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Databases

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Academic Search Premier (Full Text)
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database providing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated daily.

Infotrac Academic OneFile (Full Text)

A source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

JSTOR (Full Text)
Electronic access to the full text of scholarly journals in the humanities, political science, economics, and social sciences.

Dissertations & Theses: Full Text
The ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database includes over 2 million master's theses and dissertations, with over 60,000 titles added every year. It's a great resource for researchers in a wide variety of fields.

Campus Research (WestLaw)
Campus Research is an easy-to-use online research service that provides college and university students with access to a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources.

Oxford Reference -- Politics & Social Sciences (Full Text)
Search and access the full text of a suite of Oxford reference books including A Dictionary of Political Biography, The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World, and more.

New York Times (Historical) (Full Text)
Full text of The New York Times from 1851 to 2001.

New York Times (Current) (Full Text)
Full text of The New York Times from 2002 to present.

Newspapers (Full Text)
Contains full-text of Charleston's Post and Courier beginning Jan. 2001, the last 365 days of the New York Times, and over 100 domestic and international newspapers including Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch as well as The London Times.

congress and government

CIS Congressional Universe (Full Text)
Provides the full text of material by and about the U.S. Congress. Includes hearings, committee reports, bills, public laws, biographical information, voting records, and the text of the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the National Journal.

GalleryWatch CRS Reports (Full Text)
Includes abstracts and the PDF full text for more than 25,000 CRS Reports and is updated daily, Content spans from 1993 to the present and covers a range of subject areas including economics, the environment, foreign affairs, immigration, medicine, civil rights, national security, terrorism, and more. Current and archived versions of each report are included, providing comprehensive coverage of edits and amendments.

CQ Electronic Library (Full Text)
Includes CQ Researcher, a source for in-depth analysis reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day, CQ Weekly, a source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress such as status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and CQ's Encyclopedia of American Government.

Military and Government Collection (Full Text)
A Collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other other content pertaining to all branches of the military and government.

Historical Statistics of The United States
Contains annual, time-series data with national coverage on almost any aspect of United States economics, population or infrastructure since the government began recording statistics.

Fedstats (Full Text)
Statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.

GPO Access (Full Text)
Electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government such as the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Record, U.S. Code, etc.

U.S. Treaties Database (Full Text)
Full text of treaties going back to 1975.

SIRS Knowledge Source (Full Text)
Full-text documents and graphics from the U.S. government. Information on health, politics, foreign affairs, and workplace issues as well as U.S. Supreme Court Decisions, historic documents, directories for Congressional committees, and Federal agencies.

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet (Full Text)
The Library of Congress's full-text database of information about federal legislation such as summaries and full text of Bills, voting records and more. Also includes the latest Congressional Record.

international affairs

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (Full Text)
This comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 to the present that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from international conferences.

PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
More than 200,000 records representing articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. Covers the most recent 10 years. Updated monthly.

International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
A free public service that provides a range of products and resources to encourage the exchange of information among international relations and security professionals worldwide

United Nations Common Database
UNCDB provides selected series from numerous specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas.

America History and Life
Comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada. Covers 1964 to the present.

American National Biography (Full Text)
Biographical information on people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture. ANB contains profiles of more than 18,000 men and women from all walks of American life, from the well-known to the infamous to the obscure.

The African American Experience
A collection of resources on African American life covering such topics as history, biography, literature, arts, education, civil rights, politics, folklore, etc.

EconLit
Comprehensive, international, partially annotated bibliography of economics literature. Indexes over 300 journals as well as books, dissertations, working papers, and collective volumes. Covers 1969 to the present.

GreenFILE (Full Text)
Indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.

Social Services Abstracts
Bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,600 serials publications and includes abstracts of relevant dissertations and citations to book reviews.

Sociological Abstracts
Over 250 English-language journals in sociology, social work, and other social sciences. From 1963.

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Print and Electronic Resources

Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics
CofC Stacks BL2525 .E52 1999

A Dictionary of Political Biography
CofC Stacks D412 .D53 1998

The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century British Politics
Ref DA566.7 O88 2002

Encyclopedia of the United States Cabinet
Ref E176 .G89 2000 (3 volumes)

Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics
REF E184 .A1 E574 2000

Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics
Ref F1410 .E56 2002

Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy
Ref HF1359 .R68 2001

The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World
Ref JA61 .O95 2001

World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures
Ref JF511 .W67 1998

World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties
REF JF2011 .W67 1999

CQ's politics in America
Ref JK1012 .C63 (2004, 108th Congress)

Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbyists in the United States
Ref JK1118 .N47 2000 (2 volumes)

The Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America
Ref JK2261 .E474 2000 (3 volumes)

Legal Systems of the World : a Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia
Ref K48 .L44 2002

Political quotations: A Worldwide Dictionary of Thoughts and Pronouncements from Politicians, Literary Figures, Humorists, and Others
REF PN6084 P6 P59 1994

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Internet Resources

Africa Research Program
A Harvard University program focusing on the political economy of sub-Saharan Africa.

BBC News Country Profiles
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries.

Country Studies (Full Text)
Contains the on-line versions of books previously published in by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army. 102 countries and regions are covered. Notable omissions include Canada, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations.

CQ Politics
This site from Congressional Quarterly “delivers news, analysis and interactive tools to help track the campaigns, the players and the issues” in American elections and politics.

National Political Index
Useful index and link resource for political sites on the Internet.

Political Science Resources
Links from Loyola.

Political Science Resources on the Web
Comprehensive resource guide to hot topics, people in politics, legislative histories and area studies.

Poly-Cy: Internet Resources for Political Science
An extensive portal site. It is updated frequently, generally at least once a week.

The Keele Guide to Asian Government and Politics Sources on the Internet

Russian and Eastern European Studies
A searchable Web site maintained by the Center for Russian & East European Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.

Ultimate Political Science Links
Another extensive portal site with links regularly updated.

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