Reference books include encyclopedias, dictionaries, manuals, handbooks, almanacs, atlases and directories. The reference books are located in the Cannon Memorial Library in the Reference Section on the main floor. Reference books do not circulate and may only be used in the library.
Almanac of American Politics
REF JK271 .B343
American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia
REF E743 .A44 2006
American Nation: Primary Sources
REF E173 .A747 2008
Birth of the Bill of Rights: Encyclopedia of the Antifederalists
REF E302.5 .W35 2004
The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science: a User’s Guide to Its Terms (also available as an e-book)
REF JA61 .B43 1999
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
REF JA61 .C665 2009
Constitutions of the World
REF K3165 .M33 2008
Cultures of the States: a Handbook on the Effectiveness of State Governments
REF JK2408 .F79 2003
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy (3 vols.)
REF E183.7 .E52 2002
The Encyclopedia of American Political History
REF E183 .E48 2001
Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics
REF BL2525 .D58 2003
Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-2002 (also available as an e-book)
REF KF4557 .V555 2003
Encyclopedia of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (2 vols.)
REF JF1525 .I6 E64 2005
Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics
REF JZ1160 .E53 2008
Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics
REF F1410 .E56 2002
Encyclopedia of Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms
REF E176.1 .R6 2004
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency
REF JK511 .G45 2004
Encyclopedia of the European Union (also available as an e-book)
REF JN30 .E52 1998
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression
REF E806 .E63 2004
Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements
REF KZ4968 .O84 2003
Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics (also available as an e-book)
REF HQ1236.5 .U6 E52 2008
Ethics in U.S. Government: an Encyclopedia of Investigations, Scandals, Reforms and Legislation
REF JK468 .E7 R556 2001
A Glossary of U.S. Politics and Government
REF JK275 .T46 2007
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations (4 vols.) (also available as an e-book)
REF JZ1160 .N65 2002
Historic U.S. Court Cases: an Encyclopedia (2 vols.)
REF KF352 .Z9 H57 2001
Historical Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 1788-2004
REF G1201.F9 H5 2006
Information Sources in Political Science
REF JA71 .I543 2005
International Law and Politics: Key Documents
REF KZ64 .I576 2006
International Relations, International Security, and Comparative Politics: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources
REF JZ1305 .K34 2008
Justices of the United States Supreme Court
REF KF8744 .J875 2001
The New York Times on the Presidency, 1853-2008
REF JK554 .B67 2009
The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World
REF JA61 .O95 2001
The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought (also available as an e-book)
REF JA61 .S37 2007
Political Keywords: A Guide for Students, Activists, and Everyone Else
REF JA61 .L48 2007
The Presidents: a Reference History
REF E176.1 .P918 2002
Safire's Political Dictionary
REF JK9 .S2 2008
The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions, and Developments
REF KF8742 .S86 2007
Washington Information Directory
REF F192.3 .W33
West’s Encyclopedia of American Law (13 vols.)
REF KF154 .W47 2004
The Cannon Memorial Library uses the Library of Congress classification system to organize the books on the shelves. This system uses a combination of letters and numbers referred to as LC Call Numbers. Books related to Political Science may be found under the following LC Call Numbers:
C Auxillary Sciences of History
D Word History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.
E History of the Americas
F History of the Americas
H Social Sciences
J Political Science
K Law
U Military Science
V Naval Science
For more information on how to read the LC call numbers and locate a book on the shelf, click here: LC Call Numbers