(1) Summarizing Knowledge
(Encyclopedic Articles, Textbooks & Histories, Handbooks, Research Reviews)

Encyclopedias
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Thought
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Institutions
Encyclopedia of Government and Politics.  JA61.C66 1992 Ref
Encyclopedia of American Political History: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas.   E183.E5 1984 Ref
 

Encyclopedias—U.S. Government

Presidency A to Z: A Ready Reference Encyclopedia. JK 511 .P775 1998
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency.  JK 511 .E53 1994
Congressional Quarterly’s Guide to U.S. Elections JK 1967 .C662 2001
Presidential Elections Since 1789.  JK524. P68 1991
Political Parties & Elections in the United States: An Encyclopedia.  JK2261 .P633 1991
Political Parties and Civic Action Groups.  JK2260 .S36
Encyclopedia of Third Parties in the United States JK2261 .K78 1991

Encyclopedias—World Government

Encyclopedia of the Third World.  HC59.7.K87 1992
U.S. Department of State Dispatch  S1.3/5:  LAW K4.E62 GovDocs
Constitutions of the Countries of the World.  JF11.B553

Encyclopedias—Elections & Political Parties—Worldwide

World Encyclopedia of Political Systems & Parties. JF2011.W67 1999
Greenwood Historical Encyclopedia of the World’s Political Parties series (search catalog for individual titles in series)
Political Parties of the World.   JF2051.D39 2002
New Europe: An A to Z Compendium on the European Community.  HC 241.2 .R59 1990
European Communities Encyclopedia and Directory

Encyclopedias--War, Peace, and Terrorism

Penguin Encyclopedia of Modern Warfare: 1850 to the Present Day.
Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament. JX1974.E57 1993
International Military and Defense Encyclopedia.  U24.I58 1993

Encyclopedias—Human Rights

Encyclopedia of Human Rights.  JC571.E67 1996
 

Textbooks & Histories

Handbooks--US
Congressional Quarterly’s Politics in America JK1010.C66 

Handbooks—State and Local Government
Blue Books JK2408.S73
Local Government & Politics University of Michigan Library
Municipal Year Book JS342.A2 I52
State Legislative Sourcebook JK2495.S689
Book of the States (Biennial publication)
Almanac of Federal PACs JK1991.A73
Open Secrets: The Encyclopedia of Congressional Money & Politics JK1991.M26 1994
Handbook of Campaign Spending: Money in the 1990 Congressional Races JK1991.F75 1992

Handbooks—World Governments
Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries Z7164.G7 G9464 1997
Political Risk Yearbook HD2755.5.P633
Political Handbook of the World JF37.P6
Area Handbook series (search catalog for individual titles and subjects in series)
Constitutions of the Countries of the World JF11.B553
U.S. Department of State Dispatch LORA. S1.3/5: GovDocs; K4.E62 Law
Background Notes.  S1.123: GovDocs
World Factbook LORA

Handbooks—Elections & Political Parties—Worldwide
Party Organizations: A Data Handbook on Party Organizations in Western Democracies, 1960-1990

Handbooks--International Organizations
Background Notes.  S1.123: GovDocs
Europa World Year Book JN1.E85
Far East & Australasia DS 1 .F3
German Reunification: A Reference Guide and Commentary
Guide to the Republics of the Former Soviet Union. DK293.T85 1993
Newly Independent States of Eurasia: Handbook of Former Soviet Republics DK 17 .B34 1993
One Nation Becomes Many: the Access Guide to the Former Soviet Union
South America, Central America, and the Caribbean F1408.29 .S68
Southeast Europe Factbook and Survey
Yearbook of International Organizations JX1904.A42
Documentation of the European Communities: A Guide JN 15 .T47 1991
EC 1992 and Beyond: Access to Information: A guide to EC Documentation and Databases ZA 5055 .E97 E26 1992
General Report on the Activities of the European Communities HC241.2.A17

Handbooks—War, Peace, and Terrorism
Patterns of Global Terrorism LORA  S1.138 GovDocs
Chronology of Conflict and Resolution, 1945-1985 U 42 .J47 1989

Handbooks—Human Rights
Amnesty International Report. JC571.A44
Human Rights Watch World Report. JC571.H785
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Y4.In8/ GovDocs
Yearbook on Human Rights JC 571.U4
Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights K 3236.2 .A56
Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights.  KJC5135.17 Y4 Law

Research Reviews
Perspectives on Political Science  LORA
Reviews in History
 

(2) Selective Bibliography
(Research & Subject Guides, Selective & Didactic Bibliographies, Subject Directories)

Research & Subject Guides
Information Sources of Political Science. JA71.H64 1986 Ref
Political Science: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources. JA71.Y67 1990
Using Government Information Sources, Print and Electronic. Z1223.Z7 S4 2001 Ref
Information-Finding and the Research Process: A Guide to Sources and Methods for Public Administration and the Policy Sciences. JF1351.S56 1993
Council of European Social Science Data Archives
Poly-Cy Internet Resources for Political Science
Political Resources on the Net

