Major Party Presidential Candidates

 

John McCain, Senator, Arizona (Republican) – http://www.johnmccain.com/

 

Barack Obama, Senator, Illinois (Democrat) – http://www.barackobama.com/index.php

 

Major Party Vice Presidential Candidates

 

Joseph Biden, Senator, Delaware (Democrat) – http://biden.senate.gov/

 

Sarah Palin, Governor, Alaska (Republican) – http://gov.state.ak.us/

 

Political Parties

 

Democratic Party – http://www.democrats.org/

 

Constitution Party – http://www.constitutionparty.com/

 

Green Party – http://www.gp.org/index.php

 

Libertarian Party – http://www.lp.org/

 

Republican Party – http://www.gop.com/

 

Party Platforms

 

Democratic Party Platform – http://www.democrats.org/a/party/platform.html

 

Constitution Party Platform – http://www.constitutionparty.com/party_platform.php

 

Green Party Platform – http://www.gp.org/platform.shtml

 

Libertarian Party Platform – http://www.lp.org/platform

 

Republican Party Platform – http://www.gop.com/2008Platform/

 

Voting Records

 

AFLCIO Congressional Voting Record – http://www.aflcio.org/issues/legislativealert/votes/

 

Americans for Democratic Action Voting Records – http://www.adaction.org/pages/publications/voting-records.php

 

Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Congressional Roll Call. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 2008.

     The library also has the publication going back to 1970. All volumes are shelved in the 2nd floor Reference Collection, Call Number JK1 .C6635.

 

Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Congressional Quarterly Almanac. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 2007.

     The library has this publication continuously since 1964, with additional volumes for 1945, 1946, 1947, and 1961. In addition to providing voting records, the Almanac provides background on all the business conducted by Congress during each session. All volumes are shelved in the 2nd floor Reference Collection, Call Number JK1.C66.

 

LexisNexis Congressional (library database)

     Link to Databases by Subject from the library’s website (http://www.unf.edu/library). LexisNexis is filed under the Political Science & Public Administration category. Link to Lexis Nexis Congressional. Click the Members & Committees link in LexisNexis Congressional. Type the last name of the senator or representative in the search form. Select Floor Votes or Key Votes or both and click Search.

 

Project Vote Smart – http://www.votesmart.org/index.htm

 

United States House of Representatives Roll Call Votes – http://clerk.house.gov/legislative/legvotes.html

 

United States Senate Roll Call Votes – http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/a_three_sections_with_teasers/votes.htm

 

Washington Post – Congress Votes Database – http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/

 

Polls

 

CNN’s Poll of Polls – http://edition.cnn.com/POLITICS/

 

Gallup Poll – http://www.gallup.com/home.aspx

 

Harris Interactive – http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PollYear=2008

 

Quinnipiac University Polls – http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml

 

Real Clear Politics Poll Summary – http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/

 

Zogby International – http://www.zogby.com/

 

Other Websites with Election Coverage

 

Center for Responsive Politics. OpenSecrets.org – Politicians & Elections – http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.php

 

Pew Center on the States – electionline.org – http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/initiatives_detail.aspx?initiativeID=34044

 

Speech Transcripts

 

CQ Transcriptions (available through LexisNexis Academic)

CQ Transcriptions through LexisNexis contains transcripts of 4 to 5 complete congressional hearings per day as well as press briefings from the State, Justice, and Defense departments, presidential news conferences and press briefings, and speeches and press conferences by national newsmakers. The transcripts are updated throughout the day. Covers 1995 to date. Link to LexisNexis Academic from the library’s General databases. Click the News tab. In the search boxes enter CQ in one and the name of the person (last name suffices) in another box and the topic (gun control, abortion, economy, etc.) in another box. Use the down arrow in the Sources box and choose Transcripts. Click Search.

 

News Articles from Magazines and Newspapers

 

Following are library databases that would be useful for searching national and regional news magazines like Time and Newsweek and national and regional papers for information on the candidates and on the issues. Link to Databases by Subject from the library’s website (http://www.unf.edu/library) and choose the General category.

 

Academic OneFile from Gale

Provides coverage of over 12000 academic journals. More than 4000 of these are available in full text with no embargo on content. A majority of the publications have at least some full text. Also covers the full text of the New York Times since 1985, the Times of London since 1985, and the Financial Times since 1996.

 

LexisNexis Academic

Provides coverage of newspapers, newswires, radio and television news broadcasts, and numerous other print and electronic sources worldwide. Searches can be limited to specific types of sources (news, magazine articles, transcripts, etc.) or to a particular source. Coverage is from around 1968 to date. Link to Databases by Subject from the library’s website (http://www.unf.edu/library). LexisNexis Academic is filed under both the General and the Newspapers categories.

 

NewsBank

Provides coverage of national and regional newspapers and of news magazines. Includes America’s Newspapers and America’s News Magazines. America’s Newspapers covers over 600 papers from all 50 states. As part of America’s Newspapers, Florida Newspapers provides full text coverage of over 30 Florida papers, including the Florida Times-Union, the Miami Herald, the Tallahassee Democrat, and the Tampa Tribune. America’s News Magazines covers full text articles from 28 different national magazines, such as Foreign Affairs, Newsweek, People Weekly, and Time. Link to Databases by Subject from the library’s website (http://www.unf.edu/library). NewsBank is filed under both the General and the Newspapers categories.

 

Omnifile Full Text Mega Edition

Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 4000 magazines and journals. Over 2300 of these publications have full text available through the database. Coverage is from 1982 to date.

 

Research Library (from ProQuest)

Provides indexing and abstracts for more the 3800 magazines, journals, and newspapers. Over 2600 of these sources include the full text of the original articles. Coverage is from 1971 to date.

 

Political Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

The following books are available in the Reference Collection on the 2nd floor of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library.

 

Carlisle, Rodney P. Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference, 2005.

Call number: JA61.E54 2005

 

Hill, Kathleen, and Gerald N. Hill. The Facts on File Dictionary of American Politics. New York: Checkmark Books, 2001.

Call number: JK9.H54 2001

 

Kaid, Lynda Lee, and Christina Holtz-Bacha. Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2008.

Call number: JA85.E64 2008

 

McLean, Iain, and Alistair McMillan. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Call number: JA61.C665 2003

 

Sabato, Larry, and Howard R. Ernst. Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections. New York: Facts On File, 2006.

Call number: JK2261.S218 2006

 

Safire, William. Safire's Political Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Call number: JK9.S2 2008

 

Schaefer, Todd M., and Thomas A. Birkland. Encyclopedia of Media and Politics. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2007.

Call number: P95.82.U6E47 2007

 

Thomson, Alex. A Glossary of U.S. Politics and Government. Stanford, CA: Stanford Law and Politics, 2007.

Call number: JK9.T46 2007

 

Library Web Pages (Thomas G. Carpenter Library)

 

How to Find Both Sides of the Story. http://www.unf.edu/library/guides/bothsides.html

 

Library Subject Databases – General (log in required for off-campus access) http://www.unf.edu/library/guides/basesgeneral.html

 

Library Subject Databases – Newspapers (log in required for off-campus access) http://www.unf.edu/library/guides/basesnewspapers.html

 

 

Library Subject Databases – Politics and Public Administration (log in required for off-campus access) http://www.unf.edu/library/guides/basespoliticalscience.html

 

Politics Subject Guide – http://www.unf.edu/library/guides/politics.html