Finding Books
Political Science materials can be located by browsing the following call numbers:
JA - Political science (general)
JC - Political theory
JF-JQ - Political institutions and public administration (organized by region)
JS - Local government
JV - Immigration, international migration
JZ - International relations
K-KZ Law
... or by searching the library catalog for the following subjects:
Government
Political sociology
Politicians biography
Public administration
Republicanism
State government
World politics
Selected Print Reference Books
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Nations of the world 2018 : a political, economic & business handbook
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The concise Oxford dictionary of politics and international relations
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Encyclopedia of stateless nations : ethnic and national groups around the world
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The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought
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Vital Statistics on American Politics 2015-2016
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The Central Intelligence Agency: An Encyclopedia of Covert Ops, Intelligence Gathering, and Spies
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Call Number: Ref JK468.I6 C457 20162 volumes -
A Constitutional History of the U. S. Supreme Court
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Call Number: Ref KF8742 .R46 2015
Finding Articles
There are several ways to search for articles on your research topic:
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
If the library does not subscribe to the article or journal you need, you can still obtain it by filling out a request through Interlibrary Loan:
Selected Journals
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American Journal of Political ScienceGeneral review open to all areas of the discipline of political science.
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American Political Science ReviewArticles for a diverse audience of scholars and practitioners which illuminate a significant research problem or answer an important research question of general interest in political science.
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Annual Review of Political SciencePrimary research to identify the principal contributions in the field of political science.
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Harvard Law ReviewJournal of legal scholarship, publishes articles by professors, judges, and practitioners and solicits reviews of important recent books from recognized experts.
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Law and Contemporary ProblemsSpecial issues dealing with legal, economical, administrative and sociological aspects of law and contemporary problems; consumption taxes, religion and the state, patent system, crime and correction, and more.
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Political Science QuarterlyWidely read and accessible scholarly journal on government, politics, and public policy, examining both domestic and international issues.
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The Review of PoliticsPrimarily philosophical and historical studies of politics, especially those concentrating on political theory and American political thought.
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Vital Speeches of the DayMonthly magazine that presents speeches and addresses in full.
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Washington MonthlyPolitical journal providing an inside look at how the government works in Washington.
Finding E-Reference Books
Maxwell Library provides access to thousands of e-books, which can be located in a general MaxSearch as well as through specific databases, such as the following:
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowFull-text content from more than 260 reference titles with nearly 3 million entries covering every major subject.
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eBook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowSearchable full text for several thousand e-books on a variety of subjects.
Zotero: A great way to save articles
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Zotero: Referencing Management Software: HomeZotero is a free reference manager that allows you to save, collect, manage, cite, and share research sources. Zotero works inside Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Plugins developed by its users add customization options. You can also collaborate with other researchers who use Zotero
Subject Guide
Selected Databases
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Academic Search Complete [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary full-text database with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Indexes and abstracts more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, and conference proceedings. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
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Britannica Academic This link opens in a new windowElectronic version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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DOAB - Directory of Open Access Books This link opens in a new windowDirectory of nearly 9,000 free, open access, peer-reviewed academic books and chapters from 224 publishers.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowMaxwell Library has access to more than 3,500 journal titles across the following five collections: Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV, and Ecology and Botany I. Subject coverage includes mathematics, philosophy, anthropology, economics, history, literature, population studies, sociology, music, art, law, education, business, botany, and ecology.
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Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new windowPeriodicals, academic journals, and other content offering information pertaining to all branches of the military and government, including cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles.
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Military and Intelligence Database Collection This link opens in a new windowPeriodicals and basic reference materials that are updated annually: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Includes over 500 titles and more than 7 million articles (80% full-text).
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Nexis Uni (formerly: LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
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Political Science Complete This link opens in a new windowThis database contains full text for over 400 journals, and cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 800 journals with a worldwide focus. The database also features more than 180 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 27,000 full-text conference papers.
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Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowAn interdisciplinary collection of more than 650 high quality, peer reviewed journals designed for institutions acquiring extensively in the humanities and social sciences.
