Political Science - Subject Guide  Tags: political science subject-guide research library library-guide  

A great source for in-depth coverage and analysis of current events. Search by keyword or browse by topic or date. Also includes an extensive list of issues and pro/con stances for each.

Contains the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. Use GPO Access to search for government documents of all types. Many documents are now available online, but it my be necessary to search for print copies using Quest (Trinity's library catalog).

One of the best resources for researching legislation. Allows full-text searching of bills. Includes Committee Reports, Roll-Call Votes, and just about everything related to legislation in general.

"The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."

Includes working papers, articles, conference proceedings, books, and briefings relating to international affairs. Coverage is from 1991 to the Present.

Wide ranging collection of raw data on a variety of topics. Most data is available as an image file and as an Excel spreadsheet. Also have a look at the "List of Links" link on the main page to access primary sources of data included in Lexis-Nexis.

An extensive collection of raw data on a wide variety of topics. Requires users to create a username and password to download data. Please contact a librarian if you have trouble using ICPSR.

This is a link to all of Trinity's current database subscriptions that are directly related to political science. If you haven't found what you need in this Libguide, try one of these databases, or contact me.