U.S. Government Information

Consists of over 35 themed collections of more than 90,000 declassified and FOIA'd documents that led to U.S. policy decisions. Includes collections on Afghanistan, Chile, China, Colombia, El Salvador, Iran, Japan, Korea, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, and the Soviet Union.  Topic collections include The Berlin Crisis, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War and more.

Contains documents created from 1945 - 2010.

Contains references to nearly 2 million journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research and conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, etc. concerning public affairs and public policy worldwide.

1915-

This annual supplement to West's Encyclopedia of American Law updates and expands the content with dozens of new topics. The 2005 edition covers the Schiavo case, the Michael Jackson case, and biographies of new attorney general Alberto Gonzales and other important government appointees, in addition to the Supreme Court docket and more. Included as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Provides citations to U.S. federal government publications. Contains references to books, reports, studies, serials, maps and other publications. Topics covered include finance, business, demographics, foreign relations, public health and social issues.

1994 -

The U.S. Congressional Serial Set and the American State Papers. The Serial Set contains all the official Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from 1789 to the present.  Also includes presidential messages and treaty documents.  The Serial Set is an extraordinary collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history. Includes over 62,000 maps which can be searched separately or together with the Serial Set.

Documents and maps: 1st Congress-present (1789- )

In-depth articles on developments affecting job safety and health, including federal standards, enforcement activities, litigation, research programs, legislation, state actions, and union activities; coverage of the OSHA and OSH Review Commission.

1996 -

Provides historical analysis and commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution.

Provides analysis of members of Congress, their legislative voting behavior, interest groups, and their interactions in crafting public policy. Also explains institutional and organizational history, the legislative process, and public policy decision-making.

ProQuest Congressional (previously called LexisNexis Congressional) indexes and abstracts Congressional committee publications, including hearings, committee prints, reports, documents, and public laws. It includes the full text of reports and documents (1789-1969), bills and resolutsion (1789-present), hearings (1824-), Congressional Record (1985-1997), CRS Reports (1916-present), Statutes at Large (1789-), bill text (1989-) and Federal Register (1980-) as well as the Serial Set (1789-), the current U.S. Code and the Code of Federal Regulations.

 

1789-