POLITICS 235: THE PRESIDENCY (Professor Connelly)  

This guide is designed to be help with research assignments in Professor Connelly's Presidency course in the Fall 2012 term -- specifically to identify appropriate scholarly or academic tools and techniques.

Questions and comments about this guide can be directed to Senior Reference Librarian Dick Grefe.

• News and Analysis
  Political news and analysis from respected, non-partisan sources.
• Reference Sources
  Academic encyclopedias and similar sources recommended for topic overviews and explanations.
• Find Books
  Books at W&L and elsewhere.
• Find Articles
  Recommended databases for finding journal articles and other appropriate in-depth resources. 
• Federal Government
  U.S. Government studies and other publications, including Presidential documents.

• Citation Styles and Plagiarism
  Guides to citing your research sources.  Help with avoiding plagiarism.
• Help
  Have questions?  We will be glad to help.