POLITICAL SCIENCE

Article Databases

Bibliographic Databases

Bibliographies are listings of materials on a specific topic arranged according to some organized plan (alphabetical, chronological, classified). Annotated bibliographies provide a brief description of the item being cited. Some bibliographies list books, journal articles, and documents. Others may be more limited in coverage

Here are some basic political science bibliographies that every student of the discipline should know:

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications 1994- Connect

“The catalog provides an index to print and electronic publications created by Federal agencies. When available, links are provided to the full-text of these publications.” Use in conjunction with GPO Monthly Catalog 1976- Connect and Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (title varies) Langsam Reference Z1223 .A18. These publications do not index journal articles but will cite any serial issued as a government publication. See also: Public Documents Masterfile 1774- Connect which contains indexes to the GPO Monthly Catalog 1895-1976, GPO shelflist records 1789-1976, and Poore’s Descriptive Catalog of the Government Publications of the United States, September 5, 1774-March 4,1881.

Columbia International Affairs Online 1991- Connect
CIAO is designed to provide comprehensive coverage of theory and research. The full text database includes working papers, books, journals, policy briefs, and case studies.

GalleryWatch.com(Federal) 2003- Connect
GalleryWatch.com provides full text access to all numbered Congressional Research Service documents since 2003 and indexes Congressional Research Service reports since 1995. Use Major Studies and Issue Briefs of the Congressional Research Service and its index in Langsam Reference (Ref JK1108.M352) to access this material from 1977 to 1995 and 2003 respectively.

IBZ 1983- Connect
This international, interdisciplinary bibliography of periodical literature has been published since 1896. Older issues are in Reference or in storage. The IBZ is useful for locating articles in the periodical publications of countries for which there is little bibliographic control. Access through the Article Resources section of the library’s home page, where the IBZ is called International Bibliography of Periodical Literature.

International Bibliography of Political Science v1- 1953-
Reference JA26.I6
This is a UNESCO sponsored bilingual classification of books, pamphlets, journal articles, and official publications of world governments with author and subject indexes.

London Bibliography of the Social Sciences… 46 vols. 1934-1984
Reference Z7161.L8
This resource is an international listing of books, pamphlets, and documents arranged by subjects. It includes the holdings of the British Library of Political and Economic Science. The London Bibliography of the Social Sciences was absorbed by the International Bibliography of Political Science in 1989.

Major Studies and Issue Briefs of the Congressional Research Service 1977-
The contents of these bibliographies are separately cataloged in uclid under this uniform title. There is also a published index in the reference collection (Reference JK1108.M352). These are bibliographies compiled as background briefs for members of Congress. They tend to relate to matters of immediate domestic or foreign policy concern. Use GalleryWatch.com Connect for indexing of CRS publications since 1995 and for online full text access to all numbered CRS publications since 2003.

PAIS International 1972- Connect
PAIS International covers economic and social issues, especially topics that are or may become the subject of legislation. The bibliography includes books, journal articles, pamphlets, and government documents and is multilingual. PAIS Archive Connect covers the years 1915-1976.

Indexes and Abstracts to the Journal Literature

Indexes to the journal literature are important research tools for the political scientist and are the means by which systematic access to the contents of periodicals may be obtained. Abstracts offer a brief summary of the contents of the journal article cited.

Some indexes and abstracts for political science topics include:

Online

Access to the following online indexes and abstracts is obtained by conducting a title search in uclid, or by using the Article Resources section of the library’s home page.

Academic Search Premier 1984- Connect
This general index provides full text coverage of a large segment of journal publishing in the social sciences, including political science.

British Humanities Index 1962- Connect
This index also covers the social sciences in British journals. It provides strong coverage of political events but none of theory or analysis. For articles written between 1915/1916 and 1961 use The Subject Index to Periodicals Langsam Reference AI3.A72.

Communication and Mass Media Complete 1915- Connect
This database includes some full text articles. It is useful for topics relating to political communication.

