New for Politics

Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.   (W&L subscription)
2008 volume is "intended to be a comprehensive source on education law... The primary focus is on developments since Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. At the same time, because education law is a component in a much larger legal system, the encyclopedia includes entries on the historical development of the laws that impact education." Alphabetically-arranged signed entries cover court cases, controversial issues, individuals, concepts, etc.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.

Thomson Reuters / Sciencewatch.com
Available online.
Updated comparison of the "citation impact" of journals in the field, based upon the frequency with which articles from a journal are cited by other sources.
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Congressional Quarterly / Governing.
The magazine Governing is one of the most valuable periodicals for monitoring issues in U.S. state and local government. For years, that publication also has created an annually-published collection of information called the State and Local Sourcebook, which now is available only online. Parts of the site are accessible only to subscribers to the magazine, which includes W&L.

Two portions of the Sourcebook site are particularly valuable.
The Data section offers free access to statistical data about U.S. states and municipalities, often used by government officials in policy consideration. Categories include economic development, education, demographics, social services, and more.
The subscription-only Contacts collection is a searchable database of thousands of "addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for state and local government leaders in all 50 states and the largest local governments."

Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.