Subject Description:

    Academic Indexes and Electronic Journal Collections

Academic Search Premier     Academic Search? Premier contains indexing for nearly 8,050 publications, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

America: History and Life         1964 - present. This index provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. This extensive database covers over 2,000 journals published worldwide. In addition to covering all key English-language historical journals, it also includes selected historical journals from major countries, state and local history journals, books, dissertations and a targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities. Includes book reviews.

Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac)       1980 - present Includes scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers across multiple disciplines, many with full text and images.

Historical Abstracts        1954 - present. Indexing and abstracts to nearly 80,000 journal articles, books, dissertations, and reviews covering world history from 1450 to the present.

JSTOR    An electronic archive of scholarly journals covering volume 1 onward of each journal, excluding the most current five years.

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe        varies by title LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe is a collection of online databases: News, Business (plus corporate news and corporate financials), Legal, Medical, and Reference. International news sources are included.

Lexis-Nexis Congressional Universe Index and abstracts for congressional committee documents, prints, reports and published hearings, 1970-present; Legislative histories, 1969-present; Committee hearings selected transcripts and full-text statements, 1988-present; Committee prints selected full text, 1993-2004; Committee reports full text, 1990-present; House and Senate documents (electronic versions) full text, 1995-present; Congressional Record daily edition, 1985-present; Bill texts and tracking, 1989-present; Public law texts, 1988-present; U.S. Code; Code of Federal Regulations, 1981-present; Federal Register, 1980-present; Campaign finance data, 1987-present Key votes data, 1987-present; Member financial disclosures, profiles, and voting records Political news, including The Hill, 1995-present; Washington Post section A news, 1977-present; and Roll Call, 1989-present; Committee rosters and schedules

PAIS International        1972 - present (abstracts from 1985 - present) Use this index for broad coverage of social science isuues worldwide. Includes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters.

Project MUSE   Project MUSE is an electronic journal publishing system of not-for-profit publishers offering essential periodicals in the humanities, the arts, social sciences, and medicine.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts        1975 - present The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.

    Almanacs

Almanac of Women and Minorities in American Politics Location: Ref HQ 1236.5 .U6 M3779 2001 Check SUMMON Record

Congressional Quarterly Almanac     1962- Present Chronicles each session of the US Congress, including commentaries on bills (arranged by broad topics,)voting information, texts of presidential statements, public laws and a glossary of terms. Location: Ref JK 1 .C66 Check SUMMON Record

    Atlases & Maps

Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress     1789-1989 Location: Ref Atlas Case G 1201 .F9 M26 1988 Check SUMMON Record

Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts     1789-1993 Location: Ref Atlas Case G 1201 .F9 M3 1982 Check SUMMON Record

    Biographical Sources

Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Modern Political Biography     1900-1999 Location: Ref D 412.6 .H88 1999 Check SUMMON Record

    Dictionaries

Black's Law Dictionary Comprehensive legal dictionary. Location: Ref KF156 .B532 1983 Check SUMMON Record

Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology "Nontechnical guide for the social sciences." Location: Ref HA 17 .V64 2005 Check SUMMON Record

HarperCollins Dictionary of American Government and Politics Includes Terms, phrases and processes relating local, state and national politics. Location: Ref JK9 .S43 1992 Check SUMMON Record

Latin America: A Political Dictionary Location: Ref F 1406.R67 1992 Check SUMMON Record

Nations Without States Information on 210 "nations" whose inhabitants share a common heritage, take pride in their distinctive culture and present-day beliefs and habits and have been or are now subservient to a larger state or states. Location: Ref D 860 .M56 1996 Check SUMMON Record

    Directories

CQ's Politics in America Articles give summaries of members performances, voting records, campaign finances, interest group ratings,etc. Location: Ref JK 1012 .P64 Check SUMMON Record

Fact Book Annual ; Directory of business in Minnesota, including profiles of 2200 companies, details on 1200 private companies and biographical information about Minnesota business leaders. Location: Ref HG 5127 .C66 Check SUMMON Record

Politics in Minnesota Location: Ref JK6310 .P65 Check SUMMON Record

    Encyclopedias

Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought "Key concepts in political thought are defined and analyxed and ideologies ae considered in relation both to historical context and to contemporary politics." Location: REF JA 61 .B57 1987 Check SUMMON Record

