Subject
Guide: Political Science
INDEXES | REFERENCE
WORKS | WEB
LINKS | PERIODICALS
This page is intended to introduce a few select resources,
both on the Web and in the Smith Library Center print
collection, that are particularly useful for the
study of Political Science.
Also see our guide to Legislative Politics.
INDEXES
ABC Pol Sci
REFERENCE, 1st FLOOR
Advance Bibliography of Contents: Political Science & Government.
1969-present. with printed indexes.
Columbia
International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Allows access to research from the world's leading
international relations centers. Includes full-text
of working papers from 92 contributing institutions,
as well as conference proceedings, papers and books,
and abstracts from the leading journals of international
affairs. Includes monthly statistics on American
and international economics and on regional, political,
and country maps. A customized web search is available
which permits the option of limiting searches to
carefully reviewed websites of international organization,
governnmental bodies, research institutions and news
organizations. For Southwestern community only.*
GPO
Monthly Catalog
Consists of records published by the GPO since July
1976. Includes references to congressional committee
reports and hearings, debates, documents from executive
departments, and more.
ICPSR
Direct
University faculty, students, and staff may download
social science research data sets from the ICPSR
(Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social
Research) website. Data includes General Social Survey
data, election data, census data, world and European
values surveys, criminal justice data, substance
abuse/mental health data, education data, aging data,
health/medical care data, and more.
Index
to Legal Periodicals and Books
Provides indexing for over 930 journals, yearbooks,
law reviews, and bar association publications. Covers
all areas of jurisprudence, including court decisions,
legislation, and original scholarship.
JSTOR:
Journal Storage Collection Online
An electronic archive of scholarly journals from
the humanities, social sciences, and the natural
sciences. Each of the 100+ titles is an essential
or primary one for its field. The JSTOR database
is unique because the complete backfiles of core
scholarly journals (excluding the most recent five
years) have been digitized, starting with the first
issues, many of which date back to the 1800s. Users
canbrowse the complete table of contents for every
volume and issue, or search for words or phrases
in the full text of the article, author and abstracts.
JSTOR displays articles in page-image format.
LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Academic provides full text and citation access
to information in the reference, business, medical, and legal
disciplines. The vast majority of the titles on LexisNexis
Academic are available in full text. The service covers newspapers,
magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions,
federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings
such as 10-K's, 10-Q's, and their exhibits. News information
is updated daily and wire services several times daily. Research
areas in LexisNexis Academic cover top news, general news
topics, and news transcripts; foreign language news sources;
company, industry, and market news; legal news; company financial
information; general medical and health topics and medical
abstracts; accounting, auditing, and tax information; law
reviews; federal case law; U.S. Code; and state legal research.
SIRS
Researcher
A general reference database exploring social, scientific,
historic, economic, political, and global issues.
Articles are selected from domestic and international
newspapers,magazines, journals and government publications.
All articles are indexed according to Library of
Congress.
Social
Sciences Abstracts
International, English-language periodicals in sociology,
anthropology, geography, economics, political science,
and law. Some full text entries.
World
News Connection
An online news service with an extensive array of
translated and English-language news and information.
Coverage of local media sources and current events
in a specific country or region. Compiled from thousands
of non-U.S. media sources. Covers significant socioeconomic,
political, scientific, technical, and environmental
issues and events. Includes "gray" literature. The
information is obtained from full text and summaries
of newspaper articles, conference proceedings, television
and radio broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified
technical reports. Updated every government business
day. Generally, new information is available within
48-72 hours from the time of original publication
or broadcast. Note to Mac OSX users: current version
of Internet Explorer will not work with this site;
use Netscape.
Worldwide
Political Science Abstracts
This database is a combination of the merged backfiles
of Political Science Abstracts and ABC POL SCI, and
provides abstracts and indexing of serials in the
area of political science, international relations,
law, and public administration/policy. 1010 titles
are currently included in the database, which includes
backfiles beginning with 1975. It is updated monthly.
REFERENCE
WORKS
To find printed reference material
relevant to your topic start with the
library's online
catalog. Do a Reference Materials
search using keywords to describe your
topic. You can also check the library's
Web pages for subject guides for specific
topics
to find other suggested sources.
Below are a few titles to get you
started. To find call number and location
information,
search the Voyager
catalog.
Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political
Thought
REFERENCE, 1st floor 320.03 B568
Oxford Companion to Politics of
the World
REFERENCE, 1st floor 320 Ox2
Political Science: A Guide to Reference
and Information Sources
REFERENCE, 1st floor 320 Y82p
Political Science: Illustrated
Search Strategy and Sources with
an Introduction to Legal Research
for Undergraduates
REFERENCE, 1st floor 320.072 L952p
World
Almanac
The World Almanac database includes the contents
of: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998, The
World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of
U.S. Politics, The World Almanac for Kids. For Southwestern
community only.*
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations
REFERENCE, 1st floor 903 W893
WEB
LINKS
American
Politics and the American Presidency:
Scripps Library and Multimedia
Archive
The Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive serves
as a research facility for scholars of U. S. public
policy. The Library's collection is a specialized
one focused on American politics and history with
special attention paid to the American Presidency.
Annenberg Political Fact Check
The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public
Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Their mission it to be a "non-partisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases."
C-SPAN Congressional Glossary
A glossary of terms used in the U.S. Congress with definitions.
Documents
Center formerly Political
Science Resources on the Web
The University of Michigan's Documents Center is
a central reference and referral point for government
information, whether local, state, federal, foreign
or international. Its web pages are a reference and
instructional tool for government, political science,
statistical data, and news. This multiple award winning
site has been described as the first Internet stop
for political science searches.
Elections
around the World
Detailed analysis of worldwide recent elections. Includes basic background information about various country's elections and politicians. This site is now hosted by Wikipedia; users should consult scholarly tools to corroborate information found here.
For U.S. elections, see Project
Vote Smart
Electronic
Policy Network
Network of about 50 liberal think tanks.
FirstGov: "your
first click to the U.S. Government" -
gateway to more than 51 million web
pages from federal and state governments,
the District of Columbia, and U.S.
territories.
NationMaster.com:
Regional/country profiles and rankings
as well as a large numerical database
that allows interactive creation of
charts and maps. Sources for facts
and figures cited.
Poly-cy:
Wide-ranging metasite for political
science that includes categories for
all aspects of political science: publications,
US and international politics, elections,
teaching, politics online, research,
service, jobs, and even humor.
Public
Agenda Online
Public opinion data on 21 topics, ranging from abortion
to globalization, environment, health, economy, etc.
Divided in two sections, one sets out the facts and
policy alternatives while the other presents a detailed
profile of public thinking about the issue. The site
is mangaged by Public Agenda, a nonprofit, nonpartisan
organization founded by former Secretary of State
Cyrus Vance and social scientist Daniel Yankelovich.
Reviewed as "a good starting point for students who
want to understand how the public weighs in on key
issues" (C&RL News, Sept. 2002, p. 596).
Texas
Legislature Online
"Putting the Texas Legislature on your doorstep."
Thomas
Comprehensive U.S. government legislative information
on the Internet. A service of the Library of Congress.
PERIODICALS
To find holdings and location information
for specific periodicals titles (both
print and online), search the online
catalog.
To find citations or online full-text
for articles in periodicals on your
topic, try the resources listed above
under Indexes.
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