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Political Science Information Sources

Articles

    Best Sources for this Subject

  CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) Available in Full Text 
    1991-present
Theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. Database details.
  Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
    1907-1984
Indexes scholarly journals as well as non-scholarly specialized periodicals in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Database details..
  Issues & Controversies in American History Available in Full Text 
Contain in-depth explorations of the great issues in American History, such as religious freedom in the colonies, Civil War Reconstruction, and women's suffrage. Database details.
  Public Administration Abstracts Available in Full Text 
Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to public administration, including public administration research, public administration theory, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Database details.
  Social Sciences Full-text Available in Full Text 
    Indexing 1983-current; full-text 1994-current
Covers journals in magazines in various social sciences. Database details..
  Sociological Abstracts
Indexes journal articles, dissertations, book abstracts, chapter abstracts, and association paper abstracts related to sociology. Database details..
  Sociology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection Available in Full Text 
33 scholarly journals in sociology. Database details..
  Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index
    1978-current
Indexes articles and cited references from peer-reviewed journals in the social sciences. Database details..

    Find Articles in Other Databases

  Academic OneFile Available in Full Text 
    1980-current
Scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers in various fields - many with full text and images. Database details.
  Academic Search Premier Available in Full Text 
    1975-current
Covers most academic disciplines and contains full-text to over 4000 journals (over 3000 of which are peer reviewed). Includes several peer-reviewed Political Science journals. Database details..
  Annual Reviews Available in Full Text 
    1930s - current
Full-text of all Annual Review publications in biomedical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. Go to 'Browse' and then select 'Political Science'.
  Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection Available in Full Text 
    1991-current
19 journals published by SAGE covering such subjects as Journalism, Public Opinion, Political Communication, etc. Database details..
  JSTOR Available in Full Text 
    Varies by title
Full-text access to back issues of scholarly journals in many fields. Includes back issues of some core political science journals. Database details..
  Oxford Journals Available in Full Text 
A collection of over 200 scholarly journals from Oxford University Press. Database details.
  Project MUSE Available in Full Text 
    Mid-1990s to present
Over 100 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Database details..

    Journals, Magazines, Newspapers

  American Journal of Political Science
  Journals in Law, Politics and Government
Find online and print journals by subject.

    Print Indexes

  ABC pol sci; Advance Bibliography of Contents, Political Science & GovernmentIn Print 
    1969-2000
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 320 Ab2
  CSA Political Science & Government : A Guide to Periodical LiteratureIn Print 
    2001-present
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 320 Ab2
  International Political Science AbstractsIn Print 
    1973-present
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 320 In8p
  PAIS International in PrintIn Print 
    1991 - present
This international index covers journal articles, books, government documents, reports, etc. dealing with public affairs issues from over 120 countries. Continues the Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information Service (1915-1967), the Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (1967-1985, and the PAIS Bulletin (1985-1990).
Location: 1st Floor - Reference 350 P161

Primary Source Materials

    Digital Collections

  China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 Available in Full Text 
Collections of unique manuscript materials detailing China's interaction with the West from 1793-1980. Database details.
  Nixon Years, The Available in Full Text 
    1969-1974
Files from the National Archives relating to the Nixon Administration. Database details.

    Local Collections

  Albert Gore Research Center

Selected Resources

    Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

  Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in AmericaIn Print 
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 323.0973 En1, v.1-3
  Encyclopedia of DemocracyIn Print 
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 321.8 En19, v. 1-4
  From Suffrage to the Senate : An Encyclopedia of American Women in PoliticsIn Print 
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 320.082 Sch27f
  Hatchet Jobs and Hardball : the Oxford Dictionary of American Political SlangIn Print 
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 320 Ab2
  Oxford Reference Online: Politics & Social Sciences
Reference sources in politics and the social sciences. Database details..

    Reference Sources

  American Political Leaders, 1789-2000In Print 
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 923 Am35, 2000
  Survey of Social Science, Government and Politics SeriesIn Print 
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 320.03 Su7

    Statistics & Data

  TRACFED Available in Full Text 
Contains information about the Federal Government.

Websites

    Academic Department

  MTSU Political Science Department

    Associations, Agencies & Organizations

  American Political Science Association

    Internet Guides

  THOMAS
Legislative information from the Library of Congress
  WWW Resources for Political Scientists

    Other

  International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
International relations information from a wide variety of sources, provided by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and the Center for Security Studies.


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