Elections Research Guide
Library Catalogs
Look in the following catalogs for books, videos and other types
of audiovisual items held in libraries.
For any of these library catalogs, you can do a Subject Search
using the word "elections," but this will bring up MANY different
subject headings that you then have to sort through to find the
items that you want. It might be better to do a Keyword Search,
combining the word "elections" with another keyword
that is related to your topic; for example: "elections and
Illinois." Ask for help at the Reference Desk if you have
any questions (phone: 630-942-3364).
Outline of the Library of Congress Classification System (what COD uses to shelve its books).
Other Nearby Public and Academic Libraries
Reference Works
Current
- Guide to U.S. Elections Reference JK 1967 .C 662
- Congressional Quarterly Almanac & Weekly Report
Reference JK 1 .C66
- Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on the American
Government Reference JK 274 .W 449
- Elections A to Z Reference JK 1976 .M 57
- Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System Reference
JF 501 .E 53 1994
- Political Handbook of the World Reference JF 37 .P6
- Political Systems of the World Reference JF 51 .D467
- Politics in America Reference JK 1010.C64. Earlier
editions in the General Collection
- Statistical Abstract of the United States Reference
HA 202 .U5 S93. Earlier editions in the General Collection.
- Vital Statistics on American Politics Reference JK
274 .S 74.
- Voting Rights on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and
Documents General KF 4891 .Z 45 2002.
- World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures
Reference JF 511 .W67
On Illinois
- Almanac of Illinois Politics Reference JK 5730 .A
5
- Illinois Blue Book (Illinois state government manual)
Reference JK 5730 .A 25. Earlier editions in the General Collection
- Illinois Elections, 1818-1990: Candidate and Couty Returns
for President, Governor, Senate and the House of Representatives
Reference JK 5792 .I 45 1992
- Illinois Handbook of Government Reference JK 5730
.I 45a. Earlier editions in the General Collection
Historical
- America Votes Reference JK 1967 .A8
- Atlas of America Politics, 1960-2000 Reference G
1201 .F 1 A 8 2002
- Encyclopedia of American Political History Reference
E 183 .E 48 2001
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Reference JK 2447
.G 76
- The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United
States Atlas Stand G 1201 .F 9 M 26 1989
- Historical Documents on Presidential Elections General
JK 1965 .H 56 1991
- National Party Conventions, 1831-2000 Reference JK
2255 .N 373 2000 Earlier editions in the General Collection
- National Party Platforms, 1840-1972 General JK 2255
.J 64 1973
- Open Secrets: The Encyclopedia of Congressional Money
and Politics Reference JK 1991 .M 26
- The Routledge Historical Atlas of Presidential Elections
Reference G 1201 .S 1 M 5 2001
- United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official
Results by County and State Reference JK 524 .D 778 2002
- U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections: A Biographical
and Historical Guide Reference JK 528 H 38 1996
Article Indexes
You must have a valid College of DuPage library
card to access the electronic indexes and databases from off-campus.
Local Internet Sites and Information
National and International Internet Sites and Information
- ELECTIONS 2006 RESOURCES
- Alliance for Better Campaigns
- Campaign Contribution Information from OpenSecrets.Org.
- The Campaign Finance Information Center
- Center for Responsive Politics
- Center for Voting and Democracy
- Common Cause
- Congress.Org. Directories
of members of Congress and congressional committees. Find your
representatives by zip code and send them e-mail. Look up current
legislation.
- The Democratic Party
- Election Information
- Election
Statistics.
- ElectionGuide. This site has information for elections in other countries.
- Elections Around the
World.
- FactCheck.org - The Annenberg Political Fact Check Site.
- Federal Election Commission
- FedWorld. Good source
of U.S. government reports. Links to U.S. government web sites.
- Government
Statistics sites
- GPO
Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch) (1976-present) Catalog of
federal government publications.
- Money in Politics at
Open Secrets.Org
Good source of information on 30 current and controversial issues
including crime, welfare, foreign policy, health care, affirmative
action...Issue of the Week presents all sides of the issue great
for debates and speeches.
- National Commission on Federal Election Reform
- National Institute on Money in State Politics
- Political
Parties Directory
- Political Web (for
election information)
- Politics1.
Resources on parties, candidates, ideological positions, issues,
and general political news.Nonpartisan and covers a wide variety
of organizations and viewpoints.
- Project Vote Smart.
Free information about politicians including biographies, campaign
finances, issue positions, performance evaluations, and voting
records.
- Public Campaign
- United
States Legislative Branch
- U.S. Election Atlas.
- Voting
and Elections federal resources.
- Voting Integrity Project
- Yahoo!
Elections
- Yahoo!
Political Science. Keyword searching for political science
topics. Good place to start your Web searching.
Checklists & Worksheets
Interlibrary Loan
The Library can obtain copies of articles or books from other
libraries for you. Inquire at the Reference Desk. You may also
consult journal title lists from other libraries in the area.
Reference Desk: 630-942-3364
Dan Blewett, Reference Librarian
(630) 942-2279
Office: SRC 3033
blewett@cdnet.cod.edu
