LibGuides Political Science Subject Guide (Preview)
Background Information
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CIAO [Columbia University] - International affairs database of working papers, research reports and policy briefs from university research institutes, NGOs, and think tanks as well as proceedings from conferences, books, and journals. Also includes Economist Intelligence Unit reports on economic and political conditions of individual countries.
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Europa World Plus [Routledge] - Brief histories, and current political, economic, and statistical information for more than 250 countries and territories.
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Freedom House [Freedom House] - Rankings of freedom within individual countries in a series of annual reports including Freedom in the World, Freedom of the Press, Countries at the Crossroads, Women's Rights Survey and Nations in Transit.
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HSDL - Homeland Security Digital Library [Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School]
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Sage eReference [Sage] - Scholarly encyclopedias in the social sciences.
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CIA World Factbook [CIA] - up-to-date information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Statistics and Public Opinion Data
Books, eBooks, DVDs, CDs, etc.
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Start with PrinCat to search for Principia College library materials.
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Use I-Share to expand your search to include other academic libraries in Illinois. Requested materials usually arrive within 3-5 days.
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Use WorldCat if you need to expand your search beyond I-Share. WorldCat materials are available through interlibrary loan. They usually arrive within 7-14 days.
Journal Articles
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Political Science Complete [EBSCOHost] - over 340 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 38,000 full-text conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association. This resource has a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse.
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Academic Search Premier [EBSCOHost] - more than 4,600 scholarly, popular, and trade journals from multiple disciplines.
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JSTOR [JSTOR] - academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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Military & Government Collection [EBSCO] - current news from periodicals, academic journals and other content pertinent to all branches of the United States military.
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CQ Library [CQ]- CQ Researcher which contains unbiased research on important policy issues andCQ Almanac which provides an annual review of the U.S. Congress.
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For additional resources, see the Find Articles page.
Current Newspapers and Other News Sources
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LexisNexis Academic [LexisNexis] - International, national and local news sources including the Christian Science Monitor and the New York Times.
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Christian Science Monitor Home Page - international news coverage.
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Wall Street Journal [ProQuest] - full-text coverage of business and financial news from 1984 to present.
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Historical Newspapers [ProQuest] - full text coverage of the New York Times from 1851 to 2007 and full text coverage the Christian Science Monitor from 1908 to 1997.
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Newspaper Source [EBSCOHost] - full text coverage of 35 international and national newspapers with select coverage from 375 regional newspapers.
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IPL Newspapers Collection - listing of international newspaper websites by continent and country.
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For additional news sources, see the News Sources page.
Legal & Government Information
Government Information
Foreign Government Information
Indexes and Abstracts of Journal Articles
Conference Papers and Proceedings
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PapersFirst [OCLC FirstSearch] - Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
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ProceedingsFirst [OCLC FirstSearch] - Index of conference proceedings worldwide.
