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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Provides abstracts of materials from professional journals, major news magazines and books devoted to international politics and political analysis, 1975-present.
PAIS International This link opens in a new window
Provides citations to political science articles, government documents, books, and more from over 2,462 publications in the areas of public affairs, public policy, social issues, and international relations. Citations date from 1915-present.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides access to content across all disciplines. Search or browse books, journals, images, and primary sources.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Provides access to thousands of full-text scholarly journals, trade and professional titles, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, case studies, and market reports. Content covers all major subject areas, including business, health and medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion.
MUSCAT Plus This link opens in a new window
MUSCAT Plus searches for books, journal articles, media, and more in Musselman Library and beyond.

General Reference Sources

Gale Reference eBooks This link opens in a new window
Provides a database of encyclopedias and reference sources for research. Coverage include the Arts, Business, Education, the Environment, History, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Religion, Science and Social Science. 2000 – present.
Statesman's Yearbook This link opens in a new window
Covers key historical events, population, city profiles, social statistics, climate, recent elections, current leaders, defence, international relations, economy, energy and natural resources, industry, international trade, religion, culture, and diplomatic representatives, as well as fact sheets for countries world wide. Browse by places, people, international organizations, or abbreviations. Includes editions from 1864-present.

Political Science Reference Sources

Political Handbook of the World in CQ Political Reference Suite
Provides information on a country's geography and history, government and politics, political parties and groups, legislature, cabinet, news media, and intergovernmental representation. The news media section usually lists major newspapers, radio stations, and television networks with their political affiliations.

Religious Studies Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of Islam, 2nd Edition
An authoritative source not only for the Islamic religion, but also for the believers and the countries in which they live.

Think Tanks

Brookings Institution
Brookings is an nonprofit public policy organization which provides research in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and global economy and development.
Council on Foreign Relations
CFR is an independent, nonpartisan think tank which provides background information, commentary and articles about foreign relations and international affairs.