Listed below are multidisciplinary databases--scholarly search engines that search a variety of subject areas all at once--that can be used to scan the literature on a topic. Use these databases to do an initial scan of the literature on a topic.
Descriptions of resources are adapted or quoted from vendor websites.
Below are links to databases and electronic resources that support the study of political science and its related sub-disciplines.
Descriptions of resources are adapted or quoted from vendor websites.
Important Databases Related to Political Science
Descriptions of resources are adapted or quoted from vendor websites.
Use the disciplinary-specific databases to locate additional studies that relate to and extend thinking about the research problem you are investigating in political science.
Discipline-specific and Subject Area Databases
More databases can be found using this link: https://libguides.usc.edu/az.php
The following databases access legal research studies and scholarly journal articles.
Descriptions of resources are adapted or quoted from vendor websites.
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