PSC 390 Capstone (Spalding): Civic Engagement: Find Books & Articles
Resources for capstone oral history projects.
Find Scholarly Articles
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PAIS Index This link opens in a new windowCovers public affairs, policy & politics, international affairs & statistics. Includes publications from over 120 countries throughout the world, journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more.
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Social Sciences Abstracts This link opens in a new windowIndexes social science, business and political journals; with abstracts.
Dates Covered: 1983-present. -
America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowIndexes journals, books and dissertations on North American history, covering the United States and Canada. (For other countries or regions, use the database Historical Abstracts.) "Dates covered" refers to publication dates included; all historic eras are addressed, from B.C. to present day.
Dates Covered: 1964-present
Search for Books
Try these subject terms to search for books in the DePaul Library or I-Share. You can copy and paste the term directly into the search box above and you'll find materials that have been cataloged as being substantially about that topic. Bonus tip: Can you identify other relevant terms by looking at the record for a relevant book?
- su:POLITICAL SCIENCE Civics & Citizenship
- su:Political participation
- su:Youth Political activity
- su:Women Political activity
- su:Immigrants Political activity United States
- su:Community life
Use the Advanced Search to add additional keywords related to your topic. Try the filters on the left side of the results screen to limit to the most useful items.
Find NGO Reports
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Idealist.orgSearch for organizations working on a specific issue and explore their website for publications and other reports.
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Worldwide NGO DirectorySearch for international NGOs.
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Think Tank SearchThink Tank Search searches the websites of institutions that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity.
Find Newspaper Articles
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Alternative Press Index & Archive This link opens in a new windowBibliographic database of journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from international alternative, radical, and left periodicals.
Dates Covered: 1969 - Present -
Chicago Tribune Historical Content This link opens in a new windowOffers historic full page images with searchable full text from the first issue until 1994.
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Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new windowIndexes US ethnic and minority publications; with full text.
Dates Covered: 1960-present. -
US Newsstream (ProQuest ) This link opens in a new windowNews content from many national and international newspapers, newswires and selected news magazines. Includes access to the Chicago Tribune and Wall Street Journal