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Books in Print

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Ebrary

Database of over 10,000 electronic books in a wide variety of academic subject areas. **You will need to download plug-in (ebrary reader) to view the books. Go there...

iLink Catalog

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Library of Congress

Search for books at Library of Congress Go there...

NetLibrary

Library of electronic books Go there...

OCLC WorldCat

A national catalog used for locating books all over the country. Go there...

SILO Locator

Search for books in Iowa libraries Go there...

1- Social sciences databases

All social science databases available at Cowles. Go there...

Academic Search Complete

Index to over 10,000 periodicals with 5300 providing full-text articles in a wide range of academic disciplines. Go there...

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)

Full-text source for theory and research in international affairs. Go there...

CountryWatch

Information about countries Current Go there...

CQ Congress Collection

The CQ Congress Collection serves as a research and reference tool allowing a sweeping historical analysis of members of Congress, their legislative voting behavior, interest groups, and their interactions in crafting public policy. "Informed and objective commentary provides a sweeping survey of the powers and action of the legislative branch of the federal government, and explains institutional and organizational history, the legislative process, and public policy decision-making." Go there...

CQ Public Affairs Collection

"Organized by 22 key public affairs subject headings, CQ Public Affairs Collection pulls together CQ's wealth of original content, historic documents and primary source materials, statistical overviews, directory contact information, and in-depth reporting on current affairs to create a one-stop source for public policy content." Go there...

CQ Researcher

Looking for a "hot topic" on which to do a research paper? This database is a great place to start! It offers pros & cons and background information on a variety of topics currently in the news. 1991 - current Go there...

CQ Supreme Court Collection

This collection blends CQ's historical analysis and summaries of the most important Supreme Court decisions together with justice biographies, statistics, and a quantitative analysis on essential topics, an institutional history of the Court, and news feed on current events and public opinion surrounding the Court's decisions. Go there...

CQ U.S. Historical Documents Collection

CQ has digitized the print "Historic Documents" series (1972-2003). This collection serves as a one-stop source for the most important and valuable commentary on primary source documents relating to each year's key events. Includes over 2,560 documents and 30,000 print pages. Go there...

CQ Voting & Elections Collection

"Broad content in the form of thousands of election analysis documents, statistical documents, primary source documents, case summary documents, and more. Exploring the campaign process, the election outcome, and points in between, including presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and others, with data down to the county and district level." Go there...

CQ Weekly Online

Complete coverage of the U.S. Congress; including status of bills, votes & amendments, floor & committee activity, backroom maneuvering, etc. 1984 - current Go there...

Facts.com : the web authority for current events research

Includes: Facts on File World News Digest, Issues and Controversies on File, Today's Science on File, World Almanac, and World Almanac Encyclopedia. 1940 - current Go there...

GPO Access

Free index to federal government publications distributed through the Superintendent of Documents. Go there...

Nation Digital Archive

Full text of The Nation, a weekly magazine from 1865 to the present. Go there...

National Journal Group's Policy Central

Contains: National Journal online, CongressDaily, The Hotline, Technology Daily, & Almanac of American Politics Varies; as early as 1977 - current Go there...

New York Times Archive

Full-text including scanned digital images of the New York Times. Coverage includes 1851-three years ago. Go there...

Original Sources

Published by Encyclopedia Britannica. Includes original source documents across U.S. & world history, literature, social sciences, science, math, religion, and more. Historical and current information. Go there...

American Quarterly

American Quarterly represents innovative interdisciplinary scholarship that engages with key issues in American Studies. The journal publishes essays that examine American societies and cultures, past and present, in global and local contexts. This includes work that contributes to our understanding of the United States in its diversity, its relations with its hemispheric neighbors, and its impact on world politics and culture. Go there...

Human Rights Quarterly

The Quarterly provides up-to-date information on important developments within the United Nations and regional human rights organizations, both governmental and non-governmental. Go there...

Journal of Democracy

Since its inception in 1990, the Journal of Democracy has become an influential international forum for scholarly analysis and competing democratic viewpoints. Go there...

Journal of Developing Areas

The Journal of Developing Areas (JDA) aims to stimulate in-depth and rigorous empirical and theoretical research on all issues pertaining to the process of economic development. It also intends to encourage research on economic, social, urban/regional and inner city problems of the United States and other developed countries. Go there...

Journal of Policy History

Journal of Policy History offers a new approach to policy analysis that is both historical and innovative. The Journal encourages interdisciplinary research into the origins and development of public policy in the United States and in other countries as well. Go there...

Latin American Politics and Society

Latin American Politics and Society publishes articles dealing with original research in contemporary Latin American politics, economics, sociology, and U.S.-Latin American relations. Go there...

Public Culture

For fifteen years Public Culture has been publishing field-defining ethnographies and analyses of cultural studies. Public Culture essays have mapped the capital, human, and media flows drawing cities, peoples, and states into transnational relationships and political economies. Go there...

Rhetoric and Public Affairs

Rhetoric & Public Affairs is a new interdisciplinary journal devoted to the history, theory, and criticism of public discourse. Published quarterly, the journal explores the traditional arenas of rhetorical investigation, including executive leadership, diplomacy, political campaigns, judicial and legislative deliberations, and public policy debate. Go there...

