Dunn Library

Political Science

LIBRARY DATABASES

  • LIBRARY CATALOG - To search for books on a particular topic, use a Subject or a Keyword Search. To search for books at other libraries use the links on the BOOKS & BOOK REVIEWS web page.
  • EBSCOHOST - Search multiple databases (together or separately) to access full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tools. Academic Search Premier and Business Search Premier index peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas. Other databases focus on specific areas such as health and education.
  • JSTOR - Arts & Sciences I, II & III Collections include the complete back runs of 394 core journals in many disciplines, including economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences.  Includes a selection of titles in the fields of archaeology, arts, classics, cultural studies, ecology, literature, mathematics, and statistics.
  • Project MUSE - Project MUSE - Basic College Collection is a unique collaboration providing full-text, user-friendly online access to 192 humanities, arts, and social sciences journals.
  • LexisNexis ACADEMIC - Comprehensive research database providing full-text access to various databases, including current news, business information, Hoover’s company records, company directories, federal and state laws, legal cases, medical and references.
  • ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE - More than 72,000 encyclopedia articles on all subjects.

PRINT RESOURCES

  • Almanac of American Politics (328.73 A445) - Annual summary descriptions of states, current issues, congressional districts, senators, representatives, and governor, with district maps. Current edition in reference, earlier editions in the general collection.
  • America at the Polls:  A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics (324.973 M14a) - 2-vol. set of summaries of popular and electoral college votes for president and tables of America's presidential elections from 1920 to 2000.
  • Atlas of American Politics, 1960-2000 (320.973 A881 2002) - An examination of U.S. Government from a combined historical, geographical, and political perspective.
  • Encyclopedia of American Political History (320.0973 E56f 2001) - Ready answers to questions about political history.

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  • Vital Statistics on American Politics (R320.973 S78v) - Comprehensive statistical tables. Political and elections statistics also in Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (317.3 U58s) and in the World Almanac (317 W92).  Current issue in Reference.
  • A Statistical History of the American Electorate (324.973 R956 2001) - Presents the electorate's vote for president, House, Senate, and governor from 1788 (if data are available) to 1999.

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  • Guide to Congress (328.73 C749g) - An overview of history, procedures, powers, rules, pay, elections, etc., from Congressional Quarterly.
  • Congressional Districts in the 1990's (328.73 C7493) - Maps, statistics, and descriptive materials for all U.S. districts.
  • Congressional Districts in the 2000's (328.73 C7493 2003) - Maps, statistics, and descriptive materials for all U.S. districts.
  • CQ Almanac (r328.73 C749) - Annual summary by topic of the year's happenings in Congress.

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  • Statesman's Yearbook (r320.58 S797) - Basic political and economic information on the world's countries, published annually.  Current year in Reference.
  • European Political Facts of the Twentieth Century (320.94 C77e 2000) - Information (including statistics) on the rapidly changing face of European politics.
  • Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia (340 L496 2002) - Four volume set focusing on different countries and their legal systems.
  • Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements (r341.23 O83e 2003) - Four volume set based on information of the UN countries and international cooperation.

WEB SOURCES

  • ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER - Performs research in the fields of political communication, information and society, media and the developing child, health communication and adolescent risk.
  • CONSTITUTION FINDER - Database offers constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents for 200+ countries.
  • FIRST AMENDMENT CENTER - comprehensive research coverage of key First Amendment issues and topics, daily First Amendment news, a unique First Amendment Library and guest analyses by respected legal specialists.
  • GALLUP.com - Gallup has studied human nature and behavior for more than 70 years, delivering relevant, timely, and visionary research.
  • LAW - Link to additional law and legal resources at Dunn Library.
  • ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER - Handbook of parliamentary procedure.
  • ROPER CENTER FOR PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH - An archive, preserving the data from polls conducted by many leading survey research organizations for the use of researchers, students, and journalists.

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  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN - Digital collections contain a wide variety of material associated with Abraham Lincoln, such as manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, and images that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site.
  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN:  A RESOURCE GUIDE (external links) - Great external links to information about Abraham Lincoln and his presidency.
  • AMERICAN PRESIDENT - A comprehensive non-partisan resource available on the history and function of the American presidency by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.
  • AMERICAN PRESIDENCY PROJECT - A variety of papers and documents related to the presidency.
  • INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS - From Columbia University.
  • PRESIDENT ELECT - Information on the election of U.S. Presidents and the electoral college, including election results, history, and electoral college debate.
  • PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS - Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents.
  • PRESIDENTIAL TIMELINE OF THE 20TH - Selection of digitized assets from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives.
  • SCRIPPS LIBRARY AND MULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE - focused on American politics and history with special attention paid to the American presidency. Core of the Library's collection is made up of works on the American Presidency and Public Policy.

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  • BACKGROUND NOTES - Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty from the US Government.
  • COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS - CFR has promoted understanding of foreign policy and America's role in the world since its founding in 1921.
  • COUNTRY PROFILES - From the BBC, provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
  • COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM - Documents trends and developments in global antiterrorist activity, summarize activity in terrorist hotspots, and profile locations where terrorist activity occurred.
  • ELECTION GUIDE - Comprehensive and timely source of verified election information and results available online, with special emphasis on national elections around the world, and other electoral events deemed of high interest.
  • EUROPEAN UNION - Information and links about the EU--including guides for Americans.
  • GLOBAL POLICY FORUM - Information about global policies of the United Nations.
  • GLOBALIZATION 101 - Dedicated to providing students with information and interdisciplinary learning opportunities on this complex phenomenon.
  • MIT CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES - aims to support and promote international research and education, focusing on those issues where science and engineering intersect most closely with foreign affairs.
  • NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM - One of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book of 1086 to government papers recently released to the public.
  • PORTALS TO THE WORLD - Contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.
  • WORLD FACTBOOK - Issued by the Central Intelligence Agency.

Last Updated: 10/19/09