Government and Law
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General Background Almanac of American Politics, Ref 324.2 B265ap Almanac of the 50 States, Ref 317.3 A445ip America Votes, Ref 324.973 A51erc American Dictionary of Campaigns and Elections, Ref 324.70973 Y74ae Black’s Law Dictionary, Ref 340.03 B62l5 Companion to the US Constitution, Ref 342.73 V699co Concise Conservative Encyclopedia, Ref 320.5203 M664ce Congress: A to Z, Ref 328.73 C749cz Congress and the Nation, Ref 320.973 C74 Congressional Quarterly Almanac, Ref 328.73 C74 Constitution of the United States of America, Ref 342.73 U53co Constitutional Law Dictionary, Ref 342.73 C456cd CQ’s Desk Reference on American Government, Ref 320.473 W542cg CQ’s Guide to U.S. Elections, Ref 324.973C749c3 CQ’s State Fact Finder, Ref 317.3 C749vsv Dictionary of American Diplomatic History, Ref 327.73 F494dd Dictionary of American Politics, Ref 320.973 S64d2 Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, Ref 327.73 E56d Encyclopedia of American Political Reform, Ref 320.97309 C649epr Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, Ref 364.0321 E56k Encyclopedia of Democracy, Ref 321.803 E56li Encyclopedia of Government and Politics, Ref 320.03 E56hk Encyclopedia of Human Rights, Ref 323.403 E52ed Encyclopedia of Oklahoma, Ref 353.976 E56eok Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics, Ref 322.1 E56scz Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, Ref 342.73023 E56ly Encyclopedia of the American Judicial System, Ref 349.73 E56jk Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System, Ref 328.73003 E56sy Encyclopedia of the Republican Party, Ref 324.2734 K96edr Encyclopedia of the U.S. Congress, Ref 328.73003 E56bc Gale County and World Rankings Reporter, Ref 310 G151do Historic U.S. Court Cases, 1690-1990, Ref 349.73 J67hu Historical Statistics of the South, 1790-1990, Ref 317.5 D639h Historical Statistics of the States of the US, 1790-1990, Ref 317.3 D639hn History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-1968, Ref 329.023 S342h International Almanac of Politics, Ref 324.904 M158ia2 International Historical Statistics: 1750-1993, Ref 314 M681ia4 Internet Guide for the Legal Researcher, Ref 340.07 M165ir2 Law on the Net, Ref 340.07 E92ln Legal Researcher’s Desk Reference, Ref 340 L434ei National Review Politically Incorrect Reference Guide, Ref 320.016 N277je Oklahoma Almanac, Ref 353.976 O41od Oklahoma Elections: Statehood to the Present, Ref 324.766 O41ob Oklahoma Statutes, Ref 345.22 O41 Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations, Ref 320 O98jy Political Systems of the World, Ref 320.3 D428pw2 Safire’s New Political Dictionary, Ref 320.03 S128sd Sourcebook for Criminal Justice Statistics, Ref 364.973 S724uj State Rankings: A Statistical View of the 50 US, Ref 317.3 S797mn Statistical Abstract of Oklahoma, Ref 317.66 S79 Statistical Abstract of the World, Ref 310 S797ry Supreme Court: A to Z, Ref 347.7326 S959wi Vital Statistics on the Presidency, Ref 324.63 R144vp Washington Information Directory, Ref 320.973 W318 West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, Ref 348.7303 W538we World Almanac and Book of Facts, Ref 317 W92a World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties, Ref 324.202 W927de Yearbook of International Organizations, Ref 314.2 Y39io
Biographical Information Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia, Ref 973.7092 N379a Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics, Ref 320.082 E56stz Political Profiles, Ref 920.073 P769f Presidential Also-Rans & Running Mates, 1788-1996, Ref 324.973 S728pa2 The First Ladies, Ref 973.09 K63fl3 Who’s Who in American Politics, Ref 923.273 W628ap
Government and Law Collections 320 Political Science 330 Economics 340 Law 350 Public Administration 360 Social Services; Association 370 Education 380 Commerce, Communications, Transport
Government Documents A Agriculture Dept. AE Federal Register Office C Commerce Dept. C 3 Census Bureau D Defense Dept. E Energy Dept. ED Education Dept. EP Environmental Protection Agency GA General Accounting Office GS General Service Administration HE Health and Human Services Dept. HH Housing and Urban Development Dept. I Interior Dept. I 19 U.S. Geological Survey J Justice Dept. Ju Judiciary L Labor Dept. LC Library of Congress NAS National Aeronautics & Space Admin. NS National Science Foundation P Postal Service PrEx Executive Office of the President S State Dept. SI Smithsonian Institution SS Social Security Commission T Treasury T 22 Internal Revenue Service TD Transportation Dept. VA Veteran Affairs X, Y Congress Y 4 Congressional Committee
Finding Materials on Government and Law 1st floor, north Reference 1st floor, west Periodicals 1st floor annex Government Documents 2nd floor
General Book Stacks 3rd floor General Book Stacks
