Recommended Databases (hover over title to learn more)
- American Bibliography of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ABSEEES) This link opens in a new windowScholarly articles on East-Central Europe, Eurasia, Russia, the Soviet Union and former Soviet republics.
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowOne of the first places to check, Historical Abstracts contains citations to articles on the history of the world (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Indexes journals published throughout the world.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new windowBibliographic information and research within the political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration and policy
- America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowCitations to articles on the history of the US and Canada. This is a good database to use when you're researching topics that involve the US or that have an international focus.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowExcellent coverage of scholarly and popular articles across all disciplines.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull text of journals and books across all subject areas. Also includes images and primary sources.
Not an index, so results are challenging to filter. - Web of Science This link opens in a new windowDespite its title, Web of Science contains content from journals and books across hundreds of disciplines. Always worth exploring!
Political Science & Foreign Relations Databases
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new windowBibliographic information and research within the political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration and policy
- PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Index This link opens in a new window
Provides international coverage of materials in government, international relations, legislation, political science, statistics, and related areas.
- Foreign Relations of the United StatesOfficial historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions, declassified and edited for publication.