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[hidetoc]WWW SITES
- American Political Science Association
- Brookings Institution Research and analysis of public policy issues
- CATO Institute
- Center for American Women and Politics
- Center on Religion and Democracy Nonpartisan research center
- Congressional Quarterly Current news on bills and votes in Congress
- Congressional-Research-Service Keyword search site to locate reports from the public policy research group of the US Congress
- FactCheck.org: Holding Politicians Accountable From Annenberg Public Policy Center of the Unoversity of Pennsylvania
- Foreign Policy Association Educates Americans about international issues. Search the Resource Library by keyword
- Global Integrity Information on governance and corruption for countries around the world
- Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace Studies 20th century political and social change
- Human Rights Watch
- International Relations Resources From Tufts University
- League of Women Voters Nonpartisan grassroots citizen organization
- National Priorities Project Analyzes federal data on how tax monies are spent
- Open Secrets Center for Responsive Politics; Tracks campaign funding for federal legislative candidates. Guide to money in U.S. elections
- Political Information Search engine for politics, policy and political news
- Political Resources on the Net Political Web sites sorted by country
- Political Science Resources on the Web From the UMich Doc Center
- Politicalweb.info Role of the web in the political process
- Politics1 Political info, news and links
- Poly-cy: Internet Resources for Political Science From West Virginia University
- Public Agenda Online Non-partisan opinion research on national issues
- This Nation Comprehensive guide to American government
- Ultimate Political Science Links
- WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
- Yahoo!: Social Science / Political Science
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search and then click on the Long View. You can explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link.DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
- ABC of Diplomacy
- American Spirit: Political Dictionary
- Credo Reference (formerly
XreferPlus) Several dictionaries elated to Political Science are available
including:
- Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science
- Dictionary of Politics and Government
- Political Dictionary
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- American Political Dictionary REF JK9 .P55
- Congressional Quarterly's American Congressional Dictionary REF JK9 .K73
- Dictionary of World Politics REF D14 .K87
- Encyclopedia of Democracy REF JC423 .E53
- Facts on File Dictionary of American Politics REF JK9 .H54
- International Relations: A Political Dictionary REF JX1226 .P55
- Oxford Companion to Politics of the World REF JA61 .O95
ALMANACS, HANDBOOKS, AND YEARBOOKS
- Almanac of Policy Issues
- Europa World Year Book
Online version, click on the Countries link
- State Blue Books
- Wisconsin Blue Book
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Almanac of the 50 States REF HA203 .A5
- Congress and the Nation REF KF387 .C6
- Congressional Districts in the 2000's REF JK1341 .C65
- Congressional Quarterly Almanac REF JK1 .C66
- CQ's Politics in America 2006: The 109th Congress REF JK1012 .C67
- Europa World Year Book REF JN1 .E86
- How Government Works REF JK271 .H74
- Political Handbook of the World REF JF37 .P6
- Public Interest Group Profiles REF JK1118 .P79
- Religious Right: A Reference Handbook REF BR526 .U88
- Statesman's Yearbook REF JA51 .S7
- United States Government Manual REF JK421 .A3
- Wisconsin Blue Book REF JK6031 .W52
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- CSA: Criminal Justice Abstracts
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- Masterfile Premier
- Business Source Elite
- Corporate ResourceNet
- Military and Government Collection
- JStor
- Lexis Nexis: Academic Extensive full text legal & political information
- Project Muse
- Proquest
- ABI/Inform
- Proquest Newspapers
- Newsbank Newsfile
- STAT USA
- WilsonWeb
- Business Full Text
- OmniFile
- Readers' Guide Full Text
- Social Sciences Full Text
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications.
