Political Science
CSA
Political Science Abstracts (1975–present)
This index builds on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts,
1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, 1984-2000. The database provides citations,
abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political
science and its complementary fields. As of January 2002, approximately
1100
titles are being monitored; this list will continue to grow throughout
2002 with an emphasis on international coverage.
IBSS
(International Bibliography of the Social Sciences) (1951- present)
Includes nearly two million bibliographic references to journal articles
and books. Over 2,700 journals are indexed and some 7,000 books included
each year. Abstracts are provided for half of all current journal articles
and full text availability is increasing. Particularly strong in political
science, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, law and economics.
ABSEES:
American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (1990–present)
ABSEES covers North American scholarship on East-Central and Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union, and contains bibliographic citations for
journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and
selected government publications.
Academic Search Premier
Fulltext articles from over 3,600 journals in the social sciences, arts
and humanities, and sciences. Also includes about 1,000 titles that are
indexed but not fulltext . Dates of journals vary, some go back to 1965,
others are current issues only.
Alternative
Press Index (1991-present)
Indexes nearly 290 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers
and magazines that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural,
economic, political and social change; via FirstSearch.
America:
History & Life (1982–present)
A bibliographic database covering the world's scholarly literature on
the history and culture (including political science and sociology) of
the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. Includes
article abstracts from journals, and bibliographic citations of reviews
and dis sertations.
Bibliography
of Asian Studies
Indexes to articles and books in Asian Studies, including social sciences.
Columbia
International Affairs Online (CIAO) (1991–present)
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is designed to be the most
comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.
It publishes a wide range of scholarship that includes working papers
from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs,
foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
Congressional
Universe
Index and full text to U.S. legislative information and members of congress.
Produced by the Congressional Information Service; via Congressional Universe.
Contemporary
Women's Issues (1992–present)
Index to global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research
reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies,
along with fact sheets are easily accessed through CWI. Information on
women in over 150 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing
together such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education
and human rights.
ECLAC
(Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)
The Library of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC) is located at the United Nations building in Santiago, Chile.
The Library was established in 1948 to provide specialized information
services on the economic and social development of Latin America and the
Caribbean. (This database has a bilingual interface but many more documents
will be retrieved if it is searched using Spanish.)
EconLit with Full-text (1969–present)
Expanded
Academic ASAP (1980–present)
Partially full text. Database covers information on: Political Science,
Astron omy, Religion, Law, History, Psychology, Humanities, Current Events,
Sociology, Communications and the General Sciences.
FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service) Daily Reports (1974-1996).
News in translation (by the CIA) from radio, television, and newspapers around the world, continued by World News Connection. (AC only)
GenderWatch
(some back to 1970's–present)
GenderWatch is a full text database of publications that focus on the
impact ofgender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
GPO Access
Increasingly the Government Printing Office is making information available
online. GPO Access links to many government documents including the Federal
Register, Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, General Accounting
Office Reports, and the U.S. Code.
GPO
Monthly Catalog (1976–present)
U.S. government publications. Records on all subjects of interest to the
U.S. government. Produced by U.S. Government Printing Office.
Handbook
of Latin American Studies
The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected
and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library
of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between
the social sciences and the humanities.
HAPI
(Hispanic American Periodicals Index) (1970-present)
Includes information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean,
the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States.
From analyses of current political, economic, and social issues to unique
coverage of Latin American arts and letters, citations to articles, book
reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing
in more than 400 key social science and humanities journals published
throughout the world.
Hein
Online
Fulltext database of over 200 law reviews going back to the first volume
of each title. Searchable by keyword, author, citation, etc.
Historical Abstracts History, including political history, for the world outside of the U.S. and Canada.
Index
Islamicus Some coverage from 1906 to present.
Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Material
cited includes not only work written about the Middle East, but also about
the other main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities
elsewhere. It is produced by the Islamic Bibliography Unit at Cambridge
University Library.
Left
Index (1990–present)
Provides access to the diversity of literature on the left with a primary
emphasis on politics and culture, and a secondary emphasis on significant
but little known sources on news and ideas. In paper only from 1982–1989.
Lexis
Nexis/Academic Universe
Fulltext database, particularly strong in legal materials and newspapers.
Philosopher's Index (1940–present)
Statistical Universe
Index to over 100,000 U.S., International, and Intergovernmental statistical
publications. Some are also available fulltext. (AC)
Women's Studies International (1972- present)
Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies and the latest scholarship in feminist research. political science & economy, public policy, and international relations. Over 2,000 periodical sources are represented.
World
News Connection (1994–present)
Fulltext translation of news from around the world. Sources include newspapers,
television and radio broadcasts.