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| ARTICLES | | |  Help Finding Articles | | |  Journal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals. | | | Scholarly Articles | | | Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] - 1965 to present - Full Text
Full text for 4,500+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences. | | | Expanded Academic Index [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines. | | | International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA) [EBSCO] - 1951 to present - Full Text
Includes current indexing and abstracts of 1000+ leading journals in political science. | | | Social Sciences Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1983 to present
Abstracts and some full text of articles from 550+ sources in anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology; with interviews, obituaries, and book reviews. | | | Access UN - 1944 to present - Full Text
Index to United Nations documents including Official Records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, treaties, and periodicals. Many are full text. | | | America: History & Life [EBSCO] - 1953 to present
Extensive index to 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations on American and Canadian history, popular culture, anthropology, sociology, economics, education, and politics. | | | American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (ABSEES) [EBSCO] - 1956 to present
Indexes North American scholarship on East-Central Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union in articles, books, book reviews, dissertations, and more.
| | | Bibliography of Asian Studies: Politics & Government - 1971 to present
Indexes western-language books, articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia. Browse for articles by country, then select topic. | | | Google Scholar - Help
Links to scholarly books, articles and more. Results are incomplete and vary greatly by subject. Always use resource by subject or other library databases for a complete search of scholarly topics.
| | | GPO Monthly Catalog - 1976 to present
Covers all types of U.S. government documents, e.g. Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents from executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.) | | | Historical Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1956 to present
Covers history after 1450, excluding U.S. and Canada; lists articles, books, collections, and dissertations. | | | Index Islamicus - 1906 to present
Lists articles, books, essays, reviews on Islam, the Middle East & the Muslims worldwide. Covers art, archaeology, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, sciences, etc. | | | International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) - 1951 to present
Indexes 2,600+ international journals in economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology. From the British Library of Political & Economic Science. | | | PAIS International - 1915 to present
Covers current affairs, social and public policy issues in articles, books, hearings, reports, government publications, Internet resources, and more from 120 countries.
| | | Philosopher's Index - 1940 to present
Indexes books and journals on ethics, aesthetics, social & political philosophy, epistemology, & metaphysic logic and the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, & language. | | | Popular Articles | | | General Reference Center Gold [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
General interest articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, and more. | |
| BOOKS AND MEDIA | | | Help Finding Books | | | Moodle/E-Reserves
Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more. | | | Library Catalogs | | | Five College Library Catalog - Help
Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst. | | | WorldCat - all dates
Extensive catalog (OCLC) of books, serials, media, web resources, and more worldwide. | | | Book Purchases and Reviews | | | Books in Print - 1979 to present
Information on all books (scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint, etc.) on all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. With out-of-print titles from 1979 to the present. | |
| NEWS | | | General Reference Center Gold [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
General interest articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, and more. | | | LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Covers a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases. | | | Westlaw Campus Research - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Federal and state legal materials, American Jurisprudence 2d, American Law Reports (ALR), and 900+ law journals and U.S./international news sources full text. | | | Current News | | | United for Peace & Justice: Alternative News Sources
Links to several independent media outlets on the web. | | | US Newspapers | | | America's Historical Newspapers - 1690 - 1922 - Full Text
Cover-to-cover reproductions of hundreds of historic newspapers, based on the Brigham's History and Bibliography of American Newspapers series. | | | Boston Globe - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text of all staff-written news stories, features, columns, and editorials. | | | International Newspapers | | | AllAfrica - 1996 to present - Full Text - Help
