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Table of contents

1 Class-Specific Resources

1.1 First-Year Seminar

2 Reference Resources

2.1 History
2.2 Public Policy

3 Guidelines for adding resources to this page

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Class-Specific Resources

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First-Year Seminar

Web Evaluation Activity - Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota (http://www4.cord.edu/library/rux/principia/mori/index.htm)

Description: This web activity leads students through a comparison of several web pages on a topic. It asks them to think critically about information presented via the Internet and to make decisions about why some sites are or are not appropriate for use in academic research.

Date added: September 2005

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Reference Resources

PublicLiterature.org - Online Book and Poetry Resource (http://publicliterature.org)

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History

Immigration History - WSU Vancouver (http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/bridgewa/hist314/)

Description: Covers locating and using primary sources, searching the web and databases. Includes lists of immigration related websites.

Keywords: primary sources, history, immigration

Audience: Undergraduates.

Date added: April 2005

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Public Policy

Literature Reviews - UW Bothell (http://www.bothell.washington.edu/library/guides/bpolst592gillespie.html)

This guide mainly consists of links to several excellent resources on the elements of the successful literature review.

State & Local Government - UW Bothell (http://www.bothell.washington.edu/library/guides/bpolst593w05/bpolst593w05.html)

Covers basic approaches to finding on-line information from state and local governments. Includes how to read a government web page, URL conventions, and using Google's site: search command.

Constitutional Law - Cascadia Community College (http://www.bothell.washington.edu/library/guides/ps200spr05.html)

Covers locating law review articles, basic case research and using Washington State Government online resources. Includes handouts for an assignment requiring case research and an assignment involving business law and licensing.

Public Policy and the Law - UW Bothell (http://www.bothell.washington.edu/library/guides/bpolst593spr05.html)

Covers finding law review articles, finding cases and LexisNexis basics

WebSitesforCongress

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