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Political Science


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PAIS International - Some full-text
Chronicles global and public policy and social issues (1972-pres.)

Political Risk Yearbook - Full-text
Country reports with political & business information.

EIU Viewswire - Full-text
Analysis of international economic, political & business developments.

LexisNexis Academic - Full-text
Full-text of national and regional newspapers, business publications, federal and state codes, case law & reference information (1990-pres.)

Index to Legal Periodicals & Books - Some full-text
Covers legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar association organs, law reviews, and government publications originating in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand (1981-pres.)

National Newspapers - Full-text
Five newspapers including New York Times (1999-present), Wall Street Journal (1986-present), Washington Post (1998-present), The Sun (Baltimore - 1991-present), Christian Science Monitor (1988-present).

New York Times(1999-current) - Full-text
Full-text of current New York Times, including NYT Book Review and NYT Magazine.

New York Times Historic (1851-1998) - Full-text
Full-text archive of the New York Times.

Wall Street Journal (1986-current) - Full-text
Full-text of the Wall Street Journal.

Wall Street Journal Historic (1889-1985) - Full-text
Full-text archive of the Wall Street Journal

CQ Researcher - Full-text
Reports on current topics, including social issues, the environment, health, education, science and technology. (1991-present)

Alternative Press Index - Some full-text
Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change (1991-pres.)

Alternative Press Index Archive - Citations only
Index of journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change (1969-1990).

Contemporary Women's Issues - Some full-text
Global information on women's issues in health and human rights.

Slavic/East European Studies - Citations only
References to sources about East-Central Europe & the former Soviet Union (1990-pres.)

Social Sciences Index - Some full-text
Index of articles in the social sciences (1983-pres.)

Social Sciences Citation Index - Citations only
Citations & abstracts of scholarly articles in the social & behavioral sciences, featuring cited reference searching in 50 disciplines in the social sciences (1956-pres.)

World Almanacs - Citations only
Index of fundamental reference resources.

America: History & Life - Citations only
Citations & abstracts of sources on the history of the U.S. & Canada from prehistory to the present.

Historical Abstracts - Citations only
References to articles, books and dissertations on world history from 1450-present (excluding the U.S. & Canada)

Academic Search Premier - Some full-text
General interest & scholarly articles on a variety of topics (dates vary, some journals back to 1975 or earlier)

Expanded Academic ASAP - Some full-text
Articles in a variety of subject areas from scholarly journals and general periodicals.

JSTOR - Full-text
Scholarly journal articles in the social, general, & life sciences.

Project Muse - Full-text
Full-text journals in literature, performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, & more.

Oxford Journals Online - Full-text
Online access to 159 Oxford journals on a range of topics from 1998-present.

Ingenta - Citations only
Article citations in a variety of subject areas and tables of contents for periodicals

U.S. Government and Politics
FirstGov (www.firstgov.gov)
Thomas (thomas.loc.gov)
GPO Access(www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs)
The White House (www.whitehouse.gov)
U.S. Senate (www.senate.gov)
U.S. House of Representatives (www.house.gov)
The Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org)
McCarthy Committee Executive Hearings, 1953-54 - released May 2003 (www.gpo.gov/congress/senate/senate12cp107.html)

Maryland Government and Politics
Maryland Electronic Capital (www.mec.state.md.us)
Maryland Manual Online: A Guide to Maryland Government (www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/html/mmtoc.html)
Baltimore (www.ci.baltimore.md.us)
BMC Online (Baltimore Metropolitan Council) (www.baltometro.org)

General/World Government and Politics
The Political Reference Almanac (www.polisci.com/almanac/almanac.htm)
Political Database of the Americas (www.georgetown.edu/pdba/english.html)
Political Resources on the Net (www.politicalresources.net)
Elections around the World (www.electionworld.org/election/indexfrm.htm)
Country Studies (lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html)
Background Notes (www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn)
CIA World Factbook (www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook)

Law
FindLaw (www.findlaw.com)
Legal Information Institute (www.law.cornell.edu)
Internet Law Library (www.lectlaw.com/inll/1.htm)
The Virtual Chase: Legal Research on the Internet (www.virtualchase.com)

Associations
Academy of Political Science (www.psqonline.org)
American Academy of Political and Social Science (www.asc.upenn.edu/aapss)
American Political Science Association (www.apsanet.org)

General
Encyclopedia of Government and Politics (JA61.C66 1992)
Oxford Companion to Politics of the World (JA61.O95 2001)
Dictionary of 20th Century World Politics (JA61.S53 1993)

Political Theory and The State
Encyclopedia of Nationalism (JC311.E499 2001)
Concise Encyclopedia of Democracy (JC423.C667 2000)
Encyclopedia of Democracy (JC423.E53 1995)
International Encyclopedia of Human Rights (JC571.M3243 2000)

General/Comparative Constitutional History and Administration
Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System (JF501.E53 1994)
International Encyclopedia of Elections (JF1001.I57 2000)

U.S. Politics
Congressional Quarterly Almanac (JK1.C66)
Almanac of American Politics (JK271.B343)
Washington Information Directory (JK274.C6)
Vital Statistics on American Politics (JK274.S74)
The United States Government Manual (JK421.A3)
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency (JK511.E53 1994)
CQ's Desk Reference on the Presidency (JK516.W44 2000)
Vital Statistics on the Presidency (JK518.R34)
Congressional Directory (JK1011 2001/2002)
CQ's Politics in America (JK1012.C63)
Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Congress (JK1021.C565 2000)
Vital Statistics on Congress (JK1041.V58)
Congressional Roll Call (JK1061.C593)
Encyclopedia of the United States Congress (JK1067.E63 1995)
America Votes (JK1967.A8)
Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (JK1967.C662 2001)

World Politics
The Europe World Year Book (JN1.E85)
Encyclopedia of the European Union (JN30.E52)

International Relations
Treaties in Force (JX236 2002)
Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament (JX1974.E57 1993)

Law
Constitutions of the World (K3157.E5M33 2001)
Corpus Juris Secundum (KF154.C55)
West's Encyclopedia of American Law (KF154.W47 1998)
Black's Law Dictionary (KF156.B53 1990)
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution (KF4548.E53 2000)
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Court (KF8742.A35E53 2001)

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Updated: 3/29/03