Title: Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government Provider: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis - University Library Subject Heading/s: Abbreviations--United States; Acronyms--United States LC Class: JK Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: "When possible, these links go directly to the official website for the agency or program listed." Updated 10/5/2007

Title: America Votes Provider: Duke University Special Collections Library Subject Heading/s: Presidents--United States--Election--History LC Class: JK Reference Category: Almanacs Description: "Winners share the limelight with the defeated in this exhibit of U.S. presidential campaign memorabilia drawn primarily from the holdings of the Duke University Special Collections Library. The exhibit illustrates the nation's presidential elections in letters, sheet music, leaflets, buttons, and bumper stickers."

Title: A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 Provider: American Antiquarian Society and the Digital Collections and Archives of Tufts University Subject Heading/s: Elections--United States--Statistics; LC Class: JK1967 Reference Category: Compendiums Description: A New Naiton Votes is searechable by candidate, by office, by year and by state. Datasets can be downloaded for easier offline analysis. The site is a collaborative effort of the American Antiquarian Society and the Digital Collections and Archives of Tufts University and is still under development. As of 12/2007, DE KY ME MD MS RI SC were not yet available. Added 12/10/2007

Title: C-SPAN Congressional Glossary Provider: C-SPAN Subject Heading/s: United States Congress LC Class: JK Reference Category: Dictionaries Description: Terms used by and about the U.S. Congress from "A.A." to "Zero-based budgeting."

Title: Directory of U.S. Political Parties Provider: Politics1 Subject Heading/s: Political parties--United States LC Class: JK Reference Category: Directories Description: Parties and their sub-groups are described and links to their Web sites provided.

Title: Political Action Committees Provider: opensecrets.org Subject Heading/s: Political action committees--United States; Lobbying--United States; Campaign funds--United States. LC Class: JK1991 Reference Category: Directories Description: "This section lists campaign contributions by PACs ("who got") and donations to PACs ("who gave"), broken down by sector, industry and unique PAC. Only groups that made contributions during the current or last two election cycles are listed here."

Title: Political Advocacy Groups: A Directory of United States Lobbyists Provider: Kathi Carlisle Fountain Subject Heading/s: Political Action Committees LC Class: JK1991 Reference Category: Directories Description: "This site lists lobbying groups by issue. Entries include contact   information and a brief description of the group. Selected entries   also indicate the number of times "news articles across the   country quoted, mentioned, or cited each group" during July 1999   through June 2001, and whether the group rates the performance of   members of Congress. Searchable." Updated 5/9/2008

Title: POTUS: Presidents of the United States Provider: Internet Public Library Subject Heading/s: Presidents--United States. LC Class: JK511 Reference Category: Almanacs Description: Brief information about each president with a list of cabinet officers and links to fuller biographies and other historical information.

Title: Project Vote Smart Provider: Project Vote Smart link Subject Heading/s: Politics, Practical--United States. LC Class: JK1976 Reference Category: Almanacs Description: This national non-partisan, non-profit organization provides a library of factual information on over 13,000 elected offices and candidates for major public offices.

Title: Stateline.org Provider: Stateline.org Subject Heading/s: State governments--United States--Miscellanea. LC Class: JK Reference Category: Almanacs Description: " . . . a frequently-updated political almanac that includes a thumbnail biography of the governor, information on the political composition and salary of the legislature and dates when the lawmakers are in session. Each state page also includes economic and demographic data that can be used to compare one state to another state or group of states. On each state page, you will also find the latest state news (a shortcut to information that also appears in today's roundup) and links to both the state and state legislature Web sites." Funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts as a public service.

Title: United States Counties Provider: National Association of Counties Subject Heading/s: County government--United States LC Class: JK Reference Category: Directories Description: "NACo collects information on counties, such as county officials, courthouse addresses, county seats, cities in a county."