Guides: Politics and Government: Faculty Resources

What's on this Page

This page is dedicated to collecting resources specifically useful for Politics & Government faculty. There are resources for locating and purchasing necessary material for coursework or research. There are also resources to support academic publishing efforts.

Milner Library Resources and Services

New Material

New Materials
interactive page that shows you any new material Milner has available.

Purchasing Material

Purchase Requests
This link will take you to Milner's purchase request form. If there are items you would like us to purchase, please fill out this form. Alternatively, if you have questions or need more specifics, you can also email your subject librarian directly.
New Faculty Fund
Information on Milner's New Faculty Fund service. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Course Reserves

Course Reserves Search
This page lets you search through Milner's reserves catalog to identify reserves for individual courses or faculty.
Course Reserve Request Form
Course Reserves provide access to limited resources for a group of students. To place an item on Course Reserve, fill out the request form. Requests are processed first come, first served.
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A course reserve can be a textbook, book, book chapter, article, cd, dvd, streaming video/audio, 3-D object, etc. and can be either a physical item or an electronic version. Physical course reserves stay in the library and can be checked out for two hours at a time. Electronic course reserves are linked either via a library server or in your ReggieNet course site.

What is ISU ReD?

ISU ReD is Illinois State University's online repository.It collects and provides current and long-term access to the research and scholarship of the faculty, staff, and students of Illinois State University. This growing institutional repository of articles, reports, electronic theses and dissertations, data sets, and other digital assets reflects the diversity of the research, scholarship, and creative activities of the ISU community. If you have any questions, feel free to contact myself, or the ISU ReD Administrator.

ISU ReD: Research and eData
Illinois State University's institutional repository supports open and long-term access to the research and scholarship of our faculty, staff, and students. It is comprised of articles, reports, electronic theses and dissertations, data sets, and other digital assets that reflects the diversity of the research, scholarship, and creative activities of the ISU community.

Check out the resources below to help you pick up your items!

Patron Proxy Item Pick-up
Faculty members may designate another person to pick up books and other items for them at the library. Use the online registration form to designated that person.
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The designated individual must have current library privileges, including no blocks.
Campus Delivery of Library Items
Available only to faculty, eligible items include all materials available for check out AND can be requested online using the library’s catalog. Both Milner-owned and I-Share materials are included in this service.

Cabell's Journalytics
Database of curated journals that provide high impact for the designated discipline. The whitelist includes contact information, manuscript and submission guidelines, and metrics such as acceptance rate. Cabell's also maintains a list of predatory journals.
Cabell's Predatory Reports
A list of journals that exhibit behavioral indicators which show they engage in predatory or exploitative operations. Cabell's also maintains a list of high impact journals, called Journalytics.