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Reference e-books: Government and Politics

This guide contains listings and links to CSM Library's online reference books: encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, indexes, and much, much more!

Politics Encyclopedias Online

The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought by Miller, David
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 2000
The Routledge Dictionary of Politics by Robertson, David
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 2004
Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics by Martin Griffiths (Editor)
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 2005
Dictionary of American Government and Politics by Duncan Watts
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 2010

Government Depository Library

College of San Mateo Library is a partial depository library for United States Government documents - follow the link below.

Government Resources at CSM Library
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Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Over 140,000 easy to access online books. Browse by subjects - literature, social sciences, life sciences, engineering and technology - or use the search box.
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Thousands of digital books, including academic titles and popular fiction, for reading online. Most of these titles are currently NOT available in OneSearch; please search through the database here to locate titles.

Law Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties by Finkelman, Paul
Call Number: Online
The Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court by Shultz, David
Call Number: Online
Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law by Smits, J. M.
Call Number: Online

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Law & Criminal Justice
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