Jefferson State Community College Libraries: Political Science: Library Resources

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Video Introduction to the JSCC Libraries
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America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
This bibliographic database provides a robust source of information focusing on the history and life of the United States and Canada. It is an important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history. Citations and links to book and media reviews are added benefits to the America: History and Life database. It provides strong English-language journal coverage, balanced by an international perspective on topics and events. This includes English abstracts for articles published in a variety of languages.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
This database is unmatched in its scope and breadth of historical and social science literature, and is essential for libraries supporting upper-division and graduate research. Representing scholarship from more than 90 countries, the database includes book citations, dissertations and theses. Coverage extends to related disciplines such as archaeology, anthropology and sociology.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Designed for academic institutions, this database is the leading resource for scholarly research with more full-text journals and more peer-reviewed journals than any other database available. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books, and more.

Streaming Video in Political Science
Streaming video content from Films On Demand covering American Government; Civil Liberties & Civil Rights; Constitutional Foundations; Political Institutions; Political Participants; Public Policy: Domestic & Foreign; Global Politics; Comparative Governments; Global Terrorism; International Relations; and Political Theory.

Public Papers of the Presidents
Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the textnote. Files are available in ASCII text and PDF formats.
The American Presidents
An online reference resource for in-depth information reviewed by prominent scholars on each president and administration.
The American Government
A national meeting place to research, reflect and report on issues of national importance to the governance of the United States, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency.