Manderino Library: Political Science: Resources

Find Articles (Peer Reviewed Journals and More)

Start with these to find scholarly journal, newspaper, and magazine articles. More databases are available through our Find Resources by Subject guides. HINT: Filter by Publication Date or source type, such as Scholarly Articles ...(Peer Reviewed).

No full-text link? If the article you need is not full-text, use the Request Item link in EBSCO databases to request articles through Document Delivery. We will order the article for you - it is free and you get a PDF of the article!

Political Science Complete
Covers comparative politics, humanitarian issues, international relations, law and legislation, non-governmental organizations and political theory. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO
JSTOR Journal Archive
A full-text archive of over 1,700 of the best scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, mathematics, life sciences, etc. Full-text is available from the first issue, but usually does not include the most recent 2-5 years. Note: A very small number of journals now include current content.
SocINDEX with Full-Text
An important resource providing extensive coverage of sociology, social work, anthropology, and related topics. (EBSCO)

Alternate Access: Combined Search of SocINDEX and Social Work Abstracts
More info from EBSCO.
CQ Press Library
Search ALL of our CQ Press resources to find legislative and public policy. Useful for: social work, political science, journalism, communications, and current issues research. HINT: Although you can search each CQ resource separately, using this link to search all of them at once is usually better.

CQ Press Library includes these databases:
CQ Researcher plus Archive, CQ Magazine, and CQ Almanac.
OneSearch
OneSearch combines most of the library's resources into a single database. Rather than search databases separately, you can do just "one search." OneSearch includes articles, books, ebooks, and more. (EBSCO)
Google Scholar @ Cal U
Google Scholar finds scholarly articles, books, papers, etc. Note: This link identifies you as a Cal U person to Google Scholar. This give you access to items that are full-text through the Library. Look for the "Full-Text @ Cal U" links.

Google Scholar Help: Google Scholar Search Tips
Learn more about Google Scholar @ Cal U

Find Books and E-books

E-Books & Library Catalog
Search the library's physical collection (books, DVDs, etc) and e-book collections (EBSCO, ProQuest, Sage, JSTOR, and Oxford).
E-ZBorrow
Request BOOKS from other libraries.

Easily request BOOKS (but not articles or ebooks) from other libraries.
E-ZBorrow Help Page
Google Books
Search the full-text of millions of books. Use as a "discovery" tool to find books on your topic. Books in the public domain (generally, pre-1923) are available full-text. Newer books offer limited viewing--from many pages to nothing.Note: This is just for books (and some magazines). To find scholarly articles, use Google Scholar.

Learn more from Google: About Google Books and the Google Books Library Project.
Additional info from Wikipedia: Google Books

BOOK Request Form
Need a book that you can't find in our library, or in E-ZBorrow? Use this form to request BOOKS from other libraries.

Find Streaming Video

Academic Video Online
A comprehensive streaming video collection that covers a wide range of subjects: anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. (Alexander Street Press)
Films on Demand: Digital Educational Video
This video collection offers thousands of full-length programs and tens of thousands of video segments! Topics include: humanities, sciences, medicine, business, social sciences, and more!

C-SPAN Video Library
This is a complete archive of all C-SPAN programming since 1987 on all three C-SPAN stations (that's over 160,000 hours of video!).
YouTube
See the official APA Style guide for how to cite YouTube References.

Web Sites and Digital Collections

American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science.

CIA World Factbook
"The Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities." A good source for demographic, political, and economic information from the Central Intelligence Agency.
Congress.gov: U.S. Legislative Information
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. Includes: legislation activity, Public Laws, U.S. Code, appropriations, member information, and more.

Coverage Dates for Legislative Information provides details about coverage in Congress.gov.
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations for countries and areas of the world. From the U.S. Dept. of State.

United States House of Representatives
Official hope page includes tremendous amount of information about current Congress.
Federal Election Commission
Search, view, and download campaign finance reports and data available from the Federal Election Commission on the campaign finance activities of Federal election candidates.
House of Representatives (U.S.)
Information on Representatives, committees, legislative activities, House history, and other resources.

National Security Archive
An independent, non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Senate (U.S.)
Information on Senators, committees, legislative activities, Senate history, and other resources.

USA.gov: Service and Information
The U.S. Government's official Web portal.

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What's a Peer-Reviewed Journal?

"Peer-Reviewed" or "Refereed" Journals are considered scholarly. If you want to know more, watch this brief YouTube tutorial from North Carolina State University called Peer Review in 3 Minutes.

Not sure if the article you've found is from a peer-reviewed journal? Use the link below and search for the journal. Hint: Enter the journal name and select "TI Title" to search. If it is "Peer-Reviewed," that line will say "YES."

Serials Directory
Provides publication and pricing information for a large number of U.S. and international periodicals. Note: This is not the place to find articles! (EBSCO)