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| General
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 Black's Law Dictionary.Publisher: St. Paul, MN: West
Group, 1999.
Location: Social Science Ready Reference (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: KF156 .B53 1999 The Blackwell Dictionary of Political
Science.Publisher: Oxford, UK: Blackwell
Publishers, 1999.
Location: Firestone Library (F) Call Number: JA61 .B43 1999 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics.Publisher: New York,
NY: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: JA61 .C665 1996 Encyclopedia
of American Political History: Studies of the Principal Movements and
Ideas.Publisher: New York: Scribner, 1984.
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Location: General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone Call Number: E183 .E5 1984 Encyclopedia of Minorities in American
Politics.Publisher: Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press,
2000.
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: E184.A1 E574 2000 The Encyclopedia of the Democratic
Party/The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party. Publisher: Armonk, NY: Sharpe
Reference, 1997. 4 vols.
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: JK2352 .K87 1996 The Encyclopedia of Third Parties in
America. Publisher: Armonk, NY: Sharpe
Reference, 2000. 3 vols.
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: JK2261 .E474 2000 Historical Dictionary of Political
Communication in the United States.Publisher: Westport, CT; London:
Greenwood Press, 1999.
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: JA85.2.U6 H57 1999 A Historical Guide to the U.S. Government.Publisher: New York: Oxford
University Press, 1998.
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: JK9 .H57 1998 The Presidential-Congressional Political
Dictionary.Publisher: Santa Barbara, CA:
ABC-Clio, 1984.
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: JK9 .E4 1984 |
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| Finding
Books |
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The Main Catalog is your primary tool for finding books in the Princeton University Libraries. The catalog also helps you find other materials, including videos, sound recordings, internet sites, and journals (the journals themselves- not individual articles). You can search the catalog by title, journal title, author, subject, or keyword. Research Tip: Start your search out using keywords, which tend to get more results. Use the Long View feature to see the full record displaying the subject headings that describe the subject matter of the item. When you find items that seem relevant to your topic, use these subject headings to find additional related items. See the list below for a few ideas. |
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When you find an item you'd like to see, be sure to pay attention to the location, call number, and status as indicated in the catalog record. See the list of location codes for help determining in which library collection the item is held. The call number shows where in the collection the item should be, and the status tells you whether the book is available or not. For more information on the call numbers used at Princeton and for help with locating a book in Firestone, see the Library Call Numbers & Locations page. If after several tries you still don't find good results, you might want to look at the Library of Congress Subject Headings, copies of which are located at the General & Humanities and Social Science reference desks. This set of large red volumes provides a listing of the appropriate subject headings that correspond to various topics. Be sure to ask the staff at the reference desk for help. You can also schedule a research consultation with myself or another subject specialist. Beyond the main catalog, you have access to other Princeton library catalogs, as well as regional and worldwide catalogs via the Library Catalogs page. For information on how to obtain books you find at other libraries that are not held at Princeton, see the Borrow Direct and Interlibrary Loan pages. |
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| Journal
Articles & Papers |
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Alternative Press Index (PU only)This
international and
interdisciplinary database indexes journals
covering cultural, economic,
political and social change in the humanities and
social sciences. Covers nearly 300 alternative, radical and left
periodicals, newspapers and magazines with selected abstracts from
research journals from 1991 to present.
Alt-Press Watch (PU only)Interdisciplinary
full text database of the newspapers,
magazines and journals of the
alternative and independent press. Indexes
over 170 titles from 1970 to present, providing
viewpoints and
perspectives that complement and challenge the coverage of the
mainstream
media.
America: History and Life (PU only)This database is
a comprehensive bibliography of articles published
from 1955 to present on the
history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to
today.
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online (PU only)CIAO publishes online a
wide
range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from
university research institutes, NGO occasional
papers,
foundation-funded research projects, conference proceedings,
books, journals, and policy briefs.
