Presidential Campaigns and Elections  Tags: ugl_subject_guide elections presidential_campaigns  

Books are another valuable resource in any research paper or project. Books (as opposed to articles) generally possess the following characteristics:

• Longer in length
• Good sources of background and historical information
• Often contain footnotes and lengthy bibliographies

Use the following online catalogs to search for books using the above subject headings as search terms:

• UIUC Online Catalog Searches for items in the UIUC campus libraries.
• I-ShareSearches for items in more than 80 academic libraries in Illinois, including UIUC.
• WorldCatSearches for items in libraries throughout the world.

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to use as search terms for this topic include:

Elections
Democratic party
Republican party (U.S.:1854- )
Political Parties – United States
Presidents – Election
Primaries
Third parties (United States politics)