Resources - FYS 522 - The Least Dangerous Branch? - Research Guides at Bates College

Article Indexes

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Full text journals and magazines across disciplines.
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HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Law reviews, U.S. and international law, treaties, Supreme Court documents, and other collections related to the law. hein online

Includes:
Law Journal Library (over 2300 law, political science, criminology, and other law related journals all back to inception)
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: History, Culture & Law (American Indian Law Collection)
World Constitutions (the constitutions of every single county plus much more)
Legal Classics
U.S. Presidential Library
Religion & the Law
Women & the Law
Federal Register/CFR
U.S. Statutes at Large
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library
United States Code
U.S. Presidential Library
U.S. Attorney General and Department of Justice Collection
Treaties and Agreements
History of International Law
Foreign Relations of the United States
U.S. Supreme Court Library
Brennan Center for Justice Publications from NYU School of Law

Oxford Handbooks Online - Political Science
Location: Available online.
Collections of essays on major themes in politics.
Annual Reviews
Search for in-depth literature reviews (summaries of research on a topic) in the Annual Review of Political Science and other related journals.
Oxford Bibliographies
Search to find recommended sources on scholarly topics. Most bibliographies include textbooks and general introductions.

New York Times (1980-current) This link opens in a new window
Searchable full text version of the Late Edition (East Coast). Does not include images or advertising. Coverage: 1980 to current
Washington Post (1987 - current) This link opens in a new window
Text only, no images. Coverage: 1987 to present
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Full-text news (1980s to the present; varies by title), law, and business-related research.
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Access to thousands of news, business, legal, and medical publications and information sources, including: newspapers, newsletters, magazines, trade journals, wire services, and broadcast transcripts. It offers some international resources in French, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. The legal component of the database includes comprehensive, current legal information which consists of federal and state case law, statues, secondary sources such as law reviews, and state legal materials. Includes Shepard's Citations for all federal and states court cases back to 1789.

Contact:

Ladd Library 132
(207) 786-6268
cmurray2@bates.edu

I am usually at the Research Desk Mon. 10-1, Tues. 6-9, and Thurs. 1-4

Subjects: African Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Chinese, Economics, Environmental Studies, European Studies, History, Japanese, Languages and Literatures, Legal Studies, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, U. S. History