POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
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        New databases are being added regularly. For an up to date list of the Databases and Indexes in Politics and Government, please go to the Databases and Indexes link under Electronic Resources on the library homepage and click Politics and Government.  Please note that we do not subscribe to all of the titles indexed in these products.
 

ABC POL SCI:  A Bibliography of Contents: Political Science and Government. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. (RH) Ref JA 7 .A24

Almanac of American Politics. Washington, DC: National Journal Inc., 2000. (RH LC) Ref Desk JK8 .A5

Almanac of European politics 1995. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1995. (RH) Ref JN44 .A12 C67 1995

Almanac of state legislatures: state data atlas. Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly, 1994. (LC) Ref G1201 .F7 L5 1994

Almanac of the 50 States. Palo Alto, CA: Information Publications, 1999. (RH LC) Ref Desk HA 214 .A44

America at the Polls. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1994. (RH LC) Ref JK 524 .S23 1994

Biographical directory of the American Congress, 1774-1996. Alexandria, VA. :CQ Staff Directories, Inc., 1997. (RH LC) Ref JK1010 .A5 1997

Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989.  Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1990. (RH) Ref E185.96 .R25 1990

Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1987. (RH LC TT) Ref JA 61 .B57

Careers in International Affairs. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1997. (RH) Ref Desk JX 1293 .U6C3 1997

Chambers dictionary of political biography. Edinburgh: Chambers, 1991. (LC) Ref D108 .C53 1991

Chambers World Gazetteer. New York: W&R Chambers, 1988. (RH LC) Ref Desk G 103 .5 .C44 1988

Concise Oxford dictionary of politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. (RH) Ref JA61 .C665 1996

Congressional District Atlas. Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census, 1993. (RH) Ref Desk JK 2493 .U5

Congressional Quarterly Almanac. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. (RH LC) Ref JK 1061 .C7

Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. (RH LC) Ref JK 1061 .C7 1998

Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications. (RH) Ref JF 11 .B43

Department of State Background Notes. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of State. (RH) Ref J1 .B24

Desk Reference on the States. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. (RH) Ref JK2408. W48 1999

Dictionary of 20th-century world politics. 1st ed. New York: H. Holt, 1993. (RH) Ref JA61 .S53 1993

Dictionary of world politics: a reference guide to concepts, ideas and institutions. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. (LC) Ref JA61 .E85 1990

Elections A to Z. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1999. (RH) Ref JK1976 .M59 1999

Elliott, Sydney. Conflict in Northern Ireland: an encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999. (RH) Ref DA990 .U46 E44 1999b

Encyclopedia of Democracy. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1995. (RH LC) Ref JC 423 .E53 1995

Encyclopedia of Nationalism/editor-in-chief, Alexander Motyl. San Diego, CA; London: Academic, 2001. (RH) Ref JC311 .E499 2001 v.1&2

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1990. (LC) JK 146 .E54

Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994. (RH LC) JK 511 .E53 1994

Encyclopedia of the United States Congress. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995. (RH LC) Ref JK1067 .E63 1995

Finding Government Information on the Internet. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1995. (RH) Ref Desk J83 .A1F5 1995

Gale Country and World Rankings Reporter. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1995. (RH LC) Ref HA 155 .G345 1995

Gale State Rankings Reporter. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1994. (RH LC) Ref HA 203 .G34 1994

Gerard, Francois B., ed. Liberalism vs. Conservatism: a bibliography with indexes. Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers,  2000. (RH) JC574 .L524 2000

Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing, 2002 (RH) Ref JZ1160 .N65 2002

Guide to the United States Treaties in Force. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein. (RH) Ref J2 .T8 Guide

Guide to U.S. Elections. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1994. (RH LC) Ref JK 1967 .C662 1994

Handbook of Public Administration. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1998. (RH LC) Ref JF1351 .H275 1998

Hernon, Peter. U.S. Government on the Web: getting the information you need. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1999. (RH LC) Ref ZA5075 .H47 1999

Illustrated dictionary of constitutional concepts. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1996. (RH) Ref JA61 .M28 1996

