Government and Law

Looking for information on the United States Government? Do you want to find the State of Oklahoma Statutes? Need to find research on Supreme Court decisions? These and other questions can be answered with the aid of the resources listed below. If you have additional questions, ask the librarians. They are ready to assist you in finding the information you need.

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