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General: Journal Articles, Books, Documents,  Reference Dictionaries,  Theses/Dissertations,  Newspapers,  Book Reviews
 

International: Country Data; Country Background;  Elections;  Peace Studies;  Public Opinion;  Treaties
 

United States: Congress;  Data;  Diplomatic;  Elections  National Security;  President;  State Govt.; Supreme Court

 

Selected Electronic Journal Indexes, & Web Links (dates in bold indicate publication dates)

• International Political Science Abstracts  1951- 
  Index to political science journal literature

• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts 1975-  no longer updated (July 06) but still available. See International Political Science Abstracts
  Index to political science journal literature

• Public Affairs Information Service  1972-
  Index to literature on public policy and public affairs world wide. Many full text links included.
   

• Columbia International Affairs Online  recent years
  Fulltext & summaries of journals, books, papers.

• Political Science Scholarship from Oxford University Press
  Search and read selected OUP books in political science.  You search the collection, bookmark selections or pages for direct access, and use links for electronic reading lists.  See the list of political science books available (Sept. 2008).
   

• Academic Search Complete 20^th century-
  Interdisciplinary index to selected scholarly and popular periodicals)

• CQ Global Researcher  2007-present; New reports monthly
  In-depth reports on vital world issues.  Search by keyword, browse by topics in "issue tracker," and save your search.

• CQ Researcher 1991-present; New reports weekly
  Analytical reports on public issues in the United States and other countries and regions.  Search by keyword, browse by topics in "issue tracker," and save your search and results.
   

• Einiras Database Network 1989-present 
  Pan-European database of journal literature for international relations and area studies from the European Information Network and funded by the Council of Europe.

• Francis
  Index to International, multilingual, multidisciplinary resources in the humanities and social sciences

• Index Islamicus 1906-present 
  Literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world covering all periods

• Index to Legal Periodicals and Books
  Search for articles related to law, including legal and constitutional history

• International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ)  1983-  Indexes social science and humanities literature in scholarly western language publications, particularly in English and German.

• International Political Science Abstracts 1951- 
  Index to political science journal literature

• JSTOR   Online access and search of digitized journals in political science and other fields.  You may limit a search to book reviews. Does not include the last 3-5 years of issues.

• Law Review Journals  20^th century-
  Full Text search of law review articles from Lexis/Nexis

• Lexis Nexis Academic 1980s-
  Full text of U.S. and selected international newspapers, newswires, news programs, and selected periodicals

• Military Periodicals Index 1990- (from Air University)

• OxResearch
  "Provides succinct analytical articles covering world and regional economic and political developments of major significance."
   

• Philosopher's Index  1940-
  Index to journals and books on political philosophy

• Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies
  Index to social sciences and humanities books, manuscripts, dissertations, and articles published in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe.

• Social Sciences Citation Index  1980-
  Keyword and cited reference searching

• Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists (TOCS-IN) 1992-
  Indexes a selection of journals covering Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion

• Government Web Sites
  World governments [natl. & state], multigovt. org., political parties etc.

• International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences 
  Online access to abstracts of articles; print edition available in Thompson Stacks, H41.I58 2001

• Political Science Resources on the Net

 

Reference Dictionaries
 

• Information Sources of Political Science.   By Frederick L. Holler.  5th ed.  Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2005.  (paper copy at JA71 .I54 2005  in Thompson Grand Reading Room)
  Guide to the wide variety of reference sources used in political science.

• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics (2003 edition)
  Covering political institutions, concepts, leaders, and thinkers

• Dictionary of Political Biography (2003 edition)
  Covers all the major figures in world politics of the twentieth century

• International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2008)
  Full text search of multivolume encyclopedia.

• Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World (2001 edition)
  More than 600 articles on people, concepts, and events

 

Theses/Dissertations (other indexes above include dissertations)
 

• Dissertation Abstracts International  1861-present
  Identify PhD dissertations in your research area. Download text since 1997 and selected titles prior to 1997. Order via Interlibrary Loan when full text is not available. 

• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
  Digitized, searchable theses and dissertations from participating institutions

• Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000- from participating Ohiolink libraries

• Theses Canada Portal  (all theses in Library and Archives Canada's theses collection, which was established in 1965; includes some pdf electronic theses)

• Australasian Digital Theses
  Digitized, searchable theses from Australian universities

 

  Newspaper Indexes and Full Text: 
(Additional resources in Microforms Rm.  Check the library catalog)
 

• AJR News/Link
  Links to current newspaper web sites worldwide

• America's Historical Newspapers  (1690-1922)
  Search & read facsimile text of a growing database of newspapers. Vendor says database continues to add titles.  Additional early American newspapers in Microforms Rm. in Main Library.

