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Specialized Databases

EIU  The Economist Intelligence Unit provides publications & reports of international business which includes country background, industry, news wire reports, and statistical data. (Economist Intelligence Unit)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

Findlaw  This site is a comprehensive set of legal resources.  Free web access.

Legal Collection  Contains information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.   (EBSCO - TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.

LexisNexis Academic Provides access to a wide range of news (includes New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times), business (company news, industry forecasts), government (legislative news, tax information), legal (news, case law) and reference information. Some articles delivered in full-text. (LexisNexis - Direct) Remote Access with University Network Account.

Military and Government Collection  Provides selected full text articles for over 320 military-related periodicals and general interest magazines. (EBSCO - TexShare)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet  The Library of Congress provides this highly regarded database on federal legislative information.  Free web access.

Related General Databases

Directory of Open Access Journals This service provides full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly, peer reviews journals in many subjects and languages. It includes academic, government, commercial, non-profit private sources. (Lund Universities/TexShare) Free Web Access

JSTOR  A unique digital archive of scholarly journals in full text, starting with the first issues. Covers material from the 1800s up to between 1 and 8 years before current publication. (JSTOR)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

Project Muse  Online collection of full text peer-reviewed journals from scholarly publishers. This collection complements JSTOR. (Muse)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

Academic Search Complete  Includes more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals; in addition to full text, offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.  Remote Access with University Network Account.

MasterFILE Premier  Searches general interest subjects in business, culture, history, & literature from articles, musical reference, & works such as Consumer Reports, Documents in American History, & Magill's Book Reviews.  (EBSCO-TexShare)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

Periodical Abstracts  Contains abstracts to significant articles appearing in leading general and academic periodicals.  (Extended FirstSearch) Library access only.

Wilson Select Plus  Contains citations & abstracts from: Readers Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science Abstracts & Wilson Business Abstracts.  (Extended FirstSearch) Library access only.

WorldCat  Locate books and other materials, such as musical scores & internet resources, in libraries worldwide, including the University of Dallas. Coverage is from 1200 to present.   (FirstSearch-TexShare)  Remote Access with University Network Account.

Google Scholar Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts & articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities & other scholarly organizations. (Google) Free Web Access

Electronic Books

NetLibrary  A collection of full text reference, scholarly, and professional electronic books (eBooks) available for 24 hour electronic use. (OCLC-TexShare)  Remote Access with NetLibrary Account.

Online Journals (Current Subscriptions Only)

American Journal of Political Science
American Political Science Review
Government and Opposition
Grey Room
History of Political Thought
Journal of Political Economy
Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas
The Nation
National Interest
National Review
Negotiation Journal
Orbis-Journal of World Affairs
Perspectives on Politics
Political Research Quarterly
Political Theory
Polity
Presidential Studies Quarterly
PS : Political Science and Politics
Southern Law Journal
Weekly Standard

Websites

American Rhetoric  An online repository of public speeches, sermons, lectures, interviews and other recorded media events which includes full-text and audio and video versions. Provides "Top 100" American political speeches of the 20th century.

AmericanPresident.org  The most comprehensive, non-partisan resource available on the history and function of the American presidency.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774-present  This source of information about members of Congress is produced by a joint House-Senate project of the U.S. Congress.

Chambers Global: the World's Leading Lawyers for Business This Client's Guide contains entries based upon recommendations from the market interviews and reseach. It includes litigation tables for some countries, and employment rankings.

Code of Federal Regulations  The CFR is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the U.S. Government.

CongressLink  This site, produced by the Dirksen Congressional Center, provides information about the U.S. Congress, including how it works, its members and leaders, and its public policies.

Constitution Finder  Offers constitutions, charters, amendments and other related documents for the nations of the world.

Copyright Office The U.S. government and Library of Congress bring helpful information from how to's, legal issues, and hot topics about copyright. Contains circulars and brochures in selected full text. (Web-free access)

Federal Register Online  Official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, & notices of federal agencies and organizations; also executive orders & other presidential documents from 1995 to the present.

First Ladies Biographies  Biographical sketches and related links are provided for each first lady.

Governing  Helpful resource for state and local information.

Governments on the WWW  Provides comprehensive governmental and political party information for over 220 countries.

John Locke Bibliography A continuation of the 1985 Attig book "The Works of John Locke: A Comprehensive Bibliography from the Seventeenth Century to the Present (available in the Blakley Library at Ref Z 8513.45 .A87 1985); this site provides in-depth update through 2005 and Attig continues to update periodically.

Law and Policy Institutions Guide  A well-organized site for legal and legislative information, which includes domestic legal topics, as well as information on significant international treaties, journals, and legal databases ranging from antiquity to the present.

Law Library of Congress  The Digital Resources & Links section of this site provides many links to full-text documents and other legal resources.

Nolo  Nolo's mission is to make the legal system work for everyone, not just lawyers, and to help people handle their own everyday legal matters.

Political Resources on the Net  Provides access to political sites by country and includes extensive links to political parties and media sites.

Presidential Libraries  Includes links for each presidential library and general information about the presidential library system.

