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Reference Databases
- Oxford Reference
- Provides web access to more than 100 major Oxford University Press dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in the humanities, social sciences, foreign languages, science, technology and medicine, the performing arts, and religion. Works can be searched separately or across the entire databases. Browse "social sciences" and "society and culture" subject areas.
- CREDO Reference
- Online reference resources from numerous publishers. This reference resource can be searched by individual title, broad subject headings, cross-references, audio and images.
Reference Sources for Political Science
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia: Politics
Overview articles on both foundational and recent topics in Political Science. If you find your topic here first, it will give you a solid overview of what you are going to find in the scholarly articles.
- Every CRS Report
Working with two anonymous members of congress, this site is making Congressional Research Service reports publicly available. CRS Reports are non-classified, topical research overviews produced for members of congress.
- CQ Researcher
Background and analysis on timely political topics, 1923 to present.
Bibliographies & Literature Reviews
- Oxford Bibliographies
Peer-reviewed, annotated bibliographies. Follow to more excellent sources. Includes sections on Political Science and International Relations.
- Annual Review of Political Science
Literature reviews, synthesizing the vast amount of primary research literature and identifying the principal contributions in Political Science.