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Political Science

This is a general guide to resources for political science research.

About this guide

Person addressing the Colored National Convention held at Nashville, April 5, 6, and 7Welcome! This guide highlights key resources for conducting effective information research in political science, including the following: 

  • Reference sources to find background information on your topic
  • Catalogs to search for books in print and online
  • Databases for locating scholarly journal articles, reviews, and policy reports
  • Databases and websites for news sources
  • Reliable sources of data and statistics
  • U.S. government information
  • International relations resources
  • Resources for citing your sources and writing in political science
  • Tips to to help keep textbook costs down

If you need assistance identifying additional resources, search terms or strategies, please schedule a research consultation. 

Image: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Colored National Convention held at Nashville, April 5, 6, and 7" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1876-05-06. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c5c4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Political science reference sources

Consult scholarly reference sources to get an overview of a topic, an introduction to a theory, definitions to discipline-specific terms, and more.