Find Books and Reports.
Use COAST the library's online catalog to search for books and their location. When searching for books it is best to use the Subject search instead of keyword. Consider the following subject words in COAST:
Political Science also check under any of the other 90 recommended other subjects.
State, the13 recommended subjects.
Voting and its' related subjects.
To find Government Documents use COAST's search specific collections (middle column) for government documents. TIP: most will be Federal Government based.
If your search does not produce enough books or documents, remember to click on Repeat Search in Link+ to get a larger selection of titles. They arrive in three days.
There are books online, many are classic political science texts. The United Nations also provides links to electronic books.
Recommended Books and Documents.
The following books, paper and electronic, include bibliography of other sources that further your research.
ACLS Humanities E-Book by University of Michigan contains books on political science subjects.
Blackwell encyclopaedia of political institutions by Vernon Bogdanor contains entries on various political institutions.
Blackwell encyclopaedia of political thought by David Miller contains entries on various political theories and theorists.
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy by Government Printing Office. Key basic United States federal documents that define our democratic society, both current and historical publications like the U.S. Constitution, Federalist Papers, Freedom Papers, Presidential Inaugurations, etc.
Encyclopedia of government and politics by Mary Hawkesworth and Maurice Kogan. Two volume encyclopedia on political theories, ideologies, political systems, institutions, forces, policy-making and international relations.
Encyclopedia of Politics: The left and the right by Rodney P. Carlisle provides background on political issues, theories and theorist from left and right point of view. There is a political timeline from 509 B.C. to 2005.
Oxford Reference Online contains dictionaries, maps, and encyclopedias to help you get started. It contains titles like Oxford companion to politics of the world by Joel Krieger.
Palgrave Macmillan dictionary of political thought by Roger Scruton is a great way to see various political ideologies and sources.
Political Handbook of the world provides a good background on all political entities.
Politics: observations and arguments, 1966-2004 by Hendrik Hertzberg talks about politics and culture in the United States and throughout the world.
Separation of Powers: documents and commentary by Katy J. Harriger provides background on powers by the president, agencies, legislatures, courts and the states.
UNESCO publications are reports or studies produced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization division.
