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Name		Scholarly?	Full-Text?
International Political Science Abstracts	info	some	some
The library's main political science database. An excellent source for finding scholarly political science and international relations articles.
PAIS	info	some	none
One of the library's top international relations and foreign affairs databases. This database covers scholarly and trade journals, books and publications from governments and NGOs.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)	info	some	most
International affairs database with working papers, journal articles, books, policy papers and more from a wide variety of sources. Most of the resources in this database are available full text.

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Ethnic NewsWatch	info	some	some
A collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in America. Searchable in both English and Spanish, with titles in both languages.
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)	info	n/a	n/a
The ICPSR provides access to hundreds of thousands of data files from more than 6,800 studies in a wide variety fields, including anthropology, criminal justice, economics, education, foreign policy, gerontology, health and medical policy, law, political science, psychology, public policy and sociology. Users should note that most data from ICPSR must be downloaded into statistical software such as SAS or SPSS to be viewed and manipulated.
JSTOR	info	most	most
JSTOR provides the searchable full text of the backfiles (at least 3 years old) of many of the core research and academic society published journals in almost all subject areas, but its emphasis is in the humanities and social sciences. The majority of JSTOR’s content is academic and peer-reviewed.
LexisNexis Academic	info	some	all
Covers over 6,000 news, business and legal sources, including federal and state cases and codes.
Project Muse	info	some	most
Full-text access to a selection of prestigious humanities and social sciences journals.
Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)	info	most	none
Find journal articles in the social sciences. Over 50 different subject areas covered including: anthropology, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, and social work. Use the citation maps feature to find out who has been citing an article. 1956-present.
Web of Science	info	most	none
This database searches for journal articles, books, reports, and conference proceedings in the sciences, social sciences, and art & humanities. Use the citation maps feature to find out who has been citing an article. 1898-present.
Westlaw Campus Research	info	some	all
Covers state and federal case law and statutes and regulations, the Code of Federal Regulations. Federal Register, American Jurisprudence 2nd, American Law Reports and law reviews.
iPoll	info	n/a	n/a
iPoll is One-stop shopping for academic, commercial, and media polls in the US with search tools designed specifically for survey questions. Users can View various questions to better understand Americans’ views. Please click to view the Responsible Use Statement