Proceedings of the Old Bailey  A fully searchable collection of over 101,000 trials at London's central criminal court from 1674 to 1834. Includes images of the original pages.

RJ&L Religious Liberty Archive Extensive information and resources on laws, both federal and state, related to religious freedom, excellent and in-depth materials on this topic.

State and Local Government on the Net  This site is a directory of state, county, and city governmental websites.

Supreme Court Collection (Legal Information Institute)  This site provides access to Supreme Court decisions since 1993,a growing collection of historic decisions, and the U.S. Constitution.

Texas Rules of Civil Procedure  Up-to-date source of these rules.

Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Provides various documents and reports on globalization issues, excellent source for research on various globalization topics and issues.

Print Books (Selected List)

Chambers Global: the World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2004-05 Ref K 68. C53
Encyclopedia of Democracy  Ref JC 423 .E53   
Oxford Companion to Politics of the World  Ref JA 61 .O95 
Political Handbook of the World  Ref JF 37 .P6 
Political Science: a Guide to Reference and Information Sources  Ref JA 71 .Y75
Stateman's Yearbook  Ref JA 51 .S7
United States Government Manual  Ref JK 6 .U6

Politics - Congress

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - 1989  Ref JK 1010 .A5
Congress A to Z  Ref JK 1067 .C67
Congressional Quarterly Almanac  Ref JK 1 .C66  
Journals of the Continental Congress  Ref J 10 .A5 
Official Congressional Directory  Ref J 10 .A5

Politics - Presidency

Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency  Ref JK 516 .C57 
Presidency A to Z  Ref JK 511 .P775
Presidential Also-Rans and Running Mates, 1788-1980  Ref E 176 .1.S695

Law - General 

Best Law Schools  Ref KF 266 .B4679
Cracking the LSAT  Ref KF 285 .Z9 R635
Historic U.S. Court Cases, 1690 - 1990  Ref KF 385 .A4J64
Legal Research; How to Find and Understand the Law  Ref KF 240 .E35   
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law  Ref K 487 .E3 N48   
Oxford Companion to American Law  Ref KF 156 .O94  
United States Law Week  Ref KF 132 .U55

Law - Specialized 

Ancient Greek Laws; a Sourcebook  Ref KL 4107 .A76 
Copyright for Schools; a Practical Guide  Ref KF 3020 .Z9S57 S57 
Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law  Ref  KF 4114 .D46  
Law Collections from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor   Ref KL 210 .R68   
Religion and American Law  Ref KF 4783 .A68 R45  
Religion and the Law: a Dictionary  Ref KF 4865 .A68 A54
Texas Legal Research: an Essential Lawyering Skill  Ref KFT 1275 .B73  


Law - American Constitution 

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution  Ref KF 4548 .E53 
Founders' Constitution  Ref KF 4502 .F68
Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and Procedure  Ref KF 4550 .R63

Law - Supreme Court 

Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court  Ref KF 8742 .W567
Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800  Ref KF 8742 .A45 D66
History of the Supreme Court of the United States  Ref KF 8742 .A45 H55  
Justices of the United States Supreme Court, 1789 - 1969  Ref KF 8744 .J8
Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States  Ref KF 8742 .A35 O93
Supreme Court Reporter  Ref KF 101 .A322

Print Journals (Current Subscriptions Only)

The American Per D839 .A383
American Journal of Political Science  Per JA 1 .M5p6
American Political Science Review  Per JA 1 .A5p6
American Spectator  Per AP 2 .A4
Atlantic Monthly  Per PN 2 A8m6
Catholic Social Science Review  Per BT 738 .C375
Chronicles  Per E 169.12 .C483
Claremont Review of Books  Per Z 1035 .C43
Commentary  Per PN 2 .C5
First Things  Per BL 2525 .F54
Foreign Affairs  Per D 410 .F6a4
Government and Opposition  Per JA 8 .G6
Harper's  Per PN 2 .H2M3
Harvard Law Review  Per K 8 .H2
History of Political Thought  Per JA 8 .H67
Interpretation; a Journal of Political Philosophy  Per JA 26 .I57
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management  Per H 97 .J68
Modern Age  Per PN 2 .M7a3
Nation, The  Per AP 2 .N2
National Interest  Per E 840 .N34
National Review  Per AP 2 .N2r3
New Republic  Per AP 2 .N3r3
Perspectives on Politics  Per JZ 6.5 .P47
Policy Review  Per H 1 .P69
Political Research Quarterly  Per JA 1 .W4P6
Political Science Reviewer  Per Z 1035 .A1p6
Political Theory  Per JA 1 .P64
Polity  Per JA 3 .P65
PS: Political Science and Politics  Per JA 2 .A5
Review of Politics  Per JA 1 .R4p6
Revue des Deux Mondes  Per PN 3 .R6d3
Social Justice Review  Per HN 51 .S6j6
Spectator  Per AP 4 .S7
Texas Review of Law and Politics  Per K 24 E876
U.S. News and World Report  Per JA 2 .U5s8
Vital Speeches of the Day  Per AP 2 .V5s8
Weekly Standard  Per AP 2 .W44

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