Open Access Resources - POS 309 - Scope and Methods in Political Science - Research Guides Homepage at Alabama State University

Ready Reference Items

Political science-related resources available at Ready Reference Desk (1st floor)

They can be checked out for in-LWLC use for 2 hours.

PRAXIS II Social Studies Content Knowledge Assessment (0081) by Jeanne M. Bowlan
Call Number: H 62 .B66 2012
Publication Date: 2011-07-11
Temporarily Shelved at Ready Reference (1st Floor)
Political Handbook of the World by State University of New York at Binghamton Center for Comparative Political Research
Call Number: (1st Floor) JF 37.P6
Publication Date: 2017
2017 edition shelved at Ready Reference. Earlier volumes are shelved in Main Reference (3rd floor) JF 37 .P6.

Open Access Websites

Alabama Department of Archives and History Digital Collections This link opens in a new window
Various publications from many agencies, boards, and commissions within Alabama state government.
Alabama Mosaic This link opens in a new window
Digital repository of images relating Alabama’s history, culture, places, and people. (AVL)
BlackPast This link opens in a new window
Reference and primary source center related to African American and African history.
Census Bureau This link opens in a new window
Population, economic, and social data as compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.
CORE - COnnecting REpositories This link opens in a new window
Open access research outputs from repositories and journals throughout the world.
Documenting the American South This link opens in a new window
Sixteen thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs related to southern history, literature, and culture.
Encyclopedia of Alabama This link opens in a new window
History, culture, geography, and natural environment of Alabama.
GovInfo This link opens in a new window
Electronic access to information products produced by the Federal Government’s Government Printing Office.
Homeland Security Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management.
Infoplease.com This link opens in a new window
Reference site featuring an almanac, atlas, calculator/charts, dictionary, encyclopedia, images, and top 10 lists
Pew Internet & American Life This link opens in a new window
Information on issues, attitudes, and trends shaping America and the world.
Pew Social & Demographic Trends This link opens in a new window
Pew reports written from 2005-present along with photographs, charts, graphs, and datasets.
Public Agenda for Citizens This link opens in a new window
Non-partisan information on public policy issues along with editorials.
State Agency Databases This link opens in a new window
Links to information published by state, subject, and other resources.
Stateline.org This link opens in a new window
Nonprofit, nonpartisan new site reporting on trends and issues in state policy and politics.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Digital version of the Statistical Abstract of the United States providing U.S. social, political and economic data from 1878 to 2012.
World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Published by the Central Intelligence Agency, this factbook provides political and economic information for every country and territory.

Blogs and Useful Websites

These are additional free resources related to Political Science with links to other websites and resources:

80 Best Political Science Blogs and Websites (Feedspot) - Per search and social activity, this list is updated weekly.

American Political Science Association

Constitute - Comprehensive analysis of the world's constitutions.

Council on Foreign Relations

Political Science Resources (BestColleges.com) - Professional organizations, open access journals, blogs, and recommended Twitter feeds.

Top 10 Political Blogs on the Internet Today (Blogging.org) - List of some of the best political blogs currently.

United States Government Manual (GovInfo)

Useful Websites: Political Science (University of Kentucky) - Links to political parties, government departments, news organizations, interest groups, and research links (note: you'll get better access to JSTOR and Lexis Nexis [now Nexus Uni] here!).

VoteView.com (UCLA Department of Political Science) - Every congressional roll call vote in American history on a map of the United States and on a liberal-conservative ideological map including information about the ideological positions of voting Senators and Representatives.

POS 309 - Scope and Methods in Political Science: Open Access Resources

Ready Reference Items

Open Access Websites

Blogs and Useful Websites