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Subject Guide: Political Science

Books

Selected Reference Books in McQuade Library (First Floor):

  • Almanac of American Politics [REF] JK1012 .A44 2004
  • America Votes [REF] JK1967 .A8
  • Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Institutions [REF] JA61 .B56 1987
  • Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Thought [REF] JA61 .B57 1987
  • Congress and the Nation [REF] KF 49 .C653 2001-2004
  • Congressional Directory [REF] JK1011 .U5
  • Congressional Quarterly Almanac Plus [REF] JK1 .C66
  • Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections [REF] JK67 .C662 2001
  • Dictionary of American Diplomatic Theory [REF] E183.7 .F5 1989
  • Dictionary of International Relations [REF] JX1226 .E82 1998
  • Elections A to Z [REF] J1976 .M57 1999
  • Encyclopedia of American Political History [REF] E183 .E5 1984 3 vols.
  • Encyclopedia of American Political Reform [REF] E839.5 .C57 1996
  • Encyclopedia of Cold War Politics [REF] E840 .T57 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought [REF] JC423.E54 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Guerilla Warfare [REF] U240 .B43 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Terrorism [REF] HV6431 .K883 2003
  • Encyclopedia of World Political Systems [REF] JF51 .D465 2000 (2 vols.)
  • Europa World Yearbook [REF] JN1.E8 (2 vols.)
  • Great American Speeches [REF] E183 .G68 1993
  • Guide to American Foreign Relations since 1700 [REF] E183.7 .G82
  • Massachusetts Political Almanac [REF] JK3130 .A6
  • The Military Balance [REF] UA15 .L652
  • Political Philosophy: Theories,Thinkers and Concepts [REF] JA71 .P6226 2001
  • The Presidency A to Z [REF] JK511 .P775 1998
  • Statesman's Yearbook [REF] JA51 .S7

Search the NOBLE Web Catalog for more print and electronic books owned by McQuade Library. Try these sample subject headings:

Communications in Politics Political Psychology
Democracy Political Science
Elections State, the
International Relations Voting
Comparative Government Politics and Culture

To find additional related subject headings, scroll down to the bottom of the Web catalog record OR consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings [REF] Z695.Z8 L524a 1999 located behind the Reference Desk in McQuade Library.

Articles

Selected print indexes (located in the Reference Room, library first floor) may be used for locating articles. For a list of our print and electronic periodical subscriptions see Journal Finder. Print magazines, journals, and newspapers are located on the library's second floor.

  • Boston Globe Index [1987 -] (REF AI21 .B63 B44)
  • Humanities Index [1975 -] (REF AI3 .H85)
  • New York Times Index [1913 -] (REF AI21 .N45)
  • PAIS (Public Affairs information Service) International In Print [1964 - 2002] (REF H96 .P9 )
  • Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature [1890- ] (REF AI3 .R48)
  • Wall Street Journal Index [1974 -] (REF HG1 .W26)

Selected journals, magazines, and newspapers on the Web:

Search these databases to find articles (for off campus access you will be prompted to enter the 13-digit number on the back of your Merrimack College ID):

  • Academic Search Premier is the world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, providing full text for more than 4,500 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals.

  • Expanded Academic ASAP provides citations and some full text on a variety of subjects including including the humanities, social sciences, business, medicine, and education.

  • JSTOR is a searchable digital archive containing back-issues of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. It contains complete runs of these scholarly journals, many of which date from the 1800s. Note: the most recent 3 to 5 years of a journal are not included in this archive.

  • eLibrary contains information from books, magazines, and newspapers. Includes maps, pictures and transcripts from TV and radio. Click on the "Topics" tab and browse many categories including the arts.

  • Newsbank provides full-text coverage of the Boston Globe from 1980 to the present.

  • CQResearcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social issues to global issues such as terrorism, foreign aid, environment, and science and technology.

  • LexisNexis Academic contains full-text of legal news, law reviews, and both federal and state legal cases. Includes federal and state codes and regulations, international legal materials, patents and directory listings of lawyers and law schools in the US

Web Sites

Subject Directories/General Guides

U.S. Politics

Comparative Politics

Voting/Elections/Polling/Parties

Think Tanks

Human Rights

International Relations

Local Resources

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