Communication Studies: A Sage Full-Text Collection 1982- Connect
This resource includes the full text of articles from Sage-published journals in communication studies. It is especially useful for public opinion topics and political communication.

CPI.Q 1988- Connect
This database offers indexing since 1988 and full text since 1995 to Canadian periodical publications. Selected articles from the Globe & Mail are full text beginning in 1997.

Expanded Academic ASAP 1980- Connect
This database contains current events coverage. It is partially full text.

Index to Current Urban Documents Connect
Strictly speaking this is not an index to articles but rather an index to “…the reports and research that are generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada.”

International Political Science Abstracts 1989- Connect
Produced by the International Political Science Association, this online database indexes and abstracts the most important journals in the field published anywhere in the world. .

JSTOR Connect
This database provides retrospective full text coverage of major political science journals. Dates of coverage vary from journal to journal.

Left Index 1982- Connect
“A complete guide to the diverse literature of the left, with an emphasis on political, economic, social and culturally engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. A secondary emphasis is on significant but little known sources of news and ideas.”

Legal Collection 1965- Connect

“This database contains full text for nearly 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals. The Legal Collection is an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.”

LexisNexis Academic Connect
This database provides full text coverage of major newspapers and magazines as well as State Profiles, Biographical Information, Reference & Directories Law Reviews, and Federal Case Law. Use in conjunction with Factive Connect for newspaper articles.

LexisNexis Congressional Connect
This source offers full text coverage of congressional reports, documents, prints, bills and the Congressional Record. Also includes prepared statements and selected Q&A transcripts in addition to public laws and the United States Code, the Federal Register, and the Code of Federal Regulations. Additional items of interest include biographical information, voting records, and financial information.

LexisNexis Environmental Connect
This is a full text database that includes Environment Abstracts. It also retrieves full-text news items, journal articles and reference materials in addition to federal and state codes and federal agency regulations. Also included are case law and agency decisions at both the state and federal levels.

LexisNexis Statistical Connect
This full text resource offers statistical tables as well as summaries from statistical publications and links to statistical web sites.

OxResearch 1986- Connect
This database provides “… succinct analytical articles covering world and regional economic and political developments of major significance. Evaluates issues and events within a coherent political, social, and economic framework. Contains objective, multi-disciplinary articles compiled by an extensive international network of over 1,000 faculty members at Oxford and other leading universities around the world, as well as think-tanks and institutes of international standing.”

Political Science: A Sage Full Text Collection 1982- Connect
This database provides the full text of articles from the political science journals published by Sage.

Rand Abstracts 1988- Connect
The Rand Corporation provides objective research on a variety of current issues and concerns. The Library subscribes to most Rand publications. This online database provides a comprehensive bibliography with abstracts for every publicly available Rand document beginning in 1988. The library has a collection of print volumes that cover the years 1963-1997 in Langsam Reference AS36.R34.

Reader’s Guide Retrospective (1890-1982) Connect and OmniFile Full Text Mega (includes Reader’s Guide Current Events) Connect
This database provides online access to the Reader’s Guide. Full text is available beginning with articles published in 1994.

Research Library 1971- Connect
This database offers partially full text coverage of academic and popular periodical literature. Research Library includes the social sciences and law.

SIRS Researcher on the We Connect
“SIRS Knowledge Source™ is an online resource that provides integrated access to thousands of full-text articles, documents and graphics from SIRS highly-acclaimed reference databases -- SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter, and SIRS Renaissance….”

Social Sciences Citation Index 1980- Connect
This database provides international coverage of the social sciences.

Social Sciences Index 1983- Connect

Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective 1907-1984- Connect
Online access is provided through OmniFile Full Text Mega.

World Law Index Part 1: Index to Hispanic Legislation
“World Law Index Part 1: Index to Hispanic Legislation describes the national laws, decrees, decree-laws, and regulations of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of Latin America plus Haiti, Brazil, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, and nations from the Portuguese-African region. Over 40 nations are represented. Subject coverage is comprehensive, from 1976 through 1997, with more than 60,000 records. Database Source: Hispanic Law Division, Library of Congress Law Library Subject Areas: Law and Legislation.”