Congress A to Z: A Ready Reference Encyclopedia Provides comprehensive information on the legislative branch. Includes an extensive appendix with factual and statistical data. Location: Ref JK 1067 .C67 Check SUMMON Record

Congress and the Nation     1945- Provides detailed information on people, events, legislation, and government actions. Lists key Congressional votes, electoral returns, and texts of major Presidential addresses to Congress. Location: Ref JK 1001 .C75 Check SUMMON Record

Constitutional Amendments: 1789 to the Present Includes bibliographical references and index. Location: Ref KF 4557 .C665 2000 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice 3 vol. designed for "readers to understand the concepts and ideas that motivate and shape the fields of activism, civil engagement, and social justice, as well as ... major thinkers and leaders who have influenced ... the study study of activism. Location: Ref HM 671 .E53 2007 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy Deals with American foreign policy from the American Revolution to the present day; covers important people, groups and organizations, events and legislation. Location: Ref E 183.7 .H28 2004 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II Location: Ref D 843 .E46 2007 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of Democracy Presents circumstances of different nations in regard to democracy as well as explains the theoretical and philosophical principles that underlie democratic practice. Location: Ref JC 423 .E53 1995 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of Government and Politics Location: Ref JA 61 .C66 2004 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of Nationalism v. 1. Fundamental themes -- v. 2. Leaders, movements and concepts Location: Ref JC 311 .E4996 (2 v.) Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of Political Anarchy Location: Ref HX 830 .G39 1999 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of Political Theory Location: Ref JA 61 .E515 2010 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of Politics: the Left and the Right vol.1: The Left; vol. 2: The Right Location: Ref JA 61 .E54 2005 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Location: Ref KF 4548 .E53 2000 (6 vols) Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of the American Presidency Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Location: Ref JK 511 .E53 1994 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of the Cold War Location: Ref D 843 .A668 1994 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa 4 v. Location: Ref DS 43 .E53 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of White Power Location: Ref HT 1523 .E53 2000 Check SUMMON Record

Encyclopedia of World Constitutions 3 vols; Location: Ref K 3157 .E5 2007 Check SUMMON Record

Ethnopolitical Encyclopaedia of Europe Location: Ref GN 492 .E86 2004 Check SUMMON Record

European Political facts of the Twentieth Century Location: Ref JN 12 .C643 2001 Check SUMMON Record

From Suffrage to the Senate Includes bibliographical references (p. 879-901) and index. Location: Ref HQ 1236.5 .U6 S32 1999 Check SUMMON Record

Oxford International Encycloped of Peace 4 volumes Location: Ref JZ 5533 .O95 2010 Check SUMMON Record

    Federal Law - Case Law - U.S. Supreme Court

United States Reports The official set of U.S. Supreme Court opinions. Very slow publication schedule, for recent opinions see Supreme Court Reporter or Internet web sites (above). Location: KF101.1.U54 REF COLL Check SUMMON Record

    General Reference Works

Constitutions of the World Governing documents of 119 countries. Location: Ref K 3165 .M133 2008 Check SUMMON Record

Indigenous Peoples and the State Overview of the confrontation between tribal groups and both nation-states and international organizations. Location: Ref GV 380 .H68 2003 Check SUMMON Record

    Guides

1001 Legal Words You Need to Know Comprehensive guide to the language of the American legal system. Location: Ref KF 156 .A113 2003 Check SUMMON Record

Essential Supreme Court Decisions : Summaries of Leading Cases in U.S. Constitutional Law Location: Ref KF 4547.4 .V55 2010 Check SUMMON Record

Terrorism: A Guide to Events and Documents Defines terrorism and underlying philosophy; narrative history and chronology of world terrorism; describes most important terrorist groups, both past and present; details terrorist acts. Location: Ref HV 6431 .K698 2004 Check SUMMON Record

    Handbooks and Manuals

Affirmative Action Location: Ref HF 5549.5 .A34 E39 1999 Check SUMMON Record

African Political Facts Since 1945 Check SUMMON Record

Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency v. 1. Origins and development of the presidency -- Selection and removal of the president -- Powers of the presidency -- The president, the public, and the parties -- v. 2. The White House and the executive branch -- Chief executive and federal government -- Biographies of the presidents and vice presidents. Location: Ref JK 516 .C57 1996 Check SUMMON Record

