LibGuides: Political Science: Government & Political Science

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Political Science

Hello! This Political Science Subject Guide provides links to databases to find articles, information on how to locate books in the library and through interlibrary loan, lists of government data sets, and news sources. Most of your research projects will involve finding scholarly, peer-reviewed articles. Use the databases listed to search for information about your topic. Congressional Digest, Credo Reference and NexisUni are good databases to start for government & political science information.

Best Bet Databases for Political Science

Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window Explore topics being debated in contemporary society.
JSTOR Journals This link opens in a new window Journal articles, primary sources and books, mainly in the humanities and social sciences.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts (NCJRS) This link opens in a new window Citation search documents published by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice's National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS).
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window Opinion pieces, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio about social issues.
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window Journal articles and books in international relations, political theory and comparative politics.
Politics & Current Affairs in Video This link opens in a new window Films, documentaries and investigative journalism series that delve into the most critical issues of the day, linking together politics and current affairs and examining them within a larger social, economic and cultural backdrop.

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Suggested Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area.
ACLS Humanities E-Book This link opens in a new window Ebooks reviewed and recommended by scholars.
Criminal Justice and Law in Video This link opens in a new window Documentaries, training videos, and interviews visually depicts the theoretical principles and practical application of criminal justice and emergency response.
Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window Journal articles in history, literature, performing arts, art history, philosophy, and theology.
Social Sciences in Video This link opens in a new window Raw field recordings, documentaries, newsreels, counseling transcripts and sessions concerned with humanity.
JSTOR Journals This link opens in a new window Journal articles, primary sources and books, mainly in the humanities and social sciences.
Legal Collection This link opens in a new window Scholarly law journals on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.
Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window Current news and journals pertaining to all branches of the US Military.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window Opinion pieces, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio about social issues.
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window Journal articles and books in international relations, political theory and comparative politics.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window Journal articles in literature, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, and gender studies.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window Sociology research resource with gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, racism, religion, and social work content.
TOPICsearch This link opens in a new window Newspapers and other publications to explore current events, social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics.

Database Search Tips

Truncation *

brings up any word ending

such as politics or political

Politic*

Quotation “ “

to keep words together as a phrase

“War on Terrorism”

Boolean OR

to retrieve either word

Women OR Female

Government & Political Science News

Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society

American Political Science Association

Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society

Southwestern Social Science Association

Tracking the U.S. Congress