Political Science Subject Guide

Finding Books and Government Documents

nhutcherson — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:36:18 +0000

CSUB Library Catalog –http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/vwebv/searchAdvanced (Advanced Search)
CSUB Library Catalog — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/vwebv/searchBasic (Basic Search)
Worldcat Advanced Search — http://www.worldcat.org/advancedsearch (includes the items included in the CSUB Library Catalog)
Library of Congress Catalog — http://catalog.loc.gov/
Homeland Security Digital Library — https://www.hsdl.org/?auth/login&dest=search
Google Book Search — http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search
Google U.S. Government Search — http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en&num=100&output=unclesam&restrict=unclesam
USA.gov — http://www.usa.gov/
GPO Access — http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
Catalog of U.S. Government Documents — http://catalog.gpo.gov/F/QKUL34SLC8QULSU95TXJIAXBEYYBY8QG86E11KFXQXJ3YF3GPG-31171?func=find-d-0&local_base=GPO01PUB&clear_level=2
American Memory — http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/browse/
Calisphere — http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/
Online Archive of California — http://www.oac.cdlib.org/
Thomas — http://thomas.loc.gov/

Recent additions in Political Science, Public Policy, International Relations, and National Security

nhutcherson — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:28:43 +0000

Council on Foreign Relations. Access: http://www.cfr.org/
Office of Minority Health. Access: http://www.omhrc.gov
UNESCO. Access: http://www.unesco.org
AIDS.gov. Access: http://aids.gov
International Organization for Migration. Access: http://www.iom.int
Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources. Access: http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html
Real Clear Politics. Access: http://www.realclearpolitics.com
Diplomacy Monitor. Access: http://www.diplomacymonitor.com
American Presidency Project. Access: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu
Calisphere. Access: http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/
Pew Hispanic Center. Access: http://pewhispanic.org/
Pew Research Center. Access: http://pewresearch.org
allAfrica.com. Access: http://allafrica.com/
Alternet.org. Access: http://www.alternet.org/
Refugees International. Access: http://www.refugeesinternational.org/
Foreign Policy Association. Access: http://www.fpa.org/
Federal Election Commission. Access: http://www.fec.gov
National Conference of State Legislatures. Access: http://www.ncsl.org/
Public Agenda. Access: http://www.publicagenda.org/
AsiaSource. Access: http://www.asiasource.org/
LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center. Access: http://lanic.utexas.edu/
Inter Press Service: News Agency. Access: http://www.ipsnews.net
Indigenous Nations — http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Indigenous_Nations
Public Opinion Poll Websites — http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Guide_to_Public_Opinion_Poll_Web_Sites
U.S. Military and Defense Studies — http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/U.S._Military_and_Defense_Studies
Urban Planning and Sustainability — http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Urban_Planning_and_Sustainability
Alternative energy — http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2005/jan/alternateenergy.cfm
Civic engagement — http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2006/jan/civic.cfm
Crisis, disaster, and emergency management — http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2002/nov/crisisdisaster.cfm
Criminal investigation and forensic science — http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2003/oct/criminalinvestigation.cfm
Disaster relief — http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2006/feb/disasterrelief.cfm
Editorial cartoons — http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2008/oct/editorialcartoons.cfm.

Finding Periodicals (Magazines, Newspapers, and Scholarly Journal Articles)

nhutcherson — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:54:26 +0000

The following databases provide citations, and in some instances the full text of articles on various aspects of political science and international relations:

Academic Search Elite (Ebsco) — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/academic_pre.pl
Omni File Full Text Mega (Wilson) — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/wilson_pre.pl
SAGE Journals online — http://falcon.lib.csub.edu:2048/login?url=http://online.sagepub.com/
Oxford Journals — http://falcon.lib.csubak.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.oxfordjournals.org/
CQ Researcher — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/cqresearch_pre.pl
CQ Weekly — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/cqweekly_pre.pl
ABI Inform Complete (ProQuest) — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/abiinform_pre.pl
Annual Reviews (1996-2007) — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/annualrev_pre.pl
Lexis Nexis Academic — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/lexis_pre.pl
ProQuest Newspapers (ProQuest) — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/proquestnews_pre.pl
America: History and LIfe (EBSCO) — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/abcclioser_pre.pl
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO) — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/abcclioha_pre.pl
JSTOR — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/jstor_pre.pl
Oxford Research (ProQuest) — http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/cgi-bin/oxresearch_pre.pl

