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Find Articles and Basic
Reference Information
Magazine and journal indexes and other reference databases.
To access from off campus, most of the databases listed here will require a Missouri State University Windows Account User ID and Password. More information about off-campus access
Online Indexes to Articles
America: History and Life
America: History and Life is a complete bibliographic reference to research on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Published since 1964, the database comprises over 490,000 bibliographic entries for periodicals dating back to 1954, providing an incomparable research tool for students and researchers of U.S. and Canadian history. This extensive database covers over 1,700 journals published worldwide. In addition to covering all key English-language historical journals, America: History and Life coverage includes selected historical journals from major countries, state and local history journals, and a targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities. Over 90% of the articles included are published in English-language journals. In addition to articles, each year America: History and Life includes approximately 6,000 citations of book and media reviews from a selection of over one hundred key journals in U.S. and Canadian history and related fields. The database also includes citations to abstracts of dissertations published in these areas. In 2006, America: History and Life began adding retrospective coverage for the most important historical journals in JSTOR. By project's end, coverage for these journals will extend back to the late-19th century.Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 4,650 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,183 journals in the collection. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more. Academic Search Premier is an enormous collection of the most valuable peer-reviewed full text journals, offering critical information from many sources unique to this database. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. The majority of full text titles are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color.JSTOR
Our JSTOR database offers two multidisciplinary collections: 1) Arts & Sciences I-IV is an umbrella journal collection containing four sub-units, but which is searched as one collection. Its contents are: 119 core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, mathematics, and statistics; 124 journals in archaeology, classics, and Latin American, African, Slavic, and Middle Eastern Studies; 150 journals in language, literature, theatre, music, art, and architecture; and, 112 journals in education, management, marketing, political science, and public administration; 2) Biological Sciences, which is a collection of 98 journals in science fields such as conservation, plant sciences, cell biology and zoology. One of the distinct characteristics of JSTOR is that its coverage is "rolling", i.e., all of the journals provide full text of articles beginning with volume 1 of each title up to about the past three to five years. The Libraries have individual subscriptions to about 80% of these titles to provide coverage of current issues of most of the journals.LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Academic is an interdisciplinary, full-text database of several thousand news, business, legal, and biographical sources. The "news" section includes over 350 newspapers, 300 magazines and journals, 600 newsletters, wire services, transcripts of broadcasts, and nearly 300 college/university papers. "Business" sources include business and financial news, U.S. and international company financial information from government or private sources, market research, industry reports, and actual SEC filings. "Legal" includes primary source materials such as case law, statutes, and regulations, including Shepard's citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789, as well as all federal and state courts. It also includes law review articles from over 500 publications, and patents from 1971 forward. "People" includes biographical information for persons, both alive and deceased. In addition to news, business, legal and biographical information, LexisNexis Academic provides access to medical information, including medical news and medical & health journals. Abstracts from medical journals dating to 1966 are provided in the National Library of Medicine's Medline database. Country information on over 190 countries, with business and political risk analysis, as well as the World Almanac are other selected resources found in this database.World News Connection (1 user at a time only. If prompted for login, try again later)
World News Connection (WNC) is an online foreign news service that offers an extensive array of translated and English-language news and information. Particularly effective in its coverage of local media sources, WNC provides you with the power to identify what really is happening in a specific country or region. Compiled from thousands of non-U.S. media sources, the information in WNC covers significant socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events. Most of the articles included in WNC are in full-text format, and coverage ranges from 1996 to present. The information is obtained from full text and summaries of newspaper articles, conference proceedings, television and radio broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified technical reports. New information is entered into WNC every government business day. Generally, this information is available within 24-72 hours from the time of original publication or broadcast. The material in WNC is provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), a U.S. government agency.Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts is building on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, published by IFI / Plenum between 1975 and 2000, and ABC POL SCI, published by ABC-CLIO from 1984 to 2000. As of August 2005 approximately 1,510 titles are being monitored for coverage; of these, 67% are published outside the United States. Furthermore, the references cited in the bibliography of the source article have been included for citations to core journals in political science, added to the database since 2001, and for all journals added since 2004. The database 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. Major areas of coverage include: comparative politics, developing nations, disarmament, economic policy, electoral systems, environmental policy, government/political systems, history and theory of political science, international relations/trade, labor relations, military policy, methodology and research technology, political behavior, political economy, political psychology, politics and law, politics and communication, politics and religion, politics and society, public administration, security and defense, and welfare systems.
