Subject Guide ~ Government: World Politics

Books and DVDs are arranged by Library of Congress call numbers.
A-M - 3rd floor
N-Z - 2nd floor
DVDs - 2nd floor

J – General legislative and executive papers
JA – Political science (General)
JC – Political theory. The state. Theories of the state
JF – Political institutions and public administration - General
JJ – Political institutions and public administration - North America
JK – Political institutions and public administration - U.S.
JL – Political institutions and public administration - Canada, Latin America, etc.
JN – Political institutions and public administration - Europe
JQ – Political institutions and public administration - Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.
JS – Local government. Municipal government
JV – Colonies and colonization, Emigration and Immigration. International migration
JZ – International relations

Shanghai EXPO, Shanghai, China, 2010
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Interlibrary loan requests can be made using:

• Hamilton Library Catalog - Use the "Books at Other Libraries" filter to search for and request books using the WorldCat.org database
• WorldCat (FirstSearch) - Use the "Find It" icon to self-populate our interlibrary loan form
• ILLiad - The interlibrary loan department's fill-in form

USE THE LIBRARY CATALOG

See How

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Borrowing from another library using the library catalog is just as fast as using WorldCat's FirstSearch interface or the ILLiad fill-in form.

1. Sign in to your library account.
2. Perform a search and limit it to "Books at Other Libraries."
3. View the full record for an item you want.
4. Select the "Request from Interlibrary Loan" link if Hamilton does not provide access to the item (see below).
5. Log on to ILLiad to view the pre-populated request form.
6. Click "Submit Request" at the bottom of the form.