If you're looking specifically for journal articles, start by using one of the indexes listed. Enter some keywords to find out what's been published on your topic. Then use to link from the citations to the articles, when possible. There are several databases in EBSCO which are very useful to Politics, so you might want to start with the green box to search many databases at once. If you don't find the results you hoped for, try altering your search terms or look in a different database.

Under "Other Online Resources" find links to some of our more unique databases that might apply to your topic. These include primary documents, images, statistics, and specialized encyclopedias.

To find general books in the library, use TOPCAT (the library catalogue). Find help using TOPCAT in our tutorials.

EBSCO Political Science Databases The Library has replaced their PAIS and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts databases with EBSCO's Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, and Public Administration Abstracts products. Click on EBSCO Political Science Databases to search both these databases, along with Academic Search Elite.
			LEGEND
Political Science Complete	Trent	description	C & FT
Public Affairs Index	Trent	description	C
Public Administration Abstracts	Trent	description	C
Academic OneFile a general index with many full text articles	Trent	description	C & FT
Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost) a general index with many full-text articles	Trent	description	C & FT
Alt-Press Watch	Trent	description	FT
America: History & Life	Trent	description	C
Annual Reviews e-journals	Trent	description	FT
CAIRN (French language periodicals in the social sciences and humanities)	Trent	description	FT
CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs)	Trent	description	some FT
CPI-Q (Canadian Periodical Index) - also available through Scholars Portal Search in the box above.	Trent	description	some FT
EBSCO Political Science Databases	Trent	description	some FT
Historical Abstracts index to articles in World History	Trent	description	C
JSTOR (online journal storage for 1100+ journals in a variety of subjects)	Trent	description	FT
LegalTrac	Trent	description	some FT
Libris Canadiana	Trent	description	C
Scholars Portal Journals - search the majority of Trent e-journals at once	Trent	description	FT
Social Sciences Citation Index from Web of Science	Trent	description	C
Other Online Resources
Canada's Heritage from 1844: The Globe and Mail	Trent	description	Primary, News
China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980	Trent	description	Primary, Images
Defining Gender, 1450-1910, Online	Trent	description	Primary
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online	Public	description	Reference
Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford)	Trent	description	Reference
Digital National Security Archive (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	Primary
Eighteenth Century Journals Online I & II (British)	Trent	description	Primary, FT
Empire Online	Trent	description	Primary, Images
Encyclopedia of Global Change	Trent	description	Reference
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers [British] (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	FT
Mass Observation Online	Trent	description	Primary, Images
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History	Trent	description	Reference
Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice	Trent	description	Primary, Images
SourceOECD - reports, books, periodicals, statistics	Trent	description	FT
The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 (London Times newspaper)	Trent	description	Primary, News
World Development Indicators	Public	description	Stats
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Print Indexes
International African bibliography [Ref.] Z3505 . I535	in library		C
International bibliography of political science [Ref.] Z7163.I64 (to 1996)	in library		C
International political science abstracts [Ref.] JA36.I5 (to 1998)	in library		C
The New York Times index [Ref.] AI21.N44	in library		C
Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) Bulletin [Ref.] Z7163 .P6	in library		C
The Times, London : Indexes [Ref.] AI21.T43 to Ref. AI21.T46	in library		C
UNDOC [Ref.] JX1977.A215/ Microfiche set 1653 (to 1999)	in library		C

Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

This site provides a wide range of information, analysis, statistics, news and Internet links detailing Canada's economic, political, social and institutional relations with Asia Pacific.

 Canadian Government Information - from the National Library of Canada

Selective collection of links to Canadian government sites and key federal documents.

Canadian Government Information on the Internet (CGII)

Information is listed under federal, provincial or municipal headings. Access is also provided to major sites, libraries, electronic journals and discussion lists.

Canadian Institute of International Affairs

A non-profit, non-governmental organization providing Canadians with "a non-partisan, nationwide forum for the discussion, analysis and debate of international affairs" .

Canadian Political Parties

A great Canadian election site, with links to every political party in every province.

Canadian Politics : a Net Station

Impressive collection of web sites with information on Canadian politics, government, public policy, foreign relations, etc. (from UBC Library)

Canadian Politics on the Web

Annotated links to Canadian politics and government sites, many with connections to full-text documents as well as to useful graphs and maps. Other sites are grouped under: Government and Politics on the Web, Political Science Resource Sites, Canadian International News Sources, Political Science Glossary. From Nelson publishers.

