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Political Science
A guide to library resources in political science. Bookmark or directly link to this guide using the URL http://bsu.libguides.com/polisci
These databases have a high concentration of journals and articles about political science, and are particularly good sources of scholarly articles in the discipline.
Key database for the field of political science and public policy issues. Includes PAIS Archives 1914-1976.
Description: Key database for the field of political science and public policy issues. Includes PAIS Archives 1914-1976. Time Period: 1914 to present Sources: Indexes more than 3,800 journals. Subject Headings: History, Law, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Social Sciences (Political Science) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Journal Articles Information Included:Abstracts, Citations, Full Text MultiLink: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Key database for information by and about the United States Congress. Includes full text of bills, laws, regulations, the Federal Register, the U.S. Code, and many other congressional publications. Other features include extensive information about members of congress, the bills they sponsored, how they voted, and financial disclosures.
Description: Key database for information by and about the United States Congress. Includes full text of bills, laws, regulations, the Federal Register, the U.S. Code, and many other congressional publications. Other features include extensive information about members of congress, the bills they sponsored, how they voted, and financial disclosures. Time Period: 1789 to present Primary Materials: Citations, Legal Materials, Maps, Report
Subject Headings: Law, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Sources: Information Included: Full Text, Citations MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: ProQuest Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
CQ Weekly covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering in-depth reports on congressional issues, plus a complete wrap up of the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.
Description: CQ Weekly covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering in-depth reports on congressional issues, plus a complete wrap up of the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes. Time Period: 1983 to present Sources: Subject Headings: Business, Education, General, Health, Law, News, Science, Social Sciences, Technology (Legislative News) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Magazine Articles, News, Report Information Included: Full Text, Citations MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Congressional Quarterly Updates: Weekly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Military & Government Collection offers journal articles and current news about all branches of the military and includes military titles, trade publications, and news weeklies. More than 200 peer reviewed journals are indexed, 120 of which are in full text.
Description:Military & Government Collection offers journal articles and current news about all branches of the military and includes military titles, trade publications, and news weeklies. More than 200 peer reviewed journals are indexed, 120 of which are in full text. Time Period: 1956 to present Sources: Indexes more than 400 journals and magazines and provides full text for 265. Subject Headings: History, Mobile, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Government Documents, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, Trade Publications Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations MultiLink: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Weekly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Covers essential areas related to public administration, including public administration research, public administration theory, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, such as: Journal of Public Economics, Public Administration, Public Administration Review.
Description:Public Administration Abstracts covers essential areas related to public administration, including public administration research, public administration theory, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, such as: Journal of Public Economics, Public Administration, Public Administration Review. Time Period: 1964 to present Sources: Indexes more than 200 titles. Subject Headings: Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Journal Articles Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Sage Updates: Quarterly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
The Rand Publication Database contains research reports from the conservative think tank. RAND documents cover almost any topic which can affect public policy. Not all publications are free.
Description: The Rand Publication Database contains research reports from the conservative think tank. RAND documents cover almost any topic which can affect public policy. Not all publications are free. Time Period: 1946 to present Sources: Contains more than 20,000 publications. Subject Headings: Social Sciences (General) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Reports Information Included: MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: RAND Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
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These multi-topic databases cover mix of subjects and academic disciplines. They features some journals and articles about political science.
Good database for most research topics and contains lots of full text, peer reviewed articles. More than 16,000 of the journal titles indexed are peer reviewed and almost all of the full text is. Provides searchable cited references for more than 1,000 journal titles so you can easily see what sources a given article cites.
Description: Good database for most research topics and contains lots of full text, peer reviewed articles. More than 16,000 of the journal titles indexed are peer reviewed and almost all of the full text is. Provides searchable cited references for more than 1,000 journal titles so you can easily see what sources a given article cites. Time Period: 1911 to present Sources: Indexes nearly 18,000 journals and magazine and provides full text for more than 8,700. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Mobile, Music, News, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Case Studies, Citations, Conference Papers, Images, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, News, Other, Reviews Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations MultiLink: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
JSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.
Description:JSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available. Time Period: 19th century to present Sources: Provides the full text for approximately 2,000 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Mobile, Music, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Citations, Journal Articles, Reviews Information Included: Full Text, Citations MultiLink: Print Equivalent: None Publisher: JSTOR Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) allows you to see who has cited who/ what in any of the most cited 3,000 journals in the social sciences. It also allows you to search for articles on topics.
Description:Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) allows you to see who has cited who/ what in any of the most cited 3,000 journals in the social sciences. It also allows you to search for articles on topics. Time Period: 1956 to present Sources: 1 Subject Headings: Education, English & Linguistics, History, Humanities, Law, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations Information Included: Abstracts, Citations MultiLink: Yes Print Equivalent: Social Sciences Citation Index Publisher: Thomson Scientific Updates: Weekly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited