Political Science and Public Affairs

Recommended starting points and resources for research in political science and public affairs.

Finding Articles [help]
  More Info UW Restricted PAIS International - public and social policy literature from thousands of journals, government reports, and books.
  More Info UW Restricted Congressional Universe - access to congressional publications, including hearings, prints, reports, and more.
  More Info UW Restricted Expanded Academic Index - scholarly and general interest periodicals in all fields.
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Finding Books [help]
  More Info UW Libraries Catalog - includes books, journals (not articles), videorecordings, microfilm, and all cataloged resources.
  More Info Summit Catalog - union catalog of Pacific Northwest academic libraries.
  More Info UW Restricted OCLC WorldCat - union catalog of major libraries, U.S. and some foreign
Electronic Journals
  More Info Political Science and Public Affairs Electronic Journals - representative list of electronic journals
   
Newspaper Articles
  More Info UW Restricted LexisNexis - full text English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese newspapers, worldwide
  More Info UW Restricted Washington State Newsstand - full text Washington State newspapers: Seattle Times, P-I, and others
Background information
  More Info UW Restricted CQ Researcher - reporting and analysis on a wide range of domestic social and public policy issues.
  More Info UW Restricted Governments of the World -background on governments, political issues, and citizen politics around the world.
  More Info UW Restricted Oxford Guide to the United States Government - key figures, events, and structures for the Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court.
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Last modified: Wednesday May 07, 2008 (emkeller)