The Libraries have recently acquired the electronic version of the Encyclopedia of Political Theory. This reference work has 475 articles about theorists, schools, concepts and topics. You can browse these articles by thematic category, an A-Z list of entries, or subject index. You can also search the text, or the title, contributor or further readings fields.

For assistance using this resource, contact Peter Stern, Political Science liaison librarian, at 413-545-3967.

The Libraries now subscribe to Worldwide Political Science Abstracts and PQ Political Science, both from ProQuest. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (WPSA) provides indexing and abstracts to the contents of over 1,500 serials, as well as books, book chapters, dissertations and work papers. As the title suggests, coverage is international. PQ Political Science provides full-text content of many of the core titles included in WPSA and 150 journals in all.

If you have questions or would like specialist assistance with these new resources, contact Barbara Morgan, Political Science Liaison Librarian, at 413-545-6850.

LexisNexis Congressional,  an important new addition to our database holdings, covers committee rosters and general information for the current Congress; committee schedules since 1996; committee hearings since 1824; committee prints since 1830; Congressional Record since 1985; Congresssional Research Service Reports since 1916; laws, bills and legislative histories since 1789; Regulations since 1980; and much more.

If you have questions, or would like assistance using this comprehensive resource, contact Barbara Morgan, librarian for legal studies, political sciece and public policy, at 413-545-6850.

AtoZ World Culture overviews of 175 countries, with information on climate & geography, demographics, political system, history, money, communications, travel, culture (including business), and maps & flags. The standard interface is an alphabetical list by country name, but you can also search for keywords.

this database trial ends November 1st, 2010. Please send comments to Steve McGinty, Social Sciences Bibliographer, at 413-545-1871.

The following online reference works have been added to the collections:

• Encyclopedia of United States Indian policy and law
• Gale Encyclopedia of American law
• Guide to U.S. elections, 6th Edition
• Political encyclopedia of U.S. states and regions
• Political parties of the world
• Political theory: an encyclopedia of contemporary and classical terms
• The Supreme Court and Congress: rival interpretations
• The U.S. Constitution a to z

If you’d like assistance using these sources, contact Barbara Morgan, Law Librarian and Political Science Liaison, at 413-545-6850.

World Constitutions Illustrated is a new addition to our HeinOnline collection, and it provides the constitution of every country in the world in its original language(s). Source documents are also being identified and added.

If you have questions or would like assistance using this resource, contact Barbara Morgan, Law Reference Librarian, at 413-545-6850.

The Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1895-1976 provides enhanced access to historical government information. Issued each month by the Superintendent of Documents for the Government Printing Office, the Catalog lists all government publications and provides both full-text records and page images of the original catalog.

If you have questions or would like assistance using this resource, contact Barbara Morgan, Law Reference Librarian, at 413-545-6850.

Contact information for people in municipal, county, state and federal government positions is now available through the online GovSearch directory. You can search by personal name, position, offices, services; browse for news on elections, federal nominations or the economic stimulus program; or find your elected representatives from federal to municipal levels.

If you have questions or would like assistance using this resource, contact Barbara Morgan, Law Reference Librarian, at 413-545-6850.

LexisNexis Congressional provides a comprehensive record of all Senate and House committee hearings, prints,  documents and reports since 1970. You can search for legislative histories, bills and laws, and look up committee memberships in both chambers. LexisNexis Congressional also includes the daily Congressional record and rules.

This trial continues through April 15th, 2010. Contact Barbara Morgan, Law Librarian and Political Science Liaison at 413-545-6850 with questions or comments.

By virtue of our membership with the Center for Research Libraries, we now offer Latin American Newspapers, a collection of thirty-five newspapers published between 1805-1922 in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, and elsewhere. You can search in individual , several or all of the newspapers simultaneously.

If you have questions or comments, contact Peter Stern, Portuguese and Spanish Liaison Librarian at 413-545-3967.