World News Connection Connect
This resource offers full text coverage of foreign open-sources covering political speeches, television programs, radio broadcasts, newspaper articles, magazines, and books on topics relating to military, socioeconomic, scientific, and technical matters.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (Dataware) 1975- Connect
Covers the field of political science, including international affairs, law, and public policy matters. Incorporates ABC Pol Sci and Political Science Abstracts.

Print

Index to Legal Periodicals and Index to Legal Periodicals and Books 1908- (Law Library Periodicals K33.I53)
This specialized database includes scholarly legal articles, recent court decisions, and new legislation. Articles are indexed from a variety of sources such as law reviews, bar association journals, university publications, and government sources. Geographical coverage includes the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Index to Social Sciences and Humanities Proceedings 1979-
Reference Z7163.I5
Provides author and subject access to published conference proceedings.

Peace Research Abstracts Journal 1964-
Reference JX1901.P38
This source indexes journal articles, books, documents, and research reports relating to international relations, ideologies, disarmament and other peace-related issues.

Newspapers

Multiple Titles

America’s Newspapers Connect
This online collection of full text newspapers includes 17 Ohio titles in addition to other regional newspapers.

Factiva Connect
A joint venture between Dow Jones and Reuters, Factiva provides extensive access to global news sources, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times.

LexisNexis News Search Connect
This database provides full text coverage of many regional newspapers with varying dates of inclusion.

Newspaper Source Connect
This index provides full text articles from a variety of leading U.S. regional and national newspapers. Dates of coverage vary for each paper included.

ProQuest Newspapers 1989- Connect
This database provides comprehensive indexing and abstracting with selective full text for national and leading regional newspapers.

United States Titles

Chicago Tribune Index 1973-1979 Langsam Reference AI21.C43; Index to the Chicago Tribune 1980-1981 Langsam Reference AI21.C43; Chicago Tribune Index 1982-1994 Langsam Reference AI21.C434
These are paper indexes to the contents of the Chicago Tribune. Use Factive, Newspaper Source or ProQuest Newspapers for online full text of more recent articles. The Chicago Tribune also maintains its own current web site: http://www.chicagotribune.com Reels of microfilm of the Chicago Tribune are in the Current Periodicals and Microforms area of the Langsam Library: Microfilm N26.

Christian Science Monitor Indexes Annual 1945-1955 Langsam Reference AI21.C446; Christian Science Monitor Index 1960-1962; 1963-1969; 1970-1978 Langsam Reference AI21.C45; Index to the Christian Science Monitor 1980-1984 Langsam Reference AI21.C452
These are paper indexes to the contents of the Christian Science Monitor. Selective full coverage of the Christian Science Monitor is available in Factiva, LexisNexis, or ProQuest Newspapers. Reels of microfilm of the Christian Science Monitor are shelved in the Current Periodicals and Microforms area of the Langsam Library under the call number: Microfilm N41. The Christian Science Monitor maintains its own current web site: http://www.christiansciencemonitor.com/

Cincinnati Enquirer Index 1934-1938 Langsam Reference AI21.C55
This print index was a product of the WPA. The staff of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County maintains an in-house index called Newsdex to articles in the Cincinnati Enquirer and other local newspapers. Newsdex is located on the Public Library’s web site: Connect Current issues of the Cincinnati Enquirer are shelved in the Current Periodicals and Microforms area of Langsam Library. Reels of microfilm are also shelved in this location under the call number: Microfilm N4. The Cincinnati Enquirer maintains its own current web site: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage. America’s Newspapers includes the Cincinnati Enquirer since 1999.

