Research Guides: Political Science: Databases

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Political Science Databases

America: History and Life
Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Covers over 2,000 journals published worldwide. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and events, including abstracts in English of articles published in more than 40 languages.
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
The most comprehensive Western-language bibliographical database for research on East, Southeast and South Asia. It covers Western-language journal articles, review articles, conference proceedings and chapters in edited volumes with special focus on the humanities and social sciences.

Coverage: 1971 – current.
Historical Abstracts
Abstracts of selected journal articles, citations of books, book reviews and dissertations on the history of all parts of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to present.
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Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis -- including US Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
OECD iLibrary
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Produced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, this resource includes books, papers, and statistics providing access to OECD analysis and data. Includes content published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and the International Transport Forum (ITF).

Coverage 1998-present.
OmniFile Full Text Mega
Provides invaluable support for research in all core undergraduate subjects and for cross-disciplinary work.
PAIS International
Bibliographic index with abstracts covering issues in the public debate through selective coverage of a wide variety of international sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more.

Coverage 1972-present.
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Collection of research from policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Proquest Statistical Insight
Provides access to statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, state governments, private organizations, and major international governmental organizations. Search between approximately 200,000 to 500,000 tables with advanced Search Tables functionality.

Coverage includes over 50 years.
Social Sciences Citation Index
Provides bibliographic data, citations and abstracts of English-language authors to significant articles from over 3,000 journals across 55 social science disciplines. Also covers individually selected, relevant items from over 3,500 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. The database is building on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, 1984-2000. Thesaurus of over 3,000 terms used to index records also available.

American Cultural and Faith Institute
Non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization that regularly conducts national surveys to gauge the sentiment and activity of politically conservative, spiritually active Christians in America. The information gained from these studies is used in various ways: to help UiP in its planning and outreach efforts, to support UiP’s organizational partners in their efforts to impact their circles of influence, to educate the public by sharing insights about conservatives through the media, and to educate Christian church leaders about the people they serve.
American National Election Studies (ANES)
Conducts historical and contemporary research and analyzes data on American elections.
Catalog of Government Publications
U.S. Government Publishing Office resource of recent and historic government publications.
GovInfo
Provides one-stop access to U.S. Government legal, legislative, and regulatory information resources from 1994/95-present.
Indiana Administrative Code
Contains the text of regulations Indiana state agencies use to enforce laws passed by the Indiana General Assembly and signed by the Governor.
Vital Statistics on Congress
Collaborative venture between the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution on congressional statistics.
Vizala
Provides economic and demographic data with visual analytics on a variety of topics.
Voteview
Political science analyses and datasets covering congressional voting and other topics from the University of Georgia and other institutions.
United Nations Statistical Yearbook