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This Guide consists of a list of selected resources on Political Science available in Auraria Library and on the Internet. It also suggests a research strategy or plan of action you can follow while doing research or simply looking for information on a topic. CHOOSE YOUR TOPIC Looking through the Library's collection of Political Science materials may help you decide on a topic. Information about Political Science can be found in several collections, i.e., article databases, reference books, circulating books, government documents, and videos. Databases -- Go to this page for a customized list of databases related to political science and political philosophy. Many databases listed on this page contain full text, scholarly, peer reviewed and refereed articles in leading journals. In addition: Web of Science (Thomson). 1990 - present.
Finding Older Articles in Print Indexes Many older articles (generally, beyond ten years) are not indexed online. Print indexes that lead to articles include: Combined Retrospective Index to Journals in Political Science, 1866-1974. Washington, Carolloton Press. REF INDEX JA1. C18 Index to U.S. Government Periodicals. Chicago: Infodata International, 1978 - 1987. GOVPUB INDEX J83.I5 International Bibliography of Political Science. Paris : UNESCO, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1985-1998. REF JA1 .A1 I64 International Political Science Abstracts. Paris: International Political Science Assoc. 1977 - 1999. REF INDEX JA36 .I5 Social Sciences Citation Index. Philadelphia: ISI, 1977 - 2005. REF INDEX: H1 .S63 Social Sciences Index. New York: H.W. Wilson. 1974 - 1998. REF INDEX H1 .S62 United States Political Science Documents. 1975-1985. REF INDEX JA 1 .75 Books shelved on the second floor can be checked out. Books are arranged and located by call numbers which arrange the books by subject. Most of the library materials in the area of Political Science, and other related areas are assigned the call numbers as listed:
Skyline (Auraria Library Online Catalog) -- Use the Library online catalog to find books that Auraria owns on the shelf or electronically. Start with a keyword search and then for a more specific approach, use the Library of Congress Subject Headings which offer very specific terms or phrases used by libraries to describe what a given book or article is about. You can link to thee subject headings from catalog records or try a subject search. Prospector: the Colorado Unified Catalog -- Use Prospector to determine which major Colorado library may own a particular book. WorldCat -- This database contains the book records of nearly every library in the United States, and many foreign libraries. Use to request items not found through Skyline or Prospector, including books, dissertations, videorecordings and other materials. Also, remember to ask reference librarians if you need assistance! Reference Books CQ's Politics in America. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press. Political Science Dictionaries United States -- Politics and government -- Dictionaries. Political Science Encyclopedias Encyclopedia of Democracy. Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly, 1995.LOCATION: REF STACKS JC423 .E53 1995 The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress. Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group Ratings. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2000. LOCATION: REF JK1051 .S555 International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who. London : Burke's Peerage Ltd., 1953- LOCATION: REF JA51 .I57 Almanacs Almanac of American Politics. [Boston?] : Gambit. LOCATION: REF JK271 .B343 Congressional Quarterly Almanac. Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly News Features, 1948- present. Annual. LOCATION: REF JK1 .C663 TIP Link to the guide Find Books and Other Material to learn how to find and request materials that are available at the Auraria Library and elsewhere. Election statistics Elections -- United States -- Statistics -- Periodicals and Federal elections [electronic resource. (Federal Election Commission) INTERNET Statistics of the presidential and congressional election of ... (Clerk of the House of Representatives) INTERNET Voting and registration in the election of ... (U.S. Bureau of the Census) INTERNET
Skyline catalog. Auraria Library is a selective U.S. government publications depository. Colorado State Publications -- Links to Colorado state government and information about Colorado. Federalist Papers A series of 85 essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay between 1787 and 1788. They were written to encourage the ratification of the proposed US Constitution, drafted in Philadelphia in 1787. As a result, the essays explain particular provisions of the Constitution in detail. Full text. Code of Federal Regulations -- Federal regulations, agency opinions and US Attorney General Opinions. Full text. Government Accountability Office (GAO) The GAO evaluates federal programs and activities, examines the use of public funds and provides analyses, options, recommendations, and other assistance to the Congress to help it make policy, oversight and funding decisions GPO Access -- Includes the Budget of the United States, Congressional publications, bills, public laws, the Code of Federal Regulations, Economic Indicators, the Economic Report of the President, the Federal Register, the Government Information Locator Service, Supreme Court Decisions from 1937-1975, the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, the United States Code, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, and other documents. Full text. