Political Science Databases
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*National Newspapers Simultaneously search several full-text newspapers: New York Times (1980-present), Wall Street Journal (1984-present), Washington Post (1987-present), The Baltimore Sun (1990-present), Los Angeles Times (1985-present), Christian Science Monitor (1988-present), Chicago Tribune (1985-present), Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1990-present), Boston Globe (1980-present), and USA Today (1987-present).
*LexisNexis Academic Includes articles from national and regional newspapers, business publications, federal and state codes, case law & reference information (1990-present). Useful for finding information on current events and stories in the popular press.
*CQ Weekly Online In-depth reporting on congressional issues, the status of bills, behind-the-scenes political developments, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes. (1983 - present)
*Alternative Press Index Access to alternative, radical and left periodicals covering political, cultural and social issues. Useful for research in labor issues, women's rights and more. (1991 - present)
*Alternative Press Index Archive Access to alternative, radical and left periodicals covering political, cultural and social issues. Useful for research in labor issues, women's rights and more. (1969-1990) Citations only.
*Contemporary Women's Issues Global information (reports, journal articles and more) on women's issues in a variety of areas, including politics, health, and the workplace. (1992 - present)
*Social Science Abstracts A collection of four databases covering fields relating to the social sciences. Includes topics in education, linguistics, social services (crisis intervention, poverty, etc.) and sociology. Coverage varies, going as far back as 1952.
*Social Sciences Citation Index Citations and abstracts of scholarly articles in the behavioral sciences. Also includes information for political science, women's studies, social work and other social sciences. (1956-present).
*America: History and Life Information on Canadian and US history and culture, from prehistory to the present. Includes citations for journals from 1964 to the present, and some international coverage.
*Historical Abstracts Covers the history of the world (excluding the US and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Useful for women's studies, history of education, military history and more. Includes journal articles and dissertations. (1955 - present)
*Academic Search Premier Includes general interest and scholarly articles in a variety of areas including the physical sciences, social sciences and humanities. (1990-present).
*Academic OneFile Articles in a variety of subject areas, including technology, the arts, theology and more, from scholarly journals and general periodicals.
*JSTOR Search and browse scholarly articles in a wide range of disciplines, including the physical sciences, social sciences, art, and literature. Also includes images from ARTstor.
*Project Muse Provides content from hundreds of scholarly and peer-reviewed social science and humanities journals. Also useful for literature, psychology, cultural aspects of the sciences, etc.
*Oxford Journals Online Access Oxford journals in a variety of subject areas: humanities, law, life science, math, physical sciences, medicine and social sciences. Search or browse by journal title.
