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Almanac of American politics
Call Number: Ref. 328.33 B265
Includes profiles of every member of Congress and every governor; as well as in-depth and completely up-to-date narrative profiles of all 50 states and 435 House districts, covering everything from economics to history to, of course, politics. It also contains Michael Barone’s sharp-eyed analysis of the 2008 presidential elections, congressional elections, and redistricting battles. New to this edition is a statistical breakdown of the 2008 presidential vote by state and congressional district, plus coverage of all recent special elections.
Almanac of Illinois Politics by The Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Springfield
Call Number: Ref. 328.773 A445
Since its first edition in 1990, the Almanac of Illinois Politics has been a leading source for information on the key players in Illinois government. This widely popular publication is considered an invaluable resource by legislators, governmental staff, lobbyists, reporters, teachers, students, and citizens.
CQ Almanac
Call Number: R 328.73 C755
Brought to you by the expert and nonpartisan CQ editorial staff, the CQ Almanac 2008 chronicles and analyzes the major bills brought before the 110th Congress in its second session, and includes exclusive insight into the forces that drove action on legislation, as well as nominations and congressional oversight activities.

Tips and Tricks: Browse the Collection by Call Number

Items in the library's political science and law collection have call numbers in the 300s:

320 Political science

321 Systems of governments & states
322 Relation of state to organized groups
323 Civil & political rights
324 The political process
325 International migration & colonization
326 Slavery & emancipation
327 International relations
328 The legislative process
329 Not assigned or no longer used

340 Law

341 International law
342 Constitutional & administrative law
343 Military, tax, trade, industrial law
344 Social, labor, welfare, & related law
345 Criminal law
346 Private law
347 Civil procedure & courts
348 Law (Statutes), regulations, cases
349 Law of specific jurisdictions & areas

350 Public administration

351 Of central governments
352 Of local governments
353 of U.S. federal & state governments
354 Of specific central governments
355 Military science
356 Foot forces & warfare
357 Mounted forces & warfare
358 Other specialized forces & services
359 Sea (Naval) forces & warfare

360 Social services; association

361 General social problems
362 Social welfare problems & services
363 Other social problems & services
364 Criminology
365 Penal & related institutions
366 Association
367 General clubs
368 Insurance
369 Miscellaneous kinds of associations

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