• America's Newspapers (Contemporary; beginning dates vary; updated within a week)

• Chicago Tribune April 23, 1849 - Dec. 31, 1985  
  Search & read facsimile text.  More recent years in Lexis/Nexis Academic.
  Full text search of many Ohio newspapers and other papers in the U.S.

• EUfeeds
   More than 300 newspapers in the European Union nations; updated every 20 minutes

• Facts and File  1940-  
  Full text of International news. *Check "news archives" box

• Latin American Newstand  
  Full-text of over 40 Latin-American newspapers and newswires covering international and Latin-American regional topics

• Lexis Nexis Academic 1980s-
  Full text of U.S. and selected international newspapers, newswires, news programs, and selected periodicals

• New York Times Online 1851-present (not including latest 3 years) 
  Search & read facsimile text.  A good search for international news and opinion.  Latest 3 years in Lexis/Nexis Academic above.  Paper index for all years in Reference Dept. 

• Newspaper Source  1994- 
  Index to articles with links to full text for many articles

• Times (London) Digital Archives 1785-1985. 
  Search & read facsimile text; A good search for international news and opinion; CLICK BUTTON FOR FULL TEXT SEARCH

• Universal Database of Russian Newspapers (1980- ) 
  30 of the most influential Russian newspapers

• Washington Post 1877-1990
  Search & read facsimile text.  More recent years in Lexis/Nexis Academic.

                        Full Text Documents and Data Resources

                                 

                        International-Data

• China Data Online
  Comprehensive database of economic statistics, statistical yearbooks, census data, industrial and marketing surveys of China and an atlas of China

• International Monetary Fund Statistical Databases (online access)
  Produces tables with a variety of data such as data on exchange rates, international liquidity, international banking, money and banking, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government accounts, and national accounts.
      Also the OSU Library owns the following print resources (some or all in IMF database above)-
      Government Finance Statistics Yearbook
      International Financial Statistics Yearbook
      International Financial Statistics. Country Notes
      Direction of Trade Statistics Quarterly
      Direction of Trade Statistics. Yearbook 

• International Social Survey
  A continuing annual program of cross-national collaboration on surveys covering topics important for social science research

• UNData
  International statistics (social, political, demographic, industrial etc.) compiled from United Nations data sources.

• World Development Indicators Online
  The World Bank's "premier annual compilation of data about development."

• World Values Survey
  Data on political and sociocultural change.

• Dataset Archive at the British National Archive
  
  International-Country Background
   

• Country Background Notes (US Dept. of State)
  Political and foreign relations information on countries

• Country Studies
  Book length studies on 101 countries and regions from  the Library of Congress

• Country Watch  
  Background information and contemporary news about 191 nations

• Europa World Plus
  Political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.  Online edition for the print copies of the Europa Year Book (D2E8922 in Main Ref and Main Stacks) and the regional editions in various locations.

• Gallup Opinion Web Site

• Human Rights Reports by country: 1993-1999;  1999-current (US State Dept. reports)
   

• Political Risk Yearbook  
  Political, economic, business forecasts; current data on nations

• World Factbook (CIA)
  General information on all nations; incl. maps

• World News Connection
  Full Text of translated foreign print and electronic media on public affairs, latest 2 years
   

• Government Web Sites (world governments [natl. & state], multigovt. org., political parties etc.)

• Parliaments of the World (from Weidenbaum Center at Washington U)
  Includes national parliament and international parliament web links.
   

• European Union (Members; Agencies; Documents and agencies)

• Archive of European Integration (Selected conference papers, articles, EU documents)

• European Union Law  (Lexis Nexis Academic)

• West European Studies Links by country (see left column of webpage)
   

• AccessUN (1966-present)
  index to United Nations documents including Official Records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, UN Sales Publications, and the UN Treaty Series citations. Also included is the full-text of several thousand UN documents.

• United Nations Home site
    Documents;  Human Development Reports (full text often available on regions and countries);  Human Development Statistics (statistics on regions and countries); Population Information Network (data on population and development indicators)

• United Nations Scholars' Workstation ("collection of texts, finding aids, data sets, maps, and pointers to print and electronic information")

• United Nations Treaty Collection

 

International—Elections

• Elections Canada On-Line
  Access to election statistics and information

• ElectionGuide.  1998- Washington, DC: International Foundation for Electoral System.
  A "comprehensive and timely source of verified election information and results." Includes information on national elections, political parties and candidates, referenda provisions, news on election-related laws, Governmental and electoral structures, Election results and voter turnout.

