Political Science & Law
Research Guide
LOCATING BOOKS - access to catalog
Library of Congress Numbers: Tier 3
Political Science (General) JA; United States JK; Local Gov. JL:
International Relations JZ ; Law (General) K; United States Law KF.
LOCATING ARTICLES
CIAO Columbia International Affairs Online
Columbia University's CIAO is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. CIAO is also a widely-recognized source for teaching materials including original case studies written by leading international affairs experts, course packs of background readings for history and political science classes, and special features like the analysis of a bin Laden recruitment tape with video. CIAO is updated monthly.
CQ Press: Historic Documents
Published annually since 1972, the Historic Documents Series contains 33 volumes of primary sources. The approximately 100 documents per year range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions. Each document is put into context.
CQ Researcher provides single-themed, in-depth, unbiased, weekly news coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. The reader-friendly organization includes an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
Country Watch
Country Watch covers the 192 recognized countries of the world with a series of publications for each country including demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information. CountryWireTM provides daily news coverage for every country in the world and a significant news archive. CountryWatch ForecastTM offers a five-year macroeconomic forecast for each country. Country Watch Data is an additional feature.
Informe! (Revistas en Español)
Informe! is a Gale Group database with over three million full-text articles written in Spanish from both popular and scholarly Hispanic magazines in a variety of fields including literature and politics. Informe! also features title annotations in both English and Spanish.
JSTOR journal list
http://www.jstor.org/search/AdvancedSearch (Link to advanced search)
JSTOR provides the full text of scholarly journals from volume one, number one. There are 28 political science journals. Scroll down to select your subject area.
Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe
Selecting either news, legal research, business, medical, reference, congressional, or statistical, can narrow searches on this database. There are four types of searches: Quick News Search, Guided News Search, Company Information (public and private, U.S. and international) and Get a Case, which allows you to search for a court decision using a citation or a party name. The "Search Abstracts" feature locates statistics in the publications of federal, state, and intergovernmental organizations.
Project Muse
Search over 300 scholarly journals for full-text articles in politics, history, law, American studies, women's studies, and related subjects.
INTERNET RESOURCES - LEGAL RESEARCH GUIDES
Find Law
http://lp.findlaw.com/
FindLaw's Legal Professionals Channel is designed to help you with your practice-specific legal information needs. Browse the practice area topics for the latest legal news, case law, and analytical articles relevant to your practice. FindLaw's online resources also allow you to search for a case or research an attorney.
Gay and Lesbian Politics and Law
http://www.indiana.edu/~glbtpol/
A selective, annotated guide to the best and most authoritative resources on politics, law, and policy. Designed for students, scholars, teachers, journalists, activists, and citizens. Maintained by Steve Sanders, of University of Michigan Law School, and hosted by Indiana University.
Law Scout. University of Akron. School of Law
http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/research/browse_topics.cfm
This Web resource offers topical guides designed to suggest resources and finding tools in a particular area of law.
Legal Research Guides. Marian Gould Law Library. University of Washington School of Law
http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/guides.html#basic
Many other law libraries post legal research guides on their websites. Among the sites that attempt to provide access to a number of these subject and jurisdiction guides are: 1) The Cornell University Law Library provides a searchable Legal Research Engine that links to a variety of legal research guides available from approximately 20 law school libraries (including the Gallagher Law Library); 2) University of Akron, Law Scout links to legal research guides posted by U.S. law school libraries. The site is migrating from an older list arranged by law school. When completed the guides will be searchable by keyword and subject.; and 3) Law Librarians' Resource Xchange (LLRX) contains a particularly strong collection of legal research guide for various foreign countries
NEWS AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://stats.bls.gov/
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
C-SPAN
http://www.c-span.org/
C-SPAN is a private, non-profit company, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. Its mission is to provide public access to the political process. C-SPAN receives no government funding; operations are funded by fees paid by cable and satellite affiliates who carry C-SPAN programming.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Federal government Web site that publishes statistics on a number of items.
DOCUMENTS & GENERAL REFERENCE MATERIAL
Avalon Project (Yale Law School)
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
The Avalon Project mounts digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. It does not intend to mount only static text but rather to add value to the text by linking to supporting documents expressly referred to in the body of the text.
GovSpot
http://www.govspot.com/
GovSpot.com is a non-partisan government information portal designed to simplify the search for the best and most relevant government information online. This free resource offers a high-utility collection of top government and civic resources hand-selected by our editorial team for their quality, content and utility.
Glossary of Pol itical Economy Terms
http://www.auburn.edu/~johnspm/gloss/index
This is the online edition of A Glossary of Political Economy Terms by Dr. Paul M. Johnson of Auburn University.
Legal Information Institute - Supreme Court Collection
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the US judicial system. Decisions since 1990 are made available under the auspices of Project Hermes.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Maps on this server are presented as they were originally published. The original publisher/source and date of the maps are provided on our web pages. The University of Texas Libraries makes no warranties or representations regarding the timeliness or geographic accuracy of any map in this collection.
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/
In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress.
INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS
Country Studies / Area Handbooks
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
Development Experience Clearinghouse: Free USAID documents
http://dec.usaid.gov/
USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.
Elections and Electoral Systems Around the World
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/election.htm
This Web resource features a robust list of related elections and electoral systems around the world.
Policy Library (European public policy information)
http://www.policylibrary.com/
Policy Library is a social, economic and foreign policy resource - updated daily with the latest jobs, research, and events. It's members reach an audience of hundreds of thousands of policy makers, politicians, academics and students. Policy Library was launched in 2001.
BLOGS
University of Michigan Library Political Resources
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/psusp.html#blogs
This site provides links to a number of blogs that represent a wide range of political views.
Manhattanville Political Science and Legal Studies Department