Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, handbooks and more. Entries in such sources tend to be rather short and they are meant to help you get started with research on a new topic.
The Almanac of American Politics
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK1012 .A44 2016
Atlas of American Politics, 1960-2000
CALL NUMBER: Ref. G1201 .F1 A8 2002
Black's Law Dictionary
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF156 .B53 2009
Dictionary of the European Union
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JN30 .P55 2002
Facts on File Dictionary of American Politics
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK9 .H54 2001
Congressional Staff Directory
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK1012 .C65 2009
Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group Ratings
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK1051 .S555 2006 vol. 1-2
Elections in the Americas: A Data Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JF1001 .E363 2005 vol. 1-2
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF4548 .E53 2000 vol. 1-6
Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK2261 .S218 2006
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK511 .G45 2004
Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-2010
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF4557 .V555 2010 vol. 1-2
The Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK2352 .E56 1997 vol. 1-4 + Supplement
Encyclopedia of Human Rights
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JC571 .E673 2009 vol. 1-5
Encyclopedia of Nationalism
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JC311 .E4995 2001 vol. 1-2
Encyclopedia of Political Communication
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JA85 .E64 2008 vol. 1-2
The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK2352 .E56 1997 vol. 1-4 + Supplement
The Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK2261 .E474 2000 vol. 1-3
Encyclopedia of the United Nations
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KZ4968 .M66 2008 vol. 1-2
Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK2281 .E53 2008 vol. 1-2
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Court
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF8742 .A35 E53 2001 vol. 1-3
International Encyclopedia of Elections
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JF1001 .I57 2000
Public Opinion and Polling Around the World: A Historical Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HM1236 .P83 2004 vol. 1-2
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF154 .W47 2004 vol. 1-13
Guide to U.S. Elections
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK1967 .C662 2010 vol. 1-2
Measures of Political Attitudes
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JA74.5 .M43 1999
The Oxford Companion to American Law
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF154 .O96 2002
Political Handbook of the World
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JF37 .P6 2014
A Statistical History of the American Electorate
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JK1967 .R87 2001
The Europa World Year Book
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JN1 .E85 2015 vol. 1-3
The Statesman's Yearbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JA51 .S7 2016