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) The OMB develops and executes the budget of the federal government, oversees implementation of administration policies and programs, and develops and implements management policies for the government. Thomas Legislative Server -- Find the status of bills, roll call votes, Congressional Record, committee information and historical documents. DRCOG Auraria Library is a depository for documents published by the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), a regional planning agency representing six counties and thirty-seven municipalities in the greater Denver metropolitan area. DRCOG publications can be located through Skyline, the Auraria Library's online catalog. Public Opinion Polls Databases above and those listed below, add the word "poll" or "survey" or "opinion" or "attitude" to subject words. American National Election Studies (ANES) Gallup Poll News Service (LexisNexis Academic) Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing (LexisNexis Academic) LexisNexis Academic -- Those needing opinion poll data should also try using the Polls & Surveys SmartIndexing term in combination with news searches run from the Power Search form or the News search form. This will retrieve news stories that report on the contents of public opinion polls. Harris Interactive: The Harris Poll Newspapers from America's Newspapers Pew Global Attitudes Project (Pew Research Center) Pew Research Center for the People and the Press -- Polls on political topics often cited in the newspapers. PollingReport.com -- A public opinion monitor, offering very frequently updated polling results and data. The site is updated whenever a new poll is released. Statistics (Auraria Library subject guide)
Index to Current Urban Documents. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1972 - 1999/2000 REF INDEX HT 101.U72 This multi-volume set is an index to local government publications issued by almost 300 of the largest North American cities and counties. All Colorado documents, which include Aurora, Colorado Springs, Denver, Lakewood, and Pueblo, are full-text on the Urban Documents Microfiche Collection. National Municipal League/Civic League Archives LOCATION: Auraria Archives and Special Collections The collection includes the records and research files of the National Municipal League (now called the National Civic League) from the early 1900s through the present. Extensive subject files and geographic files document activities of the League through its involvement in municipal policy, state constitutional revision, and reapportionment. Included are all publications of the League, including its renowned series of model statements for charters and constitutions. Archives and Special Collections is located in the second floor of the Library. To locate materials from a wide variety of institutions, check the National Historical Publications and Records Commission website listing of projects. When the Materials You Need Aren't Owned by Auraria Library Prospector: the Colorado Unified Catalog -- Use Prospector to determine which major Colorado library may own a particular book. You may use Prospector through Skyline or directly through the Web. WorldCat -- This database contains the book records of nearly every library in the United States, as well as many foreign libraries. Use to request items not found through Skyline or Prospector, including books, dissertations, videorecordings and other materials. ILL (Interlibrary loan) -- Use to order books, or journal and magazine articles, that Auraria Library doesn't own, and you cannot locate in Skyline or Prospector. About Counties (National Association of Counties) -- Information for, on and about counties in the United States. ACLU -- An organization dedicated to the preservation of the constitutional rights of all the people of the US. ACLU's Congressional Scorecard -- From the ACLU. Lists ratings and vote history for members of congress, as relates to civil liberties. Almanac of Policy issues -- Background information, archived documents, and links on major U.S. public policy issues. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
American Political Science Association Amnesty International -- A worldwide movement that works to promote human rights, per international standards, and as described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Background Notes -- From the U.S. State Department, provides information on geographic entities and international organizations and is updated periodically. Brookings Institution -- A private research organization dealing with public policy issues. CATO Institute -- Promotes limited government, individual liberty, and free markets. Center for Defense Information Chemical and Biological Disarmament (Univ. of Michigan Library) Congress Watch -- From Public Citizen. Country Studies -- From the Library of Congress. Photographs, tables, glossaries, bibliographies, maps, and charts for 101 countries and regions. Europa: Gatetway to the European Union FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) Gendercide Watch seeks to confront acts of gender-selective mass killing around the