Urban Politics

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PSC 223 Larry Bennett
Library Session
January 11, 2000
Margaret Power
www.depaul.edu/~mpower
mpower@wppost.depaul.edu (email)

SUGGESTIONS FOR FINDING BOOKS
The Library’s catalog ILLINET ONLINE is available on the PCs on the first floor near the Reference Desk and also through the Library’s Web Page at home or in the Automated Reference Center. Select ILLINET ONLINE to start:

Strategy 1. Do a Title Keyword search, then use your results to lead you to more material.

Strategy 2. Do a Subject Keyword search.

Note: If you don't find what you're looking for this way, do not assume that there's nothing on your topic. You may have chosen different terms than the subject headings actually use. Try Strategy 1 if this search does not work well for you.

Strategy 3. Do a Browse Subject search with precise subject headings you have identified. Here are some examples of subject headings:

• New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government
• New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions
• New York (N.Y.)--Mayors
• Neighborhood government--New York (N.Y.)
• Detroit (Mich.)--Race relations
• Municipal government
• Patronage, Political--United States

Remember do both title and subject searches.

EXPAND YOUR SEARCH TO ALL LIBRARIES You may borrow books from the more than 45 libraries in the ILCSO system.

SUGGESTIONS FOR FINDING ARTICLES
Good databases for articles on urban politics: Select from the Library Web Page: Databases

INTERNET SITES
Many cities have official websites with government information

• New York City http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/ for example

Some non-profit institutes or organizations are useful for current information or analysis. A good starting place might be:

• Pioneer Institute http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/
  Pioneer Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, Boston-based public policy research institute.

• National City Government Resource Center http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1389/
  This website serves as a collection of city-related URL's from throughout the United States.

If you are having problems with your research, make an appointment at the Reference Desk for an individual consultation.