Librarians for Political Science

Betty Febo
Research & Instruction, x3426

Graham Henderson
Collections, x3514

Student Library Research Award

Course Guides

POL1 200 - Am. Politics
POL3 221 - World Politics
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Related subject guides

Government Documents at Wellesley
Campaigns and Elections
International Relations
Legal Resources

Political Science Department

• Academic Search Complete - multidisciplinary and international
• JSTOR - multidisciplinary and int'l
• CQ Library - mostly U.S.
• National Journal's Policy Central - U.S.
• LexisNexis Congressional - U.S. legislature
• CIAO - scholarly, international
• PAIS - scholarly, international
• Web of Science (and Social Science) - search and track citations
• PolicyFile - public policy topics
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• CQ Voting and Elections
• Election Resources on the Internet
• Polling the Nations
• Roper Center IPoll Databank
• Campaigns and Elections [from Wellesley]

• Politics1.com Political News
• Yahoo Politics News
• CQ Politics
• BBC Monitoring - current news translations. In L/N, use Sources tab.
• FBIS - news translations 1974-1996
• World News Connection [through Westlaw Campus Research] - news translations 1996+
• RGE Monitor - breaking international news and analysis

• LexisNexis Academic Legal Research
  
• Westlaw Campus
• Legal Resources Subject Page

• tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
• Almanac of American Politics Clapp Ref JK 271 B343 1972+
• Dictionary of Politics and Government
• Political Handbook of the World
• Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and The Right
• Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion Clapp Ref BL65.P7 E53 2007
• Europa World Year Book
• Portals to the World - Library of Congress
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• in the library catalog, start with keyword > choose a useful book > full record tab - follow the subject links to find more on that topic
• try a subject search for:
  • [country name] politics and government
  • elections [country name] or elections [year]
  • politics
  • political science [country name]
• click on the NExpress buttons to request items we don't own
• or search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

• Political Resources on the Net
• Search U.S. government info - federal, state, and local
• Foreign Government Resources on the Web
• State & Local Government Info
• LexisNexis State Capitol - Wellesley database for U.S. states
• United States legislative history [from Wellesley]
• U.S. Congressional Research Service Reports
• Politics public policy research from PolicyArchive [Purdue Univ.]
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