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Best Bet Databases for Political Science
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JSTORSearches academic journals with full-text access to most articles. Hint: Click "Advanced Search" and scroll down to select "International Relations" and/or "Political Science" categories.
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Military & Government CollectionInformation from academic journals, news outlets, etc. related to all branches of the military and government.
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Nexis Uni (formerly Lexis Nexis)Locate legal publications as well as full-text newspapers and business information. Includes primary legal resources (statutes, regulations & case law) at both state and federal levels, as well as an extensive law review collection. To customize your searches, register to create a profile/login.
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Social Sciences Full TextInformation about articles from 625+ social science journals, most of them peer-reviewed, with selected links to full text.
Best Bet Websites for Political Science
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Policy Agendas ProjectFrom the University of Texas - "collects and organizes data from various archived sources to trace changes in the national policy agenda and public policy outcomes since the Second World War."
Government Information
U.S. Federal Government Information
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GovInfo (Redesign of FDsys site)A service of the US Government Printing Office that provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
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MetaLibRetrieves reports, articles, and citations from Federal Government databases and provides direct links to selected resources available online.
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The Congressional RecordSearchable database of the verbatim record of Senate and House sessions, along with bills, resolutions, motions, etc.
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State Department: Office of the HistorianExtensive collections of documents related to foreign relations of the US. Fully searchable database.
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Administration for Children & FamiliesInformation about grants, programs, and other resources offered by the the US Dept. of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children & Families and affiliated offices
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Science.govSearches over 60 databases and 2200 websites from 15 federal science-related agencies.
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Ask a Government Information LibrarianGet help from experts at finding information from U.S. government agencies of all levels (local, state, regional, and national)
State & Local Government Information
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Checklist of Official Publications of New York StateFull-text access to official documents.
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GovEngine.comSearch engine for finding government websites.
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New York CityOfficial government website of the City of New York.
Law
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Nexis Uni (formerly Lexis Nexis)Locate legal publications as well as full-text newspapers and business information. Includes primary legal resources (statutes, regulations & case law) at both state and federal levels, as well as an extensive law review collection. To customize your searches, register to create a profile/login.
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Versa - Opinions of the Supreme Court of Israel: A Project of Cardozo LawTranslated summaries and full text of hundreds of prominent cases (with references to the original cases in Hebrew). Search by topic, justice, year, and document type.
Statistics Sources
U.S. Statistics
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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)Downloadable data and information from the federal government related to US and international education.
New York City Data
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NYCDataA compendium of information about New York City.
World Data
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World Bank - DataFree access to data about development in countries around the globe.
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Israel: Central Bureau of StatisticsSearchable and downloadable census data from the Israeli government.
Other Data / Statistics Sources
General Sources
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Dissertations & Theses GlobalWorldwide dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present, with full text for most dissertations added since 1997 and strong full text coverage for older graduate works.
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YUFINDA "discovery service" system set up to search many of our electronic databases with a single search.
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A-Z Database ListAll of the databases that YU subscribes to. Browse by title or subject.