Monday, September 08, 2008

CQ Vital Statistics on American Politics

Gelman Library now subscribes to CQ Vital Statistics on American Politics, a new resource for statistical research in many areas of American politics, including elections, Congress, the presidency, the judiciary, the media, campaign finances, foreign, social, and economic policy; and a variety of issues related to state and local government. Coverage ranges from “hard” data such as votes cast and offices won to rankings of public officials' reputations, content analyses of media coverage, and public opinion data about policy issues.

This resource includes an historical perspective; depending on the available data, the longest possible time periods are covered, even with public opinion data. The sources of material include: reference volumes, government publications, political science journals, monographs, the Internet, and press releases, among others.

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