Franklin & Marshall College Library

eResources for Government

Contents

  1. Indexes, Abstracts & Full Text
  2. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Handbooks
  3. Selected Online Resources
  4. General Resources
  5. International Relations
  6. U.S. Politics
  7. State and Local Politics
  8. Law
  9. Statistical Sources
  10. Full-Text Journals

Indexes, Abstracts & Full-Text Databases

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks & Bibliographies

Selected Online Resources

General Resources
Policy.com
A daily "policy news and information service" with strict editorial guidelines.

Political Science Resources
A directory of links to all areas of political science; especially good for comparative government information.

Selected RAND Abstracts

Yahoo Government Links
International Relations
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward 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.

International Affairs Resources (WWW Virtual Library)
Over 2000 carefully selected, frequently maintained, annotated links in 37 international affairs categories. Part of the WWW Virtual Library System. Should be of use to professors and students.

Country Studies (Library of Congress)
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

Background Notes (U. S. State Department)
Factual publications that contain information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations. They include facts on the country's land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and its relations with other countries and the United States.

U.S. Politics
Americanpresident.org
Comprehensive non-partisan resource on the history and function of the American presidency. Facilitated by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.

American National Election Studies (ANES)
Contains 65 data sets on pre- and post-election surveys of voters' attitudes.

American Political Development Program
The APDP aims to become the nation1s premier site for the study of political history. Facilitated by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.

American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbarra)
Contains a wealth of current and historical materials on the Presidency.

Annals of Congress
Formally known as The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States, covers the 1st Congress through the first session of the 18th Congress, from 1789 to 1824.

Federal Register
Search & retrieve proposed and final regulations from 1994 to the present.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
The codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register, updated annually.

Congressional Globe
Contains the Congressional debates of the 23rd through 42nd Congresses (1833-73).

Congressional Record
Search & retrieve proceedings and debates of the United States Congress from 1994 to the present.

Federal Elections Commission (FEC)
Contains the laws and regulations pertaining to federal elections, and campaign finance reports.

Inside Politics
A current news source of government information, from CNN.

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Independent polling, research, media analysis, and information-sharing in four main areas as they relate to religion: Politics, Law, Domestic Policy, and World Affairs.

Register of Debates
A record of the Congressional debates of the 18th Congress, 2nd Session through the 25th Congress, 1st Session (1824-37).

Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive
Serves as a research facility for scholars of U. S. public policy. The Library1s collection is a specialized one focused on American politics and history with special attention paid to the American Presidency. Produced by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Links to congressional publications from the Library of Congress.

United States Code
The codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.

Yahoo United States Government Links

State and Local Politics
Law
Find Law
Contains legal news, laws, and Supreme Court decisions from 1893 to the present.

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Access to legal information and listings for law firms throughout the U.S.

Supreme Court of the United States
Information about the Court and links to recent opinions.

Westlaw Campus Research
Access to Federal and State case law and codes, legal encyclopedias, and law reviews.

Yahoo Law Links

Statistical Sources
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Information on crime, criminal trends, and victim characteristics in the United States presented in written reports, charts, and graphs. From the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs.

FedStats
Access to statistical data from over 70 agencies of the federal government.

FRASER
The Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research is a project by the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to expand on its mission to provide economic information and data to researchers interested in the U.S. economy. On this web site you will find links to scanned images of historical economic statistical publications, releases, and documents.

ICPSR Direct
Search the extensive holdings of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, encompassing political, social, economic, and educational data, and download data and documentation to your own computer for analysis. Most datasets require the use of a quantitative analysis program, such as SPSS, Data Desk, or Excel, to produce useful results. Contact F&M's institutional liaison to the ICPSR, Professor Robert Friedrich in the Government Department, at 291-4162 or robert.friedrich@fandm.edu for more information.

International Voter Turnout Statistics
Compilations of voter turnout for every country from 1945 through 2000 (or later for some countries). The data is provided by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.

Roper Center iPoll & RoperExpress
iPoll is a comprehensive database of over 500,000 public opinion questions and answers asked in the US since 1935. RoperExpress offers on demand access to the full datasets required to conduct bivariate and multivariate analyses on archived surveys. Access requires a simple, one-time registration and a valid F&M email address.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. Project is located at the University at Albany, School of Criminal Justice, and funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Vital Statistics of the United States
Access to statistical data that includes natality, mortality, marriage and divorce.

World Development Indicators
A data source on the global economy, this resource contains statistical data for over 600 development indicators and time series data from 1960 to the latest compiled for over 200 countries as well as 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.

Full-Text Journals

The Library may not subscribe to all journal volumes found at these links. Please check Journals @ F&M for complete holdings information. Last updated: 10/19/09 ks