POL 399: Revolting Children: Start

This guide is intended to support your research for your senior seminar projects. Use the resources on the tabs above to explore various ways and places to search. 

• Don't hesitate to ask if you've got questions! Send me an email - I enjoy helping you solve any research problems you have. We can work via email or set up a virtual or in person time to chat.
• You can also find library and research help at the library's Information Desk or via Reference Services. 

If you need a refresher on using the library, consult our Library FAQs and an overview of the Library. We also have a guide on how to do research well - use it to brush up and expand your research skills! If you need a reminder on how to find books in the library, we have a guide for that, too. You will also find the library guide for POL 200: Analyzing Politics to be helpful, as well as the overall guide for doing research in Political Science.

**You have been assigned to meet with a reference librarian during the week of March 13. Sign up for appointments here! Meetings will be for 20 minutes and will happen at the reference desk. Please sign up for an appointment so we know when to expect you. Please note that, unfortunately, appointments are not available on Wednesday, March 15.

Refer to this guide frequently as you conduct research. Here's a breakdown of what you'll find in which spots:

• The Articles and Books tabs contains a number of recommended article databases in various fields, as well as tips on finding and using books. You'll use both of these tabs a lot.
• Research as Conversation emphasizes that we do research by figuring out what the experts are saying about our topics, and then figuring out how our own research fits into the existing conversation. The tab gives tips on how to move through various aspects of the research process.
• Search Tips outlines various ways to search, including idea mapping and common mistakes to avoid.
• Bibliographic Trace is so important that you'll see it highlighted on other pages on this guide, as well as this one. Use this technique! This is how scholars search, using existing sources to explore the conversation happening among scholars.
• Tracking Down Materials is your one-stop page for answering any and all of your questions about tracking down hard copies of materials. Now you have no excuse for not finding that perfect article. :)
• Finally, Citing Sources offers tools and tips for keep track of sources and citation styles.

Here are the slides from our library session: