here 2. Locate your title. 3. Click the ILL link. 4. Fill in the form and submit. Interlibrary Loans Interlibrary Loans from World Cat

Looking for a particular journal article? Go to E-Journals on the CCNY Libraries Database page.

E-Journals

Undergraduate and Graduate Students 3 weeks with 4 online renewals Policy

–Within each subject related page you will find topics that will lead you to additional databases and web pages, Research by Subject

Circulation Desk, 2 nd Floor Reference Desk, 2 nd Floor Bound Periodicals, 1 st Floor PowerPoint Tutorials Prof. Jacqueline A. Gill, Associate Professor Reference Librarian and Information Literacy Coordinator Ext