Sources of Journal Articles PRINT RESOURCES Humanities Index New York Times Index Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature Index
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES Academic Search Elite (EbscoHost) Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost) American Presidency (CD-ROM) Article1st (FirstSearch) CCH Tax Essentials (Online Reference) FactSearch (FirstSearch) GPO Catalog (FirstSearch) Letters of Delegates to Congress (CD-ROM) MAS FullText Ultra (EbscoHost) NewsFile Collection (NewsBank) Newspaper Source (EbscoHost) WorldCat (FirstSearch)
Internet Resources EBSCOHost: Full text periodical database NetLibrary: Full text e-book database NewsBank: Full text newspaper database First Search: Periodical and information indexes
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION http://www.abanet.org
BUDGET OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT http://www.gpo.gov/usbudget/index.html
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/cangov/egovinfo.htm
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ONLINE http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces150.html
COUNSEL QUEST http://www.CounselQuest.com/
COUNTY OFFICIALS OF OKLAHOMA http://www.state.ok.us/osfdocs/county.html
DEFENSELINK http://www.defenselink.mil/
FEDERAL BULLETIN BOARD http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION http://www.fbi.gov/
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER http://www.fjc.gov/
FEDERAL REGISTER ONLINE http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
FEDSTATS http://www.fedstats.gov/
FEDWORLD http://www.fedworld.gov/
FINDLAW http://www.findlaw.com/
FINDLAW’S LISTING OF ATTORNEYS AND FIRMS http://www.findlaw.com/14firms/index.html
FORIEGN AFFAIRS ONLINE http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjb3v/rjb.html
GOVBOT http://ciir2.cs.umass.edu/Govbot/
GPO ACCESS http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/ index.html
HIEROS GAMOS http://www.hg.org
(U.S.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES http://www.house.gov/
INTERNET ACCESS TO RULES http://www.nass.org/acr/acrdir.htm
INTERNET LEGAL RESOURCE GUIDE http://www.ilrg.com/
LAW FORMS ROOM http://www.lectlaw.com/form.html
LEGAL RESEARCH CENTER http://www.legalresearch.ch/
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS http://www.loc.gov/
MARTINDALE HUBBLE LEGAL DIRECTORY http://www.martindale.com
META-SUBJECT INDEX TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION http://www.isu.edu/~woodstep/Subjects_1.html
MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION: LIST OF CODES http://www.municode.com/database.html
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES http://www.ncsl.org/public/sitesleg.htm
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION http://www.noaa.gov/
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNSEL http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/ EOP/NSC/ html/nschome.html
NATION’S COURTS CATALOG http://www.courts.com
NATIVE AMERICAN LEGAL RESOURCES http://www.law.ou.edu/indian/
OFFICE OF THE LAW REVISION COUNSEL http://uscode.house.gov
OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION http://www.okbar.org
OKLAHOMA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS http://www.occa.state.ok.us
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE http://www.odoc.state.ok.us/index.html
OKLAHOMA LEGAL RESEARCH SYSTEM http://www.oklegal.onenet.net
OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE http://www.lsb.state.ok.us
OKLAHOMA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR http://www.state.ok.us/~governor/
OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT NETWORK http://www.oscn.net
POLITICS1.COM http://www.politics1.com/
POTUS http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
U.S. SENATE http://www.senate.gov/
STATE STATUES INDEXED BY TOPICS http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes.html
STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/statabstract/97statab.html
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, 1937-1975 http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/supcrt/index.html
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, 1992 TO PRESENT http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/court01.htm
THOMAS http://thomas.loc.gov/
U.S. CODE http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
U.S. DECISIONS BEFORE 1990 http://www.law.vill.edu/Fed-Ct/ fedcourt.html
U.S. DECISIONS SINCE MAY 1990 http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE http://www.usdoj.gov/
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY http://www.usgs.gov/
U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/ nara001.html
WASHLAW WEB: SUBJECT SEARCHING OF STATE LAWS http://www.washlaw.edu/uslaw/statelaw.html
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html
WEST LEGAL DIRECTORY http://www.directory.findlaw.com/
WHITE HOUSE http://www.whitehouse.gov/ |