PSCI 316: Public Opinion and Polling Dr. Williamson – Fall 2011 Alison Gregory – [email protected] Materials Public Opinion and Polling: Gallup Poll (also as Gallup Brain database) Ref. HN90 .P8 G3 Polling America: An Encyclopedia of Public Opinion Ref. HN90 .P8 P645 2005, v.1-2 Public Opinion and Polling around the World Ref. HM1236 .P83 2004 Information about people, politics and events: Official Congressional Directory 105th-111th http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CDIR Congressional Quarterly Almanac Ref. JK1 .C66 [1962-2006] The Almanac of American Politics Ref. JK1012 .A44 2012 CQ’s Politics in America Ref. JK1012 .P64 [up to 2012] America Votes Ref. JK1967 .A8 [up to 2008] Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior Ref. JK2281 .E53 2008 Finding Relevant Books Snowden’s Online Catalog  Search directly from the library’s home page or click on “Online Catalog”  Set up “My Account” to save searches (log in using your student ID number and last 4 digits of your Social Security Number)  General Collection books are on 3rd and 4th floors E-ZBorrow:  Borrow books from other PA college and university libraries  Log on with your student ID number  Place direct requests – Receive an e-mail notification when your book(s) come in – Pick them up at the Circulation Desk WorldCat  Locate books outside of Snowden Library  Search for books by author, title or keywords  Interlibrary Loan if not in Snowden – allow up to 2 weeks3Databases Political Science Complete  Covers political science, international relations, and law  Includes academic journals, conference papers, general periodicals, books, and chapters/essays  Search by keyword, subject, author, title and more  Limit to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals, limit by date, etc.  Use subject links (on left side of results) to refine your search  May find full text (as PDF or HTML)  May find “Check for Lycoming Access” link o Follow this link and “Request this item” as needed LexisNexis Academic  Newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal regulations and more  General news, legal news, and news transcripts National Journal  Provides full text articles on U.S. political, legislative, and policy matters  Polls: Congress, Politics, National Security, Energy Gallup Brain  Searchable database of over 70 years of public opinion  Includes questions and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed 1935  Keyword or Advanced Search  Help tab for Frequently Asked Questions including how to cite the Gallup surveys ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)  Provides access to the world's largest archive of digital social science data sets.  Set up an account while on campus, then register in order to download data sets4Online Resources General Social Survey (GSS)  From the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago.  http://www.norc.org/projects/General+Social+Survey.htm  View data at http://www.norc.org/GSS+Website/ American National Election Studies (ANES)  From the University of Michigan  ANES Data Center at http://www.electionstudies.org/studypages/download/datacenter_all.htm OR  Browse the ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior at http://www.electionstudies.org/nesguide/nesguide.htm Pollingreport.com  “An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.”  http://pollingreport.com/ Pollster.com  National and State polls along with articles and analysis  http://www.pollster.com/ Roper Center for Public Opinion Research  “One of the world’s leading archives of social science 