Information Sources of Political Science. 5th edition, Green, Stephen W., ed. Santa Barbara, CA:ABC-CLEO, Inc., 2005 (RH) Ref JA7 .I543 2005

Macmillan dictionary of political quotations. New York: Macmillan, 1993. (RH LC) Ref PN6084 .P6 E54 1993

Magill, Frank, ed. The American presidents. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2000. (LC) Ref E176.1 .A6563 2000

Municipal Reference Guide.  New York. Shrewsbury, NJ: National Resource Directories, 1994. (RH LC) Ref HA 545 .M86

Municipal Yearbook.  Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association, 1997. (RH LC) Ref Desk JS 342 .A2I52

New York Public Sector. Sacramento, CA: Public Sector Publications, 1995. (RH) Ref Desk JK 3430 .N37 1995

Oxford Companion to Politics of the World. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. (RH LC) Ref JA 61 .095 1993

Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. (RH LC) Ref Desk JK 1566 .093 1992

Palmer, Louis J., Encyclopedia of capital punishment in the United States. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2001. (RH) Ref HV8694 .P35 2001

Political commentators in the United States in the 20th century: a bio-critical sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. (RH LC) Ref P95 .82 .U6 N57 1997

Political Handbook of the World. Binghamton, NY: Binghamton University, SUNY, 1997. (RH Ref, LC stacks) JF 37 .P6

Political Systems of the World. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1996. (RH) Ref JF 51 .D467 1996

Politics in America. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1997. (RH LC) Ref JK 1010 .P6

Poverty in the United States: an encyclopedia of history, politics and policy. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc. 2004 (RH) Ref HC110 .P6 P68, 2004

Profiles of People in Power: the world's Government Leaders. London, Europa Publications, 2003. (RH) Ref JF 251.E27 2003

Real life dictionary of American politics: what they're saying and what it really means. Los Angeles: General Pub. Group, 1994. (RH LC) Ref JK9 .H55 1994

Reiche, Bernard and David H. Goldberg. Political dictionary of Israel. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2000. (RH LC) Ref DS126.5 .R385 2000

Schenken, Suzanne O'Dea. From Suffrage to the Senate: an encyclopedia of American women in politics. 2 vols. (RH LC) Ref HQ1236.5 .U6 S32 1999

Schultz, Jeffrey D, ed.  Encyclopedia of minorities in American politics. 2 vols. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 2000. (RH) Ref E184 .A1 E574 2000

Statesman’s Year-book. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999. (RH Ref Desk, LC stacks) JA 51 .S7

Tapping the Government Grapevine. Phoenix, AR: Orynx Press, 1998. (LC) Ref  Desk ZA5055.U6 R63 1998

United States Government Manual. Washington, DC: Office of the Federal Register, 1999/2000. (RH) Ref Desk JK 421 .A3

United States Supreme Court Decisions. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1983. (RH LC) Ref Desk JK 1560 .A55 1983

We are everywhere: a historical sourcebook in gay and lesbian politics. New York: Routledge, 1997. (LC) Ref HQ76 .W38 1997

Who’s Who in American Politics. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who’s Who, 1999. (RH LC) Ref JK 6 .W46

Who's Who in democracy. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1997. (RH) Ref D21 .3 .W48 1997

Women in law: a bio-bibliographical sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. (RH) Ref KB268 .W8 W66 1996

World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1998. (RH) Ref JF 511 .W67 1998

World Factbook. Pittsburgh, PA: Superintendent of Documents, 1998. (RH LC) Ref Desk JF 37 .N3

Yearbook of International Organizations. Brussels: Union of International Associations, 1999. (RH) Ref Desk JX 194 .A42

Yearbook of the United Nations. New York: Martinus Nijhoff, 1996. (RH LC) Ref JX 1977 .A37Y4

Census Catalog and Guide.  Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census, 1998.   (RH LC) Ref Desk.  HA195.A1U5

County and City Data Book.  Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census, 1994.  ( RH Ref Desk, LC stacks)  H2.C3S85