Columbus News Index 1988- Langsam Reference AI3.C44
This is a print index to the contents of the Columbus Dispatch. Online access to the Columbus Dispatch is available for varying years in Factiva, LexixNexis, or Newspaper Source. The Langsam Library retains paper copies of the Columbus Dispatch for 3 months in the Current Periodicals and Microform area. The Columbus Dispatch maintains its own current web site: http://www.columbusdispatch.com

Los Angeles Times Index 1973-1979 Langsam Reference AI21.L6; Index to the Los Angeles Times 1980-1984 Langsam Reference AI21.L6
These are paper indexes to the contents of the Los Angeles Times. After 1984 use America’s Newspapers to access the contents of the Los Angeles Times, or Factive and Newspaper Source for full text. The Los Angeles Times also maintains its own current web site: http://www.latimes.com/ Reels of microfilm of the Los Angeles Times are in the Current Periodicals and Microforms area in the Langsam Library: Microfilm N52

New York Times 1851-2003 Connect
This is a digitized version of the New York Times. More recent issues of the New York Times are available through Factiva. Current issues are also available in paper in the Current Periodicals and Microforms area of the Langsam Library, and on reels of microfilm: Microfilm N1. The New York Times also maintains its own current web site: http://www.nytimes.com/

Washington Post Index 1973-1979 Langsam Reference AI21.W33; Index to the Washington Post 1980-1981 Langsam Reference AI21.W33; Official Washington Post Index 1982-1984 Langsam Reference AI21.W34
These are paper indexes to the contents of the Washington Post. After 1984, access the contents of the Washington Post through America’s Newspapers and full text through Factiva or Newspaper Source. Microfilm reels of the Washington Post are in the Current Periodicals and Microforms area of the Langsam Library: Microfilm N30

Foreign Titles

Palmer’s Index to the Times 1790-1905 Connect
Part of the Historical Newspapers Online, this title indexes issues of The Times for the period indicated.

Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 Connect
The Times Digital Archive provides full text access to The Times from 1785 through 1985. Use The Times Index (Langsam Reference AN4.L6T516) to access articles in The Times from 1986 to the present and the reels of microfilm available in the Current Periodicals and Microforms section of the Langsam Library from 1790 to the present: Microfilm N2. The Times also maintains its own current web site: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/

Zeitungs-Index 1974- Langsam Reference AI9.Z44
This source provides subject indexing to several German-language newspapers, most of which are weekly publications.

Ohio News Service

Gongwer News Service Connect
This database provides full text daily coverage of items relating to Ohio government and politics including all bills before Ohio’s General Assembly. Also tracks the executive and judicial branches.

Broadcast News

Foreign Broadcast Information Electronic Index 1975-1996 Connect
This database indexes the FBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government covering political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues and events throughout the world. The information in these reports is taken from translations of broadcasts and other media sources. Use in conjunction with WNC:World News Connection Connect

Television News Archive Vanderbilt University 1968- Connect
“The Television News Archive collection at Vanderbilt University is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline since 1989. These special reports and periodic news broadcasts cover presidential press conferences and political campaign coverage, and national and international events such as the Watergate hearings, the plight of American hostages in Iran, the Persian Gulf war, and the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001.”

Broadcast News Web Sites

Al-Jazeera English Language Edition http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) http://www.cbc.ca/

NPR Online: National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

News Digests

Facts on File/ Facts.com 1980- Connect
“Consists of full text news articles dating from January 1980, weekly updates from the Facts on file world news digest, and regular wire-service updates from Reuters. Contains content from seven reference databases: Facts on file world news digest, Issues and controversies on file, Today's science on file, Editorials on file, Funk & Wagnalls new encyclopedia, Reuters on-line news service, The world almanac, and Book of facts.”

Use the print version to find news summaries from 1946 to 1980. These are shelved in Langsam Reference and in the Langsam Stacks (D410.F3). Consult Uclid for location of volumes relating to individual years.

Keesing’s Contemporary Archives 1931-1986 D410.K4/ Keesing’s Record of World Events 1987- (Library subscription ends in 2000) D410.K4
This digest of news and political events comes from a European perspective. The library does not own a complete run. For volumes owned and shelving location consult Uclid.