world. German Propaganda Archive -- Translated propaganda material from Nazi Germany and the German Democratic Republic (GDR); contains speeches and essays from leaders, examples of Anti-Semitic writings, cartoons, stamps, photos, posters, speeches, pamphlets, and anti-American caricatures. Green Parties World Wide -- A directory of environmentalist parties around the world. Gun Control vs. Gun Rights (opensecrets.org) Heritage Foundation -- Conservative think tank. Hoover Institution (Stanford University) Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs -- Univ. of Minnesota. Home of PUBPOL Listserv. Human Development Reports -- From the United Nations; Ranks countries on quality of life indicators such as life expectancy, infant mortality, wealth and other criteria. Human Rights Library (Univ. of Minnesota) Images of American Political History Inequality.org -- Created and maintained by "a network of journalists, writers and researchers trying to look beyond conventional economics and its notions of prosperity and progress," this Website features news, original articles, and reprints. Institute for Counter-Terrorism Institute for Global Communications -- Links to various anti-war and/or liberal/progressive websites. The Institute for War & Peace
Reporting (IWPR) -- IWPR is an independent publishing and media
group, whose mission is to "inform the international debate on conflict
and John Locke Foundation -- Conservative think tank, based in North Carolina. Kettering Foundation -- A research foundation that develops and tests strategies that will strengthen the role of citizens in governing themselves. Democracy requires citizens who accept their responsibility and are able to make sound decisions about the public's interest. Democracy requires healthy societies of citizens in communities. Democracy requires legitimate institutions that encourage healthy civil societies. John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University) Marx & Engels Internet Archive Meet the Mayors -- This allows users to search for mayors by last name, city, state, or population. Miller Center of Public Affairs National Academy of Public Administration National Center for Policy Analysis National Conference of State Legislatures National Congress for Community Economic Development Opensecrets.org -- The Online Source for Money in Politics Data, from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) contains current information on money that American politicians raise and spend. Political Information.com -- Search for carefully chosen Websites relating to politics and general political information. RAND -- RAND (a contraction of the term research and development) is the first organization to be called a "think tank." Originally a military contractor, RAND performs reasearch into all aspects of public policy. Record of American Democracy, 1984-1990 (ROAD) (Harvard) September 11 Digital Archive : Saving the Histories of September 11, 2001 September 11 Resoures (University of Arizona) stateline.org -- This Website provides "a set of tools" that apprise state policy makers, the public, and the media of important developments occurring in the capitols of all 50 states. Features of the site include current and past news items on state government, statistical data and background information for every state, a library of updated data tables, and developments for major political issues. Strategic Intelligence (Loyola College, Maryland) -- U.S. and international links to the intelligence community. truthout.org -- an alternative news source containing articles from the world press on various current events, many of which are not available from the US media. Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy (University of Arizona) -- The catalog contains citations to books, reports, and periodicals on all aspects of public policy, with special collections on U.S.-Mexico border issues, environmental conflict resolution, environmental policy in the Southwest (climate change, environmental health, and water resources), and American Indian policy. All of the materials in the catalog are available at the Udall Center library in Tucson, Arizona or for purchase. Some publications are available online. UNISPAL: United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine --The Division for Palestinian Rights, established by the UN, has developed the United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL). It's mission is to provide full-text documents from the UN system relevant to the question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1946. Urban Institute -- "A non-partisan economic and social policy research organization." U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants U.S. Diplomatic History Resources Index U.S. Federal Government Information (Vanderbilt University links) Web Genocide Documentation Centre -- An extensive compilation of primary materials and annotated links related to genocidal and mass man-made killing occurrences. Western Governor's Association Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars -- An institute for advanced study, and a neutral forum for open, serious, and informed dialogue between pre-eminent thinkers and government policymakers. World At War -- From the Center for Defense Information. This examines various ongoing military conflicts around the world. Explanation of Location Codes
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