Research Guides: GOVT 330 Comparative Politics: Databases

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Subjects: Government, Politics

Media

The library has access to many relevant media resources as well.

American History in Video This link opens in a new window
Streaming video content, including a large volume of contemporaneous video from the 1890s to the 1980s, early newsreels, and full-length documentaries

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using American History in Video

Guides by Subject

Aeronautics Research Guide
by Tom Fesmire Last Updated Jan 25, 2024 571 views this year
Biology & Chemistry Research Guide
by Abigail Sattler Last Updated Jan 25, 2024 256 views this year
Business Research Guide
by David Leffler Last Updated Feb 29, 2024 41675 views this year
Cinematic and Theater Arts Research Guide
by Michael Macasa Last Updated Jan 18, 2024 133 views this year
College of Applied Studies and Academic Success (CASAS)
by Jeremy McGinniss Last Updated Jan 15, 2024 145 views this year
General Studies Research Guide
by Jeremy McGinniss Last Updated Jan 25, 2024 1078 views this year
Engineering Research Guide
by Mike Cobb Last Updated Feb 27, 2024 230 views this year
Counseling & Psychology Research Guide
by Randy Miller Last Updated Feb 5, 2024 5994 views this year
Digital Media & Communication Arts Research Guide
by Michael Macasa Last Updated Feb 12, 2024 457 views this year
Education Research Guide
by Lyn Mathews Last Updated Feb 8, 2024 9098 views this year
English Research Guide
by Rachel Schwedt Last Updated Apr 2, 2024 1859 views this year
Allied Health
by Anne Foust Last Updated Mar 7, 2024 331 views this year
Family & Consumer Sciences Research Guide
by Hannah Lowder Last Updated Feb 29, 2024 941 views this year
Government Research Guide
by Robert Weaver Last Updated Mar 18, 2024 1382 views this year
History Research Guide
by Jeremy McGinniss Last Updated Feb 27, 2024 6360 views this year
Mathematics Research Guide
by Abigail Sattler Last Updated Jan 25, 2024 197 views this year
Modern Languages
by Rachel Schwedt Last Updated Feb 7, 2024 449 views this year
Music Research Guide
by Rachel Schwedt Last Updated Apr 1, 2024 761 views this year
Academic Affairs for Athletics Research Guide
by Amanda Hahn Last Updated Apr 2, 2024 217 views this year
Nursing Research Guide
by Andi Molinet Last Updated Feb 22, 2024 2369 views this year
Public and Community Health
by Anne Foust Last Updated Feb 7, 2024 576 views this year
Religion & Philosophy Research Guide
by William Coberly Last Updated Apr 3, 2024 19972 views this year
Social Work
by Amanda Hahn Last Updated Feb 22, 2024 1466 views this year
Hospitality and Sport Management Research Guide
by Kim Day Last Updated Jan 25, 2024 1436 views this year
Studio & Digital Arts Research Guide
by Michael Macasa Last Updated Feb 19, 2024 581 views this year

Other Guides and Resources

Alumni Research Guide
by Amanda Hahn Last Updated Nov 3, 2023 91 views this year
Faculty Services
by Randy Miller Last Updated Apr 3, 2024 231 views this year
How to Find and Use E-books
by Emma Sattler Last Updated Jan 22, 2024 942 views this year
Live Healthy Liberty
by Anne Foust Last Updated Feb 12, 2024 57 views this year

Turabian Citation Help

Turabian Writing Guide
Having trouble with the Turabian citation style? We have a whole LibGuide for that.
Turabian help from CASAS
From the CASAS Academic Success Center
Public Documents in Turabian format
Presented by the University of Valley Forge
Turabian Footnote & Endnote style
Provided by the Georgetown University library
Chicago/Turabian style
Provided by EasyBib

Featured Resources

Political Handbook of the World 2021 by Lansford, Tom
ISBN: 1544384726
The Political Handbook of the World provides timely, thorough, and accurate political information, with more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide. The updated 2020-2021 edition will continue to be the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country’s governmental and political makeup.

Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text journals, reference books and conference papers covering political topics with a worldwide focus, including international relations, political theory and comparative politics

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using this EBSCO database
CQ Press Library This link opens in a new window
Collection of resources on American government, current affairs, history, politics, public policy, and data analysis
RANE Worldview (formerly Stratfor Worldview) This link opens in a new window
Geopolitical intelligence data composed of comprehensive, independent, and unbiased analyses of global events
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic records and full-text journal and magazine articles covering criminal justice and criminology

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using this EBSCO database
LegalTrac (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals, covering federal and state cases, laws and regulations, legal practice and taxation, as well as British Commonwealth, European Union, and international law
Credo This link opens in a new window
Literati brings together Encyclopedia, Dictionary and Journal entries on a topic along with maps, images and video.

Country Data Resources

This list includes databases from the Jerry Falwell Library that provide information about countries of the world, in statistical and textual form.

CIA World Fact Book
Annual Publication of the CIA, provides statistical and text data on all the nations of the world - political, social, economic, and demographic.

AtoZ Maps This link opens in a new window
Antique and modern maps from all over the world covering political, geographical, physical, and historical themes

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using AtoZ Maps
CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
Up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world, including demographic, political, economic, business, cultural, and environmental information
Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
Country information including culture, history, language, travel and education

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Global Road Warrior
World Geography & Culture Online (Facts on File) This link opens in a new window
Articles, facts, maps, flags, statistics, videos, images, biographies of famous people, timeline, and current news related to the geography, history, society, and culture for each nation as well as U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and international territories