{"id":31,"date":"2020-08-25T16:11:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T15:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2024-09-11T17:10:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T16:10:31","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Your subject guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Purpose of this guide<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/12Rfhy28v8k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This guide is designed to help provide you with subject support identifying the most useful resources for Politics and International Relations.<\/p>\n<p>The Library has a range of different information types to help you from learning about a new topic to detailed research. Watch the short video below for more guidance thinking about what information you need.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kent.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=ce42e30c-4365-4c6f-a33f-ad1600a89500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-95 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/files\/2021\/04\/type-of-info.png\" alt=\"Image of video types of information\" width=\"748\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find the best resource for each stage of your research journey from <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/getting-started-using-the-library\/\">getting started using the library<\/a>, to <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/researching-for-assignments\/\">researching for assignments<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/dissertation-support\/\">doing a dissertation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-344\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/files\/2024\/07\/polir-resources-subject-guides.png\" alt=\"Information resources for politics and international relations\" width=\"750\" height=\"442\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Access<\/strong> a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=Citation+index&amp;subject=Politics%3BInternational+Relations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>POL\/IR\u00a0databases<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Look<\/strong> at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=E-book+collection%3BE-book&amp;subject=International+Relations%3BPolitics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>related e-book collections for POL\/IR<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Either browse <\/b><strong>or search a wide-range of <a href=\"https:\/\/browzine.com\/libraries\/2919\/subjects\/67\/bookcases\/167?sort=title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POL\/IR<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/browzine.com\/libraries\/2919\/subjects\/67\/bookcases\/167?sort=title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<strong>journals<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>A<\/b><strong>ccess<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=Grey+Literature&amp;subject=International+Relations%3BPolitics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>POL\/IR-related Grey Literature<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Not sure what&#8217;s meant by <em>Grey Literature<\/em>?<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0m2wVKzkbA?autoplay=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out this video<\/a><\/strong> via the <strong>University of Guelph<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Browse<\/strong> a range of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=Newspapers+and+magazines&amp;subject=International+Relations%3BPolitics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>national &amp; international news resources<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Access<\/strong> a range of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=Multimedia&amp;subject=International+Relations%3BPolitics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>multimedia resources<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>A<\/b><strong>ccess<\/strong> a range of<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=Data+and+statistics&amp;subject=International+Relations%3BPolitics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> national and international data &amp; Statistics<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Explore<\/strong> our collection of<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=Official+publications&amp;subject=International+Relations%3BPolitics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official Publications<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=Official+publications&amp;subject=International+Relations%3BPolitics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relating to POL\/IR<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Check<\/strong> out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=Reference&amp;subject=International+Relations%3BPolitics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>POL\/IR-related Reference Materials<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Browse<\/strong> a listing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory?type=Organisations&amp;subject=International+Relations%3BPolitics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>POL\/IR-related organisations<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1280' height='720' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuZUJs72288?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuZUJs72288?autoplay=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Play video &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-202\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chain.kent.ac.uk\/login?url=https:\/\/www.oxfordpoliticstrove.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-202\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/files\/2023\/09\/Politics-Trove-web-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Click here to access OUP Politics Trove\" width=\"1600\" height=\"373\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click here to access OUP Politics Trove<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-ir.info\/publications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-226 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/files\/2024\/04\/e-international-relations-1.jpg\" alt=\"Click here to access a range of Open Access International Relations titles\" width=\"1600\" height=\"373\" border=\"1px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a Politics student at Kent you also have access to over 250 up to date textbooks from\u00a0 Bloomsbury available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory\/176\/macmillan-explorers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitalsource<\/a> that you can download to your own devices, These are your own personal subscription copies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-122\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/files\/2021\/04\/mc-books-1.png\" alt=\"6 of the macmillain titles\" width=\"700\" height=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.cartoons.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-371\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/files\/2024\/09\/websiteheader_PPT-4.jpg\" alt=\"Click on the image to access the British Cartoon Collection pages\" width=\"1347\" height=\"787\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on the image to access the Special Collections and Archives site, that houses the British Cartoon Archive (BCA).\u00a0 The BCA holds artwork for over 200,000 British editorial, socio-political, and pocket cartoons, supported by large collections of comic strips, newspaper cuttings, books and magazines.<br \/>\nThis site contains a wealth of information in various formats, that allows you to view your subject from a different angle.<br \/>\nThe British Cartoon Archive, provides the opportunity to find striking visuals that act as a social commentry on ground-breaking domestic and international political events.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-177\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/files\/2023\/03\/EDI.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/support\/forms\/purchase\/book.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suggest a Resource<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We are keen to\u00a0encourage you\u00a0to\u00a0suggest additional resources\u00a0that may bring additional value to the resources contained in this resource subject guide.\u00a0If you feel\u00a0that there is\u00a0something missing\u00a0(e.g.\u00a0resource,\u00a0voices\u00a0or\u00a0perspective), then\u00a0fill out this form\u00a0and\u00a0we will try our best\u00a0to\u00a0include your suggestions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose of this guide &nbsp; 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