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Subject Resources -- Political Science

Reference resources

• Bealey, Frank. The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science: A User's Guide to its Terms. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 1999. Reference JA61.B43 1999
• Congressional Quarterly. Guide to Congress, 5th ed. 2 vols. Washington: CQ Press, 2000. Reference JK1021.C565 2000
• Delury, George E., and Deborah A. Kaple, eds. World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties, 3rd ed. 3 vols. New York: Facts on File, 1999. Reference JF2011.W67 1999
• How Government Works: Selections from the Encyclopedia of the United States Congress, The Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, Encyclopedia of the American Judicial System. New York: Macmillan, 1999. Reference JK271.H74 1999
• Krieger, Joel, et al., eds. The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Reference JA61.O95 2001
• Nelson, Michael A., ed. Guide to the Presidency, 2nd ed. 2 vols. Washington: Congressional Quarterly, 1996. Reference JK516.C57 1996
• Sheldon, Garrett Ward. Encyclopedia of Political Thought. New York: Facts on File, 2001. Reference JA61.E52 2001

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Monographs and dissertations

• ZipLINK
• OhioLINK
• WorldCat
• Digital Dissertations

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Databases, indexes and abstracts

Electronic databases
• Academic Search Premier
• Annual Review of Political Science
• CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
• Econlit
• ICPSR
• Infotrac Full-Text Articles
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
• Marcive Web
• National Journal Group's Policy Central
• PAIS
• Polling the Nations
• Social Sciences Citation Index
• Sociological Abstracts
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Print indexes and abstracts
• Criminal Justice Abstracts Index HV6008.C67
• CSA Political Science & Government Index Z7161.A33
• International Political Science Abstracts Index Z7163.I647
• PAIS International in Print Index Z7163.P9
• Sage Public Administration Abstracts Index JA1.S27
Locating full-text journals
• Browse the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center's Politics, Political Science and Law category.
• Browse ZipLINK for a list of electronic journals subscribed to by the University of Akron Libraries.
• Browse ZipLINK for a list of OhioLINK electronic journals.

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Web resources

Web directories
• Political Studies Association Politics WWW Gateway
• Social Science Information Gateway Politics
• University of British Columbia Political Science: A Net Station
• University of Michigan Political Science Resources on the Web
United States government
• Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies
• Brookings Institution
• Federation of American Scientists
• FirstGov
• National Security Archive
• RAND
International/Comparative
• Canadian Institute of International Affairs
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• CIA World Factbook
• Council on Foreign Relations
• Country Indicators for Foreign Policy, Carleton University
• FIRST (Facts on International Relations and Security Trends)
• Foreign Affairs Online
• Foreign Policy Association
• Foreign Policy Centre
• Inter-Parliamentary Union
• Library of Congress Country Studies
• Royal Institute of International Affairs
Criminal Justice
• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Corrections.com
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Florida State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Links
• Nathanson Centre for the Study of Organized Crime and Corruption
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
• National Institute of Corrections
Research Methods
• Bill Trochim's Center for Social Research Methods
• Paul Hensel's Political Methodology Page
• Social Science Information Gateway Social Science Methodology
• Society for Political Methodology
• SocioSite Research Methodology and Statistics

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Associations and Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Political and Social Sciences
• American Association for Public Opinion Research
• American Political Science Association
• Association for Asian Studies
• Canadian Political Science Association
• International Political Science Association
• Midwest Political Science Association
• Political Studies Association of the UK
• Southern Political Science Association

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Research guides

• Congress
• Course Guide 3700:392 Careers in Political Science
• Government Resources
• Guide to Accessing ICPSR Data
• Law Library Legal Research Links
• Public Administration and Urban Studies Resources
• Sources of Demographic Data on the Web

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Local academic resources

• Department of Political Science
• Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies
• Center for Policy Studies
• Institute for Health and Social Policy
• Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics

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Grant information

• Directory of Research Grants. Westport, Conn.: Oryx. Reference LB2338.D57
• Funding Sources for Community and Economic Development: A Guide to Current Sources for Local Programs and Projects. Westport, Conn.: Oryx. Reference HN49.C6 F863
• Federal Commons
• The Foundation Center
• Ohio Grantmakers Forum
• Public Administrators' Grants Network
• The University of Akron Office of Research Services and Sponsored Programs

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