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The Almanac of American politics Reference Coll: JK1012 .A44
Almanac of federal PACs Reference Coll: JK1991 .A43
American presidential campaigns and elections Reference Coll: JK1965 .A57 2003
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress All members of the House and Senate. Includes bibliographies of biographical information with links to House history page and Senate history page.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics Covering political institutions, concepts, leaders, and thinkers. With an international and wide-ranging scope, the dictionary encompasses issues such as voting theory and feminism, to Chinese and Muslim political thought.
Congressional quarterly's American congressional dictionary Reference Coll: JK9 .K73 2001
Congressional Quarterly's guide to U.S. elections Reference Coll: JK1967 .C662 2001
The dictionary of 20th-century world politics Reference Coll: JA61 .S53 1993
Europa World Plus  All Europa Yearbooks for each world region are continually updated and searchable here. A number of features not possible in the print versions.

A Dictionary of Political Biography

 

 This dictionary covers all the major figures in world politics of the twentieth century. Authoritative and wide-ranging, it describes and assesses the lives of more than 1000 men and women who have shaped political events across the world.
Encyclopedia of American political history Reference Coll: E183 .E5 2001
Encyclopedia of American political reform Reference Coll: E839.5 .C57 1996
Encyclopedia of interest groups and lobbyists in the United States Reference Coll: JK1118 .N47 2000
Encyclopedia of nationalism Reference Coll: JC311 .E4996 2001
The encyclopedia of revolutions and revolutionaries : from anarchism to Zhou Enlai Reference Coll: D21.3 .E33 1996
Encyclopedia of the American left Reference Coll: HX86 .E58 1990
Encyclopedia of third parties in America Reference Coll: JK2261 .E474 2000
Encyclopedia of the American legislative system Reference Coll: JF501 .E53 1994
Heads of states and governments : a worldwide encyclopedia of over 2,300 leaders, 1945 through 1992 Reference Coll: D412 .L46 1994
The historical atlas of political parties in the United States Congress 1789-1989 Atlas Stand: G1201.F9 M26 1989
The human rights encyclopedia Reference Coll: JC571 .L523 2001
The international development dictionary Reference Coll: HF1359 .F79 1991
International encyclopedia of elections Reference Coll: JF1001 .I57 2000
International relations : a political dictionary Reference Coll: JX1226 .P55 1995
The Oxford companion to politics of the world Reference Coll: JA61 .O95 2001
The Oxford dictionary of political quotations Reference Coll: PN6084.P6 O94 1996

The Oxford Guide to the United States Government

 Authoritative information on the American Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court. Includes coverage of the 2000 Presidential race and election, biographies of all the Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Supreme Court Justices, as well as notable members of Congress, including current leadership.
Political handbook of the world General Coll: JF37 .P6
Political parties & elections in the United States : an encyclopedia Reference Coll: JK2261 .P633 1991
Political parties of the world Reference Coll: JF2051 .D39 2002

World Development Indicators

 Provides direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups.
World encyclopedia of political systems & parties Reference Coll: JF2011 .W67 1999
World encyclopedia of parliaments and legislatures Reference Coll: JF511 .W67 1998

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WPSA CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. Coverage from 1975 and updated monthly.

Annual Review of Political Science

Annual Reviews provides researchers, professors, and scientific professionals with a definitive academic resource in 33 scientific disciplines. Annual Reviews saves you time by synthesizing the vast amount of primary research literature and identifying the principal contributions in your field. Select Political Science from the Publication menu box.

PAIS International

(Public Affairs Information Service)

Provides selective subject and bibliographical access to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, and other English- language materials published around the world.

PAIS Archive

Contains approximately 1,000,000 records, originally published in the PAIS Bulletin, 1915-1976.
CQ Researcher Covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more.
CQ Weekly Online version of the print resource. Provides articles, statistics, floor votes and other information on the current activities of Congress.
Europa World Plus  All Europa Yearbooks for each world region are continually updated and searchable here. A number of features not possible in the print versions.
Social Sciences Full Text This source indexes about 400 English-language periodicals in a wide variety of subjects related to the Social Sciences including sociology, family studies, public administration, social work etc. Articles from about 100 of the journals indexed are available full text. Indexing goes back to 1983.
World News Connection-FBIS Provides English translations monitored by the CIA of foreign news services in all areas of the world. The news reports include broadcasts on radio and television, and wire releases of state addresses and news events. Searchable by subject as well as region or country of news origin. Covers from 1995 to the present with weekly updates.
Westlaw Campus Research Westlaw is a comprehensive collection of news, business, and law related information. The resource includes the full text of newspapers, magazines, and legal content, including American Jurisprudence, 2nd edition, legal cases, and the Federal Register.
GPO Monthly Catalog "Records on all subjects of interest to the U.S. government. Dates Covered: 1976-07-01 to present. Updated Monthly."
Thomas "Thomas is a free, web-based resource for legislative information. It offers summaries, status information, and text of bills, as well as major legislation, public laws, and roll call votes. Also available through the site are the full text of the Congressional Record, as well as extensive committee information."
ICPSR Direct Data sets from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. Available in SPSS or SAS. Downloadable guides describing measurement and use of variables and outline of methodology.

