Political Science
Research & Instruction Librarian
Research & Instruction Librarian
Welcome
Welcome to Poli Sci Library Subject Guide.
This research guide is intended to provide links to information resources, both online and in print, for researching topics in political science.
Please refer to the links posted on the left-navigation bar.
Core Resources
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Provides access to journal articles in political science related fields including law, public administration/policy, and international relations.
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Annual ReviewsAnnually synthesizes primary research literature and identifies principal contributions in many disciplines. Full-text available for online title. Limit to Political Science.
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Google Scholar
Search across a wide range of scholarly literature from around the world. This custom link for Google Scholar includes the Macalester Library code and will display a "MACLINKS FULL TEXT" link next to resources available from Macalester Library. You will also see MACLINKS if you are logged in to the on-campus network. If you are off campus and don't use the above custom link, you can configure Google Scholar to display MACLINKS by customizing your library links settings.
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Scopus
An abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature with tools to track, analyze, and visualize research.
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Web of Science
Note: The library has begun a subscription to Scopus as a replacement for our Web of Science subscription. Access to Web of Science will end on December 31, 2025.
Indexes information covering disciplines in the sciences, arts and humanities, and social sciences. Includes six citation databases: the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index, the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, the Book Citation Index, Current Chemical Reactions, and Index Chemicus.
View the full list of databases our Library subscribes in the A-Z list of databases
WorldCat Search
LC Call Numbers: Political Science
Browse Books on the Shelf!
The Library of Congress (LC) classification system uses call numbers to group books on related topics, making it easier to browse for resources on a specific subject.
The Library of Congress Classification for political science is J.
See Political Science for Class J for more details.
Finding Political Science Journals
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BrowZine
BrowZine allows you to browse, read, and follow scholarly journals that are available to you online through the library, including both subscribed and open access titles. Compatible with Android and iOS mobile devices. Useful for keeping track of your favorite journals, and allows you to see and explore similar titles.
Featured E-Books
Streaming Media
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Academic Video Online
Academic Video Online is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary video subscription that supports the entire range of curriculum, from anthropology to zoology. It includes a variety of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations. Patrons will find thousands of award-winning films, including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners. Academic institutions will find frequently used films for classroom instruction, plus newly released films and previously unavailable archival material.
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Digital Public Library of AmericaDPLA materials come from America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of these are freely available and include; photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, etc.
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Films on DemandStreaming video platform offering thousands of multidisciplinary videos.
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KanopyVideo streaming service offering films from independent and specialty producers, with a focus on documentary films. Videos and clips can be embedded into Moodle.
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Platino EducaPlatino Educa offers unlimited access to hundreds of Spanish and Ibero-American movies, classified by subjects and covering themes across the Environment, Social Sciences, Language and Literature, Arts, and Social Justice.
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Swank Digital CampusSwank Digital Campus is an online streaming service that provides access to thousands of feature films, documentaries, foreign films and TV shows suitable for any academic department. Faculty can sign up for an instructor account and select titles to stream for their classes. Titles are available for one year from the initial request date.
Research Consultations
Please don't hesitate to reach out to either of us.
Our contact information and calendars are on on our Profile pictures (left-hand side).