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Political Science: A Research Guide

Reference Books on American Politics

Almanac of American Politics by Columbia Books Inc (Editor)
Call Number: Ref JK1021 .A46
Published every four years. View 2016 edition online.
Encyclopedia of American Government and Civics by Michael A.and Han Genovese, Lori Cox
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2017
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency by Michael A. Genovese, Alison D. Howard
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2021
Guide to Congress by C. Q. CQ Press
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2012
Guide to U. S. Elections by C. Q. CQ Press
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2009
Guide to the Presidency and the Executive Branch by Michael Nelson (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2012
Congressional Quarterly Almanac by Congressional Quarterly
Call Number: JK1 .C66
The Book of the States by Council of State Governments.; American Legislators' Association
Call Number: Ref JK2403 .B6
United States Government Manual by The Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Call Number: Online
PDF versions available from GovInfo and HeinOnline.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Call Number: Ref HA202 .P76
Latest edition available in print.
Older editions available from HeinOnline and census.gov.

Reference Books Including International Politics

The Statesman's Yearbook
Call Number: Ref JA51 .S7 & eBook
Europa World Year Book
Call Number: JN1 .E97
Find more in depth coverage of countries here. Includes detailed statistics.
World Almanac and Book of Facts
Call Number: Ref AY67.N5 W7 & eBook
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Political Decision Making by David P. Redlawsk (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780190622848
Publication Date: 2021-04-08
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior by Fathali M. Moghaddam (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781483391168
Publication Date: 2017-06-15