• Electionworld
  Political and election information worldwide

• Elections (Worldwide)
  Recent and upcoming from Journal of Democracy: See issue 4 each year

• International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
  Offers databases on country profiles, electoral systems, voter turnout, election financing

• Lijphart Elections Archive
  Current and historical election results

• Political Transformation and the Electoral Process in Post-Communist Europe
  Data on elections, text of relevant legislation, and downloads in various formats on constituencies and candidates
  
  International – Peace Studies
   

• Armed Conflict, 1946-2002
  Annually updated and published by the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo; Also available in issue 5 of Journal of Peace Research [JX1901 .J66 in Main Stacks and as Online journal]

• Uppsala Conflict Database Sponsored by Uppsala Universitet, Dept. for Peace and Conflict Research

• Major Episodes of Political Violence, 1946-  
  Historical and contemporary information with beginning and ending dates, conflict type, magnitude, states involved, description, # of deaths, references.

• Military Balance Annual assessment of military forces & defense expenditures of 169 countries

• Peace and Conflict Series [annual]
  “Global Survey of Armed Conflicts, Self-Determination Movements, and Democracy”
  
  International- Public Opinion

• Polling the Nations
  > 14,000 surveys conducted in the US and > 80 other countries, 1986 to the present.

• World Public Opinion.org
  From the Program on International Policy Attitudes, it provides "a source of in-depth information and analysis on public opinion from around the world on international issues."

• Guide to Public Opinion Poll Web Sites
  Offers links to sources of US and international polling sites
  
  International—Treaties

• US Multilateral Diplomacy, 19th-20th centuries

• US Bilateral Diplomacy, 18th-20th centuries

• US Other Treaties (look up "treaties" in subject list)

• Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776-1949. 
  Also in print at JX236 1968 in HIS. See also Treaty Series, JX235.9A3 in Depository (TIAS 555-994)

• United States Treaties and other International Agreements (1950-1983/84; TIAS 2010-11059)  Also in print at JX236 1968 in HIS.  See also Treaty Series, JX235.9A3 in Depository (TIAS 555-994).

• Additional TIAS treaties 1984--   (TIAS 11060- )
  Also in print at  JX235.9 .A32 in Depository and SUL (TIAS 12735- ).

• US Treaty Documents from 104th Congress-

• US Treaty Actions 1997-

• US Treaties in Force (guide to all current treaties)

• United Nations Treaty Collection

• Peace Agreements Digital Collection (U.S. Institute of Peace; full text of peace related treaties)

United States
 

Political and Demographic Data

• Census Information (U.S.)
  American FactFinder from US Census Bureau
  -annual estimates of the population 1900-present (national, state, county) Note: for state, 1900-1990 see under "1980s"

• CensusScope: Your Portal to Census 2000 Data
  Tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends, from the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN), U. of Michigan

• CQ Vital Statistics on American Politics 1788-present

  A database of data on elections, political parties, campaign finances, political action committees, public opinion, voting, the media, Congress, the presidency and executive branch, the judiciary, federalism, foreign military policy, social policy and economic policy. Search by keyword or browse through table of contents.  View, print or download tables in Excel or CSV.

• CQ Voting and Elections 1789-present
  Offers analysis of elections, election results (national and state), and voter demographics.  Also included are political maps and primary source documents.  View, print, save or email documents and statistical tables.  Save your searches and results in a personal file.

• General Social Survey
  Main areas covered in the GSS include socioeconomic status, social mobility, social control, the family, race relations, sex relations, civil liberties, and morality. See also IPCSR database (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/04697.xml  Data at IPCSR requires free registration.)

• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
  (individual annual editions since 1878)

• Historical Statistics of the United States
  Colonial times to 2000

• FedStats
  Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies

• DataSets Available through DataFerrett
  Data on communities, population, health etc.

• iPOLL
  Contains half a million survey questions and answers asked in the US over the last 65 years by more than 150 survey organizations. And now it is possible to access the catalog and questionnaire directly from iPOLL. To get access click on "login to iPOLL" link.  The first time you use the database, enter your University e-mail address, and then create an account with the Center.  Access is restricted to OSU campus computers (ip addresses).

