Government
Reference
 CountryWatch
Up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world.
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
Encyclopedia of Democracy - 4 vols.
Location: Ref JC 423 .E53 1995
Encyclopedia of Public and Administration and Public Policy
Location: Ref JK 9 .E526 2003 + supplement
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution - 6 vols.
Location: KF 4548 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior
Information Sources of Political Science, 5th ed.
Location: Ref JA 71 .I54 2005
International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration - 4 vols.
Location: Ref H 97 .I574 1998
International Relations, International Security, and Comparative Politics: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources
Location: Ref JZ 1305 .K34 2008
Major Acts of Congress
2004 ed.
Oxford Reference Online: Politics and Social Sciences
Single-volume reference handbooks, dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Survey of Social Science: Government and Politics Series - 5 vols.
Introductory essays with brief bibliographies on topics related to politics, political philosophy, functions of government, state and local government, comparative government, international politics, etc.
Location: Ref JA 61 .S68 1995
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Articles - Government
Core Resources:
Academic Search Premier
Scholarly journal and popular magazine articles in all subject areas, many of which are available in full text online.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Coverage: 1975-present.
Citations, abstracts, and indexing of the scholarly journal literature in political science and international relations, law and public policy.
PAIS International
Coverage: 1915-present.
An index to articles, books, studies, government documents and reports on public policy issues. Highly recommended for research in public administration, law, politics and government.
Web of Science
Coverage: 1984-present.
Includes the Social Sciences Citation Index, a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. In addition to cited reference searching, the Web of Science can be searched by topic, author, source title, and address.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Source of a wide range of scholarship that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
LexisNexis Academic
Full text news, legal, business and reference information.
LexisNexis Congressional
Track current and historical legislative and public policy issues as well as the activities of committees and members of Congress. Congressional Universe is also an electronic index to the CIS microfiche owned by our library and provides links to extensive full text resources (see list). A user guide is also available. Produced by Congressional Information Service, Inc.
Additional Resources:
For more, consult the library's government databases page.
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Books
ALEX
Hamilton College Library's catalog. Use our call number locator to find items from your catalog search.
WorldCat
Catalog with more than 60 million records for books and other materials owned by libraries around the world. Use the  button to request items through interlibrary loan.
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Citing Sources
Ask your professor if he or she has particular citation style preferences. The Writing Center also provides some information on departmental preferences and writing for specific disciplines.
The following resources can be especially helpful:
Publishing Political Science: APSA Guide to Writing and Publishing
Location: JV 86 .P87 2008
The Chicago Manual of Style
Also available in print: Ref Desk Z 253 .U69 2003
Citing Sources
The library's guide to documenting sources includes general subject area preferences and examples of citations for books, journals, and other commonly used resources.
RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based program that allows you to collect citations and format them into footnotes and bibliographies for your research papers and writing assignments.
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Get Help
For further assistance, contact:
Lynn Mayo
Reference Librarian
Burke Library
315-859-4746
lmayo@hamilton.edu
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(Reviewed: October 13, 2008)
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