(3) New Information
(Most frequently cited journals, electronic texts, government information, books & monographs, news & newspapers, article databases)

Journals (most frequently cited)
American Political Science Review LORA  JA1.A6
American Journal of Political Science  LORA  JA1.M5
Public Opinion Quarterly  LORA  HM261.A1 P8
Journal of Politics  LORA  JA1.J6
Journal of Conflict Resolution  LORA  JX1901.J6
Public Choice  LORA  JA1.P83
Annals of the American Academy of Politics and Social Sciences
European Journal of Political Research  LORA  JA88.E9E93
British Journal of Political Science  LORA  JA8.B7
Nation  LORA  AP 2 .N2

Electronic Texts
Congressional Record LORA  J11.R5
Congressional Index LORA
Public Papers of the Presidents LORA; J80.A283 Law

Government Information
United States Government Manual  JK421.A3
Federal Regulatory Directory  KF5406.A15 F4
Federal Staff Directory  JK723.E9 F44
Congressional Voting Guide: A Ten-Year Compilation
Congressional Districts in the 1990s: A Portrait of America
National Association of Counties
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research

Books & Monographs
 

News & Newspapers
 

Article Databases
GPO Access
American Politics gopher
Fedworld (National Technical Information Service)
Policy Central (subscription required through National Journal Group)
 

Abstracts & Indexes
American Foreign Policy & Treaty Index.  JX1417.A44 Microform (Law)
U.S. Government Periodicals Index.  Z1223.Z7 I5 1971-87 GovDocs Ref
Sage Public Administration Abstracts. JA1.S27 Ref
International Political Science Abstracts.   JA36.I5
PAIS International.  Z7163.P92 Ref
United States Political Science Documents.  Z 7163.U58
Comprehensive Retrospective Index to Journals in Political Science, 1886-1974.  Z7163.U58 Reference 1975-1991 

Abstracts & Indexes--U.S. Government
CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1909: Guide to Documents Listed in the Checklist of U.S. Public Documents, 1789-1909  Z 1223 .Z7 C65 1997
Z 1223 .Z7 C64 1990
CIS Index to Publications of the United States Congress Z 881 .A1 C6
Congressional Member Organizations and Caucuses
Major Studies of America: Issues and Briefs of the Congressional Research Service JA 37 .M35 

Abstracts & Indexes—Local & State Government—U.S.
Index to Current Urban Documents Z 7156 .U5 I654

Abstracts & Indexes—International Organizations
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Economist Intelligence Unit—Country Reports
Index to the United Nations Documents and Publications
European Documentation Center
Global Gateway World Culture & Resources

Abstracts & Indexes—War, Peace, and Terrorism
Arms Control Reporter  AC 1.2 :Ar 5 /9
Peace Research Abstracts Journal
World Treaty Index JX 171 .R63
Status of Multilateral Arms Regulation and Disarmament Agreements JX 1974.7 .S734 1988

Comprehensive, Recurrent Bibliographies

Library & Book Catalogs, Archives

Search Engines
1stHeadlines
Federal Web Locator
First Gov
Librarians Index to the Internet: Politics
Political Information
SearchGov.com  
Total News 

Metasearch Engines
 

(5) Reference Resources, Facts & Data
(Almanacs, Biographical Sources, Dictionaries , Directories, Grants & Scholarships, Job Resources, Statistical Resources)

Almanacs
Almanac of American Politics. JK 271 .B343

Atlases
Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983 G 1201 .F9 M3 1982
Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989 G 1201 .F9 M26 1989
Historical Atlas of State Power in Congress, 1790-1990 G 1201 .F7 M3 1993
Congressional District Atlas GovDocs C 3.62 /5 :

Biographical Sources
Who’s Who in American Politics.  E176.W6424 Ref
Who’s Who of Women in World Politics. HQ1236.W455 1991 Ref
Political Profiles E 840.6 .P64  Ref  E 878 .P64 Stacks

Biographical Sources—U.S. Government
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present Y 1.7:2002022562 GovDocs
Members of Congress Since 1789 JK 1010 .M45 1985
Washington Representatives JK 1118 .D58
Public Interest Profiles JK 1118 .P79
Judicial Staff Directory KF 8700 .A19 J83
Facts About the Presidents E 176.1 .K3 1989

Data Collections—U.S. Government
Information U.S.A. (U.S. Department of State)

Data Collections—International Organizations
Yearbook of the United Nations.  JX 1977 .A37 Y4
Annual Review of United Nations Affairs.  341.1058 an78r GovDocs Ref
U.N. Monthly Chronicle
Global Agenda.  JX 1977 .A1 U5244

Dictionaries
Routledge Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Political Thinkers.  JA83.R725 1998 Ref
Dictionary of Political Analysis.  JA61.P57 1982 Ref
Public Policy Dictionary.  H97.K78 1987
American Political Dictionary.  JK9.P55 1989 Ref
Safire’s New Political Dictionary  JK9.S2 1993 Ref

