Research Workshop
POLS 004: International Politics
Simon Elichko
Social Science
& Data Librarian
Response Paper 2: Current Affairs
Sources must include news articles
from specific publications
(due in 2 weeks)
Long Essay
Sources must include scholarly
journal articles (from IR)
International Organization
International Studies Quarterly
World Politics
Journal of Conflict Resolution
American Political Science Review
(All mentioned in Models, Numbers, and Cases reading from last week.)
Scholarly journals (IR & POLS)
Suggestion 1:
Structure your searches to emphasize results from reliable and relevant sources.
war source:("international organization" OR "american political science review" OR "international security")
Topic: war
Publication Name: international organization OR american political science review OR international security
Suggestion 2:
Use research tools that provide filters for narrowing results.
Filtering results
Web of Science > Google Scholar
- Limit to articles by subject category
- Articles published within a certain date range
- Re-sort (by relevance, times cited, date)
Suggestion 3:
Use publication and other filters when searching for news articles, too.
Compare NexisUni & Access World News
(NexisUni = LexisNexis)
- Choose a topic and run a very broad search.
- Relevance
Limit your search to headlines, lead paragraphs
- Publications
Search multiple sources at once (by title, by country)
- Date ranges
Useful for narrowing your results
Research Advice
Sarah Elichko
Social Sciences & Data Librarian
- Office Hours:
Tuesdays, 11-1 and Fridays, 1-3 PM
Held at the Research & Info Desk in McCabe
- Schedule a time to meet (link on POLS 004 Guide)
- Email - selichk1@swarthmore.edu