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
Note: [Penn State Libraries] indicates a Libraries' resource available to researchers with a Penn State Access Account
The complete list of Libraries' Databases
These are the best places to start searching for articles. Wide breadth of coverage of key journals with links out to full-text resources.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts [WPSA] [Penn State Libraries]
The best place to start. Some full text is available in the database. It also includes links out to E-Journal content through Get It!
Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science) [Penn State Libraries]
Peace Research Abstracts [Penn State Libraries]
focuses specifically on the literature of peace and conflict studies
Project MUSE [Penn State Libraries]
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) [Penn State Libraries]
Has some journal content covering international affairs. The best source for think tank papers with an international bent. Most are full-text
JSTOR [Penn State Libraries]
Does not have the last 3 to 5 years of most journals, but does contain long archives of key journals
These databases provide access to significant archives of key journals or focus on specific areas (such as history or economics) that may relate to political topics.
America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts [Penn State Libraries]
cover journals in history that may also pick up political history which may not be covered in databases focused purely on political science
EconLit [Penn State Libraries]
covers journals in the field of economics, and picks up political economy
Use the Libraries' Research Guides to identify other databases.
These databases provide up-to-the-minute analysis of current events related to politics, economics, and the environment.
Environment and Energy Newswire [Penn State Libraries]
everything from green initiatives to government regulations and climate change
Roubini Global Economics [Penn State Libraries]
daily economic developments — domestic and international
Stratfor Global Intelligence [Penn State Libraries]
security and intelligence issues
The Economist
international news and events
National Journal — and — National Journal online [Penn State Libraries]
federal government news analysis
CQ Weekly — and — CQ Weekly online [Penn State Libraries]
congressional news and analysis
Use these databases to find information about the United States government, including congressional materials.
CQ Electronic Library [Penn State Libraries]
A suite of databases with high-quality information to help you understand the working of the government. Use this link to search across the databases below:
CQ Almanac — biographical information on members of congress and description of congressional districts
CQ Weekly — the weekly news magazine of Congress
Congress and the Nation (Congressional Quarterly) — provides a broad overview of government activities in a 5-year period
CQ Congress Collection — information about how Congress works and bills they have passed
CQ Voting and Elections — statistics and data about elections
Vital Statistics of American Politics — politics by the numbers
Congressional [ProQuest] [Penn State Libraries]
Full text of most congressional committee publications. Bill Tracking, The Congressional Record, and more...
LexisNexis State Capital [Penn State Libraries]
Follow the activities of state governments. Includes Bill tracking,
FDsys (Federal Digital System) [U.S. Government Printing Office
The federal government portal to a wide range of online government resources
These databases specialize in access to policy papers from think tanks and research sources.
PolicyFile [Penn State Libraries]
An index to papers from think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation or Brookings Institution. Links to online Web content
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) [Penn State Libraries]
Great for think tank papers with an international bent. Most are full-text. Also has some journal content.
CRS (Congressional Research Service) Reports [Penn State Libraries]
Policy discussion produced by the CRS section of the Library of Congress for use by congressional members and staff.
OxResearch (Oxford Analytica) [Penn State Libraries]
Short analytical papers on public policy topics
Statistical Insight [ProQuest] [Penn State Libraries]
Both an index to statistical publications and a source of downloadable statistics. Covers federal, state, and international statistics.
FedStats
One of the main federal government Web sites for statistics.
CQ Voting and Elections [Penn State Libraries]
Allows you to analyze voting patterns in elections.
CQ Congress Collection [Penn State Libraries]
Allows you to analyze a member of Congress' voting pattern.
World Development Indicators (WDI) [Penn State Libraries]
OECD iLibrary [Penn State Libraries]
International Financial Statistics [Penn State Libraries]
Government Finance Statistics [Penn State Libraries]
UNData (United Nations Data) [Penn State Libraries]
UN Comtrade [Penn State Libraries]
iPOLL (Roper) [Penn State Libraries]
LatinoBarómetro [Penn State Libraries]
Downloadable polling data for Latin America
ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)
OECD iLibrary [Penn State Libraries]
Full-text documents and publications from the OECD. Also includes OECD Statistics
World Bank E-Library [Penn State Libraries]
Full text of World Bank publications (PDF format)
Research Guides by Subject — complete list of Libraries' research guides
