Cal in the Capital: Suggested Washington DC Resources, Online and Print
Suggested online resources
PUBLIC POLICY RESOURCES
IGS Congress Links
Resources on the IGS Library website that will direct you to links of official Congressional websites; selected resources on Congress; and sites about legislation, law, and the federal judiciary.
Public Policy Links
A list of links from the Institute of Governmental Studies Library to websites of public policy advocacy associations and organizations and other resources for researching and finding public policy-oriented developments in the capital.
Public Policy Resources
A detailed guide from Doe and Moffitt Libraries on getting oriented for public policy research questions; locating and using research resources; doing research on the web and avoiding junk information; and suggestions for getting further help.
WASHINGTON DC HISTORY RESOURCES
History of Planning in Washington A brief rundown of the history of city planning in the District of Columbia from the National Capital Planning Commission. Includes discussion of the 1791 L'Enfant Plan and the 1901 McMillan Plan.
Original Plan of Washington DC
A Library of Congress digital reproduction of the manuscript map of Pierre L'Enfant's 1791 plan.
H-DC: Washington DC History Network
An online scholarly community devoted to studying the history of the district. Offers numerous good links, including a DC history timeline, maps of DC neighborhoods, and archives of the H-DC discussion list.
DC History Timeline
A timeline of significant events in the capital's history through 2004 from the H-DC discussion list.
WASHINGTON DC BLOGS
DCist
A blog co-written by a rotating group of DC residents that covers cultural, social, political, and random developments. Recent posts include coverage of DC's failing public school system; a perceived lack of gourmet grocery stores like Whole Foods in the capital; a bunch of links about the district's proposed Pedestrian Master Plan to reduce vehicular traffic and increase foot traffic; and a bunch of posts about former Mayor Marion Barry. This blog also has a great set of links to other DC group blogs, political blogs, food and arts blogs, neighborhood blogs, and to websites of DC services like the Metro.
why.i.hate.dc
A bitter blog about, you guessed it, why the author hates DC.
Capital Weather
A blog devoted to detailed coverage of the capital's changeable weather patterns.
Wonkette
A frequently irreverent and sometimes vulgar blog that focuses on gossip about the Beltway, including but not limited to members of Congress. Be prepared for a lot of profanity mixed in with political gossip and links to news articles and posts on other blogs.
Teagan Goddard's Political Wire
A must-read (and usually serious) weblog, wriiten by a former political consultant, intended for anyone interested in national political news developments. Focuses mainly on election-year politics, including off-year political maneuverings, but also frequently touches on other Washington DC stories, including Congressional politics and back-room dealings.
Fish Bowl DC
Another gossipy Beltway blog that focuses on DC media news but often tosses in political offerings.
Hotline On Call
The National Journal's Hotline staffs this blog, which delves deeply into inside-baseball Beltway political news and developments and punditry.
New York Times Caucus Blog
The national newspaper of record staffs this blog, which frequently breaks background stories or adds color details to political articles on the newspaper's main webpages.
Washington Post — The Fix
The Post's Chris Cillizza authors this blog, which has posts that go into greater depth and detail than other blogs about political stories in the nation's capital and election-related political developments.
Suggested offline resources
Bowling, Kenneth. The Creation of Washington DC: The Idea and Location of the American Capital. (George Mason University Press, 1991)
Where to find it: Doe or Environmental Design, call number F197 .B69 1990.
Brinkley, David. Washington Goes to War. (Knopf, 1988)
Buckley, Christopher. Thank You for Smoking. (Random House, 1994)
Gillette, Howard. Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington DC. (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995)
Green, Constance McLaughlin. Washington. (Princeton University Press, 1963)
Note: Also available as e-book through American Council of Learned Societies. Click through in MELVYL catalog entry at "Available online" link.
Greenfield, Meg. Washington. (Public Affairs, 2001)
Jaffe, Harry and Tom Sherwood. Dream City: Washington DC in Black and White 1964-1994. (Simon and Schuster, 1994)
Lewis, David. District of Columbia: A Bicentennial History. (Norton, 1976)
Williams, Brett. Upscaling Downtown: Stalled Gentrification in Washington DC. (Cornell Unversity Press, 1988)
Williams, Marjorie. The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate. (Public Affairs, 2005)
Books on Internships
Only the Jengyee Liang book is currently available in UC Berkeley's library system. Your best bet is to try to find a copy of the other books on Amazon or Powell's, or to try one of Berkeley's many bookstores, such as Moe's Books (2476 Telegraph). You may also try to find any of the books at the Career Center.
Fedorko, Jamie. The Intern Files: How to Get, Keep, and Make the Most of Your Internship. (Simon Spotlight, 2006)
Liang, Jengyee. Hello Real World!: A Student's Approach to Great Internships Co-ops and Entry Level Positions. (BookSurge, 2006)
Note: You can locate the Jengyee Liang book in the Engineering Library, call number HF5381 .L56 2005.
Peterson, Robert. Landing the Internship or Full-Time Job During College. (iUniverse, 2005)
Rubinstein, Ellen. Scoring a Great Internship. (Natavi Guides, 2002)