Dictionaries—U.S. Government
Congressional Quarterly’s Guide to Congress GovDocs Ref JK 1021 .C565 2000
Congress A to Z JK 1067 .C67 1999
Committees in the U.S. Congress, 1947-1992 JK 1029 .N45 1993
Congressional Quarterly’s Guide to the Presidency JK 516 .C57 1996
Presidential-Congressional Political Dictionary JK 9 .E4 1984

Dictionaries—World Government
International Development Dictionary HF 1359 .F79 1991
African Political Dictionary DT 30.5 .P47 1983
Asian Political Dictionary DS 31 .Z57 1985
CIA World Factbook LORA  GovDocs PrEx 3.15 :
European Political Dictionary JN 12 .R65 1985
Latin America, A Political Dictionary
Middle East, A Political Dictionary
International Relations Dictionary JX 1226 .P55 1982

Dictionaries—War, Peace, and Terrorism
Peace and Nuclear War Dictionary U 263 .A434 1989

Directories—U.S. Government
United States Government Manual JK 421 .A3
Federal Regulatory Directory KF 5406 .A15 F4
Federal Staff Directory JK 723 .E9 F44
Federal Executive Directory
Federal Regional Executive Directory
Official Congressional Directory JK 1011
Congressional Yellow Book JK1010 .C68
Congressional Staff Directory JK 1012 .C652
Congressional Quarterly’s Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court JK 1571 .C65 1990

Directories—State & Local Government—U.S.
State and Local Government Political Dictionary JK 2408 .E44 1988
Municipal Yearbook JS 342 .A2 I52
State Executive Directory

Directories—World Government
Worldwide Government Directory with International Organizations JF 37 .W67
International Directory of Government JF1411 .I58
Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights & Civil Liberties JC 571 .F73

Directories—War, Peace, and Terrorism
World Armaments and Disarmament: The SIPRI Yearbook UA 10 .I55
United Nations Disarmament Yearbook JX 1974 .U546

Directories --  Associations, Organizations & Societies
American Political Science Association
Canadian Political Science Association
Center for the American Woman and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University
Center for Responsive Politics
Common Cause
Federation of American Scientists
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Univ of Michigan
International Studies Association Network
Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom
Poly-Cy, Internet Resources for Political Science: Professional Organizations. West Virginia University
Scholarly Societies Project: Political Science.  University of Waterloo
Yale Political Union

Directories—Associations, Organizations & Societies—International
International Organizations: A Dictionary and Directory
Yearbook of International Organizations JX 1904 .A42

Directories --  Research Centers & Institutes
American Enterprise Institute
Asia-Pacific Policy Program (Harvard University)
Aspen Institute
APPAM-The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs (Ashland University, Ohio)
Brookings Institution
Carter Center (Emory University)
Cato Institute
Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies (American University)
Center for Defense Information
Center for Democracy and Technology
Center for Security Studies and Conflict Resolution (Zurich, Switzerland)
Center for the American Woman and Politics (Rutgers University)
Centre for the Study of Public Policy (University of Strathclyde, Glascow)
Century Foundation (formerly the Twentieth Century Fund)
Ethics and Public Policy Center
George C. Marshall Institute
Heritage Foundation
Institute for Policy Research (Northwestern University)
Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (Georgetown University)
International Institute for Strategic Studies
Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies
National Academy of Public Administration
National Center for Policy Analysis (Dallas, TX)
National Policy Association (Washington, D.C.)
Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research (Boston, Massachusetts)
Political Research Associates
Progress and Freedom Foundation
Public Agenda
Rand Corporation
Reason Foundation
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
SIPRI-Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Henry L. Stimson Center
Strategic Studies Institute (U.S. Army War College)
Worldwatch Institute

 Grants & Scholarships

Job Resources

Statistical Resources--General
U.S. Census Bureau
Historical Statistics of the States of the United States: Two Centuries of the Census, 1790-1990 HA 214 .D63 1993

Statistical Resources—State & Local Government—U.S.
Municipal Yearbook JS 342 .A2 I52
County and City Data Book GovDocs Ref C 3.134 /2 :C 83 /2 /
Places, Towns and Townships HA 203 .P58
State and County Quick Facts
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book GovDocs C 3.134 /5 :

Statistical Resources—Elections & Political Parties—U.S.
America Votes: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics JK 1967 .A8
Federal Election Commission

Statistical Resources—International Organizations
Basic Statistics of the European Union HA 1107.5 .A12
Eurostatistics LORA
Demographic Yearbook.  Annuaire demographic, 1948- HA 17 .D45
East European and Soviet Data Handbook: Political, Social and Developmental Indicators, 1945-1975 HA 1446 .S53
Elections Around the World
Statistical Yearbook.  Annuaire statistique, 1948- AZ 361 .U45
Statistical Abstract of Latin America HA 931 .C3
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific HA 1665 .S73
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean HA 751 .A58

Statistical Resources—War, Peace, and Terrorism
World Armaments and Disarmament: The SIPRI Yearbook UA 10 .I55
Military Balance UA 15 .L65
Defense and Foreign Affairs Handbook. LORA