What are reference materials?
Reference materials are helpful when you are looking for background information or authoritative facts on a subject.
Additional reference sources
- Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations byCall Number: ebookPublication Date: 2007Previous editions available in print at G63 .E556.
Key Reference Titles for General Information
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowOver 600 reference books, including encyclopedias, dictionaries (English and foreign language), thesauri, books of quotations, as well as a range of subject-specific reference books.
The Concise Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 1400839467Publication Date: 2011
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics and International Relations by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780199670840Publication Date: 2018
Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public PolicyCall Number: E-BookISBN: 1439874832Publication Date: 2015
- Voting & Elections Collection This link opens in a new window
Combines data and analyses of presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections, and issues related to elections. 1775 to present.
- CQ Press Electronic Library This link opens in a new windowIncludes CQ Researcher Plus Archive, CQ Almanac, CQ Magazine (formerly CQ Weekly), Political Handbook of the world, State Stats, Supreme Court Yearbook, Voting and Elections Collection, and CQ Politics in America.