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Library Catalog (CLIC): The "Creighton Libraries Information Catalog" of books and other materials. Includes more than 35,000 e-books from the ebrary Academic Collection.
http://clic.creighton.edu/
WorldCat: Search for books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide.

Find Articles

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts *: Articles from hundreds of national and international journals in political science and related fields (1975-present).
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Academic Search Premier: Articles from thousands of magazines and journals in many different subjects, including political science (1970s-present).
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JSTOR *: Archive of hundreds of scholarly journals in many different subjects, including political science, economics, and public policy and administration (all years except most recent).
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LexisNexis Academic *: Newspapers, newswires, and broadcasts from the U.S. and around the world, plus business and legal material (years vary by source).
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Special Focus

CEEOL: The Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) includes articles from hundreds of journals pertaining to the region, plus other documents.
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PAIS International *: Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) includes articles from thousands of journals published worldwide, plus books and other documents (1972-present).
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Readers Guide RETRO: Articles from hundreds of leading U.S. news magazines (1890-1982).
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World News Connection: Non-U.S. media sources in English translation, provided by the U.S. government for use by intelligence officials. Call 280-2227 for password.
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Encyclopedias & Reference

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Online directory from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html
CQ's Politics in America: Profiles members of Congress and their districts. Part of CQ Press Electronic Library, which also includes Guide to Congress and Guide to the Presidency.
CountryWatch: Political, economic, social, and environmental overviews, statistics, and news for approximately 200 countries.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Political Science: Includes encyclopedias of politics, political parties of the world, and major acts of the U.S. Congress. Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Oxford Reference Online: Law: Dictionaries and guides to American law and the U.S. Supreme Court. Part of Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online: Politics & Social Sciences: Includes dictionaries and guides to American and global politics, government, and political biography. Part of Oxford Reference Online
Routledge Politics and International Relations Online: Encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and biographical sources for politics, political systems, governments, economies, countries, and regions of the world.
SAGE Reference Online: Politics: Includes encyclopedias for homelessness, politics (left and right), national security, terrorism, U.S. national security, and war and society.
CIA World Factbook: C.I.A. compendium of data on the geography, people, government, economy, communication, transportation, and military of 250+ countries. Also in print.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
World Development Indicators Online: Data from the World Bank on the economy, health, education, welfare, environment, business, and technology of more than 150 developing nations.

Primary Sources

Articles of Confederation: The first constitution of the United States from 1781 to 1789.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/artconf.htm
Constitution of the United States: http://memory.loc.gov/const/const.html
Declaration of Independence: http://memory.loc.gov/const/declar.html
Foreign Relations of the United States: The official documentary record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions. View entries in Library Catalog (CLIC).
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/

Web Sites

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: The directory allows users to search for current and former members of Congress (1774-present).
http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
FirstGov: Page includes Federal sites by branch of government, consortium and quasi-official agencies, independent establishments and government corporations.
http://www.firstgov.gov
Freedom House: A non-profit, non-partisan organization that produces the standard-setting comparative assessment Freedom in the World each year.
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=1
Political Advocacy Groups: Annotated directory of government lobbyists organized by subject.
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/kfountain/
Polity IV Project: Provides information on the authority characteristics of states in the world system for purposes of comparative, quantitative analysis.
http://www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm
Project Vote Smart: Non-partisan group gathering and distributing biographies, voting records, campaign finances and performance evaluations about elected officials and candidates.
http://www.vote-smart.org
THOMAS: Legislative information, including bills, public laws, and the Congressional Record.
http://thomas.loc.gov
Transparency International: Non - profit organization that publishes the annual Global Corruption Report. http://www.transparency.org/publications/gcr

Find Statistics

Bureau of the Census: Social, demographic, and economic data about the U.S. population.
http://www.census.gov
EuropaWorld: Profiles 250+ countries, including statistics on population, health and welfare, agriculture, industry, finance, trade, transportation, media, and education.
FedStats.gov: Provides access to statistics from over 100 Federal agencies. Statistics can be found by subject, geography, or agency.
http://www.fedstat.gov
ICPSR: The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research provides access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
Statistical Abstract of the United States: The government's most important statistical factbook on the social, political, & economic aspects of American life.
Also in paper: Ready Ref. HA 202 .U6 2008
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Statistical Resources on the Web: This annotated list from the University of Michigan Documents Center includes categories for demographics, sociology, and health, among others.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/stats.html
United Nations Statistics Division: International statistics on a wide range of social and economic topics from the United Nations.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/
Nationmaster.com: A clearing house of U.S. and international statistics organized by topic and country. All statistical tables are well cited.
Electionresources.org: A clearing house of links to internet sites around the world that provide complete and detailed national and local election statistics.
WDI (World Development Indicators) Online: Statistics for developing nations that reflect the most important issues: health, education welfare, sustainable use of natural resources, economic growth and more. Ten, and in some cases, 30 year comparative data. (World Bank)
Reference Collection HC 59.15 W656 (yr)

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