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Research Tools for Political Science
Use these research tools to find information related to Political Science from sources such as scholarly articles, books and encyclopedias.
Archival Collections and Primary Sources
Article Databases and Indexes
Biographical Sources
Dictionaries, Thesauri and Quotations
Dissertation and Thesis Sources
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
Government Information Sources
Handbooks, Manuals and Yearbooks
Image and Sound Databases
Laws and Regulations Sources
Library and Book Catalogs
News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites
Organizations
Statistics and Numeric Data
Web Gateways and Search Engines
Archival Collections and Primary Sources
Resources that list, or provide access to, materials typically found in archives and used for primary source research. Examples include manuscripts, diaries, letters, first-hand accounts or documentary sources on a subject, person, event or issue.
Listings of articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. Many include abstracts (article summaries). Some include or link to the full text of articles.
Biographical Sources
Information about people, including biographical dictionaries, profiles of people or "Who's Whos", personal narratives, and other resources with significant biographical information.
Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Quotations
General and subject specific dictionaries in any language, dual language dictionaries, thesauri, dictionaries of quotations, and acronym lists.
- Electronic Resource Finder
- Print Resources
- Dictionary of Modern Politics
JA 61.R63 1993 Doe Reference
- Facts on File Dictionary of American Politics
JK 9.H54 2001 Moffitt Reference
- Oxford Companion to Politics of the World
JA 61.O95 2001 Doe Reference
- Political Parties of the World
JF 2051.D391 2002 Doe Reference Directories
Dissertation and Thesis Sources
Sources for locating masters theses and doctoral dissertations.
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
General or subject-specific encyclopedias, almanacs, and other collections of factual information.
- Electronic Resource Finder
- Print Resources
- Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Institutions
JA 61.B561 1987 Doe Reference
- Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Thought
JA 61.B571 1987 Doe Reference
- Encyclopedia of Democracy,4 vols.
JC 423.E53 1995 Doe Reference
- Encyclopedia of Government and Politics,2 vols.
JA 61.C66 1992 Doe Reference
- World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties, 3 vols.
JF 2011 D44 1999 Doe Reference
Government Information Sources
Listings of publications and other information published by authority of a governmental body, whether federal, state, local, or foreign, and of intergovernmental organizations, such as UNESCO, etc. Many of these sources include the full text of the items.
Handbooks, Manuals and Yearbooks
Collections of information designed to help practitioners in a specific field or profession, or in the case of yearbooks, to provide annually cumulated information in brief descriptive and statistic form.
- Electronic Resource Finder
- Print Resources
- Almanac of American Politics
JK 1021.A1.A45 Doe Reference Govt/Stat
- Europa World Yearbook
AY 754.E783 Doe Reference Govt/Stat
Online: http://www.europaworld.com/
- International Yearbook and Statesmen's Who's Who
JA 51.I57 Doe Reference Directories
- New Handbook of Political Science
JA 66.N49 1996 Main
- Political Handbook of the World
JF 37.P6 Doe Reference Govt/Stat
- Statesman's Yearbook
JA 51.S7 Doe Reference Govt/Stat
- U.S. Government Manual
JK 464.5.U5 Doe Reference
Online: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2410
- Yearbook of International Organizations
JX1904.A56 Doe Reference Directories
Online: http://www.uia.org/services/databases.php
Image and Sound Databases
Listings of material in audio or video format, photographs, paintings, or other visual materials. Some of these sources include or link to the actual items.
Laws and Regulations Sources
Listings of full text laws, ordinances, regulations, rulings, by regulatory agencies, and decisions by appellate courts.
Library and Book Catalogs
Listings of books and other items belonging to a particular library or, as with union catalogs, a group of libraries, and usually containing information on the location and subject classification of each item. This category also includes national bibliographies, or lists of all books published in a particular country.
News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites
Listings (may include abstracts or full text) of articles in newspapers, newsmagazines, broadcast news transcripts or wire services. Also includes web sites of these media, or directories of such sites.
Organizations
Listings of subject-related associations, learned societies, or professional organizations.
Statistics and Numeric Data
Resources that provide tables of numerical information, or listings indicating where such information can be found.
Web Gateways and Search Engines
Broad, subject-related sites and subject-specific search engines available without restriction on the World Wide Web.
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