LibGuides: POLITICAL SCIENCE: Open Access Resources

Free-Access Websites

Open access resources related to Political Science:

African Journals Online
This African studies database indexes over 350 peer-reviewed journals published in African countries. Though the database contains material from across a variety of disciplines, the bulk of the material has an African focus.
Alabama Department of Archives and History Digital Collections
Various publications from many agencies, boards, and commissions within Alabama state government.
Alabama Mosaic
Digital repository of images relating Alabama’s history, culture, places, and people. (AVL)
BlackPast
Reference and primary source center related to African American and African history.
Black Women's Suffrage Digital Collection
Materials (photographs, correspondence, speeches, event programs, publications, oral histories, and other artifacts) documenting the roles and experiences of Black Women in the Women’s Suffrage Movement and, more broadly, women’s rights, voting rights, and civic activism between the 1850s and 1960.
Census Bureau
Population, economic, and social data as compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.
CORE - COnnecting REpositories
Open access research outputs from repositories and journals throughout the world.
Documenting the American South
Sixteen thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs related to southern history, literature, and culture.
Encyclopedia of Alabama
History, culture, geography, and natural environment of Alabama.
GovInfo
Electronic access to information products produced by the Federal Government’s Government Printing Office.
Homeland Security Digital Library
Documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management.
Infoplease.com
Reference site featuring an almanac, atlas, calculator/charts, dictionary, encyclopedia, images, and top 10 lists
Infoplease.com
Reference site featuring an almanac, atlas, calculator/charts, dictionary, encyclopedia, images, and top 10 lists
Pew Internet & American Life
Information on issues, attitudes, and trends shaping America and the world.
Pew Social & Demographic Trends
Pew reports written from 2005-present along with photographs, charts, graphs, and datasets.
Public Agenda for Citizens
Non-partisan information on public policy issues along with editorials.
State Agency Databases
Links to information published by state, subject, and other resources.
Stateline.org
Nonprofit, nonpartisan new site reporting on trends and issues in state policy and politics.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Digital version of the Statistical Abstract of the United States providing U.S. social, political and economic data from 1878 to 2012.
World Factbook
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:

Political Science: Blogs (Marquette University) - Useful assessment questions along with list of blogs covering different opinions and descriptions.

Political Science / Public Policy Resources: Web Sites (Michigan State University) - Selected websites are listed but the number of tabs to other lists is immense!

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.

Top 100 Political Science Blogs and Websites by Political Sciences (Feedspot) - Per search and social activity, this list is updated weekly.

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!)

POLITICAL SCIENCE: Open Access Resources

Free-Access Websites

Blogs and Useful Websites

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