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
PERIODICALS
- Project
Muse Journals Including World Politics, Journal of Democracy, Washington
Quarterly
- JStor
Full-text political science and social science periodical articles including:
- America Journal of International Law
- American Journal of Political Science
- American Political Science Review
- Journal of Politics
- Political Science Quarterly
- Public Opinion Quarterly
- World Politics
- Brookings Institution
- CQ Researcher
and CQ Weekly
- Capitol Hill Blue
- Common Cause
- Harvard Political Review
- Michigan Journal of Political Science
- Mother Jones
- Women and Politics
Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library
- Harpers
- Mother Jones
- Nation
- National Review
- New Republic
- Progressive
DIRECTORIES
- American Political Science Association
- Emily's List Political network for Democratic Women
- Associations
Unlimited Online version of the Encyclopedia of Associations
- Midwest Political Science Association
- Pacific Northwest Political Science Association
- Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
- State PIRGs Working Together Public interest research groups for about 25 states
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Book of the States REF JK2403 .B6
- Congressional Quarterly's Federal Regulatory Directory REF JK671 .F45x
- Congressional Quarterly's Washington Information Directory REF JK421. C77x
- Encyclopedia of Associations REF HS17 .G332
- CSG State Directory (3 volumes) REF JK2403 .S69
- State Elective Officials
- Legislative Leadership
- Administrative Officials
- Yearbook of International Organizations REFJX1904 .A42
POLITICAL NEWS
- AlterNet Independent and alternative media
- AltWeeklies Politics section
- BBC - British Broadcast Corporation
- CNN All Politics
- C-Span Online
- Fox News
- MSNBC
- National Public Radio
- New York Times
- Politics Line Political commentary from the prominent columnists, updated daily.
- Roll Call
- U.S. Politics Today
- Washington Post
- The Wheeler Report Wisconsin political news
- Wisconsin Public Radio Includes streaming audio
- WisPolitics.com
POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS
- Center for Voting and Democracy Election reform info
- E-Democracy: Election 2004 News, Information and Links
- Election Guide Worldwide coverage of national-level elections
- Election Resources
- Election Science Institute Citizen group working to guarantee accurate and transparent elections
- FactCheck.org monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by political figures
- FEC Watch Guide to activities of the Federal Election Commission from Opensecrets.org
- Federal Election Commission Campaign finance data
- Lijphart Elections Archive Detailed election statistics on national legislative elections worldwide
- National Archives and Records Administration Resources on the Electoral College including a calculator for combinations of results in the states to achieve electoral college victory
- National Political Index: Contacting National Political Parties Web directory of political party websites, including smaller parties
- Presidents of the United States Includes election results
- Project Vote Smart
- Rock the Vote
- Verified Voting Works for legislation requiring paper verification of votes.
OPINION POLLS, STATISTICS, AND SURVEY DATA
- Federal Election Commission
- Gallup Organization Opinion surveys
- ICPSR Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
- Lijphart Elections Archive
- National Election Studies Data on political participation
- Pew Global Attitudes Project
- Pew Research Center for the People and the Press polling data
- Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) Includes results of their investigations and stances
- Polling Report
- Project Vote Smart
- Public Agenda Online Provides public opinion and policy analysis on a variety of topics
- Public and Lobby Opinion on Legislative Issues from U. of Michigan Document Center
- Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
- Social Statistics Briefing Room From the White House
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- State Data Center Program
- Statistical Resources on the Web: Political Science
- World Public Opinion.org
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Global Perspectives on the United States: A Nation by Nation Survey REF E895 .G56
GOVERNMENT SOURCES
- Government Resources University Library Subject Guide
- National City Government Resource Center Collection of city-related links in the U.S.
- Internet Sites of State Legislatures
- Thomas, Legislative Information on the Internet
- U.S. Conference of Mayors
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Senate Home Page
- Wisconsin State Legislature
LAW, COURT DECISIONS, AND HISTORIC DOCUMENTS
Court Decision Sites
- Academic
Universe From Lexis Nexis
- Federal Circuit Court Opinions
- U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Historic Documents
- American Memory Library of Congress gateway to more than 7 million digital items from over 100 historical collections
- Avalon Project From Yale University, provides documents from law and diplomacy
- Constitutions, Treaties, and Declarations
- Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 03/14/2008 and Last Revised: 07/06/2007
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