Libraries Research Guide for POL 429-Race & Politics
Purdue Libraries, particularly the Humanities, Social Science, and Education (HSSE) Library have numerous resources that can be used to conduct scholarly research for this class and the intersection of racial matters in American politics. The Libraries website is a gateway to a wide variety of resources. Books can be found through the libraries online catalog using Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) searches. These LCSH searches can be used to find books on specific topics and specific individuals and organizations. Examples of useful LCSH searches you can use include:
Civil Rights United States
Crime and Race United States
Obama Barack Political and Social Views
Poverty United States
Poverty United States Statistics
Trump Donald, 1946-
United States Commission on Civil Rights
United States Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division
Beginning in 2009, books received by Purdue Libraries are classified with Library of Congress call numbers e.g. JC599.U5B45 2009. Prior to that, books received by the Libraries are classified with Dewey Decimal call numbers e.g. 342.73085 Am13b 1998. Relevant books for this class are likely to be on HSSE's 2nd-4th floors.
