LOGINS & PASSWORDS
Click Here for the Passwords List. You'll need to log in as a Catlin Gabel student or employee. Having trouble? Contact your division librarian.
Here are some helpful news sources and databases for your Election research. Remember that most of these require a login and password. Click the box at the left for a full list. Need help? Ask Patrick, Sue or Derek.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Books You Can Request from the US Library
We've got lots of books that will help you with your research. You can place a request by clicking the box at the left, and filling out the Google form. Sue & Derek take turns visiting the US Library, and will package up your books, and email you when they're ready. Need help? Ask Sue or Derek!
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EShelf
With a Multnomah County Library card, you can obtain access to this curated shelf of eBooks for your class. I'll keep adding titles as I come across more that may help you in your research. Need a MultCoLib card? Sign up HERE. Click below for access to your EShelf.
Here's a Loom video to show you how to get access to the books, and request them. Need help? Sue and Derek are here for you!
Websites & Search Engines
Pew Research Center
A reliable, searchable source of data and commentary on political and cultural topics. They published a Field Guide to Polling: 2020 Election Edition, among many other useful documents.
Wesleyan Media Project
"The Wesleyan Media Project was established in 2010 to track advertising in federal elections, and it is a successor to the Wisconsin Advertising Project, which tracked political advertising between 1998 and 2008."
Wisconsin Advertising Project
"Beginning in 1998, WiscAds conducted research investigating how candidates, political parties, and special interest groups communicate with voters. Initially, WiscAds studied campaign television advertisements in the nation’s 75 largest media markets by collecting and analyzing all political advertisements aired on broadcast and cable stations. The scope of the project increased over time, eventually gathering data on all 210 media markets in the United States. This unique database has been made possible through a technology developed by the Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG)."