Library Guides:  Speech 8 Political Parties

Instructor, Robin  McGehee
Developed by Kathie Lewis and Gina Haycock, Librarians

Reference Sources:

Statistical Abstract of the United States    #R317.3 Un58    This resource is also available online at the following URL:    http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
The World Almanac and Book of Facts    #R317.3 W927
Dictionary of Modern Political Ideologies    #R320.503 D554
Encyclopedia of Third Parties in the United States    #324.273 Kr94
National Party Platforms of 1980    #R329.0213 Jo66
Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics    #R322 En56

Circulating Books:

Another series of books in the COS Library are called "Reference Shelf". To find these books type in a simple search "reference shelf" in the book catalog. Also try "taking sides" in simple search.

Databases for Contemporary Issues:

• CQ Researcher - Your complete source on the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, all the pros and cons, bibliographies and more. (Annual Cost $523)
• SIRS (Social Issues Research Series) - SIRS contains all full-text articles from a variety of newspaper and magazines covering current social issues.  (Annual Cost $1440)
• Lexis/Nexis - LEXIS-NEXIS® Academic Universe provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, medical and reference information. (Annual Cost $5,518) Not available off campus!!!

Political Party Web Sites:

• Directory of U. S. Political Parties    http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm

• Yahoo Directory U. S. Political Parties    http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Politics/Parties/

• The American Presidency Project    http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/

• Political Parties and Theories    http://lii.org/pub/topic/politics_parties   

Political Issues Web Sites:

• National Public Radio    http://www.npr.org/
• Justice Talking    http://www.justicetalking.org/
• COS Library Web Sites By Topic: Hot Topics    http://www.cos.edu/library/subject/hottopics.htm
• Yahoo Issues and Causes    http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Issues_and_Causes/
• Librarian's Index to the Internet: Social Issues    http://lii.org/pub/topic/socialissues
• Project Vote Smart - Issue and Issue Group Ratings    http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating.php
• Political Resources - Think Tanks    http://www.vote-smart.org/resource_political_resources.php?category=Think%20Tanks
• Debate Central    http://www.debate-central.org/
• National Center for Policy Analysis    http://www.ncpa.org/newdpd/index.php
• Education Debate Association    http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/index.php
• Librarian's Index to the Internet: Social Issues    http://lii.org/pub/topic/socialissues
• The American Presidency Project: Party Platforms    http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/platforms.php
• League of Women Voters: Issues   
• League of Women Voters of California    http://ca.lwv.org/
• Thomas - Legislative information from the Library of Congress    http://thomas.loc.gov/
   

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This page was created January 30, 2006. This page was last updated: 04/25/2008
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