Databases

• CIAO -- Columbia International Affairs Online includes fulltext journal articles, working papers, policy briefs, more
• CQ Global Researcher full text non-partisan in-depth research reports on topics in international affairs and policy, 2007 - present
• CQ Researcher full-text non-partisan in-depth research reports on topics in American public affairs, 1923 - present
• CQ Weekly searchable online nonpartisan magazine on Congress and federal legislative affairs, fulltext content since 1983
• Facts.com Facts on File World News Digest online, plus Issues and Controversies, Reuters On-Line News Service, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac Encyclopedia
• ICPSR online repository of data sets from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
• PAIS International political science, international relations, public affairs for publications from 1972 to present
• PAIS Archive political science, international relations, public affairs for publications from 1915-1976

Databases in Related Disciplines

• Academic Search Complete interdisciplinary, many scholarly journals, articles as early as 1887 to the present Icon reading ShowMe! that links to a video tutorial on using Academic Search Complete.
• Alternative Press Index alternative, radical, and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines, 1991-present
• Alternative Press Index Archive 1969-1990
• America: History and Life U.S. and Canadian history
• Communications & Mass Media Complete speech, communication, media and journalism, articles as early as 1915 to the present
• Factiva national and international newspapers, 1980s to present
• GeoBib materials in the American Geographical Society Library. Ask at the Information Desk about how to find these items in Simpson Library.
• Historical Abstracts world history, excluding the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present
• Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984
• LexisNexis Academic full text national and international news, law journals, and federal and state codes and case law
• LexisNexis Congressional extensive full text collections of Congressional documents, including hearing transcripts, reports, legislative histories, bills, public laws, and more, generally since 1990s, plus indexes of publications from all previous Congresses
• MasterFile Premier all subject areas, including biographies, country reports, and an image gallery, from 1985 to the present
• Military & Government Collection all branches of the military and government, 1995-present
• National Security Archive collections of declassified primary documents in foreign affairs and domestic politics obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by journalists and scholars
• Newspaper Source Plus national and international newspapers; television and radio news transcripts, 1999 to present
• Oxford Reference Online Premium dictionaries and encyclopedias in politics, economics, and general social sciences
• Social Sciences Abstracts
• Sociological Abstracts

For a complete listing of databases provided by UMW Libraries, please see Databases A-Z.

selected Reference Books in Simpson Library

Countries and Nations

• International Boundaries: A Geopolitical Atlas REFB JC323 .A52 2003b
• Political Handbook of the World annual REFB JF37 .P6
• The Statesman's Year-Book annual REFB JA51. S7
• The World Factbook annual compendium of background facts, statistics, maps, and flags for the world's nations, published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). REFB G122 .U562 Also available free online.

Human Rights

• Amnesty International Report Annual REFB JC571 .A44a
• Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties REFB JC571 .F66
• The Human Rights Encyclopedia REFB JC571 .L523 2003
• Human Rights Watch: World Report Annual REFB JC571 .H785

International Development

• Report on the World Social Situation biannual publication of the United Nations. 1993 held in Reference at REFB HN 17.5 U46a 1993. Subsequent editions available on the Web at http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/rwss/index.html
• World Economic and Social Survey trends and policies in the world economy, published annually by the UN. Simpson has 1992-present REFB HC 59 .A169

International Politics and Political Systems

• The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World REFB JA81 .O95 2001

U.S. CONGRESS

U.S. Presidency

• The Evolving Presidency: Landmark Documents, 1787-2008 REBF JK511 .E92 2008 Text of significant primary documents in presidential power and history
• Vital Statistics on the Presidency: George Washington to George W. Bush Election results, voter turnout, news coverage, biographies, more REFB JK 518 .R34 2009

U.S. Supreme Court

• Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court REFB KF 4550 .F54 2008

Websites

See ALSO: UMW Government resources dEpository Library page

Gateway Sites

• InfoUSA: Government from the U.S. State Department, guide to U.S. government principles, structure, founding documents, elections, and more
• Internet Public Library: Law, Government & Political Science
• Librarian's Internet Index: Government
• Political Resources on the Web from the University of Michigan Library
• USA.gov gateway to federal government information

Countries and Regions

• African Union
• Country Studies from the Library of Congress, includes some content from former Department of Defense Area Handbooks
• Europa multilingual gateway to the European Union
• Latin America Network Information Center: Political Science from the University of Texas
• OneWorld.net online gateway for news and nations not generally covered in the mainstream press
• Portal to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR)
• The World Factbook country profiles from the CIA

International Development

• Humanitarian Response Index independent evaluation by Development Assistance Research Associatiates (DARA) of crisis relief and development efforts by 23 primarily Western and Northern developed nations
• International Development Association (IDA) agency of the World Bank
• Peace Corps
• UN Millennium Development Goals: End Poverty 2015 extensive, interactive gateway to the United Nations programs in international development
• USAID United States Agency for International Development

International Relations

• Council on Foreign Relations: A Nonpartisan Resource for Information and Analysis influential nonprofit U.S. organization, publishes Foreign Affairs
• Foreign Government Resources on the Web from the University of Michigan Library
• Foreign Policy Association
• United Nations
• U.S. Department of State

Professional Organizations

• American Foreign Service Association
• American Political Science Association
  

Think Tanks

• Moving Ideas: The Electronic Policy Network database of progressive organizations, originally developed by The American Prospect magazine
• PolicyExperts.org searchable database produced by the conservative Heritage Foundation
• Research Centers in International Relations on the Web from the nonprofit, nonpartisan United States Institute of Peace
  

U.S. Politics

• Political Information: A Search Engine for Politics, Policy, and Political News
• The Politico
• ProjectVoteSmart
• PUREPOLITICS.COM: Politics Everyone Can Enjoy multimedia information, education, "and entertainment" site