Ethnic NewsWatch
(PU only)Provides full
text access to news, culture, and history from over 240 publications of
ethnic, minority and native press from 1960 to present offering
additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (PU only)Compiled by the British
Library of Political & Economic Science of the London School of
Economics & Political Science, this database provides bibliographic
information from an international selection of publications (including
over 2,600 journals) in the fields of economics, political science,
sociology, and anthropology. Indexing covers material published from
1951 to present.
International Political Science Abstracts (PU only)Provides abstracts in
English or French to articles selected from over 1,000 international
journals. Topics covered include political science method and theory,
political thinkers and ideas, governmental and administrative
institutions, political process, international relations, and national
and area studies. Index covers material published from 1989 to present.
OmniFile Full Text Mega (PU
only)OmniFile
is a multi-disciplinary database that provides indexing, abstracts, and
select full text of articles in a wide variety of
areas, including art, education,
the humanities, the social sciences,
science and technology, popular periodicals, business, legal
periodicals, and library and information science.
Indexing begins in 1982, abstracts in 1984, and full-text coverage in
1994.
PAIS International (PU only)This database by the
Public Affairs Information Service provides citations
to articles, books, reports, and select government documents on public
and foreign policy issues from 1972 forward. PAIS is generally
considered to be a comprehensive index to policy literature. The print
version of PAIS goes back to 1915, and is located in the Social Science
Reference Center Index Shelves under call number
0487.739.
Policyfile (PU only)Provides indexing and
abstracts of research publications addressing the complete range of
public policy research. PolicyFile draws its content from public policy
think tanks, university research programs, research organizations, and
trade publishers. The database consists of over 50,000 abstracts dating
from 1990 to present, with some full text where available and links
to organizational home pages.
RAND
PublicationsURL: http://www.rand.org/Abstracts/abstracts.html
A nonprofit public policy research institution established after World War II to study national security, in the 1960s RAND added domestic policy problems to its research agenda. Current areas of research and analysis include national defense, education and training, health care, criminal and civil justice, labor and population, science and technology, community development, international relations, and regional studies. The publications database goes back to 1946, with online versions of many documents available generally as of 1998. See the RAND Publications Research Guide for more help in locating RAND publications held in Princeton libraries. Social Science Citations Index (PU only)Interdisciplinary
index
to journals and collected volumes in the social and behavioral
sciences. Provides access by author, citation and subject for materials
published from 1956 to present. Note: This
database is very useful
for tracing the chain of citations in social science literature. Use
SSCI to find references to articles that were cited in a given article,
as well as other articles that cite that article.
Sociological Abstracts (PU only)
Provides access to the
world's literature in sociology and related disciplines, both
theoretical and applied. The database includes abstracts of journal
articles selected from over 2,500 journals, as well as books,
conference papers, dissertations, and book reviews. Coverage of this
database goes back to 1963.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (PU only)Provides citations,
abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in
political science, including international relations, law and public
policy. Indexing covers material from 1975 to present. Also provides
references to reliable web resources.
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| News
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| LexisNexis Academic (PU only)
Provides full text access
to news from across the U.S. and around the world. Coverage of most
newspapers goes back to the mid 1980s, but varies widely. Also provides
access to business, legal, and medical journals, as well as corporate
financial information.
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) (PU only)
Provides retrospective
coverage of the New York Times
going back to the first issue (1851-2001) in full text. Search by
keywords and date.
ProQuest Newspapers (PU only)Provides indexing
and full text of the Wall Street Journal (1984- ) and Barron's
(1988- ), and abstracts only of the New
York Times and USA Today
(1989- ). After
you click on the link above, pull down the database menu and select
"News- ProQuest Newspapers" to search these titles.
Wall Street Journal
(ProQuest Historical Newspapers) (PU only)
Provides retrospective
coverage of the Wall Street Journal
going
back to the first issue (1889-1986) in full text. Search by keywords
and date.
