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This guide is a starting point for students researching Political Science.

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Reference: background information

• Search online

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  Gale Virtual Reference Library Political Science Collection

  Great for getting started with your topic. Search Political Science titles in our online library of reference books on all subjects.

Books

• Library catalog
• eBooks

Search the Library Catalog for books, films, ebooks, streaming media, and more.

 

• ebrary Political Science eBooks

  See a list of Political Science eBooks, or search the whole ebrary eBook collection.

Articles

• Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window

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  Mostly full-text. Peer-reviewed/scholarly journals, reports, magazines, and newspapers. Covers a wide range of subjects.
• JSTOR This link opens in a new window

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  Full-text. Peer reviewed/scholarly articles on a range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. A good starting place for History, Philosophy, English, and more.
• ProQuest Databases This link opens in a new window

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  Mostly full-text. All-in-one search of multiple ProQuest databases. Find peer reviewed/scholarly articles, newspaper and magazine articles, and ebooks. A good starting place for most research.
• SocINDEX This link opens in a new window

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  Some full-text. Comprehensive sociology database. Includes peer-reviewed/scholarly articles on a wide range of sociological topics, including: gender studies, social work, substance abuse, violence, and more.

Streaming Videos

• Films on Demand: Political Science Collection

  Over 1300 streaming films about Political Science.
• TED: Ideas worth spreading

  Search TED Talks for Political Science topics.
• PBS Video

  Find programs from many different series including Art 21, American Experience, NOVA, Frontline, Nature, Online NewsHour, P.O.V. and more!

Cite Your Sources

The citation styles required on assignments are usually MLA, Chicago, or APA, so use the appropriate guide as instructed by your professor for help with citing your sources.

• MLA Style Guide
• Chicago Style Guide
• APA Style Guide

Web Sites

• USA.gov

  As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web.
• IPSAportal (International Political Science Association)

  Here you will find hundreds of useful, rich and qualitatively outstanding websites for political science, selected, reviewed and evaluated by IPSA.

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