Social Politics

Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State, and Society examines political systems and cultural institutions through the lens of gender. Go there...

Washington Quarterly

The Washington Quarterly is an essential source of incisive, independent thinking about our changing world. Each quarterly issue addresses topics such as: the future of international security; trade, finance, and economics; political-military problems; arms control; foreign policy challenges and processes; regional issues and flashpoints. Go there...

World Politics

Since 1948, World Politics has published analytical and theoretical articles, review articles, and research notes in international relations, comparative politics, political theory, foreign policy, and modernization. Go there...

4president.org

Learn about each election by downloading a candidates issues brochure, reading campaign announcement and acceptance speeches, viewing campaign logos, and analyzing popular vote and electoral college data from 1960-2004. Go there...

American Presidency Project

The American Presidency Project is the only online resource that has consolidated, coded, and organized into a single searchable database: •The Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Washington - Taft (1789-1913) •The Public Papers of the Presidents: Hoover to Bush (1929-1993) •The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents: Clinton - G.W. Bush (1993-2006) Go there...

American President

Welcome to AmericanPresident.org, the most comprehensive non-partisan resource available on the history and function of the American presidency. This exciting new resource is brought to you by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs, the nation's leading research institute for the study of the American presidency. AmericanPresident.org offers two perspectives on the presidency: the Presidency in History, and the Presidency in Action. Go there...

Biographical Directory of Congress

US Congress presents a Web version of this longstanding historical publication. Biographical information for each member has been updated through the 105th Congress but is otherwise identical to the latest official print edition (1989). Go there...

C-SPAN

C-SPAN provides coverage of a variety of public affairs events. Our mission is to provide public access to the political process. Go there...

Commission on Presidential Debates

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. The organization, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation, sponsored all the presidential debates in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Go there...

Constitution of the U.S.

This Web site provides syntheses of US Supreme Court decisions pinpointing core constitutional issues. Included are sections containing the body of the Constitution and the twenty-seven amendments, a historical accounting of seminal court rulings, and supplements covering the 1993-1996 sessions. Go there...

FactCheck.org

Factcheck.org, a nonpartisan Web site that has analyzed the accuracy of major political speeches, debates, and ads since December 2003. Headed by an experienced journalist and funded by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Factcheck.org has been cited by members of all parts of the political spectrum. Go there...

Federal Spending

FedSpending.org was created by OMB Watch (Office of Management and Budget) for the public to learn how the federal government is spending money. The website contains original material direct from government agencies and is reliable and valid. Go there...

Iowa Democrats

Home page of the Iowa Democratic Party. Go there...

Iowa Republicans

Home page of the Iowa Republican Party. Go there...

Political Base

The latest news, issues and polls on the Presidential election campaign. Go there...

Presidential Election info

Information on the upcoming Presidential campaign compiled by the State Library of Iowa. Go there...

Presidential Libraries

This site offers a brief history of the library system and An important component of the site is the Access to Records--Accessions and Openings section, which contains a quarterly report of the accessions and openings of all presidential materials from July 2001 to the present. Another section provides links to the individual libraries whose sites reflect the individuality of each president. Each presidential library provides guides that list and describe the holdings; finding aids to the collections; and other information needed by researchers to access the collections and use the facilities. In addition to research information, the libraries are continuously adding photo collections, videos, audio speeches, and scanned documents to their sites. Go there...

RealClearPolitics

This site provides a compilation of opinion and analysis on the Presidential election campaign. Go there...

State Department

This site is the source for current information on State Department doings as well as foreign relations/foreign trade. Highlights and news on the home page change daily as warranted. Links are organized by topic: Press and Public Affairs; Travel and Living Abroad; Countries and Regions; International Issues; History; Business Center; and Employment. Internal documents include performance reports, strategic plans, goals, and objectives. Excellent full-text sources can be found under the link Major State Department Publications. Go there...

Stateline.org

This site is a resource for busy journalists, providing current news and analysis from sources in all 50 states. It tracks daily Top Stories and provides links to Additional Headlines and Recent Stories, gathered by a team of professional journalists who look at local publications each day and present the most important news emerging from state capitols. Especially helpful is the Issues Menu, which links to specific areas such as Elections, Education, Energy, Environment, and Health Care. Go there...

Supreme Court

This Internet site is a particularly useful tool for understanding a selection of the US Supreme Court's historically most significant cases. The site is a joint effort of Street Law (http://www.streetlaw.org/) and the US Supreme Court Historical Society (http://www.supremecourthistory.org/). Go there...

THOMAS

Thomas provides the full text of bills (103rd Congress and after), laws, Congressional Record (103rd and after), most committee reports, and many of the Library of Congress's excellent guides to legislation in print). The latter include "Major Legislation," "Bill Summary and Status," and "Floor Activities" for the current week. Texts of many historical documents are being added, and there are two lengthy guides to the legislative process. Direct links lead from the Thomas home page to Web sites maintained by congressional committees, the Clerk of the House, and the Senate, and pages of links to other federal sites are also maintained. Go there...

United Nations

Home page for the United Nations. Go there...