Ka-Neng Au Business Librarian au@rutgers.edu May 15, 2009

Learning Tools: Class Guides: Dana Class Guides:
The American Presidency
(790:435)
Prof. S. Jiten Singh

Rutgers-restricted Resources

• Academic Search Premier. (EBSCOhost). Summaries of articles from over 4,000 magazines and journals, with approximately three quarters of those in full-text or full-image format.


• Declassified Documents Reference System. Full-text database of previously classified documents declassified by the federal government. It includes material (from 1941 to 1998) on both domestic and international affairs from such agencies as the FBI and the CIA.

Internet Resources

• Start with American Presidents: Life Portraits for short biographies and links to media resources (RealOne Player required).


• The American Presidency offers encyclopedia articles on many aspects of the presidency and electoral politics.


• AmericanPresident.org has "information on the function, responsibilities, and organization of the modern presidency."


• The Presidents was an American Experience series on PBS TV. This companion Website includes sections on the career and legacy of each of the Presidents from Washington to Bush.


• The American Presidency Project, hosted by the University of California, Santa Barbara, provides access to many official documents, election results, and audio and video clips (Quicktime Player required).

Citing your Sources

Consult Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format for print resources and Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources for resources found on the Internet.