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This research guide highlights some sources used for locating information. Consult with a Reference librarian for further assistance or for help in locating the information needed.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Handbooks
The following Reference Sources should be helpful in locating background information:
Congressional Abdication on War and Spending
Doyle Circulating JK/305/.F53/2000
Controlling the Sword: The Democratic Governance of National Security
Doyle UA/23/.R886/1990
The Electronic Eye: The Rise of Surveillance Society
Doyle TK/7882/.E2/L96/1994
Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues since 1945
Mahoney REF/JC/571/.L2747/1999
The End of Privacy: How Total Surveillance Is Becoming a Reality
Doyle & Mahoney JF/1525/.16/W49/1999
The Highest Stakes: The Economic Foundation of the Next Security System
Doyle HC/110/.D4/H54/1992
The Human Rights Encyclopedia
Mahoney REF/JC/571/.L523/2001
Grand Strategies in War and Peace
Doyle U/162/.G68/1991
Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies
Doyle P/95.8/.C48/1989
Presidential Leadership and Civil Rights Policy
Doyle JC/599/.U5/P74/1995
Presidential War Power
Doyle & Mahoney KF/5060/.F57/1995
Protecting the American Homeland: a Preliminary Analysis
Doyle HV/6432/.P76/2002
Rethinking America's Security: Beyond Cold War to New World Order
Doyle UA/23/.R458/1992
Rights to Privacy
Doyle KF/1261/.R54/1997
The Rise of the Islamic Empire and the Threat to the West
Doyle BP/173.5/.D487/1996
Scuds or Butter? The Political Economy of Arms Control in the Middle East
Doyle HC/498.9/.D4/S23/1993
Soldiers and Civilians: The Civil-Military Gap & American National Policy
Doyle UA/23/.S5269/2001
Surveillance in the Stacks: The FBI's Library Awareness Program
Doyle Z/678.2/.F64/1991
The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom
Doyle JC/598/.B75/1998
Warmaking and American Democracy: The Struggle over Military Strategy
Doyle UA/23/.P384/1999
CQ Researcher (also available as online database) December 14, 2001, Civil Liberties in Wartime. June 15, 2001, Privacy Under Attack
Doyle & Mahoney REF/AC/5/E35/1991-
Civil Liberties: Opposing Viewpoints
Doyle & Mahoney REF/AC5/.O8/no. 85/1995
Civil Rights in America: 1500 to the Present
Doyle REF/JC/599/.U5/S53/1998
Free Speech: Current Controversies
Doyle & Mahoney REF/AC5/.C87/no. 3/1994
Research Guide to Current Military & Strategic Affairs
Doyle REF/UA/10/5/.A7/1981
United States National Security; a Reference Handbook
Doyle REF/UA/23/.W36397/2002
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Opposing Viewpoints
Doyle & Mahoney REF/AC5/.O8/no. 131/1999
Call Numbers to Browse:   HV
The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:
Encyclopedia Britannica Online  
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center CountryWatch

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Books      Top
The SRJC Library Catalog lists books under author, title and subject. The following subject headings should contain useful information:
ALLEGIANCE NATIONAL SECURITY-ARAB COUNTRIES
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION NATIONAL SECURITY-DECISION MAKING POLITICAL RIGHTS
CIVIL DEFENSE-UNITED STATES POLITICAL RIGHTS
CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS PRIVACY, RIGHT OF
CIVIL RIGHTS-UNITED STATES RULE OF LAW
DEMOCRACY SECURITY, INTERNATIONAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-UNITED STATES SEPARATION OF POWERS
EXECUTIVE POWER-UNITED STATES TERRORISM-PREVENTION-GOVERNMENT POLICY-UNITED STATES
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION UNITED STATES-APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
FREEDOM OF SPEECH UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION-1ST TO 10TH AMENDMENTS
GOVERNMENT, RESISTANCE TO UNITED STATES-DEFENSES
ISLAMIC COUNTRIES-RELATIONS-UNITED STATES UNITED STATES-MILITARY POLICY
LIBERTY WAR AND EMERGENCY POWER-UNITED STATES
MASS MEDIA-CENSORSHIP WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
MILITARISM-UNITED STATES WORLD POLITICS-20TH CENTURY

red marker iconAccess the SRJC Library Catalog at:http://library.santarosa.edu Select the "Exact Subject Heading" Search Type and type in any of the subject headings.

Magazines and Newspaper Articles      Top
The library subscribes to a variety of electronic databases to help you locate articles in popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers. The following databases should contain information on your subject:
Expanded Academic ASAP(Info Trac) All ProQuest Databases
ProQuest Research Library SIRS Researcher
ProQuest Research Library - Multicultural Module
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The library has print copies of the following magazines of particular interest:

ACLU (AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION) NATIONAL SECURITY AND COMBATING TERRORISM ACT OF 2002
ANTITERRORISM ACT OF 2001 - TECHNIQUE RACIAL PROFILING
CENSORSHIP - POLITICAL ASPECTS REWARDS FOR JUSTICE PROGRAM
CIVIL DEFENSE - MORAL & ETHICAL ASPECTS RIDGE, THOMAS J.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 13233 (I.E., ACCESS TO PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS) TIPS PROGRAM
INFORMERS - USAGE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS - POWERS & DUTIES
INTELLIGENCE GATHERING UNITED STATES OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY
ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE - ANALYSIS U.S.A. PATRIOT ACT
To locate other titles subscribed to by the SRJC Libraries (in print and in electronic databases) go to the:
Library Periodicals List

Web Resources      Top
The following selected websites should be helpful in finding information:

SRJC Internet Resources by Subject:
War and Peace http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/military.shtml#terrorism
Librarians' Internet Index:
Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties
http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=Constitutional%20law%20and%20Civil%20Liberties&ss=1
National Security
http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=National%20Security&ss=1
The World Wide Web has no standards, quality and reliability of Information and can vary greatly.
Access How To Evaluate Information Resources: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/eval.shtml

Associations and Organizations      Top
Use these websites to locate organizations and associations:

Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/div/aon
This guide offers access to many scholarly and trade organization/association websites. The directory lists broad categories allowing you to select more narrow subheadings.
Scholarly Societies Project http://www.scholarly-societies.org/subjects_soc.html
This website provides access by subject to national and international societies with scholarly, academic, or research goals. There are strict guidelines for resource inclusion and a URL stability ranking for each website.
Citing Sources    Top
For assistance in using the citation style required by your instructor, check the following citation guides:
MLA (Modern Language Association)
APA (American Psychological Association
Other Styles:(Chicago, Turabian, CBE, and more.)
red marker iconAccess any of these guides from: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/cite.shtml

 
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