Research Guides: Political Science (UNH Durham): POLT 444

Library Search Box

The UNH Library search box provides one-stop searching for books and e-books; articles in newspapers, journals, and magazines; and video and audio

Select the Library Catalog scope to limit to books, e-books, government publications, and videos located at the UNH Library.

Using the UNH Durham Library Search Box (guide)
Information on features, search scopes, search filters, and working with search results.

Key Databases for Articles or Statistics

GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Offers deep coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study. Dates of coverage: 1888-current
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Collection of peer-reviewed, full-text journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos touching on all disciplines.
Statista: The Statistics Portal This link opens in a new window
Tool for researching quantitative data, statistics and related information. See FAQ: Citation and integration particularly that reference should always be made to the original source of the information and not Statista, which is an aggregator and collector of info from outside sources.

News Sources

New York Times (ProQuest Current) This link opens in a new window
Access in HTML format to this daily newspapers and leading news source. Searchable by keyword, type of articles, etc. Dates of coverage: 1980-current
Washington Post (Current) This link opens in a new window
Access in HTML format to this daily newspapers and leading news source. Searchable by keyword, type of articles, etc. Dates of coverage: Dec. 4, 1996-current

US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Formerly National Newspapers Expanded, provides detailed indexing and access to articles, editorials, etc. in newspapers from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC as well as the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. Dates of coverage: 1980-current
Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Enables users to search the most recent global news content, as well as archives featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites. Dates of coverage: 1980-current

E&E News This link opens in a new window
Provides access to daily coverage of environmental and energy policy and markets. Includes Climatewire, E&E Daily, Greenwire, and E&E News PM
Greenwire This link opens in a new window
Provides daily coverage of environmental issues with the emphasis on energy, environment, and sustainability.

Government & Non Profit Information Sources

CRS (Congressional Research Service) Reports, 2018+ This link opens in a new window
Now directly released by the CRS, which prepares these reports for the use of Congress in its legislative, oversight, and representational duties. Reports are produced on topics of interest to Congress.

You can limit a Google search to focus results on US federal and state government publications by including 'site:.gov' (no quotes) in the search along with your topic. Sometimes adding report or publication helps also. For example:

site:.gov electric vehicle charging stations report

site:.gov solar adopter statistics

This type of search can also be used to look for websites and/or publications from nonprofit organizations such as research centers, nongovernmental organizations, and intergovernmental organizations. You would just use a different domain indicator: '.org'; for example:

site:.org climate water resources report