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Books
Our online catalog is a great place to start. You may also find books in the following
call number ranges. Books which begin with these call numbers can be found on the second floor. The following is a list of related call numbers and their subjects:
| J | General legislative and executive papers |
| JA 1-92 | General Political Science |
| JC 11-607 | Political Theory |
| JF 201-619 | Executive. Heads of State. |
| JF 331-341 | Parliamentary Government. |
| JF 441-619 | Legislative Process. Law-making. |
| JK 401-1685 | U.S. Government |
| JK 501-901 | U.S. Executive Branch |
| JK 1001-1443 | U.S. Congress |
| JK 1717-2248 | U.S. Political Rights |
| JK 2255-2391 | U.S. Political Parties |
| JK 2403-9593 | U.S. State Government |
| JK 9663-9993 | U.S. Confederate States |
| JL | Politics of the Americas (North, South, Central) |
| JN - JQ | World Politics |
Reference Books
Another great resource is reference books; i.e. books that cannot be checked out, but can be used in the library. The following is a list of books that can be found on the first floor in the reference section:
| Dictionary of World Politics | REF JA 61 .E92 1990 |
| Dictionary of 20th Century World Politics | REF JA 61 .S52 1993 |
| Encyclopedia of Democracy | REF JC 423 .E53 1995 |
| Political Handbook of the World | REF JF 37 .P64 |
| International Encyclopedia of Elections | REF JF 1001 .I57 2000 |
| A Historical Guide to the U.S. Government | REF JK 9 .H57 1998 |
| Encyclopedia of American Presidency | REF JK 511 .E53 1994 |
| Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency | REF JK 516 .C57 1996 |
| Congress: A to Z | REF JK 1067 .C66 1993 |
| A Statistical History of the American Electorate | REF JK 1967 .R87 2001 |
| Foreign Affairs Bibliography | REF JX 64 .F67 |
| Dictionary of International & Comparative Hour | REF JX 1226 .F69 1992 |
| Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy | REF JX 1407 .E52 1978 |
| American Presidential Campaigns & Elections | REF JK 1965 .A57 2003 vv. 1-3 |
Articles
Our periodical collection (journals & magazines) is located on the first floor. You may find the journal title search on the articles page helpful as well. The list below
includes some of our related periodicals:
| American Political Science Review | 1995 - current |
| Congressional Digest | 1980 - current |
| Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report | 1964 - current |
| European Legacy | 1997 - current |
| Foreign Policy | 1988 - 1996 |
| Journal of Politics | 1995 - current |
| PS: Political Science & Politics | 1998 - current |
| Perspectives on Politics | 2003 - current |
| Political Quarterly | 1989 - current |
| Political Science Quarterly | 1996 - current |
| Political Theory | 1988 - current |
| Public Opinion Quarterly | 1998 - current |
| Roll Call | Last 6 months |
| State & Local Government Review | 1998 - current |
| T E L O S | 1988 - current |
| Terrorism & Political Violence | 1993 - current |
| Texas Observer | 1999 - current |
| United States Law Week (Ref area) | 1992 - current |
| » Complete Title List | » Journal Title Search | |
Databases
Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:
» Federal Registrar
» GPO Access
» Columbia International Affairs
» General Databases
» Reference Databases
» All Databases
Internet Sites
The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field:
| » Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources - Well thought out and categorized gateway to political science resources on the internet. |
| » Foreign Affairs Online - Excellent resource for international relations. |
| » Moving Ideas - "Dedicated to explaining and popularizing complex policy ideas to a broader audience. Our goal is to improve collaboration and dialogue between policy and grassroots organizations, and to promote their work to journalists and legislators". |
| » Government Information Resources - Extensive collection of Federal, International, State, County & City law and statistic links. |
| » Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project - Massive project to put government documents online for public access. |
| » Women in Politics - Provides statistics and easy-to-read tabular data on women and their involvement in politics. |
Videos
Our entire collection of videos can be searched via the online catalog. The VHS section of
our visual collection is located on the second floor in the AV room. Our DVDs are located at the circulation desk. Here are some suggested titles:
| Constructing Public Opinion | VIDEO HM 1236 .C66 2001 |
| The American President | VIDEO E 176 .A48 Vol. 1-5 |
| Liberty & Limits: Federalist idea 200 years later | VIDEO KF 4550 .L484 2000 |