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Political Science Resources

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Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS)

Contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, research and conference reports, and publications of international agencies. References are for documents in English, as well as French, German, Italian, Portugese, and Spanish.

Public Affairs Information Service Archive (PAIS Archive)

Extends coverage of PAIS documents back to 1915.

JSTOR Arts and Sciences I

Contains full-text for 43 political science journals, as well as numerous journals in related disciplines. Choose the "Advanced Search" to limit your search to these journals by subject.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Many parts of this multi-source database are useful for political science. Includes information from domestic and international news sources, legal reviews, polls and surveys, biographies and geographic profiles.

Reference and Data Resources:

Congressional Quarterly Researcher (CQ Researcher on NCLive) -- Full text

Weekly reports provide overview, background and analysis of newsworthy issues in health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.

Congressional Quarterly Weekly (CQ Weekly on NCLive) -- Full text

Weekly reporting and analysis on the activities of Congress, including status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.

Statistical Abstracts of the United States - current edition -- Full-text (In Smith at Ref Desk 317.3 St2st) 
A cumulative source that tabulates and presents number data from all departments of the US government.

Statistical Abstracts of the United States 2001-2005 -- Full-text (In Smith at Ref Desk 317.3 St2st) 
A cumulative source that tabulates and presents number data from all departments of the US government.

Statistical Abstracts of the United States 1995-2000 -- Full-text-- Full-text (In Smith at 317.3 St2st) 
A cumulative source that tabulates and presents number data from all departments of the US government.

United States Government Manual -- Full-text  (In Smith at Ref Desk 353.05 Un3un) 
The manual is a listing of all departments of the US government including structure, responsibility and contact information.

General Databases

Academic Search Premier on Ebsco via NCLive

Multi-subject database with mostly scholarly journals indexed. Provides full text for many Political Science and Public Administration journals.

Business Source Premier on Ebsco via NCLive

Full text business database with full text for several Political Science and Public Administration journals

OneFile on InfoTrac -- Full-text

One of the largest of magazine and journal resources, covering over 42 million articles. Try a Subject Guide Search  for a name (use the last name first Clinton, Bill) or a general topic and then click on the article count or narrow by subdivisions.

ProQuest Direct -- Full-text.

Searches multiple databases, including the ABI/Inform business databases, the multi-subject Research Library, and major newspapers.

Web Resources:

Federal Agencies

Appalachian Regional Commission || Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms || Central Intelligence Agency
Consumer Product Safety || Environmental Protection Agency || Federal Communication Commission
Federal Election Commission || Federal Emergency Management || Federal Reserve System || Federal Trade Commission
International Trade Commission || NASA || National Endowment for the Arts
National Science Foundation || Nuclear Regulatory Commission || Peace Corps
Social Security Administration || Bureau of Public Affairs

 

 

Legislative

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Congressional Biographical Directory

Contacting the Congress

 

The Supreme Court

Supreme Court Decisions (1990-Current)
 Includes the text and summary of Supreme court decisions from 1990 to current.

Supreme Court Decisions - 600 historic cases
Text of 600 historically important Supreme court decisions; housed at Cornell.

Supreme Court Cases (Historic Cases)
Historic Supreme Court cases and summaries -- 1937 to 1975.

Supreme Court of the U.S.
Supreme Court official site.

Government Documents & Publications

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Documents found here include bill summaries, roll call votes, public law searches and major legislation before Congress.
The full-text of the Congressional Record is also included. Click here for links to historical documents.

GPO Access
Catalog and resources from the U.S. Government Printing Office

FirstGov
Web portal to official information and services from the U.S. government.

 

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