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This week in history

On December 12, 2000 the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion on the controversies surrounding the Presidential election and George W. Bush was elected President of the United States.

To read more on the most controversial election in near memory, check out these selections from the library:

A Badly Flawed Election:  Debating Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court , and the American Democracy.

edited by Ronald Dworkin.

Call number:  KF5074.2 .B33 2002 (Downtown)

Breaking the Deadlock: The 2000 Election, the Constitution, and the Courts.

by Richard A. Posner

Call number:  KF5074.2 .P67 2001 (Schaumburg)

Understanding the 2000 Election:  A Guide to the Legal Battles that Decided the Presidency.

by Abner Greene

Call number:  KF5074.2.G74 2001 (Schaumburg)

The Votes that Counted:  How the Court Decided in the 2000 Presidential Election

by Howard Gillman

Call number: KF5074.2 .G55 2001 (Downtown)

 

Time Magazine cover image courtesy Time Magazine Archives where you can browse Time Magazine back to 1923.

Featured Guide: Begin Your Research

Have you used one of our Research Guides for your research projects yet?  Roosevelt University Librarians have put together subject specific research guides to guide you through all of your assignments.

The library has over 70 guides.  You can select your subject from the dropdown menu on the library home page, where it says "Research Guides by Subject."    Today we are going to explore the "Begin Your Research" gudie.  This guide is dedicated to starting your research.  You can find a link to this guide on the right hand side of the home page.

You can use the "Begin Your Research" guide to get background on your topic:

 

You will be linked to Reference works that will give you background information on your issue or topic.  Think of these links as reliable alternatives to Wikipedia.

Are you looking for scholarly information for your research?  You can link to Academic Search Premier, Academic One File or Wilson Omnifile Select.  These are all databases that hold scholarly articles; they cover multiple subjects at once and they are a great place to start with your scholarly research.