Political Science Research Guide
Use this guide to find information and research on topics in the field of political science
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Political Science Related Databases
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowA good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Databases index the contents of journals and are the first place you want to look for articles.
- Columbia International Affairs Online: CIAO This link opens in a new windowFull-text working and position papers, books, and journals - from international affairs research institutes, 1991-present.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new windowThe international scholarly literature of political science, including articles, books, chapters, and reports, 1975-present.
- PAIS International This link opens in a new windowArticles, government documents, reports in the fields of political science, public and social policy, international relations 1915-.
- CQ Almanac This link opens in a new windowAnnual reference almanac - offers original narrative accounts of every major piece of legislation that lawmakers considered during a congressional session, 1946 to present.
- CQ Congress Collection This link opens in a new windowThe Congression Collection analyzes the history and development, legislation, powers, and personalities of the U.S. Congress. Learn how Congress works. Retrieve floor vote data. View biographical profiles of every member of Congress.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowComprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news, including coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy, 1923-present.
- International Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCitations to articles from international political science periodicals, 1951-present.
- U.S. Congressional Documents This link opens in a new windowThis collection features the complete Congressional Record Bound version, as well as the daily version back to 1980. It also includes the three predecessor titles: Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837) Congressional Globe (1833-1873), and Congressional Hearings (early 1900s-present), as well as other important congressional material such as hearings, CRS Reports, and much more.
- PolicyFile This link opens in a new windowFull text policy papers from think tanks, research institutes, and agencies.
Getting the article
If there is no direct link to the full text of an article in the database you are seaching, click on the UMLinks button. It will find the full text of your article online if it's available through the libraries. Or, it will search the library catalog for you to see if we have your article in print--or let you request it via Interlibrary Loan.
