When you begin research in a new topic area it is useful to identify
phrases, define words and find brief facts. The resources in this
section list some reference sources for the field of Political Science.
To find additional materials search the AUS library catalog (http://alberta.aus.edu/search).
Selected Reference Collection materials:
The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science : A User's
Guide to its Terms Reference Collection - 1st Floor JA61
.B43 1999
Political Theories for Students Reference Collection
- 1st Floor JA81 .P617 2002
The Encyclopedia of Political Thought Reference
Collection - 1st Floor JA61 .E52 2001
Handbook of the Nations : A Brief Guide to the Economy,
Government, Land, Demographics, Communications, and National Defense
Establishment of each of 266 entities of the World Reference
Collection - 1st Floor G122 .W67 1999
World Directory of Diplomatic Representation Reference
Collection - 1st Floor JX1625 .W67 1992
Finding Books and Other Materials
The AUS Library uses the Library of Congress Classification system.
To find books search in the AUS
library catalog (http://alberta.aus.edu/search). To browse the
shelves for books in Political Science, try the following call numbers:
HX
Socialism, Communism, Anarchism and Utopias
J
General legislative and executive papers
JA
Political science (General)
JC
Political theory
JF
Political institutions and public administration
JJ
Political institutions and public administration (North America)
JK
Political institutions and public administration (United States)
JL
Political institutions and public administration (Canada,
Latin America, etc.)
JN
Political institutions and public administration (Europe)
JQ
Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa,
Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)
JS
Local government. Municipal government
JV
Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International
migration
JZ
International relations
Z 7161-7166
Political and Social Science Bibliography
Finding Journal Articles
In the field of Political Science, the AUS library subscribes to
hundreds of journals, most of which are found online. To find
all databases with political science information go to:
JSTOR
– Provides electronic access to the back-files of almost 200 core
scholarly journals from 19 academic disciplines including the humanities,
social sciences, and general sciences.
Academic
Research Library – A full collection of journals and magazines
for information on a broad range of general reference subjects including
arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences.
Other Databases
Academic
Search Premier (EbscoHost) –
This multi-disciplinary database
offers full text for more than 1,850 scholarly journals, including
nearly 1,300 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area
of academic study, Academic Search Premier offers full text information
dating as far back as 1985
Social
Sciences Citation Index – The Social Sciences Citation Index
from Web of Science is a multidisciplinary index to the journal
literature of the social sciences. It fully indexes more than 1,725
journals across 50 social sciences disciplines, and it indexes individually
selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading
scientific and technical journals.
Science
Direct – The world's largest scientific, technical and medical
(STM) database supplemented by relevant bibliographic databases
to expand literature searches further and a growing program of online
reference works. Over three million articles and over 59 million
abstracts from all fields of science.
Websites
Political Science Resources: United States Politics
Collection of links to materials about U.S. government and politics.
Topics include campaign finance, cartoons, elections, lobbying groups,
political parties, news sources, statistics, think tanks, and more.
From the University of Michigan Library Documents Center.
URL: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/psusp.html
Aljazeera.Net
This site is a companion to the Arabic satellite news channel Aljazeera.
The site aims to provide "heated debates along with objective
news reporting and interactive feedback." Features Arab and
world news on topics including politics, the economy, culture, and
science and technology. Also includes animated political cartoons.
Note: Search may not work.
URL: http://english.aljazeera.net/
YaleGlobal Online
This site "is the flagship publication of the Yale Center for
the Study of Globalization. The magazine explores the implications
of the growing interconnectedness of the world." Articles are
browsable by region or by subject area such as the environment,
gender, politics, science and technology, security and terrorism,
and trade. Also provides an introduction to the topic of globalization
and links to related sites. Searchable.
URL: http://yaleglobal.yale.edu
Elections and Electoral Systems Around the World
Good place to start if you're looking for election information around
the world. Has links to information on more than countries, as well
as to the best general sites on the topic. Maintained as part of
the Political Science Resources page at the University of Keele
in the United Kingdom.
URL: http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/election.htm
Global Connections: The Middle East
This site provides background information for events in the Middle
East. There is a timeline of key events from 1900; a thematic section
viewing "events through the lens of politics, science, economics,
and more"; and a section of "big picture" questions
with accompanying essays and lesson plans. From the PBS station
WGBH in Boston.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/
Getting help with your research
The reference librarians at AUS are happy to help you with your
research. For specific search strategy assistance in Political Science
please contact
Christin Furno
Liaison Librarian for Political Science
06-515-2254 cfurno@aus.edu
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