Online Reference Databases (e-Reference Books)
CQ Researcher (controversial issues)
Published by Congressional Quarterly, CQ Researcher provides analytical reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day. With online coverage from 1991 to present, it features lengthy (15-20 page) reports, including background information, pro/con discussions, tables, statistical data supporting sides of issues, and bibliographies of helpful resources used in preparing the reports.LexisNexis Congressional
(NOTE: As of June 30, 2008, this index will no longer be available. Please go to THOMAS in the database listings or at http://www.thomas.gov/). Lexis-Nexis Congressional contains indexing, with some full text, for congressional materials from 1789 to present, specifically committee hearings and prints, as well as serial set reports and document. Other full-text materials include bills (1989-present), public laws (1988-present), Congressional Record (1985-present), and the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations (1981-present). Congressional actions, including bill tracking (1989-present), floor votes (1988-present), and legislative histories (1969-present) are also included. The database also contains political news from the past 20 years, as well as current hot topics in the political arena.UNBISnet
UNBISnet is a catalogue of UN publications and documentation indexed by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva. Also included are non-UN publications held in the collection of the Dag Hammarskjold Library. UNBISnet coverage is primarily from 1979 to the present; however, indexing for resolutions of the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Security Council and Trusteeship Council are included back to 1945. Also covered are: the voting records for all resolutions which were adopted - either without a vote or by roll-call or recorded vote - by the General Assembly beginning with its 38th session (1983-) and the Security Council beginning with its 1st year (1946-); and citations to speeches made in the General Assembly beginning with its 38th session (1983-), the Security Council beginning with its 38th year (1983-), the Economic and Social Council beginning in 1983 and the Trusteeship Council beginning with its 15th special session (1982).
Print Indexes in the Meyer Library Reference Collection
The title links here will show you the SWAN library catalog record which gives the Meyer Library holdings of the print title.CSA political science & government
MSU Meyer Ref JA71 .Z1 A214International political science abstracts
MSU Meyer Ref JA36 .I5PAIS international in print
MSU Meyer Ref JX71 .Z1 P83x
General/All Purpose Indexes & Full Text Databases:
The following indexes and databases do not provide the in-depth coverage for studying Political Science as the indexes above. They do cover a variety of subjects and topics across multiple disciplines and provide good general indexing of magazines, newspapers, and core academic journals. In addition they provide full text articles from many of the sources cited.EBSCOhost. Enter EBSCOhost Web and select the appropriate database for your research.
FirstSearch. Either jump to the database you need to search, or under Databases on the menu bar to the left click “List All” and select the appropriate database for your research.
LexisNexis Academic. Full-text newspapers! Also includes business, legal research, and reference areas.
Oxford Reference Online. An e-reference book collection of over 175 of Oxford University Press’s central English and bilingual dictionaries, usage, quotations, and subject reference books.
CQ Researcher, FACTS.com, SIRS Researcher, JSTOR, Project Muse
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Selected Journals in
the Library
The title links will take you to TDNet
which is the Libraries' tool for locating journals regardless of their format—electronic,
print, or microform. Once in TDNet, click on the links to locate journals online,
or click on the check box to locate journals in print and microform. This
is NOT a complete list of all relevant journals in the Missouri State University
Libraries’ collection for this field. If you are looking for a particular
title, then use TDNet
as your starting point.
American Journal of Political Science
American Political Science Review
American Review of Public Administration
British Journal of Political Science
European Journal of Political Research
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Recent Books in the
Meyer Library Collection
The title links will take you into SWAN, the Missouri State
Libraries catalog, to view publishing information and complete citation. The
citation record will also display the Library of Congress call number used to
arrange many of the books in this subject area. You can use the call number
to browse the shelf for similar materials.
African American
perspectives on political science / edited by Wilbur
C. Rich ; with a foreword by Charles V. Hamilton. Philadelphia : Temple University
Press, 2007.
MSU Meyer General JA76
.A355 2007
Allawi,
Ali A. The occupation
of Iraq : winning the war, losing the peace. New Haven [Conn.] ; London :
Yale University Press, c2007.
MSU Meyer General DS79.76
.A393 2007
Burleigh,
Michael. Sacred
causes : the clash of religion and politics, from the Great War to the War on
Terror. New York : HarperCollins, c2007.
MSU Meyer General BL695
.B87 2007
NATO : status,
relations, and decision-making / edtied by M.I. Clausson. New York : Novinka
Books, c2007.
MSU Meyer General UA646.3
.N2225 2007
Paxton, Pamela Marie. Women,
politics, and power : a global perspective. Los Angeles : Pine Forge
Press, c2007.
MSU Meyer General HQ1236 .P39 2007
Pledging allegiance
: the politics of patriotism in America's schools / edited by Joel Westheimer;
foreword by Howard Zinn. New York : Teachers College Press, c2007.