Demographic Yearbook.  New York: United Nations Publications, 1997 (RH LC) Ref Desk H2.D3 1993

Foreign Trade of the United States. Washington, DC: Bernan Press, 1999. (RH) Ref HF 1416.5 .F68 1999

Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970.  Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census, 1975. (RH LC) Ref Desk  H2.C3581 1975  (RH) Ref  CD-Rom ed. W Data CD65

Municipal Reference Guide, New York. Shrewsbury, NJ: National Resources Directories, Inc., 1994. (RH LC) Ref HA545 .M86 1994-95

New York State Statistical Yearbook.  Albany: Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 1998.  (RH LC) Ref Desk.  HA544.A2 1998

Accessing U.S. government information: subject guide to jurisdiction of the executive and legislative branches. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. (RH) Ref Z1223 .Z7 Z572 1996

Congressional Directory, 1997-1998 (106^th Congress). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000. (RH Ref Desk, LC stacks) JK 1011

Congressional Staff Directory, 1999 (Fall). Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1999. (RH LC) Ref Desk JK 1012 .C6

Congressional Yellow Book. Washington, D.C.: Washington Monitor. (RH) [Latest ed. only] Ref JK1011 .C53

Federal Regional Yellow Book: who's who in the federal government's departments, agencies. New York: Monitor Publication Co., 1993-. (RH) [Latest ed. Only] Ref JK6 .F425

Federal Regulatory Directory. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1999. (RH) Ref Desk JK 901 .F4

Federal Yellow Book. New York: Leadership Directories, 2000. (RH) Ref Desk JK 1 .F44

The Green Book: Official Directory of the City of New York.  New York: City of New York, 1998. (RH LC) Ref Desk JS 1222 .A3

New York public sector. Sacramento, CA: Public Sector Publications. (RH) Ref Desk JK3430 .N37

New York State Directory.  San Mateo, CA: Walker’s Research, 1999. (RH LC) Ref Desk JK 3430 .N4

Washington Information Directory. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1999. (RH LC) Ref Desk JK 464 . W2

   Political Science

Moving Ideas
An "amalgam of nearly 50 think tanks, policy institutes, and research institutions, primarily US-based, with a liberal or 'progressive' posture". Recommended for students interested in public policy issues.

Political Science Resources on the Web
Compiled by Grace York (political science librarian, Univ. of Michigan), this is an extremely comprehensive site that has won multiple awards. An essential first stop for political science students

Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
Offers a "trove of valuable, easily accessible hot links to information sites and research resources in political science". Recommended for serious researchers.

The ultimate political science links page
A good political science metasite edited by P.S. Ruckman, Jr. of Rock Valley College. Divided into 10 sections including lists of political science institutions, journals and publications and political news and commentary.  

Background Notes
Brief summaries of information about countries, from the U.S. State Dept.

Canadian Government Information
Compiled by the National Library of Canada, this is an excellent resource for political science, economics and international studies students.

Canadian Politics on the Web
A useful guide for students studying introductory Canadian government and politics.

Constitution Finder
A useful site that provides links to most nations of the world's constitutions.

Embassy World
Look up the addresses of any country's embassies and consulates anywhere in the world.

Political Database of the Americas
Focused on Latin American politics, offers links to newspapers and journals throughout Latin America. Useful comparative studies section. Note that many documents are only in Spanish.
 
 

    International Relations

Amnesty International
Links to many human rights organizations. In-depth discussion on death penalty.

CIA World Factbook
Provides quick information and statistics for every country in the world. Updated annually.

Center For Strategic & International Studies
A highly recommended international affairs site based in Washington. Deals with national and international security, global development and finding new methods of governance.

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
An up-to-date list of names (but no contact information) supplied by the CIA.

European Union
Home page for all bodies of the EU.

FIRST
Facts on International Relations and Security. A highly recommended search engine for about three dozen databases on international relations and security.

Foreign Policy Association
The web site of one of the nation's leading non-profit, non-partisan organizations. Includes keyword searchable resource library. Recommended for all levels of students.

