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Political Science v1

This library guide provides resources for students of political science, or anyone with an interest in the subject.

Article Databases

Gale eBooks (GVRL)

Gale eBooks has reference encyclopedias that you can view online, which are useful for giving you a brief overview and important aspects of your topic.

CQ Researcher

Each weekly report in this database offers in-depth, non-biased coverage on a single "hot" issue. Issues covered include political and social topics, regular reports on international affairs, education, health, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.

JSTOR

JSTOR provides academic journal articles from thousands of titles, with particular emphasis on arts, social sciences, history, literature, ethnic and area studies, and the humanities.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)

This database has full-text academic articles in almost every subject, including quite a few peer-reviewed and scholarly journals. A good choice for almost any topic.

MasterFILE Complete

Reference encyclopedias and background information covering many subjects, as well as primary source documents and lots of photos, maps, and flags.

New York Times: Historical Index (1851 - 2013)

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Great for primary sources!

CountryWatch

Access to profiles of 192 countries with demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information. Also provides daily news coverage and a five-year macroeconomic forecast for each country.

Films on Demand

Films on Demand is a streaming video collection that provides unlimited, 24/7 access to more
than 11,200 videos and 166,000 segments - all closed captioned.

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