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Associations

• American Political Science Association
• International Political Science Association
• Midwest Political Science Association

Census

• Census 2000 Redistricting Data (ICPSR)
• United States Census Data
• Virtual Reference Desk: Statistics (links to major census sites)

CSU Political Science Department

• About the CSU Political Science Collection
• Course Reserves
• CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library
• Department Home Page
• New Acquisitions

Data and Survey Sources

• American National Election Studies
• The Gallup Poll
• ICPSR Homepage
• Pew Research Center
• PollingReport.com
• Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
• 2006 World Population Data Sheet

Documents: Indexes & Full Text Resources

• Indexes to Documents
  • International Political Science Abstracts
  • Legal Information Institute
  • THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts 1975-June 2006 (Available but no longer updated after of July 1, 2006)
• Links to Major Titles
  • The Avalon Project: Documents Collection
  • GPO Access: Complete

Federal Government Information

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present
• Budget of the United States Government (Office of Management and Budget; includes Federal Budget Publications and the Economic Report of the President)
• Congressional Directory (members and committees)
• Congressional Quarterly (news and analysis)
• Congress.org
• Contacting the Congress (list of phone, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, websites)
• Diplomatic List
• Federal Gateway (index and links to government agencies)
• FEDSTATS
• FedWorld Information Network (index and links to agencies and information)
• POTUS: Presidents of the United States
• Presidential Libraries
• USA.gov (the official site for U.S. government information, services, transactions and forms, includes search engine of federal and state government web sites)
• U.S. Government Manual
• The United States House of Representatives
• The United States Senate
• The White House

Historical Documents of U.S. Democracy

• American State Papers (legislative & executive Congressional documents from 1789-1838)
• The Bill of Rights
• The Constitution of the United States of America
• The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Federalist Papers
• Foreign Relations of the United States
• Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
• National Archives and Records Administration

International Information/Foreign Affairs

• African Resources
• Amnesty International
• CAIN Web Service (Conflict Archive on the Internet)
• Canadian International Council
• Constitution Finder
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (U.S. Department of State):
• Elections Around The World
• Erik Herron's Guide to Politics in East Central Europe and Eurasia
• Europa: Gateway to the European Union
• (FIRST) Facts on international relations and security trends
• Foreign Affairs Online
• Global Corruption Report
• Governments on the WWW
• Green Box home (GIMSS) - reference sources by country from Indiana University
• Human Rights Watch World Reports
• INCORE (information on ethnic and political conflicts)
• ISN: International Relations & Security Network
• National Security Archive (world's largest non-governmental archive of declassified documents)
• Political Database of the Americas
• Political Science Resources: Politics & Government Around the World
• Rulers
• Russian and East European Network Information Center (REENIC)
• U.S. Embassies, Consolates, and Diplomatic Missions
• The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources

Journals

• Colonialism & Postcolonialism
• Immigration & Emigration
• Political Science - General
• Political Science Study & Teaching
• Political Science Theory
• Political Theory of the State
• Public Finance
• Socialism, Communism & Anarchism

Political Parties & Politics

• Campaigns & Elections(formerly Politics Magazine)
• Capitol Spotlight
• iWatch News (The Center for Public Integrity)
• Christian Coalition of America
• CNN/AllPolitics (CNN political news)
• C-SPAN Video Library
• DNC: the Official Site of the Democratic National Committee
• Election 2000 Library Research Guide
• Fundrace (campaign contributions tracked to the zip code & individual donor level)
• National Journal
  • Almanac of American Politics
  • Daybook
  • National Journal Daily
  • National Journal Hotline
  • National Journal Magazine
• opensecrets.org (the online source for money in politics data)
• PoliticalMoneyLine
• Political Think Tanks
• Project Vote Smart
• Republican National Committee
• Roll Call Online
• townhall.com (conservative news and information)
• Turn Left

Reference Resources

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics (Oxford University Press)
• A Dictionary of Political Biography (Oxford University Press)
• Handbook of the World (Oxford University Press)
• The Oxford Guide to the United States Government (Oxford University Press)

Research Databases

• Core Research Databases:
  • International Political Science Abstracts
  • PAIS (OSearch Interface)
  • PAIS (ProQuest Interface)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - Available but no longer updated after July 1, 2006
• Additional Databases:
  • Academic Search Complete Video Help
  • CRS Reports for Congress
  • Electronic Journal Center: Politics, Political Science, and Law
  • GPO Monthly Catalog
  • Hein Online
  • JSTOR
  • Lexis-Nexis Academic
  • ProQuest Statistical Datasets (formerly known as LexisNexis Statistical Datasets)
  • Ohio Capitol Connection (Online)
  • Social Sciences Full Text
  • SocINDEX with Full Text
  • THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet

State Information Sources

• Contacting State and Local Government Agencies
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• Ohio Capitol Connection (Online)
• Ohio Citizen Action (includes campaign contributions)
• Ohio Facts (U.S. Census Bureau
• The Ohio General Assembly
• Ohio Legislative Service Commission
• State and Local Governments (Library of Congress links)
• State of Ohio Government Book
• The State of Ohio Government Front Page
• Statehouse News Bureau (Public radio and television)

Subject-Specific Sites

• American Civil Liberties Union Freedom Network
• Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP)
• The National Security Archive
• Terrorism/Crime Studies