This subject guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries.
This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of
materials that are most useful for locating information in
Political Science.
Databases are a good a place to begin research. They may contain articles
in journals, papers in conference proceedings, newspapers, chapters in
books, reports and reviews.
International
Political Science Abstracts (IPSA)
This authoritative database from the International Political Science
Association provides abstracts of political science articles published in
scholarly journals and yearbooks worldwide. Topics include method and
theory; political thinkers and ideas; political and administrative
institutions; political processes (public opinion, attitudes, parties,
forces, groups, and elections); international relations; and national and
area studies. International Political Science Abstracts is the global
standard for scholarly research in the field.
Social Sciences Citation Index (via Web of Science), 1980-
Librarian's take: A popular index to the journal literature of Social
Sciences. Includes articles that cite the displayed article, related
articles and in some cases, full text. Frequent updates makes it a good
source for very recent information.
Guides for searching Social Sciences Citation Index are available at Web
of Science Tutorial (HTML).
Social Sciences Abstracts 1983-
A bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from a wide
range of social sciences journals. Covers the latest concepts, trends,
opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of
the social sciences.
Guides for searching Social Sciences Abstracts available at: Wilson Web
Tutorials
(The Publisher).
Expanded Academic ASAP, 1980-
Provides indexed and full-text articles from sources covering Social
Sciences, Humanities, Education, Science and Technology.
Librarian's take: This full-text database contains back issues of important
scholarly journals in all subject areas. Back issues start from the first
issue up to 3 to 5 years before the present. You can search the full-text of
these articles by keyword.
Provides indexing, abstracting of and citation linking
to journals in biology ,physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture,
medicine, business, social work, and the social sciences. It includes
peer-reviewed titles from international publishers, Open Access journals,
conference proceedings, trade publications, quality web sources.
Guides for searching Scopus available at
Scopus Help.
Enter your search terms:
PERIND, 1980-
Librarian's take: Useful index to journal articles, book reviews and
chapters, and conference papers relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and
ASEAN. Covers humanities, social sciences, business, architecture,
building, law & medicine. Includes materials not indexed by other
databases. Good for Area & Social Studies.
United Nations Official Document
System
ODS covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in
1993. Older UN documents are, however, added to the system on a daily basis.
ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly,
Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council
from 1946 onwards.
Selected theses & academic exercises received from the
NUS Political Science are kept in the Library's Closed
Stacks under the call number JA36 .
Foreign Theses
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database (PQDT)(E-Resource)
A database of dissertations and theses records from around the
world. Provides 24 page previews of selected dissertations and theses.
Natural language searching.
This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teaching
users how to search specific databases, Library catalogue, etc. It may
include notes on how to use specific resources.
The American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association, founded in 1903, is the leading
professional organization for the study of political science and serves more
than 15,000 members in over 80 countries. With a range of programs and
services for individuals, departments and institutions, APSA brings together
political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational
endeavors within and outside academe in order to expand awareness and
understanding of politics.
The Political Studies Association The
Political Studies Association exists to develop and promote the study of
politics. Founded in 1950, it is the leading Association in its field in the
UK, with an international membership including academics in political
science and current affairs, theorists and practitioners, policy makers,
researchers and students in higher education.
Political
ReviewNet
Political ReviewNet brings together a comprehensive and authoritative
collection of book reviews in political science and international relations.
It features reviews written by acknowledged experts for some of the world's
finest journals. From the general to the specialist, from introductory
undergraduate texts to ground-breaking research, Political ReviewNet will be
your guide to all that's new in political science and international
relations. Political ReviewNet contains reviews in all the major
sub-disciplines of Politics and International Relations and is utterly
international in scope.
Global Politics Network The Global Politics
Network is an unique international internet platform where a community of
critically-minded students as well as young professional from all over the
world can 'meet' to exchange ideas and theories, read and publish innovative
and exciting papers in a new internet journal dedicated to global politics
and find excellent first-hand information about international careers and
professional development.
Factiva (E-Resource)
A reputable business information resource that allows searching for
timely news articles from major national and international newspapers, trade
journals, and wires, including The Wall Street Journal and The Economist.
LexisNexis Academic
(E-Resource)
Provides full text of hundreds of news sources including newspapers,
magazines, and newsletters. Pretty good about having boxes to fill in, to
help you in searching.
Press Clippings Located in the Singapore - Malaysia Collection, Central Library. A useful
source for topical and current information that may not be available in
journals or books. Articles on Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN from
The Straits Times and Business Times are arranged by broad subjects.
