Political Science
Journal Articles
- Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
- Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
- Congressional Quarterly Electronic Library
- Includes:
- Encyclopedia of American Government;
- Historic Document Series
- CQ Weekly & CQ Researcher
- Includes:
- JSTOR (1884-)
- Government Printing Office
- Project Muse
- Business Source Premier
News Sources:
- Alt-PressWatch
- Ethnic NewsWatch
- Lexis/Nexis Academic
- Proquest Newstand
- Los Angeles Times historical 1881-1985 | current 1985-present
- New York Times historical 1851-2001 | current 2001-present (via Newsstand)
Books
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Search Snoopy:
- LINK+
- Melvyl (UC Libraries)
- Sonoma County Public Libraries
- WorldCat
Request from other libraries:
- LINK+ (books only)
- Interlibrary Services (books & articles)
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries:
- Search Snoopy:
- By subject heading:
Web Resources:
- Political Science Resources (updated regularly)
- Lii.org - Politics
- National Center for Policy Analysis(articles for many controversial issues)
- U. of MI - Poly Sci Resources on the Web
- Vanderbilt U. – Poly Sci Research Resources
Think-Tanks
Demographics & Statistics
- Counting California
- Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) - census microdata for social and economic research
- The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
- Project Vote Smart – Demographics & Maps
- RAND California
- U. of Michigan – Demographics & Housing
- U.S. Census American FactFinder
Other useful resources:
- LC Call Numbers
- How to evaluate information
- Presenting Data: Tabular and graphic display of social indicators
