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Political Science Subject Guide

This guide lists selected major resources that you can use to start researching your topic in political science.

For help navigating these resources, or for more information about political science research resources at the Yale Libraries and beyond, contact the Political Science Librarian:

Julie Linden

julie.linden@yale.edu

(203) 432-3310

Books

Orbis, Yale Library Catalog (What's in Orbis?)

MORRIS, Yale Law Library Catalog

Databases & Article Searching

Here are just three to get you started:

PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)

International Political Science Abstracts

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

For more options, browse the complete list of databases or search the list. Use the "Any Word" search box to find databases relevant to your topic (i.e. "congress," "international affairs," "china," etc.).

Numeric Data

StatCat, Yale Data Catalog

Primary Sources

Government Documents (As a first step, try searching the Government Documents FAQ)

Area Studies Collections (African; East Asia; Judaica; Latin American; Near East; Slavic and Eastern European; and Southeast Asia collections)

Manuscripts and Archives

Primary Sources at Yale (Much more information about what primary sources are and how to search for them)

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