MSU Meyer General LC1091
.P513 2007
Prunier,
Gérard. Darfur
: the ambiguous genocide. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2007.
MSU Meyer General DT159.6.D27
P78 2007
Ringen,
Stein. What democracy
is for : on freedom and moral government. Princeton : Princeton University
Press, c2007.
MSU Meyer General JC423
.R516 2007
Secretary or
general? : the UN Secretary-General in world politics / edited by Simon Chesterman.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
MSU Meyer General JZ5008
.S43 2007
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Reference Books at
Meyer Library
The title links will take you into SWAN, the Missouri State Libraries
catalog, to view publishing information and obtain the Library of Congress call
number used by Meyer Library to arrange reference materials. Reference materials
are non-circulating items.
Almanac of women
and minorities in American politics 2002
MSU Meyer Ref HQ1236.5.U6 M3779 2001
Assassinations
and executions : an encyclopedia of political violence, 1900 through 2000
MSU Meyer Ref HV6278 .L45 2002
Blackwell dictionary
of political science: a user’s guide to its terms
MSU Meyer Ref JA61 .B43 1999
Blackwell encyclopaedia
of political thought
MSU Meyer Ref JA61 .B57 1987
Chronological
history of U.S. foreign relations
MSU Meyer Ref E183.7.B745 2003 3 Volumes
Civil liberties
in America
MSU Meyer Ref KF4749.W35 2004
CQ almanac plus
MSU Meyer Ref JK1 .C66
Cruel and unusual
punishment
MSU Meyer Ref KF9227.C2 M42 2003
Elections A to
Z
MSU Meyer Ref JK1976 .M57 2003
Encyclopedia
of American foreign policy
MSU Meyer Ref E 183.7 .E52 2002
Encyclopedia of American
political history
MSU Meyer Ref E183 .E5
Encyclopedia
of modern American extremists and extremist groups
MSU Meyer Ref HN90.R3A75 2002
Encyclopedia
of terrorism
MSU Meyer Ref HV 6431 .K883 2003
Encyclopedia of the
American Constitution Vol. 1-6
MSU Meyer Ref KF 4548.E53 2000
Handbook of the international
political science association
MSU Ref Meyer JA27 .I58 2000
Home
rule in America : a fifty-state handbook
MSU Meyer Ref KF5305.Z95 K73 2001
International year book
and statesmen’s who’s who
MSU Meyer Ref JA51 .I57
Major peace treaties
of modern history
MSU Meyer Ref KZ184.2 .I8 2002
Official
guide to ABA-approved law schools
MSU Meyer Ref KF273.A87 2005
Political babble: the
1,000 dumbest things ever said by politicians
MSU Meyer Ref PN6231 .P6 O55 1992
Political corruption
in America : an encyclopedia of scandals, power, and greed
MSU Meyer Ref JK2249 .G767 2003
Political handbook of
the world
MSU Meyer Ref JF37 .P6
Political market place,
USA
MSU Meyer Ref JK271 .K87 1999
Spies: a narrative
encyclopedia of dirty deeds and double dealing from biblical times to today
MSU Meyer Ref JF1525 .I6 N36 1997
Statesman’s year-book
MSU Meyer Ref JA51 .S7
United
States gubernatorial elections, 1776-1860 : the official results by state
and county
MSU Meyer Ref JK2447.D83 2003
Voter
registration
MSU Meyer Ref JK2160 .V684 2002
Worldmark encyclopedia
of the nations
MSU Meyer Ref G63 .W67 2001
World encyclopedia
of political systems and parties
MSU Meyer Ref JF2011 .W67 1999
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Government Sources
& Publications
Key government departments and agencies and publications in
the Meyer Library Government Documents Department.
DocLinks - directory of national, state, local, and international
government web sites from the Reference and Government Department at Missouri
State University Libraries.
http://library.missouristate.edu/reference/govinfo.htm
USA.gov - the United States government's official web portal.
http://www.usa.gov
GPO Access
GPO Access disseminates official information from all three branches of the U.S. Government. It indexes government publications and offers core documents of U.S. democracy (Constitution, Bill of Rights, Gettysburg Address, etc.) along with a variety of other Federal-wide resources.
U.S. Congress
FBI : Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/
FirstGov. The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
http://www.firstgov.gov/
GPO Access
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/whatis.html
Thomas Legislative Information
http://thomas.loc.gov | About/What
Is? Thomas
http://www.census.gov
http://factfinder.census.gov/
http://www.un.org/
http://www.state.gov/
White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/