This subject guide is based on the following article: O'English, Lorena, "Election 2008 resources: Political information online, networked, and in the social world." College & Research Libraries News Jan. 2008: 17-20. Written permission was obtained from the author.

Keywords/Subject Terms: Elections, Electoral College, Political Campaigns, Political Parties, President, Primaries, Voting

Books and Media

Call numbers 320-329

Selected Periodicals

Factual campaign information

Databases

AltPress-Watch (ProQuest)
Academic Search Complete (Ebsco)
Directory of Open Access Journals
JSTOR
National Newspapers (ProQuest)
ProQuest Direct

Reference Sources

CQ guide to current American government. 320.973 G946

Background and General Election Information

Campaigns & Elections
The Campaign Legal Center
Federal Election Commission
University of Michigan Documents Center: Elections 2008

Statistics and Data

U.S. Census Bureau: Voting and Registration
Vote411

Political News

Campaign U.(Chronicle of Higher Education)
CQ Politics
Indecision 2008
Politico and Campus Politico
PoliticsWest

Fact Checking

FactCheck
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting(FAIR)
Media Matters
Politifact

Candidate Information

Map the Candidates
Project Vote Smart

Technology and User-generated Content

TechPresident
"The 51st State: The State of Online" (.pdf)
Video Voter's Guide
Wiki the Vote
YouTube: You Choose '08

Survey Research and Political Polling

American National Election Studies (ANES)
Electoral Geography 2.0
Pew Research Center
Pollster

Money in Politics

CampaignMoney
Follow the Money
Open Secrets

Campus Links

Highline Votes! Defining Democracy 2008
Political Science

Organizations

Kids Voting USA
League of Women Voters (National); Seattle
Punk Voter
Rock the Vote
The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Voting Project

Updated on:  February 28, 2009

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