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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Monday, October 1, 2007

Doing Research

Nexis will often be your first stop for research. You should do the tutorial on the Nexis start page (password required). You may also look here for search tips and samples.

Google, of course, is a great way to find things on the internet. The trick is to target your search properly and use valid sources. You may find tutorials here and here. My homepage has many links as well.

When you Google, you may find initially promising leads that turn out to be broken links. In such cases, the Internet Archive may come to your rescue.

Oh yes, and beware Wikipedia.

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