Political Science: Home: Start Here

Welcome! This guide provides links to political science information sources. 

• The Services page is an overview of library services, including interlibrary loan, study areas in the Library, and how to get research help.

• The Research Tips page gives direction on how to start and conduct your library research.

• Keyword Searching lists examples and strategies for keyword searching.

• Reference Sources are used to find brief, authoritative information on a topic, or when specific elements of information are required. 

• The Books and Articles tabs provide information on finding secondary sources on your topic.

• American Government & Politics, with links to federal, state and local sources. 

• Campaign & Election sources, including sources on campaign finance. 

• Public Policy & Interest Groups sources, including federal and state agencies involved in policy analysis, as well as political party and interest group links. 

• Sources for the study of Other Nations and Comparative Politics.

• Sources for the study of Identity Politics.

• International Relations sources.

• Political Communication sources.

• Political Methodology sources.

• Political Theory sources.

• Links to U.S., state, international/other nation and historical Public Opinion & Statistics sources.

• Sources of information for the study of Environmental Politics.

• Sources of information for the study of Political Economics, and

• Select Political News sources.

Don't waste too much time trying to figure things out on your own - PLEASE ASK FOR HELP.  Librarians are available 24/7 via chat to assist you.  You can also email or schedule an appointment to talk with us. 

Happy Researching!

Annual Review of Political Science. 
The Annual Review of Political Science, in publication since 1998, covers significant developments in the field of Political Science including political theory and philosophy, international relations, political economy, political behavior, American and comparative politics, public administration and policy, and methodology.

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