Political Science   Tags: subjectguide  

Guides from our Government Information Librarian, Laura Sare

• Congressional Information
• Elections
• Federal Government Information
• FOIA Freedom of Information Act
• Government Shutdown
• International Government
  
• Law - Federal
• Law - Texas
• Tax Time
• Texas Government Information

Additional subject specific resources are available through subject guides in:

• International Affairs/International Studies
• Public Service and Administration

You can set up a Get It For Me (Document Delivery Service) account to ask the
library to:

• Scan up to 50 pages for items not already available electronically
• Request to borrow materials owned by other universities or research centers
• Get items delivered to PSEL from other campus libraries

* The Libraries may send print materials through campus mail to faculty only. The Policy Sciences & Economics Library staff will also deliver library materials to patrons with offices or mailboxes in the Bush complex.

Library Reserves provides a print collection of textbooks as well as electronic access to articles, chapters and other course materials (including streaming videos) at http://library-reserves.tamu.edu/. If textbooks or print materials are on reserve at a campus library, their location and status will also indicated.

The first time you login, you will need to follow these steps:

• Login with your NetID
• On the left, click on Search Classes
• Enter the instructor's name OR the Department and Course Number
• From the list, click Add Class

It will only be necessary to do this the first time. Thereafter, the course will be listed in the Main Menu when you login.

For access to videos that your instructor has put on the streaming system, go to http://mediamatrix.tamu.edu and login with your NetID.

Annual Reviews in ...

• Political Science
• Law

Cambridge History of Political Theory

CQ Electronic Library

• CQ Almanac
• Congress Collection
• Encyclopedia of American Government
• Public Affairs Collection
• CQ Researcher
• Supreme Court Collection
• Voting and Elections Collection
• CQ Weekly

Historical Statistics of the United States  (Cambridge)

National Journal Group Policy Central

Directories & Manuals

• Congressional Directory
• Washington Information Directory
• United States Government Manual
• Leadership Library on the Internet
• Government Affairs Yellow Book

Law & Legislation

• Supreme Court Compendium (CQ)
• U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 (Gale)
• U.S. Statutes at Large
• U.S. Congressional Serial Set
• LexisNexis Congressional
• Congressional Record

Administrative Documents

• Federal Register
• American State Papers, 1789-1838
• Declassified Documents
• Presidential Papers
• Public Papers of the Presidents

Set up your Bookbag to create and save lists of databases or journals for specific topical research.  RefWorks will help organize your research and citations, making them accessible from any computer and allowing you to generate bibliographies easily in established formats.

In almost all cases, the American Political Science Association (APSA) citation style is prescribed in this subject area. Check your syllabus and/or with your instructor to confirm their preference.

This brief two-page guide highlights the most used types of resources:

APSA Citation Style Handout

See the guides below for help citing specific kinds of materials used for your research.

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