Political Science/Policy Databases (full text)
Political Science/Policy Databases (abstracts only)
- PAIS International & Archive - Index to journals, books, proceedings and other sources on the public and social policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government, political science and other social sciences. Archive covers 1915-1976; International covers 1977-present.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - Abstracts and indexes the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields including international relations, law, public administration and policy, from 1975 to present.
- Military & Government Collection - Index, with some full text and some abstracts, of hundreds of journals, magazines and pamphlets, concerning current news pertaining to the military.
Broader Databases (that include Political Science content)
- Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) - Index, with abstracts, to the journal literature supporting the caring profession - health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) - Over 3 million bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. Broad coverage of international material including 100 languages and countries.
- ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection - A collection of databases in the social sciences, including PAIS, Sociological Abstracts, Intl. Bibliography of the Social Sciences and more, and full text coverage of journal articles. The contents can be searched individually or as a group.
- Social Sciences Full Text - Journal articles covering applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences; full text from 1994 forward; indexing with abstracts from 1984 forward.
- Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1929-1983 - Index to journals in the social sciences 1929-1983.
General Databases (for background/topic selection)
- Academic Search Complete - The most multi-disciplinary and general full-text periodicals database. Contains the full text of approx. 3,500 journals, with indexing going back to the mid 1970's on some titles. Updated daily.
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale) - Full text articles from magazines and newspapers representing pros and con opinions on controversial topics and current events.
- JSTOR - Full text of scholarly journals and books in arts and science, business and economics, language and literature, humanities and social sciences. Current journals are not entered into the database for two to five years.
News
- CQ Researcher - Weekly publication on current newsworthy social issues. Coverage is 1991 to present.
- Alt-Press Watch - Full-text of alternative and independent newspapers, magazines and newsletters, beginning 1995.
- Foreign Policy - Website of Foreign Policy magazine, which covers global affairs.
Related Subject Areas
- Border and Migration Studies Online - Historical background (text, images, video) on more than 30 key worldwide border areas.
- CIA World Fact Book - Concise background information on nations, updated periodically.
- Country Studies - Description and analysis of the political, economic social and national security systems and institutions of over 100 countries.
- Human Rights Studies Online - Primary and secondary material (books, documents and video) concerning major human rights violations worldwide from 1900 to 2010.
- Who Represents Me? NYC - Up to date information on your city, state, and federal representatives from the League of Women Voters of the City of New York.
- America: History and Life - This database focuses on all aspects of American history, including political history.