Resources

• Computing
• Data sources
• Publications
• Catalogs
• Associations
• Training and development

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Computing

• Mainframes
  • mail.sas [SunOS; compilers]
  • sun.ssc.upenn.edu [SunOS; statistics; compilers]
• Computer labs
  • Political Science Graduate Computer Lab [Win2k workstations; statistics (STATA); printing]
  • Graduate Data Analysis Laboratory [NT, X workstations; statistics (SAS, STATA); printing]
  • Library computing [check by lab]
  • 109 McNeil [Win2k workstations; statistics (SAS; STATA)]
• Information on statistics packages
  • SAS:
    • General
      • UCLA ATS's SAS resources
    • Documentation
      • SAS online documentation
    • Tutorials
      • UTexas tutorial
      • USC tutorial
      • UWisc tutorial
  • STATA:
    • General
      • UCLA ATS's STATA resources
    • Documentation
      • The Department's STATA references
      • STATA online documentation
      • A STATA FAQ
    • Tutorials
      • A STATA tutorial
      • Stata tips
      • STATA programming
  • SPSS:
    • General
      • UCLA ATS's SPSS resources
• Other computing links

Data

• American
  • Social Sciences Computing Data Center
  • Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research [UMich]
  • National Election Studies [UMich]
• Comparative
  • Comparative Study of Electoral Systems [UMich]
  • Lijphart elections archive [UCSD]
• International Relations
  • World Bank data
  • Paul Hensel's International Relations Data Site [FSU]

Publications

• General collections
  • Volumes of the discipline's journals are available in the stacks of Van Pelt library.
  • JSTOR is an online collection of relatively recent major journals. Please note that JSTOR must be accessed from PennNet or via the library proxy server.
  • The Department's Anspach Library and Lounge holds a small selection of journals. Most subscriptions are not current.
  • Lexis Nexis keeps an archive of U.S. and world newspaper articles. Access from PennNet or via the library proxy server.
• Specific publications
  • Political Analysis
  • Political Methodology newsletter
• Other
  • American Political Development website

Catalogs

• Penn library resource list for political science.

Associations

• The Department funds membership in the American Political Science Association for first- and second-year graduate students.
• The Department's Graduate Student Organization (GSO) serves as a student deliberative body.
• The American Academy of Political and Social Science is based at Penn.

Training and Development

• The Department funds student participation in summer methods courses held at the University's Annenberg School for Communication.
• The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers free summer language training to PhD students.
• Wharton's Department of Statistics offers a statistical advising service for PhD students.
• The Graduate Workshop Series serves as a forum for exchange between students in the Department.
• Because Penn is a member of ICPSR, tuition for ICPSR summer courses is reduced, and a small travel stipend is available.