LibGuides: One Book 2014-2015: Homeland: Social Media & Electoral Politics

Books in the Library

Content Nation: Surviving and Thriving as Social Media Changes Our Work, Our Lives, and Our Future by John Blossom
Call Number: 006.7 B656c 2009
ISBN: 9780470379219
Publication Date: 2009-01-09
Main Collection
Revolution in the Age of Social Media: The Egyptian popular insurrection and the Internet by Linda Herrera
Call Number: 962.05 H565r 2014
ISBN: 9781781682753
Main Collection
Friends, Followers, and the Future: How Social Media are Changing Politics, Threatening Big Brands, and Killing Traditional Media by Rory O'Connor
Call Number: 302.3 O18f 2012
ISBN: 0872865568
Main Collection
New New Media by Paul Levinson
Call Number: 025.04 L665n 2013
ISBN: 9780205865574
Main Collection
Politics and the Media by Debra A Miller
Call Number: 302.23 P769 2012 & eBook
ISBN: 9780737756326
Available in the Main Collection and in the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database

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Demand Progress
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Demand Progress works to win progressive policy changes for ordinary people through organizing, and grassroots lobbying. In particular, we tend to focus on issues of civil liberties, civil rights, and government reform.
Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech - Elections and Campaigns

Current articles on social media AND elections OR electoral politics

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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
A multi-disciplinary database for finding articles within academic journals, magazines, and newspapers.
ProQuest Combined Databases This link opens in a new window
Search millions of articles from ProQuest's electronic collections, including newspapers, academic journals, and popular magazines
Database Tutorial: ProQuest Advanced Search
Database Tutorial: How to Select & Cite Sources in ProQuest (and more)
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Search for authoritative information in subject encyclopedias selected for courses and programs at Green River College
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Browse by topic or keyword to find information on current issue, including social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, and technology.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Full-text viewpoint essays, topic overviews, journal articles, news, and statistics. A great place to find evidence to support argumentative essays.
Alt-Press Watch (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
A full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses. "Challenge mainstream media coverage" for new perspectives on your topics.