Fundamentals of Legal Research Location: KF240 .J3 Check SUMMON Record

Gay and Lesbian Rights Location: Ref HQ 76.3 .U5 N48 1994 Check SUMMON Record

Handbook of Korea Location: DS902.H2864 Check SUMMON Record

Handbook of Political Theory Location: Ref JA 71 .H315 2005 Check SUMMON Record

Korea Annual Location: DS901 .K67 1974 1974-92 Check SUMMON Record

Media and Politics in America Location: Ref P 95.82 .U6 S74 2003

Minnesota Legislative Manual Vols. for 1967/68- compiled by the Secretary of State. Location: Ref JK 6130 .A36 (newest ed. in reference) Older editions in Government Documents collection Check SUMMON Record

Newly Independent States of Eurasia: Handbook of Former Soviet Republics Statistical profile:hisotry and description. Contemporary issues. Location: REF COLL DK17.B34 Check SUMMON Record

Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics Location: Ref JF 51 .O94 2007 Check SUMMON Record

Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior Location: Ref JA 74.5 .O93 2007 Check SUMMON Record

Political Handbook of the World Provides basic information on countries of the world including politcal parties, news media and intergovernmental representation. Location: Ref JF37 .P6 Check SUMMON Record

Political Science Student Writer's Manual Location: Ref JA 86 .S39 2008 Check SUMMON Record

Statesman's Year-Book Very useful and reliable yearbook providing concise, descriptive and statistical information on countries of the world. Includes selected bibliographies for further research. Location: Briggs Library Reference JA51 .S7 Check SUMMON Record

Statistical History of the American Electorate Check SUMMON Record

United States Government Manual Contains information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Location: AE 2.108/2: Government Publications Collection (4th floor)

Women and Political Participation Location: Ref HQ 1236.5 .U6 B875 2004 Check SUMMON Record

    Image Resources

Votes for Women   Part of the Library of Congress American Memory collection; selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Assocation Collection.

    Electronic Texts

Foreign Relations of the United States   Digitalization of the print reference set Foreign Relations of the United States by the University of Wisconsin, Madison Libraries;

Government Documents in the News   Full-text of documents in the news

    Gateways & Megasites

American Law Sources On-Line A comprehensive compilation of links to freely accessible online sources of law for the US, Canada and Mexico.

American Presidency Project   Public papers of the U.S. Presidents

Background Notes (Archives)     Prior to January 20, 2001 Short, factual pamphlets written by officers in the Department of State's geographical bureaus. Include information on a country's land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations, and United States policy. Also included are a profile, brief travel notes, map, list of government officials, and a reading list. If a web-based Background Note is "not available," a paper copy of an earlier edition should be available in the Government Publications Library. Also available at http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/bgnotes/index.html This site has Background Notes issued 1994-date, even if updated by later editions.

Census Finder Locate the appropriate census to search, including freely available censuses from US, UK, Native American, and other countries.

Center for American Women and Politics

Congressional Universe        1970 - present, updated daily/monthly Congressional Universe is the web version of the CIS/Index to Publications of the U.S. Congress, covering activities and publications of the U.S. Congress, legislative histories, members of Congress, and current legislative tracking.

CountryWatch   Information about every country in the world, including background information, current news, and longitudinal economic data.

CRS Reports   Hosted by University of North Texas Libraries, this site provides access to the CRS (public policy research arm of Congress.)

Euroguide Euroguide is a subject gateway to websites which contain information about the European Union.

Federal Agency Directory Based on the entries in the US Government Manual, this site includes a very complete listing of federal agency sites.

Federal Courts Finder The Supreme Court and Circuit Court sites primarily contain case opinions rather than information about the court itself. However the District Court sites include information about the courts themselves. This Emory University School of Law website provides a Unites States map federal courts finder as well as information and various rulings from the circuit, district and Supreme Court levels.

FindLaw This is one of the more comprehensive and easy-to-use indexes of Internet Legal Resources.

Globalization Website

Governments on the World Wide Web

GPO Access Superintendent of Documents page leads to many electronic databases including Congressional Record, bills, laws, Federal Register, etc.

