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This guide highlights some important resources in political management in print and online.
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Directories

Directories are useful in identifying principal government agencies and the names of people who work in them.

  • Almanac of the Unelected: Staff of the U.S. Congress  
    REF JK1083 .A77 2006
  • Congressional Directory  
    Ready REF JK1011 .A3
  • Congressional Staff Directory  
    Ready REF JK1012.C65
  • Congressional Yellow Book  
    Ready REF JK1013 .C65
  • Federal Staff Directory  
    Ready REF JK643 .F42
  • Federal Yellow Book  
    Ready REF JK6 .F45
  • State Yellow Book  
    Ready REF JK2403 .S77
  • United States Government Manual  
    Also available at Ready REF JK421 .A32 2007/2008
  • Washington Information Directory  
    Ready REFJK192.5 .W3
 

Background Information Sources

The titles listed below are among the most frequently consulted works:

  • CQ Political Reference Suite  
    Omnibus site containing a host of invaluable resources published by Congressional Quarterly
  • Almanac of American Politics  
    "The definitive guide to understanding the forces that shape American politics."
  • Vital Statistics on American Politics  
    Excellent tool for researching statistical data on U.s. politics, offering a wealth of data on elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the military, social and economic, policy, and much more.
  • Who's Who in American Politics  
    REF E176 .W6424 2007/2008

Internet Resources

  • Political Base  
    One of the major blogs which discusses the interaction of money, media and politics
  • Political Information  
    One of the best search engines for politics, policy, and political news
  • Politics 1  
    Self-described as "the ultimate online guide to U.S. politics and elections."
 

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