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Political Science   -- Where to start Database(s)

  Social Sciences Citation Index
Search for articles in Social Science journals and see which articles cite an article
Subjects: Social Sciences, Psychology, Business
Info type: scholarly articles, conference papers
Search Instruction: Cited Reference Searching

titles included

  Academic OneFile & General OneFile (Gale PowerSearch)
Find articles on a wide range of subjects.
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news articles
Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/


  JSTOR
Archive of back issues for many journals
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly journals, professional periodicals
Access Tips: Usually the most recent 3-5 years are not available in JSTOR. However, EMU may have a current subscription to the journal. Check Journals by Title.

titles included


Political Science   -- Related Database(s)

  ABI/INFORM - now Business Scholarly & Trade (ProQuest)
Key source for business articles.
Subjects: Business, Communications, Economics, Health Admin, Public Admin
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news, dissertations
Search Instruction: Using ProQuest PowerSearch

titles included

  America: History and Life
Subjects: American History
Info type: scholarly articles, magazine articles, book & video info, dissertation info

titles included

  CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online
Subjects: International Politics, International Economics, Global Issues, Country Info
Info type: research reports, scholarly articles, case studies, policy briefs, statistics


  Google Scholar
Search for scholarly materials
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get Findtext+ links.
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video


  Historic Documents
Documents on significant events of each year 1972 – current
Subjects: History, Politics, International Affairs
Info type: primary sources, speeches, government reports, treaties, court decisions, presidential statements, studies


  Historical Abstracts
Subjects: World History (excludes U.S. and Canada)
Info type: scholarly articles, book info

titles included

  ICPSR - Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Archive of social science data that can be downloaded and used for original research
Subjects: Political Science, Economics, Education, Geography, Health Care, Criminology, Social Issues
Info type: data sets, survey data, U.S. Census data


  THOMAS - U.S. Congress on the Internet
Legislative documents from the U.S. House and Senate
Subjects: U.S. Government, Politics, Law, Legislation
Info type: bills, public laws, committee reports, vote records, treaties, congressional debate transcripts
Access Tips: Also free at http://thomas.loc.gov


  Westlaw Campus Research
Perform legal research and/or search for news articles
Subjects: U.S. Law, State Law, European Union Law, News
Info type: court cases, laws, regulations, law review articles, legal encyclopedias, legal guides, law dictionary, news articles
Access Tips: Use Law tab to access legal research materials

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