A Research Guide for Political Science
About this guide
This guide was created by expert librarians from Steely Library and Political Science faculty, to kickstart your research, guiding you to recommended databases and other resources in Political Science.
Databases
The selected databases are Steely Library and Political Science approved and are your best bets for researching most topics in Political Science.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Digitized, full-text versions of core scholarly journals across disciplines. While coverage of these journals goes back to the first issue, for most journals the most recent issues will be for 3-5 years ago.
- Alt-PressWatch This link opens in a new windowA full text database comprising more than 200 newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative and independent press, providing an alternative perspective to the coverage of mainstream media. Coverage is from 1970--present.
- Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text is the leading full-text database for criminal justice and criminology research. It provides hundreds of top journals and magazines covering all related subjects, including forensic sciences, corrections, policing, criminal law, and investigation.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowThe CQ Researcher is a collection of reports covering political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
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