• Polidata
  State and National data resources on demographics and elections
  

• Polling the Nations
  > 14,000 surveys conducted in the US and > 80 other countries, 1986 to the present.

• Social Explorer
  Provides demographic information about the United States, from 1940 to 2000

• Links to Sources of local and national statistics and datasets

• Links at the Political Science PRISM site
  
  National Security
   

• Declassified Documents Reference System early 20th century-present
  Search the full text of selected U.S. government documents obtained from presidential libraries. These libraries receive declassified documents from various government agencies, including the White House, the CIA, the FBI, the State Department, and others. As researchers visit these presidential libraries and request documents, the libraries...[provide the documents for DDRS]. The result is a collection of more than 75,000 documents, consisting of more than 465,000 pages, that has literally been built by researchers themselves for nearly two decades.

• Digital National Security Archive
  "The most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945."  Additional, related documents are available at the National Security Archive at George Washington Univ.

• Homeland Security Digital Library
  Homeland security strategy, policy and research documents published by governments and private institutions
  
  Presidential Documents - See http://library.osu.edu/sites/history/hismoreFP.php#Presidential
  
  Congressional Information
   

• American State Papers, 1789-1838  See Lexis/Nexis Congressional(1789-present) See also http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html
  (For additional legislative documents see U.S. Serial Set below)
  "Contain[s] the legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838. The collection includes documents that cover the critical historical gap from 1789 to the printing of the first volume of the U.S. Serial Set in 1817." Paper copy in Ackerman Library (J33) and Depository (KF11 .A48 1832). Sections include Foreign Relations, Indian Affairs, Finances, Commerce and Navigation, Military Affairs,  Naval Affairs, Post Office Department, Public Lands, Claims, and Miscellaneous.

• CQ Almanac 1945-present
  Analysis and data on major legislation from the US Congress

• CQ Congress Collection 1789-present
  This is a "dynamic, data-rich research and reference tool allowing a sweeping historical analysis of members of Congress, their legislative voting behavior, interest groups, and their interactions in crafting public policy."  Searches may include summaries of Congressional reports, documents, legislation, and Congressional action.  Design your own analysis of votes for and against a bill.  Link to Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports. Also included are historical and contemporary legislative procedures and political definitions. NOTE FOR GUIDE TO BILL and DOCUMENT TEXTS see http://library.osu.edu/sites/history/Congress.html 

• CQ [Congress] Weekly 1983-present
  Offers "coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering. Produced by the largest news team on Capitol Hill."  Save searches and results.
  SET UP WEEKLY E-MAIL ALERTS for articles and/or votes on your issues or bills. Go to CQ Weekly and click on "E-mail alert" at the top of the left hand column.

• CQ Voting and Elections  1789-present
  Offers analysis of elections, election results (national and state), and voter demographics.  Also included are political maps and primary source documents.  View, print, save or email documents and statistical tables.  Save your searches and results in a personal file.

• Lexis/Nexis Congressional  1789-
  Find the full text of Congressional reports and documents (1789-1969) and full text for many documents, bills, public laws and hearing testimony from the 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports; info on members of Congress; federal regulations)

• U.S. Serial Set   See Lexis/Nexis Congressional   (1789-present) See also http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/index.html (1995-present)
  "Contains the House and Senate Documents and the House and Senate Reports. The reports are usually from congressional committees dealing with proposed legislation and issues under investigation.  Congressional documents are a rich source of information in foreign affairs, politics, finance, business, economics, appointments, environment, safety, transportation as well as social and cultural affairs of the nation.  This set includes the maps and illustrations that appeared with the original documents. 
   

• US Congressional Documents, Administrative Regulations, and Declassified Documents at OSU Libraries
  A guide to OSU Libraries holdings, formats and locations of documents.

• Campaign Consultants: The Price of Democracy
  From the Center for Public Integrity, this site offers a database of consultants used by congressional and presidential candidates since 2003.

• Congressional Directory, 104th Congress -present
  Complete guide to committees, district maps, elected officials, executive branch contacts

• Congressional Research Service Reports
  OpenCRS - Access to selected reports from the National Council for Science and the Environment, Federation of American Scientists, (U. of Md.)Thurgood Marshall Law Library; National Memorial Institute for the prevention of Terrorism;  Center for Democracy and Technology.
  Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs on foreign affairs  1999-present

• FindLaw
  Links to historical and contemporary US, state, & international legal information

• Legistorm
      Includes detailed information about Congressional staff salaries, overseas travel, and current House and Senate events and proceedings.  This is a free service.  Registration is free.

