Research Resources: Political Science
General Online Databases
| Academic Search Complete |
An excellent starting point for finding articles in magazines and journals, mostly from fairly recent time periods. Some full-text. |
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| JSTOR |
A full-text collection of over 1,000 major scholarly journals. Excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years for most journals. |
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| Project Muse |
Full text access is available to over 380 journals in the humanities and social sciences. |
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Newspapers and Current News
| LexisNexis Academic |
LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access to over 6,000 full-text news, business, and legal publications. |
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| New York Times (1995-Present) |
Full text of the New York Times (1995 to the present) |
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| New York Times, Historical (1851-2005) |
Searchable full-text newspaper articles from the New York Times from 1851 to 2005. |
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| Newspaper Abstracts |
Citations and abstracts for articles from about 50 national and regional newspapers published 1989 – present |
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| Newspaper Source |
Coverage for over 200 regional, national, and international newspapers. Includes The Times (London) and full transcripts from selected newscasts, including Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, CNN®, CNBC, National Public Radio (NPR). Full text for most articles |
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| Wall Street Journal |
Citations for significant articles in the 3-star Eastern Edition of the Wall Street Journal from 1971 – present. Complete full text on microfilm (1972 – 2001): AN2 .W2 Full text online for issues published 1984 – present. |
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Print Indexes
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Index Area: AI3 .P7
Citations for articles in U.S. and British general interest periodicals published 1802 – 1907. Subject index only.
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Index Area: AI3 .I6
Citations for articles in English language general interest magazines published 1890 – February 1983.
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Index Area: AI3 .W45
Subjects: literature, politics, religion, economics, and science. Citations for articles in 45 19th century British general interest periodicals.
LIS Liaison
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John GoodinTechnical Services Librarian, Associate ProfessorPreus Library 220B563-387-2124
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Internet Resources
| Annenberg Public Policy Center |
Website of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. |
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| CIA - the World Factbook |
Facts about the nations of the world based on CIA intelligence. |
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| Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life |
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. |
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Print Reference Resources
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Ref E176.A596 2004
Contains a good biography of every American who has served as Secretary of State, up to and including Colin Powell. Each entry is followed by a good bibliographical essay.
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Ref JA61.B57 1987
Contains good medium-length articles on people and concepts.
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Reference F1406 .E53 1996
A general encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture.
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Ref B802.E53 2003
Four volume set that covers all aspects of the Enlightenment. Also available online.
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Reference Desk JN1 .E8 (older editions in Main Stacks)
Includes articles on the history and politics and the nations of the world.
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Reference F1418 .F457 2005
Survey of U.S.-Latin American relations from the federal period through the presidency of George W. Bush.
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Reference E184.S75 O97 2005
“Over 900 A-to-Z articles written by academics, scholars, writers, artists, and journalists, address such broad topics as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history”
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Reference JA61 .S37 2007
“provides a readable and impartial survey of political thought”
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Good basic dictionary with short articles on ideas and concepts.
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Ref JA71.P6226 2001
Contains articles on various theories and concepts in political philosophy.
