Citation Guides for Electronic Documents

Dictionary of Politics - JA61 R39 1978 Main Ref.
There are over 4,600 entries in this volume, consisting of definitions of concepts, terms, and references. These definitions are brief and contain bibliographic sources.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics - JA61.C665 2003 Main Ref.
Definitions of concepts, terms, and references.

Encyclopædia Britannica (Available only to UA Students, Faculty, & Staff)
Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects.

The Encyclopedia of Democracy - JC423 E53 1995 (4 volumes) Main Ref.
Provides readers with answers to questions about geographical regions, historical ears, important individuals, philosophical concepts, and many other issues to an understanding of democracy.

Encyclopedia of Human Rights - JC 571 E67 1996 Main
Comprehensive source dealing with human right issues

Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (available only to students, faculty and staff from Sabio)-

The Europa World Yearbook - JN1 E85 (latest year in Information Commons Reference)
The Europa World Yearbook (formerly the Europe Year Book: a World Survey) is an authoritative reference work, providing a wealth of detailed information on the political, economic and commercial institutions of the world.

Information Sources of Political Science - JA71 H64 1986 Main Ref.
It provides a detailed and descriptive inventory of reference sources to unknown political information.

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World - JA61 O95 2001 Main Ref.
Provides a comprehensive guide to international relations and national domestic politics throughout the world.

Political Handbook of the World - JF37 P6 1999 Main Ref.
Include essential political information such as heads of state, cabinet members, political parties, representation in national legislatures, mass media, and composition and activities of major intergovernmental organizations worldwide.

Political Science: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources - JA71 Y75 1990
Provides reference sources to political information.

Political Systems of the World - JA61.D47 1999 Main Ref.
This source describes unique ethnic and social composition and its own unique history of 192 sovereign nations in the world. This encyclopedia attempts to describe these systems and relate them to the social and economic influences which, over the years, have fashioned them.

Public Administration Research Guide - JF1351 C53 1992 Main Ref.
This is an authoritative guide to information sources in public administration

World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures - JF511 .W67 1998 (2 volumes) Main Ref.
This encyclopedia is a record of the state of parliamentary democracy around the world. It provides a comprehensive survey of one of the central institutions of modern political life and basis for the comparative study of parliaments and legislatures in terms of their history as well as heir present functions and procedures.

Do you need more specialized reference resources? Specialized Information Additional sources of background information covering Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the U.S., as well as the presidency and Congress and other politcal science resources.

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ABC Political Science
Political Science, government, law, public policy, and economics

AccessUN
International politics, economics, social issues · Index only of UN publications

Alternative Press Index
Indexes to articles in alternative, radical, and left publications that focus on social, political, economic, and environmental causes.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is designed to be the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.

Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Weekly
The pre-eminent resource for non-partisan information from Capitol Hill. It includes news, analysis, and access to full-text articles published since 1983.

CIS Congressional Universe [Tips: Using CIS for Legislative Research]
U.S. Congress and legislative information. Full Text.

Criminal Justice Abstracts
This database covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishments, and sentencing.

Declassified Documents Reference System (DDRS)
A selection of U.S. government documents from the CIA, FBI, State Department and many other government agencies that have been declassified. Covers many major domestic and international events of the post-World War II era.

Academic Search Premier (through EBSCOhost)
Multidisciplinary database that includes some full-text articles.

Electronic Journals
Full text journal articles in Political Science, now available directly online from vendors like JSTOR and Project Muse.

Europa - Gateway to the European Union
European Community publications and legislation resources.

Global Newsbank (International news)
Articles, news summaries, and broadcast transcripts from international sources

GPO Monthly Catalog
Bibliographic citations to documents published by U.S. federal government agencies and Congress.

International Bibliography of Political Science - JA1 A1 I64 Main Ref.
The IBSS lists journal articles and monographs from all over the world and in over 70 languages, all with English title translations where needed.

International Political Science Abstract
Provides non-evaluative abstracts of articles in the field of political science published in journals and yearbooks all over the world.

