The best starting point for any sort of research, databases are large collections of information which may include citations, abstracts, ebooks, fulltext articles from scholarly journals or magazines, images, multi-media files and more.
Journals found here are available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases. Look for the name of the journal you are interested in, for example:
RealClearPolitics: Updated every morning and throughout the day, RCP culls and publishes commentary, news, polling data, and links to important resources from all points of the political compass and covering all the important issues of the day.
FactCheck.org: Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
National Political Index: Political information for voters, political activists, political consultants, lobbyists, politicians, academicians, and media editors.
Politics Online: Focuses on the ways candidates use the Internet to change traditional politics.
Speech and Speechmakers: Speeches of current major political figures, plus historical speeches from individuals such as Winston Churchill, FDR,and JFK.
American Presidency Project: Archive of 68,650 documents related to the study of the Presidency. Includes in 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); and The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents: Clinton - G.W. Bush (1993-2007).
Other Topics
Terrorism Program: Defense issues, from security policy to weapon systems.
International Relations
Constitution Finder: Constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents for all the world's nations, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, in original languages with English (and sometimes Spanish) translations.
Diplomaticnet: Gateway for information on international politics.
Foreign Affairs Online: Specifically designed to assist students and other individuals interested in International Relations, International Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy.
Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection: From the Library of Congress American Memory project. Transcripts of interviews with U.S. diplomatic personnel--mostly foreign service officers. 1920s-, 1930s-, and World War II-era diplomacy included;, most material dates from post-World War II-- the late 1940s - 1990s.
International Relations and Security Network: Free public service providing a wide range of high-quality and comprehensive products and resources to encourage the exchange of information among international relations and security professionals worldwide.
Portals to the World: Country information including general resources, culture, education, geography, government, history, and media.
Radio Free Europe: Regional and local news with streaming audio (untranslated) and video (dubbed or subtitled). Countries covered: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Balkans, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Tatar-Bashkir, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbetistan.
United Nations Documentation: Research Guide: Overview of various types of documents and publications issued by the UN and gives guidance as to where to find them in electronic or paper format and how to work with them.
WTO/GATT Research: Authoritative guide to resources on the World Trade Organization and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
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