Subject Specialist:
Law, Political Science, International Affairs
814-863-1347
e-mail: hms2@psu.edu
Helen Sheehy
Title: Head Social Sciences Library
Subject Specialist:
Law, Political Science, International Affairs
814-863-1347
e-mail: hms2@psu.edu
American Presidency Project [University of California, Santa Barbara] — the most comprehensive of the online resources of presidential papers, it includes the Public Papers of the President, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Papers, signing statements, radio addresses, and more.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications — the definitive catalog of publications of the federal government. This online catalog indexes publications from 1976 to the present. Use the advanced search function to narrow your search to the Reagan years.
Serial Set — Early 19th and 20th century congressional branch documents and executive branch reports submitted to congress.
CQ.com — a budget tracking service. This database can be useful if you are looking at current military spending
CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Electronic Library — high-quality background information and summaries of legislative action. It also includes a number of encyclopedia.
Congressional (Proquest) — provides access to full-text congressional and legislative information from 1789 to the present. Includes: The Congressional Record, committee hearings, reports, and documents in full text
HeinOnline — while the Congressional Record is easier to search in ProQuest Congressional, the PDF version in HeinOnline is more readable. So, sometimes locating what you need in ProQuest Congressional and then reading in HeinOnline is a good strategy.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1861-1960 — from the University of Wisconsin — the single most important collection of foreign relations documents published by the federal government.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1945-1976 — from the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian
American Foreign Policy — picks up where Foreign Relations of the U.S. leaves off. Has a microfiche collection that accompanies the print volumes.
Digital National Security Archive
The Digital National Security Archive contains the most comprehensive set of declassified government documents available. The resource now includes 34 collections consisting of over 80,000 meticulously indexed documents, with more than 500,000 total pages. Each of these collections, compiled by top scholars and experts, exhaustively covers the most critical world events, countries, and U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century. Together, these collections offer unparalleled access to the defining international strategies of our time. Glossaries, chronologies, bibliographies, overviews, and photographs are included.
Declassified Documents Reference System — an additional source of declassified materials
Budget of the United States: Historical Tables
What was the Reagan fiscal spending record really like?
Historical Statistics of the United States
comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
"the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States."
Statistical Insight [ProQuest]
More than just an index, it also contains some data. It is the best place to determine if the data you need has ever been collected.
UNData (United Nations Data) — for data on other countries, this is the most comprehensive place to begin
UNBISNET — official catalog of the UN system and one of the best ways to identify UN documents from the mid-1980's on. Has links to the ODS (Official Document System). Also has voting records for General Assembly and Security Council back to 1946.
ODS (Official Documents System) — UN documentation full text, daily journal and daily list of documents from about 1993
AccessUN — index to other UN records back to 1946. Records are mostly on microfiche or microcard in the Social Sciences Library.
League of Nations documents, 1919-1946, a descriptive guide and key to the microfilm collection
has corresponding microfilm collection available in the Social Sciences Library.
Armed Conflict Database — for current conflicts — a good place to go to find perspective and data on the conflict.
HeinOnline
Choose the Treaties and Agreements Library for the most comprehensive collection of treaties and agreements. Includes:
Treaties in Force from the U.S. Department of State
TIAS (Treaties and other International Agreements) from 1996 at the State Department.
UN Treaty Series — database of international treaties. Not just those which the U.S. has signed.
