Powers and History of the U.S. Presidency  Tags: ugl_subject_guide american_presidency executive_power us_presidency ugl  

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:

United States. President
United States. President (1789-1797: Washington) (this format can be followed with all president’s names)
Presidents
Executive Power (Government Information)—United States
Whitewater Inquiry, 1993-2000
First ladies
Executive power
United States – Politics and Government
United States -- Statistics