Subject Guides: Political Science

Books

 

Users can use the Library Catalog for searching books in the Library and Subject Search is the most effective search. UM Library uses the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Some examples of LCSH for political science are:

Constitutional law Elections Federal government
International relations Political parties Political science
Politics Public opinion polls Social movements

UM Library also uses the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) system for book shelving. Users can find the books in political science on the book shelves according to the class "J" and its subclasses. (Click the subclass below to search the Library Catalog.)

J Political Science
JA Political science (General)
JC Political theory
JF Political institutions and public administration
JJ Political institutions and public administration (North America)
JK Political institutions and public administration (United States)
JL Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.)
JN Political institutions and public administration (Europe)
JQ Political institutions and public administration (Africa, Asia Pacific Area, etc.)
JS Local government, municipal government
JV Colonies and colonization, emigration and immigration, international migration
JX International law
JZ International relations

Users can use the above methods to search E-Books in the Library Catalog by limiting the marterial type to "E-Book Collection".

Journals and E-Jounals

Journals and e-journals in political science can be found in the Library Catalog by using keyword search and limiting the material type to "Periodicals". Please click this link to search for the journals and e-journals in political science.

 

Databases

The Library provides a list of databases by faculties and subjects. Databases in politcal science can be found under FSS.