LibraryGuides: Political Science: Find Articles & Websites

Use Databases to Find Articles

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Index to approximately 10,000 periodicals covering a wide variety of subject areas, including thousands of peer-reviewed titles, many in full text
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a digital journals archive. Chemeketa Chemeketa has the archive collections Arts & Sciences I and Arts & Sciences III, comprising about 400 journals. The collections are strong in the humanities.
JSTOR is providing free access to additional collections until June 30, 2023.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Includes articles in academic journals, newspapers, and general interest magazines. Click on Databases (4) to select specific databases or subject areas to search within.
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Web Sites

Congress.gov
Has comprehensive information the U.S. Congress, including bills, resolutions, activity in Congress, Congressional Record, schedules, calendars, committee information, presidential nominations, laws, and treaties. It also connects to other useful sources of information, such as Congressional biographies.
Government Information Online
This site is a partnership between government documents librarians and the Government Publishing Office. It has answers to frequently asked questions and features the option to ask a government documents expert.
GovInfo
All types of government information
Initiative & Referendum Institute
Presented by a nonprofit research organization, this site includes historical and current information on national, state, and local initiatives and referenda (I&R), and informative guides to the I&R and the recall process.
Local Governments - Oregon
Links to county and city governments and other governmental entities in Oregon
Oregon.gov
The official State of Oregon site.
Oregon Elections History
The state Elections Division site, with voter's pamphlets for some previous elections.
Project Votesmart
A superb, nonpartisan, political awareness site
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
This site is continuously updated to give the regulations currently in force.
United States Government Manual
The official handbook to government
Voters' Pamphlets from Oregon Elections
Includes Voters' Pamphlets from 1904 to the present; contain not only the candidates for office, but the text of ballot measures and statements from groups and individuals in favor of or opposed to the measure.

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APA Citations

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: REF 808.02 P96 2020
ISBN: 1433832151
Publication Date: 2020
The official guide to the current (7th) format.

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What's this DOI Stuff?
Explains what DOI means and how to use it, with what to do when there isn't one.

MLA Citations

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: 808.02 G35 2021 and at Reference Desk
ISBN: 9781603293532
Publication Date: 2021
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