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Government Databases

Catalog of United States Government Publications
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The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) is the finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government.  The CGP contains descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. The CGP is the online counterpart of the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications.

CQ Congress Collection  UWW access only
Contains in-depth research on historical analysis of members of Congress, their legislative voting behavior, interest groups, and their interactions in crafting public policy.

CQ Electronic Library  UWW access only
Created and hosted by CQ Press, the CQ Electronic Library (CQEL) is the definitive reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. A wealth of CQ Press resources and years of journalistic and editorial expertise are combined in CQEL (pronounced SEEยดquell). It also offers a range of tools for discovering, understanding, and making use of its authoritative content.

CQ Public Affairs Collection  UWW access only
Includes CQ's primary source documents, statistical overviews, contact information, and in-depth reporting on current affairs.

CQ Researcher  UWW access only
Full text CQ Researcher (1991 - ). Contains in-depth research on current topics with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues and bibliographies for further information.

CQ Voting and Elections Collection  UWW access only
CQ Voting and Elections Collection includes data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical material to provide information on the American voter, major and minor political parties, campaigns and elections, and historical and modern races for Congress, the presidency, and governorships.

CQ Weekly  UWW access only
CQ Weekly covers the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering.

GDCS U.S. Documents List (1976- )
CD-ROM at Reference Desk
Indexes publications produced by the Government Printing Office. Commercial version of the GPO Monthly Catalog.

GPO (FirstSearch 1976 - )  UWW access only  FirstSearch Guide
Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).

LexisNexis Congressional  UWW access only
Includes legislative histories for public laws and testimony from congressional hearings. Track bills and search the Congressional Record and Federal Register, and locate information about congressional members and committees.

Military & Government Collection (EBSCOhost)  UWW access only  [More Ebscohost Info]  EBSCOhost Guide
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government and provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 300 journals and periodicals. The database also includes full text for 245 pamphlets and offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 titles. Some publications covered in this database include Air Force Controller, Army Reserve Magazine, Defence Studies, Global Security Review, Joint Force Quarterly, Military Technology, National Review, Defense, Combat Edge, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Foreign Affairs, Naval Forces, and many more. It provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 350 periodicals. The database also includes full text for 245 pamphlets and offers indexing and abstracts for over 380 magazines.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
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This publication is a summary of statistics on the social, cultural, political, and economic organization of the United States. It includes a selection of data from many statistical publications, both government and private. Earlier editions of the Statistical Abstract of the United States are also available from the US Census, back to 1878 in either PDF or ZIP format.

STAT-USA  UWW access only
Comprehensive library of international trade resources from 40 U.S. government agencies compiled by the Department of Commerce includes: Bureau of Economic Analysis Economic Information (news releases and data files from BEA's national regional, and international product accounts); the Electronic Bulletin Board (news releases and analyses of markets, products, and economic trends); and National Trade Data Bank (country commercial guides, market research reports, and extensive import and export statistics.

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