 

     
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Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective
Indexes nearly 1,200 periodicals. Citations to more than 1,300,000 articles, including over 240,000 book reviews. Indexes scholarly journals published throughout the 20th century in North America and Europe. In addition to coverage of the humanities and social sciences, the database covers many scientific journals through the 1950's. Coverage from 1907 - 1984.
New York Times Historical 1851-1999
This database includes the full image of all articles from the entire historical run of the New York Times from 1851 to 1999.
World Development Indicators
Provides direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups.
General Databases These databases cover a broad range of subjects and may also be useful for your research.

Journals
  • AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.
  • THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW.
  • AMERICAN POLITICS QUARTERLY.
  • AMERICAS.
  • BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.
  • CHOICES (NEW YORK, N.Y.).
  • COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES.
  • COMPARATIVE POLITICS.
  • CONGRESS & THE PRESIDENCY.
  • CONGRESSIONAL DIGEST.
  • CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY WEEKLY REPORT.
  • THE CURRENT DIGEST OF THE POST-SOVIET PRESS.
  • EUROPE.
  • EUROPE-ASIA STUDIES.
  • FOREIGN POLICY.
  • THE GALLUP POLL MONTHLY.
  • GOVERNING.
  • GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION.
  • INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS : 1944).
  • INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
  • INTERPRETATION.
  • JOURNAL OF INTERAMERICAN STUDIES AND WORLD AFFAIRS.
  • JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.
  • JOURNAL OF POLICY HISTORY.
  • JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.
  • THE JOURNAL OF POLITICS.
  • LAW & POLICY.
  • LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW.
  • LEGISLATIVE STUDIES QUARTERLY.
  • NATIONAL JOURNAL (1975).
  • POLICY STUDIES JOURNAL.
  • POLICY STUDIES REVIEW.
  • POLITICAL BEHAVIOR.
  • THE POLITICAL QUARTERLY.
  • POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY.
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS.
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY.
  • THE POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEWER.
  • POLITICAL STUDIES.
  • POLITICAL THEORY.
  • POLITICS & SOCIETY.
  • POLITY.
  • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW.
  • THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
  • PUBLIC MANAGEMENT.
  • PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY.
  • THE PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE.
  • PUBLIUS.
  • THE REVIEW OF POLITICS.
  • SCANDINAVIAN POLITICAL STUDIES.
  • SOCIAL RESEARCH.
  • SPECTRUM (LEXINGTON, KY.).
  • STATE LEGISLATURES.
  • STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
  • UN CHRONICLE.
  • UNESCO COURIER (PARIS, FRANCE : 1989).
  • URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW (THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF.).
  • THE WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS.
  • WASHINGTON SPECTATOR (WASHINGTON, D.C. : 1985).
  • WEST EUROPEAN POLITICS.
  • WORLD POLITICS.

Videos and Multimedia
Title Location
The Betrayal of democracy [videorecording] Media Video Coll: JK1764 .B48 1992
Chicago 1968 [videorecording] Media Video Coll: JK2313 1968 .C44 1996
China after Tiananmen [videorecording] Media Video Coll: DS779.26 .C4734 1992
The Classics of political television advertising [videorecording] Media Video Coll: JF2112.A4 C52 1986
The Clinton years [videorecording] Media Video Coll: E886 .C54 2001
Debating our destiny : 40 years of presidential debate [videorecording] Media Video Coll: JK524 .D42 2000
George W. Bush v. Al Gore, Jr. [videorecording] Media Video Coll: KF4910 .G47 2001
Global generation [videorecording] Media DVD Coll: JZ1318 .G56 2001
God and the Constitution [videorecording] Media Video Coll: KF4865 .G62 1987
Government girls of World War II [videorecording] Media DVD Coll: D810.W7 S48 2004
Hamilton and Jefferson on democracy [videorecording] Media Video Coll: E310 .H35 1982
Kim's nuclear gamble [videorecording] Media Video Coll: DS935.5 K55 2003
Landmark American trials [videorecording] Media Video Coll: KF220 .L36 2000
Liberty and security in an age of terrorism [videorecording] Media Video Coll: HV6432 .L52 2004
Machiavelli on political power [videorecording] Media Video Coll: JC143.M4 M22 1982
Order, order! [videorecording] : Britain's Parliament at work Media Video Coll: JN508 .O72 1994
Vote for me [videorecording] : politics in America Media Video Coll: JK274 .V67 1996
Watergate plus 30 [videorecording] : shadow of history Media Video Coll: E860 .W37 2003
Web Resources
Department of Political Science Home Page
Center for Amerian Women and Politics Project Vote Smart
Capitol Hill Blue opensecrets.org
PoliticalMoneyLine ACLU
CampaignMoney.com ISCIP Homepage
United Nations The Capitol Project at the University of Virginia
CNN Interactive ISCIP Homepage
Welcome to the White House BBC Online
The Cato Institute Homepage of the Majority Whip
Electronic Policy Network Governments on the WWW
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis & Interpretation
This page is maintained by Laura Baker .
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