LibGuides: POL 341: Headrick: Reference Sources

Online Reference Materials

Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. (EBSCO)

Social Progress Index This link opens in a new window
The Social Progress Index uses non-economic measures to gauge the well-being of a country's inhabitants. Covers 99 percent of the world's population. The index consists of 52 indicators, divided into three major categories: basic human needs, foundations of well-being, and opportunity.
GPO Access (Government Printing Office) This link opens in a new window
This gives free access to electronic U.S. government information products.
Statistical Abstract This link opens in a new window
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use.
Encyclopedia of Law and Economics from FindLaw
The World Factbook (CIA)
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

The links below will help you locate print resources for political science/public policy topics.