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Electronic Reference Databases

You must log into the my.hofstra.edu portal and access the Library home page in order to use these databases.

Credo Reference - Multidisciplinary. Full text entries from over 500 reference sources. (Use this database to access current volumes of Marquis Who's Who.)
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Searchable by keyword and subject. Full text. Includes graphics.
LEXICAT - Online catalog of Hofstra University Libraries holdings. Includes electronic reference books. Restrict your search to the Reference collection on each search screen.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Almanac of American Politics
Call Number: Axinn-Reference JK271 .B343 1972
Guide to Current American Government
Call Number: Axinn-Reference JK1 .C14a

Electronic Encyclopedias

Print Resources

Encyclopedia of American Political History
Call Number: Axinn-Reference
Guide to the Presidency
Call Number: Axinn-Reference JK516 .G83 2008
Guide to Congress
Call Number: Axinn-Reference JK1021 .C565 2008

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Almanac of American Politics
Call Number: Axinn Ref. JK271 .B343
CQ Guide to Current American Government
Call Number: Axinn Ref. JK1 .C14a
Encyclopedia of Governance
Call Number: Axinn Ref. JC11 .E53 2007
Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy
Call Number: Axinn Ref. JK9 .E526 2003

Thank you!!!

I want to thank Prof. Georgina Martorella for all of her support and direction. Virtually all the wonderful resources that appear here she created and allowed me to borrow.

Sources for Research Reports

CQ Researcher
Use this resource to understand issues and identify case studies.

CQ Electronic Library
Includes three databases that can be searched independently or simultaneously. Search CQ Weekly, a journal that covers happenings on Capitol Hill, Historic Documents which contains primary source documents, or CQ Researcher consisting of reports prepared by congressional analysts that explore "hot" policy issues in depth. Available to Hofstra University community only.

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Also included are CQ Almanac and Congress and the Nation, publications that provide in-depth analysis of legislative issues
Congressional Universe
Provides access to research reports from the Congressional Research Service on a wide variety of topics as well as bills, testimony, and hearings of the United States Congress. Available to Hofstra University community only.

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A selection of more recent reports is also available on publicly accessible internet sites.
Congressional Research Service Reports
Provided by the University of North Texas
Open CRS
Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS)
Index to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications on public policy and social issues. International in coverage.
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Research Databases

Find Newspaper, Magazine Articles

Academic OneFile

Try the following Research Databases to locate newspaper and magazine articles.

CQ Weekly
Magazine that reports on issues looming on the congressional horizon. Includes bill status, committee and floor activity, debates and roll call votes. Full text
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
Full text interdisciplinary database with international coverage. Includes newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals. Use to access the New York Times and Washington Post.

Plagiarism Resources

Helpful Handouts

Tip Sheets

Citation Guides

Guides to Research

The Craft of Research. Axinn Stacks Q180.55 .M4 B66 2008

Student Guide to Research in the Digital Age: How to Locate and Evaluate Information Sources. Axinn Stacks ZA3075 .S74 2006

Citation Guides

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Axinn Ref Desk LB2369 .G53 2009

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Axinn Ref Desk BF76.7 .P83 2010

Chicago Manual of Style. Axinn Ref. Desk Z253 .U69 2003

Style Guide/American Sociological Association. Axinn Ref. Desk HM571 .A54 2007

Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences, professions, and more. Axinn Ref Desk PN171 .F56 L55 2006

Online Resources

Chicago Manual of Style Online

Bibliographic Citations--Modern Language Association (MLA) Format

Purdue Online Writing Lab