Political Science: Home

Students in Political Science Courses are expected to:

- Identify essential information sources within their discipline, including journals, reference works, websites, and works by seminal authors/scholars.

- Use both lay and professional terminology within their discipline to formulate keyword searches

- Utilize advanced database search functions to access relevant information from essential sources

- Identify subject-specific databases and search engines relevant to their topic

- Use all AVAILABLE resources to complete a literature review on a given topic

- Obtain materials, if necessary, from other libraries using Interlibrary Loan services or by physically visiting other libraries

To find political science books, explore the following areas in the LBCC collection:

•  J - General legislative and executive papers
•  JA - Political science (General)
•  JC - Political theory
•  JF - Political institutions and public administration
•  JJ - Political institutions and public administration (North America)
•  JK - Political institutions and public administration (United States)
•  JL  Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.)
•  JN - Political institutions and public administration (Europe)
•  JQ - Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)
•  JS - Local government. Municipal government
•  JV - Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
•  JX - International law, see also JZ and KZ
•  JZ - International relations