Legal Information Institute: Supreme Court Collection

Library of Congress Country Studies Includes information on 101 countries and regions.

Library of Congress U.S. Legislative Branch Web Page US Legislative Branch megasite.

NGO Global Network

Opinion-Pages Editorial, opinion, and columnists' pages pages from online English newspapers around the world, plus opinions from other thought-provoking Web sites.

State and Local Government on the Net Provides links to all 50 states, many counties, and a number of city governments. Also provides selective categories for multistate sites, federal resources, national organizations, and tribal governments.

Supreme Court of the United States

    Internet Directory

National Center for State Courts - Court Web Sites A directory of links to state, federal and international court web sites.

Official Congressional Directory

    Library Web Sites

CRS Reports / Thurgood Marshall Law Library

    Official Agency and Organization Web Sites

Census.gov Provides extensive and official population facts and statistics for the United States.

Council on Foreign Relations For users searching for information about international politics; "a non-partisan resource for information and analysis"

Europa This is the European Union's Web Site, providing basic information on the European Union, key issues, access to official documents, legal texts, publications and direct links to individual institution's Web sites.

Federal Election Commission   Information about campaign fund raising activities and campaign finance laws.

Federal Judiciary

Free Expression Policy Project Founded in 2000, FEPP provides research and advocacy on free speech, copyright, and media democracy issues.

House Committee on Financial Services   Committee overseeing entire financial services industry, including securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries.

Institute for Women's Policy Research

League of Arab States   An organization of 22 Arab states that provides a forum for all the Arab states to gather and debate issues.

State Blue Books

Supreme Court of the United States

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet Congressional information from the Library of Congress.

United Nations

United States Code (web version) The USCA contains the laws of the United States arranged by subject. While there are multiple sources on the web, the GPO Access site is designated as the official source.

United States Senate

USA.Gov FirstGov is an easy-to-search, free-access website designed to be a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency websites.

    Search Engines

Google U.S. Government Search

    Web Sites

ABC News

American National Election Studies Provides access to statistical data on American elections since 1948; includes raw data, survey questionnaires and data books.

BBC News

CBS News

CNN

Constitutions of the Americas Provides full-text constitutional documents of Latin American countries.

Douglass Archives of American Public Address   Douglass is an electronic archive of American oratory and related documents.

FoxNews.com

Living Room Candidate Presidential campaign commercials, 1952-2004. Also includes Desktop Candidate.

Media Matters for America

New Nation Votes Searchable collection of American election returns, 1787-1825

New York Times You need to register to get the full text.

North Star Minnesota government information and services.

Opensecrets "Your guide to the money in U.S. elections."

Oyez Project Northwestern University project. Includes audio files of historic Supreme Court cases.

POTUS: Presidents of the United States

Public Agenda Non-partisan opinion research on contemporary critical issues.

Reuters

South America Daily South America Daily gathers news stories from around the world that relate to South America. Stories may be viewed in English or in Spanish.

Stateline

U.S. Congress Votes Database Information about Congressional votes since 1991.

    Electronic Journal Titles

CQ Weekly

Roll Call

    Journal Titles

CQ Researcher Provides background information on controversial topics. Outlines issues, provides chronologies and offers opposing viewpoints. The online version covers article since August 1999. Location: Periodicals 1996-

    News Sources

Current New York Times    Browse the current issues of the New York Times, from ProQuest.

ProQuest Newspapers    Contains over 350 state, national, and international newspaper archives.

    Government Documents

United States Statutes at Large The official, permanent, session law publication for federal laws. Volumes arranged by session of Congress and public law numbers. Publication schedule is very slow, (see USCCAN or the Thomas web site).

    Data Resources

America Votes Handbook of contemporary American election statistics; scattered editions from 1956 to present; Location: Ref JK 1967 .A8 Check SUMMON Record

    Statistical Resources

Demographic Yearbook Location: Briggs Library Reference HA 17 .D45 Check SUMMON Record

ICPSR Established in 1962, ICPSR is the world's largest archive of digital social science data.

Vital Statistics on American Politics Location: Ref JK 274 .S74 Check SUMMON Record

Vital Statistics on Congress Some vols. lack series statements. Location: Ref JK 1041 .V58 Check SUMMON Record

Library Information

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