Civics 101: Information on Elections and Voting: Articles
Off Campus database access
► Databases and eBooks can be accessed from Off Campus through the Off Campus Proxy Server ◄
The username and password can be found in Blackboard on the Institution Page section for Student Tools to Stay Connected at Atlantic Cape or you can email library@atlanticcape.edu for username and password.
♦ Limited to current students, faculty and staff of Atlantic Cape Community College ♦
Database search help
The research resources licensed to the library contain multiple databases.
View these video tutorials to help your search task
- Ebscohost introduction
- Ebscohost basic searching
- Ebscohost advanced searching
- Proquest basic searching
- Proquest advanced searching
Use these Powerpoint tutorials to help your search task
When saving or emailing an article link in Ebscohost be sure to select the right side bar "Permalink" to create a direct link to the article. To get Proquest's direct Document URL select "Document/Details in the left margin. The direct link to the article is located on the bottom of the "Document/Details" page.
Find Articles for Research on Elections and Politics
News Sources
Off Campus access username and password can be found in Blackboard on the
Institution Page section for Student Tools to Stay Connected at Atlantic Cape or you can Contact the library for username and password.
- New York Times This link opens in a new window A highly respected newspaper covering national, international, and regional news. Special sections on science, education, arts, book reviews, and food. Through the library, students, faculty and staff can set up a personal account to access this resource. Set up your account
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window The primary business-oriented newspaper in the United States. Published 6 days a week. Editorial policies tend toward the conservative. Opinion pieces on science topics are not always aligned with the established consensus of the scientific community. Through the library, students, faculty and staff can set up a personal account to access this resource. Set up your account
- Press of Atlantic City This link opens in a new window
Our local newspaper. Full text coverage 1988+; images available 2018+
- Philadelphia Inquirer This link opens in a new window
News from Philadelphia and the PA-NJ-DE tri-state area.
- Access World News This link opens in a new window Newspapers from the United States and around the world.
- Access Multicultural News This link opens in a new window Newspapers and news sources from many cultural perspectives.
Magazines
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Large interdisciplinary database that contains articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals, trade magazines, and popular magazines. It offers broad subject coverage, including anthropology biology chemistry, computer science, ethnic and multicultural studies, food science, general science, geography, law, mathematics, music, physics, psychology, religion, women's studies, and many more.
- MasterFile Elite This link opens in a new window Provides full text magazines, periodicals, and reference books covering a wide range of subject areas. It also includes an extensive collection of photos, maps and flags. Search for Consumer Reports reviews and more here!.
Viewpoints on Controversial Issues
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center This link opens in a new window A full-text databases providing differing points of view on current social issues, such as affirmative action, censorship, ecology, mental health, and many more. For best results, use the Browse Topics feature. All content requires critical thinking.
- Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window Covers controversial issues of many descriptions. Contains many core topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument). Links to additional full-text articles. For best results, use the Browse Topics feature.
Scholarly Articles
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Large interdisciplinary database that contains articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals, trade magazines, and popular magazines. It offers broad subject coverage, including anthropology biology chemistry, computer science, ethnic and multicultural studies, food science, general science, geography, law, mathematics, music, physics, psychology, religion, women's studies, and many more.
Credits
This guide was developed by Leslie Murtha. Revised by Amanda Carey. Atlantic Cape Community College Libraries.
Published 5/30/2020. Based on guide developed for 2016 presidential election. Last update 9/2/2020.