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Military & Politics

We've compiled the print resources here that delve into the world of the military and politics. Please see the other Political Science guides for specific American government, World politics, and Law related material suggestions.

 

Reference Books

  • Encyclopedia of invasions and conquests from ancient times to the present. 1996. Reference 355 D26e
  • The Harper encyclopedia of military biography. 1995. Reference 355 D945h
  • Gale encyclopedia of world history: War. 2 volumes. 2008. Reference 355.003 G13W
  • Weapons of mass destruction: An Encyclopedia of worldwide policy, technology, and history. 2 volumes. 2005. Reference 358.3 En19W
  • Women and the military: An Encyclopedia. 1996. Reference 355 S55w
  • The Oxford companion to American military history. 1999. Reference 355 Ox22A
  • Political history of America's wars. 2007. Main Collection 355.00973 Ax22p
  • Postwar America: An encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history. 2007. Reference 973.92 En19
  • The encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli conflict: A Political, social, and military history. 2008. Reference 956.9405 En19A
  • Encyclopedia of arms control and disarmament. 3 volumes. 1993. Ref 327.174 En19m
  • Regional guide to international conflict and management from 1945 to 2003. 2004. Ref 909.82 B45r

 

 



Other Research Tools

  • Credo Reference
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  • Oxford Reference Premium Online  
    Oxford University Press produces a number of extremely useful reference materials, many of which they have made available here. You can search by keyword, but you can also choose particular subjects and from there, particular books within which to search. This willl provide you with all sorts of background and broad spectrum information on a particular topic.
  • Biography Resource Center  
    Find background information about people, authors, famous personalities, and others. Search by first or last name. 


Citation Help

One of the least favorite aspects of research papers are the citations, documenting the sources where you gleaned your information. To make that a little easier, the Library offers a few resources.

  • The Citation Style Guide is a place where you can find call numbers for print Style Manuals and Handbooks, as well as online help from several different universities around the States. Check it out and see if it helps!
  • RefWorks
    is a Citation Management program. Fully available online, and linked from the Library's home page, it allows you to keep it all ELECTRONIC. Download your citations from the various databases you're using into RefWorks. This program will create the Works Cited page for you with little effort. In a database, look for the option to EXPORT - that is where you'll find this gem of a program.
  • Automatically Generated Citations can be found in our Library Catalog (to the right of the item on the Results page), as well as in most EBSCO databases (like Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, Communications and Mass Media Complete, etc.). Most databases either provide an instant citation in a couple of different styles, or they allow Exporting to RefWorks (see above). Ask a Librarian for more help in managing your citations and creating your bibliographies and works cited pages faster.
  • WorldCat.org
    "Cite this item" within individual item record lists the citation in APA, MLA, Chicago and more.
  • The Writing Center is also a solid resource. Available in the Library, this is run by the English department. If you'd like face-to-face help individually with citing or any aspect of writing and editing your paper, the Writing Center is the place to go. For more information, see their page on the Portal, or you can contact them at writingctr@taylor.edu.

 

Created by Lana Wilson, Reference Librarian

Last revised October 26, 2009 - 03:22 PM