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Government Information - United States
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- Marcia Meister
- mlmeister@ucdavis.edu — (530) 752‑9784 — Humanities, Social Sciences, and Government Information Services (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/)
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Congress and Legislative Branch
- CQ Electronic Library (http://www.library.cqpress.com/) VPN
Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Electronic Library includes many resources for the study of current and historical congressional and American government issues. The CQ Researcher is an invaluable source of background information on topical issues since 1991. The Global Researcher is similar to CQ Researcher but with an international orientation. CQ Weekly Report, available starting in 1983, reports in depth on congressional activities and political developments.
Search from the CQ Electronic Library home page, where you may register a user profile in order to save documents and search strategies, or search in each online edition separately. See similar entry "CQ Press Electronic Library" for individual titles as related listings.
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- CQ Global Researcher, 2007 to present (http://library.cqpress.com/globalresearcher/) VPN
- CQ Researcher Online, 1991 to present (http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/) VPN
The CQ Researcher produces in-depth, analytical reporting on congressional issues and is an excellent resource for term paper topics. Issues are released weekly and each issue explores a single topic with references included. Online access begins in 1991. - CQ Weekly, 1983 to current (http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly/) VPN
- CQ Global Researcher, 2007 to present (http://library.cqpress.com/globalresearcher/)
- FDsys (GPO's Federal Digital System) (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/)
- Author: U.S. Government Printing Office
FDsys provides free online access to official U.S. Federal government documents and information. Through FDsys, search for government documents and publications, browse by title, collection, congressional committee, date, and download publications. FDsys replaces GPO Access which is now an archived site.
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- What's available on FDsys ? (http://www.gpo.gov/help/index.html#what_s_available.htm)
List of collections and titles available on FDsys. It includes Budget of the U.S. government, Congressional Record, Federal Register, Congressional Directory, Economic Report of the President, GAO Reports and more official Federal government documents. - Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) (http://catalog.gpo.gov/F)
Formerly known as the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, the CGP is the catalog, or finding tool, for federal publications. Most records are also included in the UC Davis Harvest Library Catalog or Melvyl catalogs with call no. for the UC Davis collection. - U.S. Government Bookstore (http://bookstore.gpo.gov/)
Search, view and order popular United States government publications. - Former database was GPO Access is now archived version with no new content - use FDsys instead. (http://www.gpoaccess.gov)
- What's available on FDsys ? (http://www.gpo.gov/help/index.html#what_s_available.htm)
- GPO Access [via U. S. Government Printing Office] (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/)
- This site has been replaced by the FDsys and is only an archived site which provides free access to federal legislative, executive, judicial, and regulatory full-text materials, and administrative decisions. See FDsys for current as well as restrospective U.S. government information.
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- FDsys (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/)
FDsys is the new content management system for GPO (Government Printing Office) and as of 2011 it includes the GPO Access content. - Catalog of United States Government Publications (http://catalog.gpo.gov/)
(also known as Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications); this online version begins in 1994. - Online bookstore for U.S. Government publications. (http://bookstore.gpo.gov/)
- FDsys (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/)
- Proquest Congressional (formerly LexisNexis Congressional) (http://uclibs.org/PID/6941) VPN
- Provides detailed indexing from 1789 forwards for publications of Congress: documents, reports, hearings, unpublished hearings, transcripts, laws and regulations, plus legislative histories and information on members of Congress. Proquest Congressional has digital U.S. Congressional hearings collection from 1824-1979. Full text for congressional committee documents and reports is included from 1990 to current. Selected hearing testimony and transcripts are available from 1988. For full text historical serial set (committee documents & reports) see U.S. Congressional Serial Set by Readex. This database was known as LexisNexis Congressional.
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- (New) Proquest Congressional (http://search.proquest.com/congressional)
Proquest Congressional's new interface in August, 2012. Try the new version; it will replace the old interface soon. - Subscriber resources, including guides and content information. (http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/1univ/cong/subscriberResources.asp)
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set (http://uclibs.org/PID/42461) VPN
Congressional Committee reports and documents from 1817 - 1980 in a digital edition.
- (New) Proquest Congressional (http://search.proquest.com/congressional)
- Proquest Digital U.S. Congressional Hearings Collection (formerly LexisNexis Congressional) (http://uclibs.org/PID/6941) VPN
- The hearings collection is included in Proquest Congressonal. The Digital Hearings Collections Part A (1824-1979) contains full-text, searchable, pdf versions of Congressional committee hearings, including both published and unpublished hearings.
- Coverage: 1824-1979
- National Journal Group's Policy Central (http://nationaljournal.com/) VPN
- Comprehensive resource on politics and policy for the academic community. Includes: National Journal (non-partisan weekly journal on politics), Almanac of American Politics, The Hotline (tracks American politics and campaigns with coverage of each day's events), Ad spotlight (tracks televised political ads), CongressDaily (twice-daily insight on developments and key players in Congress), Markup reports (committee meetings on key bills), Technology Daily, Poll Track (database of over 5,000 public opinion surveys), Earlybird (the morning's top news stories and editorials), and Daybook (schedules of House, Senate and other events).
- Coverage: National journal 1977-; other coverage varies by section.