• Open Secrets: A Guide to Money in U.S. Elections (funding candidates in federal politics)
      Political Action Committee / Lobbyist Database /Industry Profiles 

• GPO Access
  Access to executive, congressional, judicial & regulatory documents

• Thomas
  Legislative information from the U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate Legislative Information
  
  U.S. Supreme Court Documents and Analysis
   

• U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs 1832-1978
  The records and briefs are documents submitted to the court before a decision is handed down.   Cases submitted to the court but not heard are also included.

• CQ Supreme Court Collection  1789-present
  Search for history and analysis about cases and background on justices.  Search by keywords, select cases by popular subject headings, and analyze opinions and bloc voting.  For the full text of opinions, CQ links to the text in Findlaw and also provides links to related cases.

• U.S. Supreme Court Opinions 1991 term -  
  Click on recent year needed or “bound volumes” for decisions from 1991-2000 terms.  Also available is FindLaw for keyword searching and SC opinions since 1999; Includes lower federal court opinions.  Search and read opinions from 1790-present see Lexis Nexis Academic .   Also see Landmark Supreme Court Cases which includes the text of the case decisions and materials for teachers and students.

  
  U.S. Diplomatic Documents (see also Treaties under International-Treaties above)
   

• Diplomatic Document Collections at OSU Libraries - Western Europe, US, and Canada

• Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) (FULL TEXT) 
  Key primary resources for US government diplomatic documents
  For paper ed.: JX233 .A3 in Thompson Library Bound Journals
  1861-1960 [Wisconsin FRUS project]
  1861-1976 [Heinonline service]
  1945-1976 [Dept. of State web site]   
   

• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs on foreign affairs  1999-present
  
  State Government Information
   

• Ohio Capital Connection 1988-
  Contains Ohio Legislation, Legislative Committee agendas and reports; Ohio Senate and House calendars and actions; Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review; Controlling Board; Bulletins, Court Decisions and Opinions; Current Committee Schedule; Department of Education; Ohio Enviro-Net; Directories and Library of Documents (including election statistics since 1988)

• State Legislature Activities
  Links to each state legislature web site

• Follow the Money
  Funding candidates in state politics

• FindLaw
  Links to state legal information
  
  Election Information
   

• American National Election Studies
  Data on voting, public opinion, and political participation

• CQ Voting and Elections 1789-present
  Offers analysis of elections, election results (national and state), and voter demographics.  Also included are political maps and primary source documents.  View, print, save or email documents and statistical tables.  Save your searches and results in a personal file.

• Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior.  Sage, 2008.
  Provides a culturally and politically diverse perspective of American democratic practices and institutions

• A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1797-1825
  "This will include all 25 states and territories that existed at the time... This project is a work in progress."

• Election 2004
  Links to information about candidates, parties, primaries, policies, financing

• The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2004
  Video and audio of television commercials during the campaigns

• State Election Web Sites From U.S. State Governments

• US Presidential Elections 1789-2000
  Dave Leip's Atlas of US Presidential Elections includes statistics, maps and more)

• U.S. Federal Election Commission

• Selected Reference Sources in Political Science

 

Book Reviews  
   In addition to various indexes above, the following include reviews)

 

• H-NET REVIEWS 1993- (Book Reviews in History) 
  Full text of reviews.  Keyword searchable

• JSTOR
  Full text of reviews from earliest volumes up to 3-5 years ago.  Search for book title, check one or more journal categories, check "reviews" instead of articles.  JSTOR is excellent for published books prior to the past 7 years.

• Book Review Digest  1905-2004 in paper in Thompson Grand Reading Room, Z1219B72.
  Indexes popular and some scholarly review sources.  Some links to full text.

• Book Review Index   1965-  
  Comprehensive index to scholarly reviews. 

• The Nation Digital Archive 1865- 
  Search and read full text facsimile of the periodical

• Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals, 1802-1974. 
  Available as paper index. Find in Thompson Grand Reading Room, AI3 .C652.

• Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals, 1886-1974.
  Available as paper index. Find in Thompson Grand Reading Room, Z1035.A1 C64

• International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences. 1985-present. 
  Also available as paper index. Find in SUL Reference 1996- , Z5051 .I64 and in the Depository (1971-1995).   Indexes book reviews in scholarly, western language publications.

 

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