More than one million news articles about all countries on the African continent. Approx. 75% English; 25% French. | | | British Newspapers - 1604 - 1913 - Full Text
Cross-searches two archives: 17th & 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers and 19th Century British Library Newspapers. | | | CountryWatch - 1993 to present - Full Text
Up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world including politics, economics, business, news and data. | | | NewsLink
Provides links to hundreds of international newspapers and magazines with a strong emphasis on U.S. and Canadian sites. TV and radio sites are U.S.-based with links to non-US broadcast networks. | | | Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers - 1800-1913 - Full Text
Includes 48 national, regional & local newspapers, selected to best document 19th century Britain. | | | Seventeenth & Eighteenth Century Burney Collection Newspapers - 1604-1804 - Full Text
Early English news media including the British Library's collection of the newspapers, pamphlets & books gathered by Rev. Charles Burney (1757-1817). | | | World News Connection (WNC) - late 1990's to present - Full Text - Help
Foreign news in English translation, with latest headlines by region. | |
| REFERENCE TOOLS | | | Congress and the Nation [CQ] - Full Text
Provides perspective and analysis of the U.S. Congress. It is the authoritative reference on Congressional trends, actions, and controversies. | | | CQ Almanac - 1945 - 2006 - Full Text
Summary and analysis of major U.S. legislation, with tables, graphs & charts. Browse by subject, decade, or year; use Policy Tracker to explore a specific policy topic. | | | CQ Press Political Reference Suite - Full Text
U.S. legislative history & analysis, policy tracking, voting records, primary source documents, statistics, and organizations. | | | Political Handbook of the World [CQ] - Full Text
Thorough and accurate information on every country's government and political party system, with key facts and current issues. | | | Supreme Court Yearbook [CQ] - Full Text
Coverage and analysis of every decision from the nation's highest court since the 1989-1990 term. | | | Addresses, Phone Numbers, Etc. | | | Washington Information Directory [CQ] - Full Text
Provides capsule descriptions that help users quickly and easily find the right person at the right organization. | | | Biographical Sources | | | Politics in America [CQ] - Full Text
Profiles of members of Congress - personalities, political styles, legislative agendas, political ambitions, and reputations - plus information on campaign finance, partisan caucuses, and standing committees. | | | Encyclopedias | | | Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States - Full Text | | | International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences [Gale] - Full Text | | | Maps and Atlases | | | Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas at Austin)
About 5000 map images, most in the public domain, in PDF and GIF format. | | | Statistics | | | American Factfinder
Population, housing, economic and geographic data from the 1990 and 2000 U.S. Decennial Censuses, the latest Economic Census, and reference maps. | | | FedStats - Help
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. | | | ICPSR Data Archive - Help
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research provides data, documentation and links to related literature, which can be searched and downloaded by member institutions. | | | ICPSR Online Analysis Using DAS - 1997 to present
The Data Analysis System allows users to perform online analysis directly using more than 200 datasets over the Web, without downloading files. | | | LexisNexis Statistical - Help
Summarizes statistical information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. and links to some full text websites. | | | U.S. Census Bureau | | | Vital Statistics on American Politics [CQ] - Full Text
Covers elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the three branches of U.S. government, foreign, military, social and economic policy, and much more. | | | CountryWatch - 1993 to present - Full Text
Up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world including politics, economics, business, news and data. | | | Europa World Plus - Full Text
Covers the government and economy of 250+ countries & territories, with directory information and statistical tables. Online version of Europa World Year Book and the regional surveys. | | | Historical Statistics of the United States - 1531 - 2000 - Full Text
Covers population, work & welfare, the economy, and government. Data may be downloaded and custom tables created. Includes essays, data reliability and references to secondary literature. | | | International Financial Statistics (IFS Online) - 1945 to present - Full Text - Help
Standard source of statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance, from the International Monetary Fund. | | | International Statistical Agencies [Census Bureau links]
An alphabetical list of countries links to statistical agency websites. | | | Statistical Resources on the Web (UM)
From the University of Michigan Documents Center, links to hundreds of sources of statistics and data sets for national and foreign economies, labor, banking, consumers, trade and more. | | | Style Manuals | | | Citation Guides & Style Manuals | | | Citation Guides for Electronic Documents | | | Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