- Thomas: Legislative Information from the Library of Congress (http://thomas.loc.gov)
- Thomas, from the Library of Congress, is a legislative information database. Search bill text by word/phrase or bill number for for current congress and previous congresses from 1989 through current. Find bill summary and status from 1973 through current congress. Congressional Record 1989 to present. Roll Call Votes 1989 to present. Public Laws 1974 to present.
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set [via NewsBank] (http://uclibs.org/PID/42461) VPN
- The Readex/Newsbank U.S. Congressional Serial Set (1817-1980) has full text Congressional committee reports and documents originally published in the Serial Set from the 15th through the 96th Congresses, 1817-1980. Also includes the American State Papers (a retrospective collection of materials originating from 1789 through 1838 but published in the second quarter of the 19th century). The U.S. Congressional Serial Set is the bound, sequentially numbered set of volumes of all the Reports, Documents and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Many early agency reports were published originally in congressional editions. The Serial Set constitutes an incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history and government.
- Coverage: 1817-1980, with American State Papers 1789-1838
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports (http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/CRSR/browse/)
- Author: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service - from UNT
- The Congressional Research Service, a branch of the Library of Congress, provides fact-rich, unbiased, nontechnical reports to members of Congress regarding a variety of issues. The Reports are not available in any one place, and are not freely distributed. However, several different sites collect and maintain the CRS reports. Additional sites for CRS reports listed below.
- Location: CRS Reports at UNT
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- Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS) and Issue Briefs from the U.S. Dept. of State (http://fpc.state.gov/c18185.htm)
The focus is on foreign policy and international relations - CRS from UNT Digital Library (http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/CRSR/)
This site is not affiliated with the Congressional Research Service, but aims to provide integrated, searchable access to many of the full-text CRS reports that have been available at a variety of different web sites since 1990. - Federational of American Scientists CRS Reports (http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/)
- House Rules Committee CRS Reports (http://rules.house.gov/crs_reports.htm)
- National Library for the Environment CRS Reports (http://www.ncseonline.org/nle/crs/)
- Open CRS (http://www.opencrs.com/)
- The Memory Hole - CRS reports pulled from the web (http://www.thememoryhole.org/crs/)
- CRS Reports in Homeland Security/Terrorism and Health Law & Policy, from Thurgood Marshall Law Library (http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/)
The Thurgood Marshall Law Library has created an online collection of CRS Reports in the subject areas of Homeland Security/Terrorism and Health Law and Policy. - CRS reports related to agriculture and food issues from the National Agricultural Law Center (http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/crs/)
Newer reports arranged by theme - related to food and agriculture. - Major Studies and Issue Briefs of the Congressional Research Service
Indexed in Major studies & issue briefs of the Congressional Research Service, Cumulative Index. 1916-1989, and supplements. Reports on film or fiche; titles included in the Harvest Catalog.
- Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS) and Issue Briefs from the U.S. Dept. of State (http://fpc.state.gov/c18185.htm)
- C-SPAN Archives (http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/index.php)
The C-SPAN Archives records, indexes, and archives all C-SPAN programming for historical, educational, research, and archival uses. Every C-SPAN program aired since 1987, now totaling over 160,000 hours, is contained in the C-SPAN Archives and immediately accessible through the database and electronic archival systems developed and maintained by the C-SPAN Archives.
The Archives records all three C-SPAN networks seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Programs are extensively indexed making the database of C-SPAN programming an unparalleled chronological resource. Programs are indexed by subject, speaker names, titles, affiliations, sponsors, committees, categories, formats, policy groups, keywords, and location. The congressional sessions and committee hearings are indexed by person with full-text. The video collection can be searched through the online Video Library.
- CQ Press Electronic Library (http://library.cqpress.com/index.php) VPN
- Author: Congressional Quarterly Press
- Online versions of popular CQ publications for congressional and government research. Our subscription includes the resources listed below and more titles recently added.
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- Congress and the Nation (http://library.cqpress.com/catn/)
- CQ Almanac (http://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/)
- Encyclopedia of Political Science (http://library.cqpress.com/teps/) VPN
- Encyclopedia of Religion in America (http://library.cqpress.com/era/)
- Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History (http://library.cqpress.com/usph/)
- Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court (http://library.cqpress.com/supremecourtguide/)
- Guide to U.S. Elections, 2010 (http://library.cqpress.com/electionsguide/)
- Historic Documents (http://library.cqpress.com/historicdocuments/)
- Political Handbook of the World (http://library.cqpress.com/phw/)
- Politics in America (http://library.cqpress.com/pia/)
- Washington Information Directory (http://library.cqpress.com/wid/)
- Voter Turnout in the United States 1788-2009 (http://library.cqpress.com/vt/)
- International Military Alliances 1648-2008 (http://library.cqpress.com/ima/) VPN
- Resort to War 1816-2007 (http://library.cqpress.com/rtw/) VPN
- Congress and the Nation (http://library.cqpress.com/catn/)
- GAO Reports (http://www.gao.gov/)
- Author: U.S. Government Accountability Office
- The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is known as "the investigative arm of Congress" and "the congressional watchdog." GAO prepares policy and investigative reports and testimony on a variety of subjects, often at the request of members of congress. Reports are uploaded daily.
- Coverage: 1971 to present