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PUBPOL 101: Introduction to Policy Analysis: Getting Started

Top Reference Works

CQ Political Reference Suite
Online reference books from CQ Press, from the broad (Political Handbook of the World) to the specific (Encyclopedia of Water Politics and Policy in the US). 
Includes: Guide to US Elections

CQ Electronic Library
All of Duke's Congressional Quarterly subscriptions--journals, databases, and encyclopedias--for analysis of Congressional actions and US political issues. Includes CQ WeeklyCQ ResearcherCQ AlmanacVoting & ElectionsCQ Congress CollectionPolitical Handbook of the World, and more.

Oxford Reference Online: Politics & Social Sciences
Encyclopedias and dictionaries on economics, law, human rights, politics, statistics; guide to US government

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