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Subject guide for Politics

Key resources Where to study
Use StarPlus to find online and print materials including books, journals and databases. The Information Commons is where you'll find most of the books recommended for your modules. Where possible these will also be available as ebooks. The IC provides a range of study environments, including bookable group study rooms and silent study space.
Use myResource Lists to find materials on your reading lists. Alternative study spaces are available at Western Bank Library where you'll find books, theses and print journals.
Information about our other sites
Key databases Key web sites
ASSIA via ProQuest Politics portal
International bibliography of the social sciences (IBSS) via ProQuest Political Studies Association
NewsBank Richard Kimber's Political Science resources
Scopus Other useful web sites for politics
Other useful databases for politics General internet resources
Information literacy Contacts and News
Information skills tutorials for politics Your subject librarian is Gill Goddard g.m.goddard@sheffield.ac.uk
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