Washington Post (ProQuest Historical
Newspapers) (PU only)
Provides retrospective
coverage of the Washington Post
going
back to the first issue (1877-1987) in full text. Search by keywords
and date.
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| Hein Online (PU only) This database contains full-text articles (PDF
versions) from selected
law reviews from the first issue, excluding a few recent years.
Index to Legal Periodicals (PU only)This index
includes citations to U.S. law review articles and selected United
Kingdom and Australian law journals going back to early 1980 (print
version covers articles back to circa 1900).
Legaltrac (PU only)Index of law reviews,
legal newspapers and bar journals since 1980.
Selected full-text is available.
LexisNexis Academic /
Legal Research (PU only)The law component of this comprehensive news and
information database
includes the full text of U.S. court cases, statutes and law
review
articles and selected sources of international law. Click on Legal Research in the left-hand
column.
Westlaw Campus (PU only)Provides full text electronic access to U.S court
cases, statutes and law review
articles. Contains current statutes and law reviews since early
1990s.
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America Votes. Publisher: Washington, DC: Election
Research Center, Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1956- .
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: JK1967 .A8 (1956- ) Current Volume: Social Science Ready Reference Arranged by state, each entry gives post-World War II state-wide votes for President, Governor and Senator, as well as Congressional district data for recent Congressional elections. Also includes county level figures for the most recent elections. Congressional Universe (PU only)Also called Lexis-Nexis
Congressional. An extensive database that
indexes publications of the U.S. Congress such as hearings, committee
reports, documents and prints. Coverage in this database goes back to
1789 and much of the material is available in microfiche with some in
paper. This is an essential tool for doing legislative history research.
National Party Conventions, 1831-1992.
Publisher: Washington, DC:
Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 2000.
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: JK2255 .N376 1995 National Party Platforms, 1840-1976.
2 vols. Publisher: Urbana, IL: University of
Illinois Press, 1978.
Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC). Firestone Call Number: JK2255 .J64 1978 opensecrets.orgURL: http://www.opensecrets.org/
Web site of the Center for Responsive Politics. Explore the world of Federal campaign contributions by industry, by candidate or by geographic area. For historical data consult Open Secrets: The Encyclopedia of Congressional Money & Politics, published by Congressional Quarterly, located in the Public Administration Collection (SF), under call number: JK1991 .M26 1996 Project Vote
SmartURL: http://www.vote-smart.org/
Includes information on members of Congress (as well as other candidates and officials) in five basic categories: backgrounds, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and performance evaluations. |
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For numeric data files and assistance in data analysis, see the folks at Data & Statistical Services. Inter-university
Consortium for Political and Social ResearchURL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the ICPSR provides member colleges and universities with access to an extensive data archive, as well as training facilities for social scientists conducting quantitative analysis. Search their data holdings by keyword or browse by thematic categories. Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe / Roper Center (PU only)This component allows you
to
search a file
maintained by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, which
contains survey data going back to 1935 from sources such as Gallup,
Harris, Roper, ABC,
CBS, CNN, NBC, Los Angeles Times,
New York Times, USA Today and Wall
Street Journal. Click on Reference,
then click on Polls & Surveys.
Polling The Nations (PU only)This database
consists of polls taken on a variety of subjects all over the world. It
contains more than 14,000 surveys conducted by more than 700 polling
organizations in the United States and more than 80 other countries
from 1986 to the present. Each record provides one poll question and
the responses. Search by
subject, publication year, and universe of respondents. Other
information provided includes source name and contact information,
sample size and notes on the sample population.
Statistical
Universe (PU only)Provides indexing and
abstracts to federal, state, and international statistical publications
as well as selected business and professional publications containing
statistics. Many statistical tables are available in full text, and
direct links to many web-accessible statistical sources are also
provided. Statistical Universe
is the web equivalent of the print American
Statistics Index, Statistical
Reference Index, and Index to
International Statistics; and provides indexing for the
corresponding ASI, SRI and IIS microfiche sets located on the C-Floor
of Firestone.
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