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Class Handouts ~ SWK373/Dr. Hitchcock
The library research component of SWK373 provides the information necessary to locate and access appropriate data and information for your group presentation.
For further assistance with locating
resources and data, contact Mrs. Kathy Lowe, MLS
Reference and Instruction
Librarian 665-6109
lowek@montevallo.edu
for additional assistance
Federal Information
THOMAS
In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative
information from the Library of Congress
Legislative Branch Resources on GPO Access
United States Census Bureau
Primary source for population,
housing, economic, and geographic data.
Lexis Nexis
Chose Legal to search Federal and
State Codes
Alabama Information
Alabama.gov
Official State of Alabama portal
Alabama Legislative Information
Contains
link to the Code of Alabama
Alabama Virtual Library
Info about Virtual library card
Jefferson County Library Cooperative
Locations
and hours
Shelby County Library System
Locations and hours
Newspaper Databases
Lexis Nexis
LexisNexis
Academic
provides access to full-text news, business, and
legal publications, using a variety of flexible
search options.
ProQuest Newspapers
Includes Atlanta Journal & Constitution,
Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science
Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times , USA
Today, Wall Street Journal and the
Washington Post.
Ethnic NewsWatch
An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and
Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of
the newspapers, magazines and journals of the
ethnic, minority and native press.
Additional Links
FinancialStability.gov:
EESA and TARP information
Ed.Gov
No Child Left Behind information
and updates by
state
Alabama Constitution
Overview of Alabama's Six
Constitutions
Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform
ACCR is a non-profit, grassroots,
public interest group dedicated to helping
Alabamians draft a new state constitution.
Schoolhouse Rock: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Compiled by Kathleen Lowe MLS, October 2009