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Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.
Online statistics portal providing access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions. Includes many easily-cited authoritative infographics.
Statistical compendium covering the years 1750-2010 (with annual updates). Includes all statistical tables as Excel spreadsheets, which can be downloaded for further analysis. Topics include population, national accounts, labor force, agriculture, external trade and industry. Each section has a full description of the sources used to compile the statistics.
Sage Data (formerly Statistical Datasets) is a web-based research tool that provides fast and easy access to data from licensed and public domain datasets within a single interface.
This research guide is designed for students doing research in POLS 001. You can schedule a 1:1 consultation with me here.
Reference sources like encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks provide an excellent starting point for research by offering broad overviews, key terminology, and foundational concepts in a field. These sources help you grasp the basics and identify more specific topics to explore in depth through scholarly articles and primary sources.
Portal to over 500 highly regarded reference sources. Examples of sources covered include: Art, Business, Food & Beverage, History, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Social Sciences, and Technology.
Reference Universe allows users to search the indexes and tables of contents of Cowles Library's extensive print and electronic reference collections, including specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs.
Use SuperSearch to find books by title, author, or keywords. Apply the “In the Library” and “Books” filters to narrow results to physical books. To find books on US policy issues, search for your policy and add the phrase "United States"
Scholarly, multidisciplinary full-text database, with more than 10,000 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,500 peer-reviewed journals.
More than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources
Full-text of scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses.
Historic and current congressional information supporting in-depth research in public policy, historical, and legal areas of interest
Provides access to 500,000+ pages of previously classified government documents. Covers major international events including the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. Underpins studies in international relations and U S. foreign & domestic policy studies.
An online research tool with more than 100 million pages of legal history available in a fully-searchable, image-based format.
A legal research database that also includes news and business publications.
Free index to federal government publications distributed through the Superintendent of Documents.
