Introduction
What's in This Guide:
Hello! I put this guide together to help with your policy paper for the class. The pages below will provide access to different resources that you should need to complete this assignment. If you need any help finding, using, or navigating any of these tools, please don't hesitate to reach out. You can find my contact information on the right side of each page.
Table of Contents:
- Finding Federal LegislationThis page will help you find sources for legislation and policy at the federal level.
- Finding State LegislationThis page will help you find sources for legislation and policy at the state level. There is also a tool that lets you compare legislation on a topic.
- NewsThis page will help you find news sources that discuss your chosen policy.
- Academic ResearchThis page lists different scholarly databases that collect research on topics relating to policy and LGBTQIA+ issues. This should help you find supplementary scholarship on the issues behind your chosen policy. There is also a link to Milner's catalog if you want to find books on the topic.
- Advocacy GroupsThis page will help you find out who supports your chosen policy and what advocacy groups from the LGBTQIA+ communities think about said policy.
Other Useful Guides
Can't Find What You Need?
Check out the resources in the guides below. The Politics and Government guide includes more political science databases and tools. The LGBQIA+ guide provides resources relating to those communities. The APA guide should help you create accurate references in the correct citation style.
- Politics and Government Subject GuideSubject Guide for the Politics & Government Department
- APA Style Help GuideA guide showing how to use the APA Style and examples of in-text citations and references for a variety of different sources.
- LGBTQIA+ Resources GuideThis guide empowers learners to engage with LGBTQIA+ topics and issues
Social Sciences Librarian
Grace Allbaugh
Contact:
Milner Room 415
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