JSTOR
Collection of major political science journals in electronic form from their beginning until 3-4 years ago

LexisNexis Academic Universe
Full text of news and business and legal information from over 6,000 sources.

Political Science Abstracts
This database includes abstracts of materials from professional journals, major news magazines, and books devoted to North American and international politics and political analysis.

Project Muse at Johns Hopkins University
Full text of recent articles for World Politics, Journal of Democracy, and other related journals

Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (PAIS)
Brief summaries of books, articles, and government documents dealing with public policies and social issues.

RASP: Resources for Research
Full text of magazines and newspapers on the web - 18th, 19th and 20th century publications. Includes many well known American publications including the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies (1861 - 1865) , the War of the Rebellion (1880 - 1901), and many more sources.

Social Science Citation Index/Abstracts
Multidisciplinary database through cited authors.

UN Publications (UNDOC)
An index to official publications of the United Nations. [Documents are on microfiche]

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The Almanac of American Politics - JK8 A4 (latest in Info Commons)
Includes profiles and photographs of all 50 governors and members of congress with their voting records, congressional ratings by interest groups, and updated maps, description, and voting trends in every congressional districts in the United States.

Almanac of European Politics - JN44 A12 C67 1995 Main Ref.
Focuses on the current political developments, governmental institutions, political parties, and leaders in the 19 established democracies of Western Europe.

U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
A Comprehensive source for demographic, social, and economic data

CIS Statistical Universe
A comprehensive source to federal statistics, this service allows users to search summaries of statistical publications, then link to the full-text of selected publications. Statistical Universe also provides abstracts and indexing to US (ASI) and state and local governments (SRI) and privately published and international and intergovernmental statistical sources (IIS).

Statistical Abstract of the United States - HA 202 Main Ref. (also available on the web through Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe).
Summary of statistics on the economic, political, and social organization of the U.S. This annual publication began in 1981.

EuroStat
A key source of European statistics

Statistical Resources on the Web
Great place to start for links to a multitude of statistical resources.

WISTAT: Women's Indicators and Statistics CD-ROM Main Ref.
Statistical information about women and men from an international perspective.

World Factbook - JA51 W6 (latest in Main Ref.) Also available in CD-ROM and in the Internet.
Published by the Central Intelligence Agency for the US Government Officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Information is provided by many government agencies and it includes current on government, geography, economy, defense, communication. and other information on countries worldwide.

Yearbook of the United Nations - JX1977 A37 Y4 Info Commons.
Includes a comprehensive coverage of activities of the United Nations.

Do you need more resources? Additional Sources for Facts and Figures

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American Political Scientists: A Dictionary - JA61 A525 2002 Main Ref.
Includes information about political scientist as profession and their contributions.

Biography and Genealogy Index
Index to biographies on over 4 million people from the beginning of time through the present.

Contemporary Authors
Full text of biographical information on published authors in all disciplines. International in scope. Contains personal facts, career, writings, work in progress and sidelights.

Dictionary of American Biography - E176.D563 Main Ref
Authoritative National biography of the United States.

The Economist Dictionary of Political Biography - JA66 E36 1991 Main Ref.
Includes portraits of those who most influence the world of politics. Categories include: heads and members of government, political party leaders, prominent regional or state governors, influential public servants, leading trade unionists, lobbyists and campaigners, international public servants and Euro-politicians.

WorldWide Government Directory with International Organizations - JA1 A1 L34 2001 Main Ref.
Includes official names, titles and contact information of head of states, top government officials, state agencies and much more worldwide

Do you need more resources? Additional Sources of Information on People & Organizations

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Political Science and Public Policy Resources (Univ. of Arizona)

Government Documents homepage (Univ. of Arizona)

Science Maps Resources (Univ. of Arizona)

Government Documents Round Table (GODORT)

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Guide to CIS Congressional Universe: Legislation

Citation Guide

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Library Guides to Library Resources (class related assignments)

Course Reserves for Political Science Classes

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