Political Science: Top Resources
COVID-19 Resources
Below are select resources on the impact of COVID-19 to politics, economy and society. Please contact your librarian for specific research questions, materials requests or instruction inquires. UB Libraries' COVID-19 operational updates.
USA.gov: U.S. government response to Coronavirus, COVID-19.
COVID-19 Economic Impact Tracker: Freedonia analysts and economists are sharing their insights about the impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
United Nations: News and updates on actions by the United Nations. You can view the specific WHO page.
World Bank Group and COVID-19 (coronavirus): Latest news and information on how the World Bank Group is helping countries with COVID-19.
OECD Tackling COVID-19: What are the impacts and consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on our lives and our societies – and what are some of the solutions we can find to boost our healthcare systems, secure our businesses, maintain our jobs and education, and stabilize financial markets and economies?
International Monetary Fund & COVID-19: Latest news and information on how IMF is supporting COVID-19 efforts.
Top Resources
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Worldwide Political Science AbstractsComprehensive index and abstract that covers approximately 2,500 serial titles, about 60% published outside of the United States, and indexes books, book chapters, reviews of books and other media as well as dissertations. More InfoPartial Full-TextUB ONLY
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PAIS International OnlineProvides historical perspective on many of the 20th century's public and social policies. More InfoPartial Full-TextUB ONLY
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Political Science DatabaseProvides access to over 450 major political science and international relations journals. More InfoPartial Full-TextUB ONLY
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New York Times (1851-2012) with Index (1851-1993)Historical local, regional, national and international news. More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
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Opposing Viewpoints in ContextComplete one-stop source for information on social issues. More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
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Project MuseFull-text journals in the humanities & social sciences. More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
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Google ScholarGoogle's trial effort to index the scholarly web
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WorldCat DiscoveryInformation about books and many other types of materials held by libraries around the world. More InfoUB ONLY
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CQ Press LibraryCovers public policy issues & U.S. Congress news & analysis. More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
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Policy File IndexSearch and access reports from more than 300 think tanks and research organizations. More InfoPartial Full-TextUB ONLY
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HathiTrust Digital LibraryA digital repository of online books and other scholarly materials. More InfoPartial Full-TextPUBLIC
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Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsStatistics relating to U.S. Presidential, Senatorial and Gubernatorial elections. More InfoPUBLIC
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Constitution AnnotatedThe Constitution Annotated provides a comprehensive overview of how the Constitution has been interpreted over time and is now available on this new site with upgraded search capabilities. The online Constitution Annotated includes discussions of the Supreme Court’s latest opinions.
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Writing a Political Science Essay (Georgetown University)
Writing in Political Science (Duke University)
Writing a Political Science Paper (Harvard College)
Writing a Research Paper for a Graduate Seminar in Political Science (Rice University)
Selected Government Websites
USA.gov (The official federal government portal.)