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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 and indexing for over 4,500 scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more. | | | Expanded Academic Index - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text access to 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] - 1975 to present - Full Text
Includes current indexing and abstracts of the world's leading journals in political science. This database contains over 110,000 records from nearly 900 journals. | | | Social Sciences Abstracts - 1983 to present
Some full text. Abstracts of articles from over 550 sources in the social sciences. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, biographies, and book reviews on anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology. | | | Access UN - 1944 to present - Full Text
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. | | | America: History & Life - 1953 to present
Indexes 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations for material pertaining to American and Canadian history. Other subjects covered include popular culture, anthropology, sociology, economics, education, and politics. | | | American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (ABSEES) - 1956 to present
Covers North American scholarship on East-Central Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union. Contains records for journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, online resources, and selected government publications.
| | | 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 other library databases for a complete search of scholarly topics.
| | | GPO Monthly Catalog - 1976 to present
Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.) | | | Historical Abstracts - 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 Muslim world (incl. Asia, Africa, & Muslim minorities elsewhere). Covers art, archaeology, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, sciences... | | | Index to Legal Periodicals & Books - 1981 to present
Covers all areas of jurisprudence from over 925 sources including legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar associations, law reviews, and government publications originating in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. | | | International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) - 1951 to present
Contains information from international publications, including over 2600 journals, in the fields of economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology. Compiled by the British Library of Political & Economic Science. | | | PAIS International - 1937 to present
Covers current affairs, social and public policy issues. Provides access to articles, books, hearings, reports, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries. Records prior to 1960 will be added gradually.
| | | Philosopher's Index - 1940 to present
Indexes books and journals of philosophy
and related fields, including ethics, aesthetics, social and political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language. | | | Popular Articles | | | General Reference Center Gold - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
A general interest database including articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers. Covers current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. | | | LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases. | |
| 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
OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Contains millions of records. | | | Book Purchases and Reviews | | | Books in Print - 1979 to present
Includes information on scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint and all other types of books covering all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. Includes titles declared out-of-print from July 1979 to the present. | |
| NEWS | | | General Reference Center Gold - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
A general interest database including articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers. Covers current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. | | | LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Provides access to 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
Provides access to federal and state legal materials, American Jurisprudence 2d, American Law Reports (ALR), and 900+ law journals and reviews. Full text US and international news sources are also included. | | | 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 largely on Brigham's History and Bibliography of American Newspapers and its successors. | | | Boston Globe - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text of all staff-written news stories, features, columns, and editorials. Includes national and international news, and local politics, business, science, technology, real estate, the arts, entertainment, and sports. | | | International Newspapers | | | AllAfrica - 1996 to present - Full Text - Help
More than one million news articles about all countries on the African continent. Approx. 75% are in English; the rest are in French. | | | CountryWatch - 1993 to present - Full Text
Up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world including political, economic, and business information, daily news and data in the form of Country ReviewsTM, the Country WireTM, CountryWatch Data and CountryWatch Business Services.
| | | 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. | | | World News Connection (WNC) - late 1990's to present - Full Text - Help
Foreign news in English translation. | | | Television and Radio | | | Television News Archive at Vanderbilt University - 1968 to present - Help
Listings, summaries and descriptions of 30,000+ individual network evening news broadcasts and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming. | |
| 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
Provides summary & analysis of major legislation considered by the U.S. Congress. Includes 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
Integrates several reference titles: Congress and the Nation, Historic Documents, Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, Supreme Court Yearbook, Washington Information Directory, etc. | | | Political Handbook of the World [CQ] - Full Text
Provides thorough and accurate information on the major aspects of each country's government and political party system including 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 | | | International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences [Gale] - Full Text
2nd ed., covering scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the release of the 1st ed.; addresses a wide array of global topics. | | | 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 U.S. Census Bureau, including quick tables and search capabilities for all available tables from 1990 and 2000 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
Access to statistical information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. Includes summaries of statistical publications, and links to the full-text of selected publications on LexisNexis Statistical and government Web sites. | | | 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 political, economic, and business information, daily news and data in the form of Country ReviewsTM, the Country WireTM, CountryWatch Data and CountryWatch Business Services.
| | | Europa World Plus - Full Text
Online version of Europa World Year Book and the nine Europa regional surveys. Covers the government and economy of each country, with directory information and statistical tables. | | | 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. Essays address the quantitative history of each subject, with advice on data reliability and references to secondary literature. | | | International Financial Statistics (IFS Online) - 1945 to present - Full Text - Help
Published by the International Monetary Fund, IFS is a standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. | | | 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: Citing Sources Within Your Paper
(Duke University Library) Guides for Turabian, Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, and APA. | | | Introduction to Basic Legal Citation - Full Text
(2000-2001 ed.) by Peter W. Martin (Cornell Law School), based on the
17th Edition of the "Bluebook." | | | 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 working papers, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. | | | Congressional Hearings Online (search interface for 1995 to present) | | | CQ Electronic Library
Includes the CQ Researcher Plus Archive and some content from CQ Weekly, with these Collections: Congress, Supreme Court, Public Affairs, and Voting & Elections. | | | 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
A comprehensive database of public opinion polling data, including questions asked & responses provided. All major U.S. polling organizations are included. | | | LexisNexis Congressional - Some coverage from 1789 to the present - Full Text
Includes Congressional Indexes, Publications, Testimony, Bills, and Laws | | | Making of the Modern World: he Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature - 1450-1850 - Full Text
Covers social history, early commerce, trade, colonization, industry and manufacturing, political systems, revolutions, slavery and exploration, transatlantic studies, philosophy, and researching literature from this period.
| | | National Journal Group's Policy Central - 1977 to present - Full Text
The National Journal Online (back to 1977), plus searchable access to Congress Daily, Poll Track, The Hotline, and more information 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 - 1980 - Full Text
The bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives constitutes a rich source of 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, UN Sales Publications, and the UN Treaty Series citations. Also included is the full-text of several thousand UN documents. | |  | Aluka - Trial ends June 30, 2008 - Full Text
Scholarly materials on Africa - articles, books, site reports, archival material, maps, photos, drawings, etc. Divided into three sections: African Cultural Heritage Sites & Landscapes; African Plants; Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa. | | | 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 political, economic, and business information, daily news and data in the form of Country ReviewsTM, the Country WireTM, CountryWatch Data and CountryWatch Business Services.
| | | Europa World Plus - Full Text
Online version of Europa World Year Book and the nine Europa regional surveys. Covers the government and economy of each country, with directory information and statistical tables. | | | 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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