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Library Resources for GVPT Students

guide to government & politics research

Locating Known Articles

There are a few ways to determine if we own the article and in what format.  


1. Use UMD Discover and type in the article title
2.. Google and use the Reload button (http://lib.guides.umd.edu/reload-button)  
3. Use Google Scholar 


Examples:
Sawyer, Katherine, Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, and William Reed. “The Role of External Support in Civil War Termination.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 61, no. 6 (July 2017): 1174–1202.

Hale, Isaac. “The Compound Effects of Candidate Race and Racial Resentment in US House Elections.” Journal of Race, Ethnicity & Politics 5, no. 2 (July 2020): 299–325.

Mateko, Freeman Munisi, and Oladipo Olalekan David. “Development Aid, Information and Communication Technology as Poverty Reduction Mechanisms in Zimbabwe.” African Journal of Development Studies, May 2, 2022, 101–23.

 

Use the Journal Search for specific Journals
examples: 
American Journal of Political Science
Foreign Policy