University of Nevada, Reno Libraries guide includes many sample citations for government information resources. | | | Documentation Guidelines for Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
(Duke University Library) Guides for Turabian, Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, and APA. | | | DocsCite [ASU Libraries]
Step-by-step guide with template puts government publication citations into APA or MLA style format; Arizona State University Library | | | Introduction to Basic Legal Citation - Full Text
(2007 ed.) by Peter W. Martin (Cornell Law School), with references to the 18th Edition of the "Bluebook." | | | The Bluebook - Updates - Full Text
Latest changes, to supplement the LII Introduction to Basic Legal Citation. | | | Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications - Full Text
(The University of Memphis) | |
| INTERNET RESOURCES | | | Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) - 1991 to present - Full Text
A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs including journals, books, working papers, NGO papers, proceedings policy briefs and more. | | | Congressional Hearings Online (search interface for 1995 to present) | | | Congressional Record Permanent Digital Collection - 1789 - 1996 - Full Text
Searchable PDF access including predecessor publications: Congressional Globe, the Register of Debates, and the Annals of Congress. Coverage will expand through 2003. | | | CQ Press Electronic Library
Comprehensive information on American government, politics, elections, law, public policy, and current affairs. Includes the CQ Researcher. | | | CRS Major Studies & Issue Briefs [environment]
Congressional Research Service: selected reports are posted by CNIE | | | CRS Reports: Congressional Research Service (UNT) - Full Text
University of North Texas hosts a searchable online database of many CRS reports. | | | GPO Access
GPO Access databases include the text of bills, Congressional Record, Federal Register, GAO Reports, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, and more. | | | House and Senate Journals, Series I - 1789 - 1817 - Full Text
Original, digitized version of the minutes of the meetings of each chamber Congress, up to 1817. The official record of business on petitions, memorials, motions, bills, resolutions, and the votes on them. Predates the U.S Congressional Serial Set. | | | Intelligence Resource Program | | | iPOLL (Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) - 1935 to present - Full Text
Comprehensive database from major U.S. polling organizations, including questions asked & responses provided. | | | LexisNexis Congressional - Some coverage from 1789 to the present - Full Text
Congressional Indexes, Publications, Testimony, Bills, Laws, and more. | | | Making of the Modern World: The Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature - 1450-1850 - Full Text
Covers social history, early commerce, trade, colonization, industry, political systems, revolutions, slavery, exploration, philosophy, and more. | | | National Journal Group's Policy Central - 1977 to present - Full Text
The National Journal Online (1977+), and searchable access to Congress Daily, Poll Track, The Hotline, and more on American politics. | | | Open CRS (Congressional Research Service reports) - 1990's to present
A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology, this site provides access to CRS Reports already in the public domain | | | Project Vote Smart - American Government, Elections, Candidates and Voting
Nonpartisan organization presents biographical and issue-related information on candidates for political office in the US. | | | Senate Executive Journals, Series I - 1789 - 1866 - Full Text
A record of the U.S. Senate’s closed session deliberations, mostly on two principal topics: treaties and nominations. Particularly useful for historical, foreign policy, and biographical research. | | | THOMAS (legislative information) | | | U.S. Census Bureau | | | U.S. Congressional Serial Set - 1817 - 1994 - Full Text
Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives provide a rich primary source material on all aspects of American history. | | | USA.gov | | | Access UN - 1944 to present - Full Text
Index to United Nations documents including Official Records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, treaties, and periodicals. Many are full text. | | | American Memory
Primary source materials relating to U.S. history and culture; includes 7 million digitized items from over 100 historical collections. | | | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | | | Constitution Finder (University of Richmond) | | | CountryWatch - 1993 to present - Full Text
Up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world including politics, economics, business, news and data. | | | Discovering American Women's History Online - Help
Access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the U.S. | | | Europa World Plus - Full Text
Covers the government and economy of 250+ countries & territories, with directory information and statistical tables. Online version of Europa World Year Book and the regional surveys. | | | Historic Documents Series [CQ] - Full Text
Primary sources including presidential speeches, international agreements, Supreme Court decisions, U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions. | |
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