Political Science Resources

This guide includes current print and electronic political science resources for general research . Contact a librarian for more information or for help with specific political science topics. Guides for selected political science or government courses are available from the Subject & Course Guides page.

Book Collections | Periodicals & Databases | Websites | Citation
Book Collections

Circulating Books

Use the Catalog to find books in the libraries' circulating collection, as well as reference sources, government documents, and other materials.

Library Catalog Keyword Subject Author Title
    Limit to: Print Books  E-books  Audio/Visual 

Print Reference Books

• The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref JA61 .B57 1991
  
  
• Guide to U.S. Elections
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref JK1967 .C662 1994
  
  
• How Government Works: Selections from the Encyclopedia of the United States Congress, the Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, the Encyclopedia of the American Judicial System
  Leesburg, South Lake, and Sumter Campuses
  Ref JK271 .H74 1999
  
  
• The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref JA61 .O95 1993

Online Books

To access online books, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

• The following titles and many more are available from NetLibrary through the LINCC Catalog
  • Blackwell's Encyclopaedia of Political Thought
  • A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy
  • Business, Government, and Sustainable Development
  
  
• The Digital Collection from Greenwood Electronic Media available through the LINCC Catalog provides a large quantity of electronic titles on a variety of subjects. Some of the political science titles include:
  • Candidate Images in Presidential Elections
  • Culture and International Relations
  • Encyclopedia of War and Ethics
  • Foreign Policy Decision-Making
  • Political Leadership for the New Century
  • The Public Voice in a Democracy at Risk
  
  
• The following titles are available from the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
  • The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
  • A Dictionary of Political Biography
  • The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World
  • The Oxford Guide to the United States Government
  
  
• The Virtual Reference Library includes the following titles:
  • Countries and their Cultures
  • Patterns of Global Terrorism
  • Terrorism: Essential Primary Resources
  • Terrorism Reference Library

Periodicals & Databases

Magazines, newspapers and journals are available in print at all LSCC libraries and through online databases.

Finding Articles

Databases provide indexes for articles on a large variety of topics. LSCC has access to more than 70 databases on a range of topics. You can access databases alphabetically or by clicking on the subject categories below.

• General Databases provide articles on a wide variety of disciplines and usually provide sufficient information for most general research
• News & Current Events databases offer both news sources and political issue information.
  
  
• Law & Public Affairs Databases and Social Sciences Databases will provide articles about specific political science topics topics and will help you with more in-depth research.

To access LSCC Databases, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

Finding Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

If you know the name of a specific periodical, the Journal Finder search box below will tell you if it is available at one of the LSCC Libraries or through one of the databases.

Find Journal by Title:

Websites

Associations & Organizations

• The American Political Science Association
• Embassy.org

Government Sites

• CIA World FactBook
• FirstGov.gov
• Country Studies (Library of Congress)
• U.S. Department of State: Background Notes
• U.S. Deparment of State: Foreign Relations of the United States
• U.S. Supreme Court

Primary Sources

• National Security Archive
• Supreme Court Opinions
• Thomas

Resources

• Cato Institute
• The Heritage Foundation
• MoveOn.org
• OpenSecrets.org
• Politics1.com
• Project Vote Smart

Web Directories

• Vanderbilt University: Political Science
• Library of Congress: Goverment Web Resources

Wettering Links

• Write Your Representative
• OpenSecrets.org: Center for Responsive Politics
• CQ Moneyline

Citation

Remember, plagiarism is a serious violation of LSCC's Academic Integrity policy, so you must cite any idea or direct quote imported from an outside source. The links below provide citation examples and formatting instructions.

• For APA and MLA citation styles, refer to the libraries' Citation Center for printable guides and other help with documentation. Ask a librarian for additional assistance.
• For other documentation styles, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides good examples and instruction.