Governments on the WWW
Good access point for links to foreign government information. Includes links to a variety of sites such as public broadcasting, national banks and tourist offices.

INCORE
Scholarly information on ethnic conflicts around the globe.

Institute For Science and International Security
Web site of the Washington-based non-profit research group focusing on nuclear weapons proliferation, especially in North Korea, Iraq, Iran and South Asia.

International Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group is a private multinational organization that provides detailed reports, press releases and news bulletins about international crises around the world.

International Information Programs
Maintained by the U.S. Dept. of State, includes press releases, texts of speeches and radio transcripts. Searching by issue is possible.

International Relations and Security Network
International security issues searchable by country, region or organization.

Organization of American States
Issues and statistical information concerning Central and South American nations.

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
From the University of Texas at Austin, this site has been deservedly described as "a wonderful map resource for researchers and historians".

Stratnet
The Strategic Studies Network is maintained by the Strategic Studies Program at the University of Calgary, Canada. It offers links to strategic studies, international relations and political web sites around the world.

United Nations
Home page for all bodies of the UN and its affiliates. Includes a guide to UN documentation.

United Nations Scholars' Workstation
An excellent supplement to the United Nations web site, this site was designed to support Yale University's program in U.N. studies. Material can be accessed by UN organ, topic, and geographical area.

WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
An extremely rich compilation of well organized and annotated Web sites. This award winning "cyberlibrary" should be a first stop for all international relations students.
 
 

U.S. Politics

American experience/Vietnam
Includes the transcript of each of the 13 one hour videos from the PBS's series "Vietnam: A Television History", released in 1983.

American National Election Studies
Offers statistical data on voting, public opinion and political participation in US elections from 1952 to the present.

American Political Development
This site promotes the interdisciplinary study of "the historical roots of contemporary political developments in the United States" and informs "current political debate and the public at large". Recommended for all levels of students of American political history.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774-Present
Biographical information on all members of the House and Senate.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
From the US Dept. of Justice. Highly recommended as a source of statistics on crime and criminal justice.

Center for Voting and Democracy
This site advocates a proportional representation electoral system for the U.S.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The CBPP has emerged as a "national authority on policy issues impacting primarily lower income individuals and families".

Congressional Budget Office
Source for U.S. budgetary information.

Constitution of the United States of America
A keyword-searchable site providing a syntheses of US Supreme court decisions, the text of the Constitution, the twenty-seven amendments, and related information.

Factcheck.org: Annenberg political fact check
A non-partisan site that analyzes the accuracy of major political speeches, debates and ads since December, 2003

Federal Election Commission
Provides information on campaign finance law and how to track "hard" money in U.S. elections.

Findlaw: Internet legal resources
"The best place to begin legal research on the web".

Government Performance Project
Comprehensive and independent information about state management performance.

Legal Information Institute: Supreme Court Collection
Maintained by Cornell Law School, this site provides "a wealth of reliable and accurate information on the U.S. Supreme Court".

National Archives and Records Administration
NARA is an independent federal agency set up to preserve documents relevant to U.S. history and to manage all federal records. Includes a searchable database.

NationalIssues.com
Articles on major public policy issues such as gun control, China-Taiwan, taxes and social security. Not for in-depth research.

National Priorities Project: Federal Budget Impacts
A useful site that compiles statistics from government sources to examine the trade offs between military and social spending.

Open Secrets.org
This site is "a virtual gold mine for scholars studying the influence of money in contemporary congressional politics".

Political Information.com
"A good starting point for undergraduates desiring to get a feel for political information on the Web". Provides links to over 1,700 political websites with a US perspective.

Project Vote Smart
In-depth information about U.S. political leaders and their financing, voting records and stands on important issues.

Stateline.org
Current news and analysis of state level politics.

U.S. Congress votes database
Roll-call votes from 1991 to the present by the Washington Post. Registration with paper is required, but access is free.

White House
Includes information on the president and vice-president, federal benefits, education programs, science and technology programs, business, and on obtaining government documents.