Browse

Browse
Home > Libraries > Government Documents Center > Explore GovDocs > Results

Explore Government Documents

Results filtered by "Background"
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
  • Indexes journal articles since 1988 and provides descriptive information
  • Search MMIRLYN under the name of the journal to locate its call number
  • SAMPLE SEARCH: military service, voluntary (subject begins with),/b>
Boolean Logic Table
Boolean Logic    
    • Keyword Searching
Different examples; illustrate PubMed and something else
Brookings Institution [http://www.brook.edu/default.htm]
  • Private, non-profit, independent institute analyzing U.S. government policy and international relations
  • Summaries of position papers on "hot topics" and selected Congressional testimony
  • Table of contents for the Brookings Review and selected articles
  • Publications catalog and information about the organization
  • Use advanced search on the the web site to find over 700 articles articles on national service
Cato Institute [http://www.cato.org/]
  • Philosophy of limited government, free market, individual liberty, terrorism, and the Patriot Act
  • "Hot Topics" has the text of Cato Institute position papers, arranged by subject and searchable by keyword
  • Congressional testimony by institute representatives
  • Use Advanced Search for articles on national service
Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only)
  • Search engine indexes current world politics journals, books, conference proceedings, and think tank working papers
  • Search engine includes keywords as well as broad headings such as Conflict Resolution
  • Full text primarily of working papers
  • Good source for Peace Corps and military information
Congressional Committee Hearings
    • Provide various viewpoints on national service (primarily 1973-93) and an all-volunteer army (early 1970s)
    • ON-CAMPUS USERS: See Hearings for links to Congressional Universe and other information about finding hearings
    • OFF-CAMPUS USERS: Use MIRLYN to identify individual titles
      • A few of the links should be available online
Congressional Quarterly (UMich Only)
  • Weekly publication with non-partisan political analysis of Congress
  • Library has online: 1983-
  • Identifies major legislation, the issues, and players
  • Separate index for roll call votes beginning 1995
Congressional Research Service Reports
  • CRS is the top-notch, non-partisan research arm of Congress
  • Short reports are packed with information
  • Available at various sites and individual sites may specialize in different topics:
    • Thurgood Marshall Law School
Constitution of the United States Annotated (Findlaw)
  • Text and annotations to the Constitution and its amendments
  • Includes citations to cases which interpret its provisions
  • Amendment 4 covers search and seizure and Amendments 5-8 on the rights of persons, particularly in civil and criminal trials
CQ Researcher (UMich Only)
  • Each issue provides summaries of arguments for various debate topics
  • Large number of debate topics ranging from abortion to immigration to Social Security
  • Use the search engine reports dating back to 1923, including reports on the military draft
 
Modify Search
Filter by SubTopic
New Search
Browse by Topic