POL SCI 201: Introduction to Political Science

I. General Political Science Resources

• AUC Library Website:
  http://library.aucegypt.edu/

• Guide to Resources for Political Science: http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/political.htm

Quick way to find reliable information

Your information “road map”

Combination of library resources and free content

II. Selected Resources for Egyptian Civil Society Project

Define KEYWORDS:
(Note: Below are a few examples of keywords you could use to search catalogs, databases, and the web. Challenge yourself to think of more.)

• egypt AND ("non-governmental organizations" OR ngo's)
  
• egypt AND "civil society"
• egypt AND "human rights"

Use the Library Catalog to find BOOKS:

• Egypt almanac : the encyclopedia of modern Egypt -- Main Reference Cupboard DT 43 .E39 2002 (contains chapter on Civil Society)

Use Databases to find JOURNAL and NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:
(Note: You can access databases from off campus with your ID)

• Lexis/Nexis -- *On-Campus Use Only. Provides access to international news sources including government & political news, legal news, and country profiles. Newspapers are updated several times daily, and wire services hourly.


• JSTOR -- a full-text archival database consisting of the complete backfiles of many scholarly journals. It does NOT include publications within the last 2 to 5 years.


• Academic Search Premier -- a multidisciplinary index to over 8,175 publications. Coverage includes over 3,600 peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Full-text is available for many publications. Updated daily.


• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Reports and Profiles -- provides objective and timely analysis and forecasts of the political, economic, and business environment in many countries. Country Reports are written monthly or quarterly; Country Profiles are written annually. Select Egypt from the menu.

• Google Scholar, http://scholar.google.com/
  Look for "Find it @AUC."

Use the Internet to find WEBSITES and MORE ARTICLES:

• Google, Yahoo, Google Scholar
• Al-Ahram Weekly Online, http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/
• The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, http://www.eohr.org/

Cite your Sources:

• Guide to Harvard Style Referencing

HELP:

Q. I found an article but it's not full-text.  I do not see it in AUC's Library Catalog. Can I get it online?
A. E-Journal Finder
This tool helps you find out which databases contain which journals. (Example: A search for Journal of International Affairs reveals that both ABI/Inform Global and Academic Search Premier have the journal, full-text online). 

Q. The library does not have the articles I need.
A. AUC Library Document Delivery Service
Fill out the "Journal Articles Request Form" to order documents not available at AUC. Normal turnaround time for requests ranges from 2 days to 2 weeks.

Guide created by Nicole E. Brown, Instruction/Reference Librarian. 14 February 2007.