CIA World Factbook

Contains comprehensive, individual country profiles which include information on the country's geography, population, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.

Constitutions : Treaties and Declarations

Includes texts of important treaties and of country's constitutional documents, as well as charters and similar documents of international organizations. Part of the well-respected Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources Web Page.(U.K.) - an extensive and well-maintained list including country by country indexing.

 Contemporary Canadian Government & Politics: A Practical Research Guide

This online guide was created for researchers interested in contemporary Canadian government and politics. It provides annotated links to some of the most useful printed and online sources in the field, with research tips and strategies for finding more information.

 Council of the European Union

Who's Who of the Council, with information on activities, treaties, European Convention, agreements, government online, terminology , etc.

Development Gateway

Development Gateway is an international nonprofit organization with the mission to reduce poverty and enable change in developing nations through information technology. Includes the AidData database, a source for project-level information on development activities. The database contains project-level records on nearly $2 trillion in development projects financed by 87 donors between 1945 and 2009.

 Federal Web Locator (United States)

From the Center for Information Law and Policy, quick access points for federal government information on the World Wide Web.

FirstGov.gov (U.S.)

The official web site and information portal for searching the US Government. Links also to state and local government information.

Government of Canada - Official Web Site

Canadian government information - federal, provincial and links to other government sites.

Government of Ontario web site

General government information, but can also search under specific ministry.

Government Publications at Trent University

Information about the Government Publications Section of the Library, with links to Canadian Government sites, Royal Commissions, and other international organizations.

 GPO Access (United States)

Free electronic access to full-text information from the U.S. Federal Government. Databases are updated based on their print equivalent and generally date back to 1994.

Index to Federal Royal Commissions

Searchable index to bibliographic records associated with over 200 federal Royal Commissions since Confederation.

 INFO-GO Government of Ontario

Search or browse the online directory of Ontario government offices and services, or the online government telephone directory.

International Agencies and Information on the Web

From the University of Michigan Documents Center, a comprehensive list of Web sites by name of the organization.

Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC)

Resources are evaluated and organized under country headings or subject listings. Searchable site. (from the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas at Austin).

NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks 2002

The National Institute for Research Advancement provides information on over 300 public policy institutes from over 77 countries and regions.

Official Documents of the United Nations

ODS covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Older UN documents are, however, added to the system on a daily basis. ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards. The system does not contain press releases, UN sales publications, the United Nations Treaty Series or information brochures issued by the Department of Public Information.

Parliament of Canada

Information provided jointly by the Senate, the House of Commons, and the Library of Parliament.

 Political Resources on the Net

Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world.

Political Science : a Net Station

Extensive collection of web sites, developed by Iza Laponce. (UBC Library)

Political Science Resources on the Web

Comprehensive coverage of political science resources, under such listings as area studies, political theory, international relations, and much more. Excellent U.S. coverage.

Politics Gateway

Over 6 ,000 links to political information sources on the internet (from the U.K. Political Studies Association).

The Presidential Timeline

Provides a single point of access to digitized assets from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. You’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives.

 Rulers

Lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases.Very well-maintained site.

 SearchGov.com (United States)

Search or browse the federal, state or local governmental departments, agencies, including the senate, house, white house, and census bureau web sites.

THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet

U.S. legislative information from the Library of Congress.

U.K. Official Publications on the Internet

This site includes the full text or summary of selected documents prepared for the Internet by The Stationery Office.

U.K. Parliament Homepage

Includes full text of parliamentary debates (Hansard) and Acts (from 1996 onward). Summaries are provided for Acts before 1996.

United Nations Home Page

Information about the U.N. and links to its organizations, under headings such as peace and security, economic and social development, human rights, international law, and humanitarian affairs.

 U.S. Government Manual

The official handbook of the U.S. Federal Government, the Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.

 United Nations Common Database

The largest and most authoritative compilation of United Nations and agency statistics ever compiled, covering economic, social, financial and development topics.

