Mickel Library

Internet Resources by Subject

Politics & Government

Where to Start

Political Science - From Academic Info

Political Science Resources on the Web – From the University of Michigan

Poly-Cy: Internet Resources for Political Science

 
Periodical Indexes/Abstracts/Articles

InfoTrac:
Expanded Academic ASAP- citations, abstracts, and in some cases full articles from academic journals in all fields.
General Reference Center - citations, abstracts, and in some cases full acticles from hundreds of general interest magazines.
Provided by DISCUS--South Carolina's Virtual Library

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe
The complete text of magazine and newspaper articles. Like InfoTrac's "General Reference Center" (above), best for book reviews as opposed to academic literary criticism. Available only on the campus computer network.

 
Dictionaries and Encylopedias

Encyclopedia Britannica Online (Available only on Converse campus.)

Grolier Online Encyclopedia (Available only on Converse campus.)
Provided by DISCUS--South Carolina's Virtual Library

Oxford Reference Online Premium
Over 100 subject-specific encyclopedias from Oxford University Press

 
United States Government Resources

American President: An Online Reference Resource

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Federal Government Resources on the Web - University of Michigan

FedStats

POTUS – Presidents of the United States

THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet

U.S. Government Manual

U.S. House of Representatives Home Page

U.S. Senate Home Page

USA.gov

White House Home Page

 
State and Local Government
State and Local Government on the Net - The State and Local Government Internet directory provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.
 
International Resources

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments – From the CIA

Constitution Finder

Country Studies (from Library of Congress)

European Union in the U.S.

European Union Internet Resources – From the University of California, Berkeley

Foreign Government Resources on the Web

Governments on the Web

International Affairs Resources - WWW Virtual Library

Rulers

 
Associations

American Political Science Association

 

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