Books
Need a book on political science? The following call number ranges, located on the second floor of the library, are a good place to start.
| J | General legislative and executive papers |
| JA 1-92 | General Political Science |
| JC 11-607 | Political Theory |
| JF 201-619 | Executive. Heads of State. |
| JF 331-341 | Parliamentary Government. |
| JF 441-619 | Legislative Process. Law-making. |
| JK 401-1685 | U.S. Government |
| JK 501-901 | U.S. Executive Branch |
| JK 1001-1443 | U.S. Congress |
| JK 1717-2248 | U.S. Political Rights |
| JK 2255-2391 | U.S. Political Parties |
| JK 2403-9593 | U.S. State Government |
| JK 9663-9993 | U.S. Confederate States |
| JL | Politics of the Americas (North, South, Central) |
| JN - JQ | World Politics |
Use the search box below to find books through our online catalog. If you need more search options, try using the advanced search.
We also have several ebooks through NetLibrary which you can browse right from your computer. Adobe Reader is required to view them.
If we don't have it, somebody does. WorldCat is a catalog maintained by libraries world wide. If you can find a book in WorldCat, you can request it via interlibrary loan.
Articles
Our periodical collection (journals & magazines) is located on the first floor. You may find the journal title search on the articles page helpful as well. The list below includes some of our related periodicals:
| American Political Science Review | 1995 - current Online |
| Congressional Digest | 1980 - current |
| CQ Weekly | 1964 - current |
| European Legacy | 1997 - current Online |
| Journal of Politics | 1995 - current Online |
| PS: Political Science & Politics | 1998 - current Online |
| Perspectives on Politics | 2003 - current Online |
| Political Quarterly | 1989 - current Online |
| Political Science Quarterly | 1996 - current Online |
| Political Theory | 1988 - current |
| Public Opinion Quarterly | 1998 - current Online |
| State & Local Government Review | 1998 - current Online |
| TELOS | 1988 - current |
| Terrorism & Political Violence | 1993 - current Online |
| Texas Observer | 1999 - current |
| United States Law Week (Ref area) | 1992 - current |
Databases
Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:
- Federal Registrar
- GPO Access
- Columbia International Affairs
- General Databases
- Reference Databases
- All Databases
Internet Sites
The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field:
- Foreign Affairs Online - Excellent resource for international relations.
- Government Information Resources - Extensive collection of Federal, International, State, County & City law and statistic links.
- Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources - Well thought out and categorized gateway to political science resources on the internet.
- Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project - Massive project to put government documents online for public access.
- Women in Politics - Provides statistics and easy-to-read tabular data on women and their involvement in politics.