E-Books
	xreferplus An online collection of 100 reference books
General Reference Books
	A dictionary of Marxist thought  HX 17 .D5 1991 REF
	Encyclopedia of government and politics  JA 61 .E52 1992 REF
	Encyclopedia of media and politics P 95.82 .U6 E47 2007 REF
	Encyclopedia of privacy  JC 596.2 .U5 E53 2007 v.1-2 REF
	Encyclopedia of war crimes and genocide  HV 6322 .7 .H67 2006 REF
	The International year book and statesmen's who's who  JA 51 .I57 REF
	Keesing's contemporary archives  D 410 .K4 REF
	The Palgrave Macmillan dictionary of political thought  JA 61.S37 2007
	Statesman's yearbook  JA 51 .S7 REF
	World directory of minorities  JC 312 .W67 1997 REF
	World fascism : a historical encyclopedia  JC 481 .W67 2006 v.1-2 REF

Subject Specific Reference Books : International Relations
	Encyclopedia of international peacekeeping operations  JZ 6374 .R36 1999

	International organizations: a dictionary and directory  JX 1995 .S33 1993 REF
	International organizations and world order dictionary  JX 1995 .A4595 1992 REF
	International relations : a concise companion  JZ 1161 .W45 2002
	International relations: a political dictionary  JX 1226 .P55 1995 REF
	The Military balance  UA 15 .L652 REF
	Strategic survey  U 162.S77 REF
	Treaties and alliances of the world  JX 4005 .T72 1995 REF
Subject Specific Reference Books : Regional : Commonwealth

	The Commonwealth ministers reference book JN 248 .C5548 REF
	Records of the Colonial office, Dominions office, Commonwealth relations office... JV 1011 .R43 1995 REF
	Commonwealth yearbook JN 107 .C6 REF
Subject Specific Reference Books : Regional : Europe
	Conflict in Northern Ireland : an encyclopedia  DA 990 .U46 E44
	Europe : a concise encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein  JN 30 .L42 2000 REF
	Political and economic dictionary of Eastern Europe  HC 244 .P595 2002 REF
Subject Specific Reference Books : Regional : Africa, Australasia, Middle East

	Africa research bulletin DT 1 .A24 REF
	The African studies companion : a resource guide and directory  DT 19.8 .Z45 1997 REF
	Middle East contemporary survey DS 62.8 .M53 REF
	New African yearbook DT 1 .A16 REF
Reference Books : Regional : The Americas

	Latin America and Caribbean contemporary record F 1401 .L332 REF
	Latin American history and culture F 1406 .E53 1996 v. 1-5 REF
	Latin American political dictionary F 1406 .R67 REF
	Political parties of the Americas JL 195 .P64 1982 REF
	South America, Central America and the Caribbean F 1408.29 .S68 REF
Subject Specific Reference Books : Regional : Canada

	Almanac of Canadian politics JL 193 .A626 1995 REF
	Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs F 5003 .C36 REF
	Canadian human rights yearbook JC 599 .C3 C35 REF
	Canadian legislatures JL 73 .C36 1992 REF
	Canadian news facts F 5000 .C34 REF
	Canadian parliamentary guide JL 5 .A4 REF
	The language of Canadian politics JA 61 .M33 REF
Subject Specific Reference Books : Regional : United States

	Dictionary of American diplomatic history E 183.7 .F5 REF
	The Dorsey dictionary of American government and politics JK 9 .S42 1988 REF
	Encyclopedia of American foreign policy JX 1407 .E53 REF
	Encyclopedia of American political history E 183 .E52 1984 REF
	Encyclopedia of the American left HX 86 .E58 1992 REF
	Encyclopiedia of American race riots  E 184 .A1 E573 2007 v. 1-2 REF
	Encyclopedia of US foreign relations E 183.7 .E53 1997 v. 1-4 REF
	Political facts of the United States since 1789 E 183 .A97 REF
	Political parties and elections of the United States : an encyclopedia JK 2261 .P683 1991 REF

	Canadian government and politics Z 7164 .C2 J32 1988 REF
	Contemporary Canadian politics Z 1385 .M35 1988 REF
	The 1960's - annotated bibliography of social and political movements in the United States Z 7164 .S66 J28 1992 REF
	Political science - a guide to reference and information sources Z 7161 .Y25 1990 REF
	The politics of the new states Z 7164 .C7 C3 REF
	Politique et societe au Quebec Z 1392 .Q3 L37 1993 REF
	Popular participation and development: a bibliography on Africa and Latin America Z 7164 .P79 D69 REF
	Revolutions and revolutionists Z 7164 .R54 B55 1982 REF
	The shaping of the French colonial empire Z 8744.23 .B68 1985 REF
	Soviet Union under Gorbachev Z 2510.3 .S37 1990 REF
	US relations with South Africa Z 6465 .U5 L84 1991 REF