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Información para usted acerca de la Biblioteca
C.O.D. Center for English as a Second Language Studies (CESL)
(This academic unit offers classes in citizenship here at the College.)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
(Official government website, formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS].)
Illinois State Bureau of Refugee and Immigration Services
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Local Voter Registration Information

Study Guides

U.S. and Illinois Constitution Study Guide online
This book is also available in the Reference and General circulating collections: call number - KFI 1602 .Z 9 C 66 2000. The Spanish - language edition is at call number KFI 1602 .Z 9 S 877 2000. It is the book recommended by C.O.D. for the Citizenship test.

Other Constitution/Government study guides can be found in the General circulating collection at these call numbers: JA 88 .U 6; and KF 4528;

Other Citizenship/Naturalization study guides can be found in the General circulating collection at these call numbers: JK 1758; and KF 4710.

Basic Governing Principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids, Citizenship.

Citizenship Study Materials from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Como hacerse ciudadano americano : en español-inglés : ciudadanía, gobierno americano, historia de América primitiva, inmigración, naturalización

How Our Laws are Made in the National Government.

Enactment of a Federal Law.

Learn about the United States: quick civics lessons.

Naturalization Self Test.

Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants.
This is an online guide to information about the government and culture of the U.S. It is available in several languages.

Other C.O.D. Resources

Assessment and Testing Center in Berg Instructional Center, room 150.

Learning Express Library contains online practice tests, the U.S. Citizenship test is at the bottom of the list on the right side of the screen (a C.O.D. Library card needed for off-campus access to this database).

Helpful C.O.D. Library Research Guides: ABE & GED Basic Resources, Constitution, Government, Immigration Debate Issue, Political Science

Videos

Citizenship: A Bilingual Overview of United States History and Government [In Hindi, Mandarin, Polish and Spanish languages.] General Collection JK 1758 .C 582.

Citizenship: Success at your INS Interview

Citizenship: U.S. History and Government.

Video Guide to the Citizenship Test.

Other Books about Citizenship

Look in the following catalogs for government publications, books, videos, Internet sites, maps, and other types of audiovisual items:

C.O.D. Library Catalog : for items located in the C.O.D. Library. Here one can do a SUBJECT search using the word Citizenship, or do a KEYWORD search using the word Citizenship in one box, and Examination in another box.
Click here for a list of ESL citizenship materials.

Outline of the Library of Congress Classification System (what C.O.D. uses to shelve its books).

Reference Works

Some appropriate reference books are also included with each section of Internet sites listed below.

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the United States Government.
Almanac of American Politics. Reference JK 101 .B 26.
Citizenship Glossary
Civil Liberties and Doublethink Research Guide. (C.O.D. Library Resources)
Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America. Reference JC 599 .U 5 E 53 2005
Federal Web Sites in Spanish.
Government Information on the Internet. Reference JK 1 .C 6.
Government Information Research Guide (C.O.D. Library Resources)
Immigration Debate Issue Research Guide (C.O.D. Library Resources)
Información Gubernamental en Español http://www.library.unlv.edu/govpub/egovpub.html
Library Jargon: A Multilingual Glossary.
Locating United States Government Information. Reference ZA 5055 .U 6 H 47 1997.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. (3rd ed., 2003) It includes sections on American History and Politics.
An Outline of American Geography: Regional Landscapes of the United States. (online book, 1992)
Political Science Research Guide (C.O.D. Library Resources)

Article Indexes

You must have a valid College of DuPage library card to access the electronic indexes and databases from off-campus.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) (1990-present) Magazines and journals. Some full-text.
Blackwell Synergy. This is an index of articles published in journals that are printed by the Blackwell company. A wide variety of topics and journals are covered, but you only get bibliographic citations, no full-text articles. You can select a particular subject area to search in, or you can select a specific journal to search in by clicking on the broad subject, then selecting a small subject area from that next page, then selecting the particular journal title on the third page. You can move through the categories by clicking on the plus sign [+] to the left of the category name.
Chicago Tribune(1985-present).Full-text.
CQ Researcher (Nov. 1991-present).Full-text articles covering topics of current interest and controversy.
Expanded Academic Index (1980-present).2500 magazines and journals.Some full-text.
FindArticles.com. Citations to millions of journal articles, and some will have free full-text articles that you can read..
The Free Library. A database of free magazine and journal articles.
Google Scholar. This provides access to many free full-text articles, as well as citations to many other articles.
IngentaConnect. This is an index to millions of journal articles, book chapters, reports, and more. Most are not available as full-text online items.
The New York Times
Newspapers (ProQuest) (1980's-present).Full-text of four major national newspapers including the New York Times.
Open Access Journals Directory (free full-text journal articles)
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
Wilson SelectPlus (1994-present).Full-text of 400+ periodicals covering a wide range of topics
More C.O.D. Library journal and newspaper article databases.

Does the C.O.D. Library own the journal that I need?

Explanation of the Difference between Journals and Magazines

How to Read a Research Study Article.

Illinois Information Sources

Almanac of Illinois Politics. Reference JK 5730 .A 5
How a Bill Becomes a Law in Illinois (in chart format).
How a Bill Becomes a Law in Illinois (in written format)
Illinois Congressional and Legislative District Boundaries (http://www.elections.state.il.us/voteinfo/pages/meetsbounds.htm)
Illinois Blue Book. Reference JK 5730 .A 25. Latest edition in the Reference Collection, older editions upstairs in the General Collection.
Illinois Resources from the Librarian's Index to the Internet. (http://lii.org/search?query=illinois)
Illinois State Government Agencies (http://wwww.state.il.us/government/agency.cfm)
Illinois State Government Home Page (http://www.state.il.us/)
Illinois State Government Telephone Directory (http://www100.state.il.us/government/esearch.cfm/) Latest printed edition available at Reference JK5730 .I44.
Voter Registration Information.
Yahoo: Illinois (http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Illinois/)

Interlibrary Loan

The Library can obtain copies of articles or books from other libraries for you. Inquire at the Reference Desk. You may also consult journal title lists from other libraries in the area.