To browse a list of print and online Government, Human Rights, International Law, International Relations, Law, Military Science, Naval Science, and Political Science check this link: http://xw2kh2mk5x.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=XW2KH2MK5X&S=SC&C=GO

To find out whether or not you have access to a specific magazine, newspaper, or scholarly journal in print or online at the Walter W. Stiern Library you can use this link to search for the periodical title either by periodical title word or ISSN — http://www.csub.edu/library/periodicallist.shtml

Additional open access online journals that you should be aware of:

Homeland Security Affairs online archive: http://www.hsaj.org/?archive

Current Information

nhutcherson — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:47:59 +0000

ABC News — http://abcnews.go.com
CBS News — http://www.cbsnews.com
CNN — http://www.cnn.com/
CNN Politics — http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/
Congress 101 (Congressional Quarterly) — http://corporate.cq.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=235
CQ Politics — http://www.cqpolitics.com/
CSPAN — http://www.c-span.org/
Fox News — http://www.foxnews.com/
Frontline (PBS) — http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/
Gallup Poll: Politics and News — http://www.gallup.com/poll/politics.aspx?CSTS=pollnav&to=POLL-Politics-News
Gallup Poll: U.S. News — http://www.gallup.com/poll/us.aspx?CSTS=pollnav&to=POLL-US-News
Gallup Poll: Research Reports — http://www.gallup.com/poll/116431/Research-Reports.aspx?CSTS=pollnav&to=POLL-Research-Reports
Gallup Poll: All Topics — http://www.gallup.com/AllTags.aspx
Heritage Foundation: Issues — http://www.heritage.org/research/
Los Angeles Times — http://www.latimes.com
MSNBC — http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
Muslim West Facts Project (Gallup and the Coexist Foundation) — http://www.muslimwestfacts.com/MWFHOMEPAGE/home.aspx
New York Times — http://www.nytimes.com/
NPR — http://www.npr.org/
Politico — http://www.politico.com/
Polling report — http://www.pollingreport.com/
Roll Call — http://www.rollcall.com/
Stateline.org — http://www.stateline.org/live/ — Stateline.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan online news site that practices journalism in the public interest by reporting on emerging trends and issues in state policy and politics. Each weekday, Stateline.org’s staff of professional journalists chronicles the top developments in all 50 states. They then connect the dots through our original reporting and graphics to spot and analyze developments of national significance taking shape in the states. Their goal is to enlighten public debate on topics of importance at the state level, including health care, taxes, immigration, social policy, education, energy, environment, criminal justice, transportation and elections. Stateline.org has published each weekday since Jan. 25, 1999, with funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts, an independent nonprofit organization that applies the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging problems. In the face of shrinking news coverage of state government, the Trusts launched the project to enhance understanding of critical public policy developments in state capitals among the public, policymakers and news media. On July 1, 2008, Stateline.org officially became a project of the Pew Center on the States (PCS), a division of the Trusts.
Stratfor: Global Intelligence — http://www.stratfor.com/
Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire (CQ Politics) — http://www.politicalwire.com
The Hill – http://thehill.com/
U.S. News and World Report — http://www.usnews.com/
Washington Post — http://www.washingtonpost.com/

Background Information

nhutcherson — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:33:59 +0000

“The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?” -Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1845)

CSUB Library Catalog – http://voyager.lib.csub.edu/vwebv/searchAdvanced?sk=en_US — find books, government documents, audiovisual materials, and periodical titles that are available in the Walter W. Stiern Library. Includes links to electronic books and government documents where available.
CSUB Periodicals List — http://www.csub.edu/library/periodicallist.shtml — provides a searchable list of the print and electronic periodicals that can be accessed at or through the Walter W. Stiern Library and its various online databases.
CSUB Ask a Librarian — http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.home.TFSRedirect?VIRTCATEGORY=CSUBAKERSFIELD&SS_COMMAND=CUST_SUP&Category=CALSTATEU&VIEWPORT=http://www.lib.csub.edu/247/247viewport.html — 365247 online reference service from an Academic Librarian located at CSUB, one of the other California State University campuses, at another academic institution, or by the OCLC Questionpoint staff.
World Cat — http://www.worldcat.org/advancedsearch — Books, journals, videos, music scores and recordings, maps, and other materials in over 10,000 libraries around the world. Also includes about 30 million journal and magazine articles.
Academic Info: Political Theory Resources — http://www.academicinfo.net/poliscitheory.ht
Academic Info: Foreign and International Politics — http://www.academicinfo.net/polisciintern.html
Academic Info: U.S. Foreign Policy — http://www.academicinfo.net/polisciforpol.html
Academic Info: Marxism, Socialism, and Communism — http://www.academicinfo.net/poliscimarx.html
Academic Info: Political Science Digital Library — http://www.academicinfo.net/poliscilibrary.html
Academic Info: Political Science Organizations — http://www.academicinfo.net/polisciorg.html
Academic Info: Political Science Portals and Directories — http://www.academicinfo.net/poliscimeta.html
Academic Info: Political Science Teaching Resources — http://www.academicinfo.net/poliscied.html
Academic Info: Anarchism — http://www.academicinfo.net/poliscianarchy.html
Academic Info: U.S. Government and Politics — http://www.academicinfo.net/poliscius.html
Academic Info: U.S. Government Publications Finding Aids — http://www.academicinfo.net/gdocsus.html
Academic Info: U.S. Government Statistics — http://www.academicinfo.net/statisticsgovus.html
American Experience (PBS) — http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/
American Government and Politics Online — http://thisnation.com/library/
American Political History Online — http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/pol-gl.htm
Bad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life — http://bad.eserver.org/
Foreign Affairs Online — http://people.virginia.edu/~rjb3v/rjb.html
Foreign Policy in Focus — http://www.fpif.org/
Foreign Relations of the United States — http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/FRUS/
Galaxy — Political Science — http://www.galaxy.com/directory/15849/Political-Science.htm
Intute: Politics — http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/politics/
Intute: International Relations — http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=120101
Intute: Law — http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/law/
Librarians’ Internet Index: Government – http://lii.org/pub/topic/govlaw
Librarians’ Internet Index: International Governments — http://lii.org/pub/topic/international
Librarians’ Internet Index: Politics — http://lii.org/pub/topic/politics
Political Resources on the Net — http://www.politicalresources.net/
Red Files (PBS) — http://www.pbs.org/redfiles/
Richard Kimber’s Political Science Resources — http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk
University of California at Berkeley Library: Political Science — http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/poli/
University of California at Berkeley Library: Research Tools for Political Science — http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/poli/sources.html
University of California at Berkeley Library: Political Science Guides and Topical Bibliographies — http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/poli/guides.html
Use of Internet Resources in International Studies Teaching and Research — http://www2.etown.edu/vl/internet_sources.pdf
University of Michigan Document Center: Political Science Resources on the Internet — http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/poliscinew.html
Voice of the Shuttle (UC Santa Barbara): Politics and Government — http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2726
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources — http://www2.etown.edu/vl
World Lecture Hall (University of Texas at Austin): Political Science — http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/results.cfm?from=browse&count=1&DescriptorId=67
Google Directory: Politics — http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Politics/
Google Directory: International Relations — http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Political_Science/International_Relations/
Yahoo! Directory: Political Science –http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Political_Science/
Yahoo! Directory: International Relations – http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/political_science/international_relations/