Politics & Government
AccessUN 
An index of current and retrospective United Nations documents and publications including documents from the six main bodies of the United Nations - General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, Secretariat and International Court of Justice.
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Alternative Press Index & Archive 
Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
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American State Papers, 1789-1838
Contains the legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838.
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Archive of European Integration
The AEI is an electronic repository and archive for research materials on the topic of European integration and unification.
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Australasian Legal Information Institute Databases
AustLII contains primary legal and legislative materials for Australia and New Zealand.
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Avalon Project
Digital primary source documents selected by the Yale Law School relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
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BEOnline Plus
Free Internet resources selected and annotated by The Library
of Congress reference staff
- Business and Economics Web sites
- Humanities and other Social Sciences Web sites available from Alcove 9
- International Resources Web sites available from Portals to the World
- Science and Technology Web sites
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Bibliography of Data Related Literature
A searchable database that contains over 40,000 citations of published and unpublished works resulting from analyses of data held in the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) archive.
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Provides biographical information on the more than 13,000 persons who have served in the United States Congress, including those who served in the Continental Congress.
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Black Americans in Congress
Contains biographical profiles of current and former African-American Members of Congress.
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Britannica GeoAnalyzer
Country Snapshots offer statistics on demography, vital statistics, national economy, transportation and communication, education and health, and military for individual countries.
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British and Irish Legal Information Institute Databases
BAILII contains primary legal and legislative materials for England and Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, and the European Union.
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Canada GovInfo
Gateway to Canadian government databases, directories, reports, statistics, statutes, & other online reference sources.
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Canadian Legal Information Institute Databases
CanLII contains primary legal and legislative materials for Canada.
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Publications Library
Provides full text access to data and research findings on fiscal policy issues and issues affecting low- and moderate-income families and individuals.
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Central American Political History Database
Provides biographical data on the more than 450 heads of state and members of governing juntas for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Central American Federation.
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Central and Eastern European Online Library
CEEOL provides access to full text articles from more than 200 humanities and social science journals, electronic books and documents pertaining to Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
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Chinese Cultural Revolution Database
Compilation of historical resources from an abundance of publications, both official and unofficial, which appeared during the Cultural Revolution undertaken by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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CIA Electronic Reading Room
Search for previously released Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents covering a wide range of policy areas.
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Columbia International Affairs Online
CIAO contains theory and research on policy issues and current events in international affairs.
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Comintern : Electronic Archives of the Communist International (Access from European Reading Room Only)
The Comintern Archive contains original documents from over 35 communist and left-socialist parties, together with other international organizations from 21 different countries.
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Congressional Directory
Search or browse the Congressional Directory for short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers.
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Congressional Record Database
Contains the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress from Volume 140 (1994) to the present.
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Constitutions of the Countries of the World (Use "Connect via IP Access")
Contains the full text of constitutions from over 190 countries, including English translations and introductory and comparative notes that review recent amendments and provide historical, economic, and political information.
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Country Studies
Prepared by the Library of Congress Federal Research Division, these studies describe and analyze the political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions for over 100 countries and regions.
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CQ Online Editions: Historic Documents Series
Search or browse by year or topic the Congressional Quarterly Historic Document Series containing more than 2,500 primary sources covering events around the world.
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CQ.com
Congressional Quarterly, including Congressional Weekly, provides in-depth legislative news and analysis of the United States Congress.
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Credo Reference : Law
Includes the full text of a dozen domestic and international reference legal sources, including encyclopedias and dictionaries.
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Credo Reference : Social Sciences
Includes the full text of over a dozen reference sources covering international relations, political science and sociology.
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Current Digest of the Soviet & Post-Soviet Press
Full text English translations of selected articles from Russian language newspapers published in Russia and the former Soviet Republics.
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CyberCemetery
Provides permanent public access to the Web sites and publications of defunct United States government agencies and commissions.
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CyberRegs
CyberRegs provides the full text of the US Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, State Registers, State Statues and forms, and State Environmental, Safety, Health and Transportation Regulations.
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Declassified Documents Reference System
Provides full-text access to over 500,000 pages of previously classified government documents.
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Docuticker
DocuTicker provides links to full text reports and publications from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks and other public interest organizations.
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E-Journals in Law, Politics & Government
Browse an alphabetical subject list of electronic journals in Law, Military & Naval Science, Political Science, and Public Administration.
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EIU Country Profiles
Provides background and historical context of current economic and political events for over 200 countries provided by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, 2nd ed.
Focusing on the American bureaucracy, the encyclopedia looks at legal and political processes and procedures, social and economic institutions and processes, and the primary concepts and organization of public administration and policy-making.
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EUROPA
Provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration.
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Europa World
Online version of the Europa World Year Book (published since 1975).
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European Integration Current Contents
European Integration Current Contents provides access to the tables of contents of journals relevant in European Integration research - law, human rights, economics, history and political sciences.
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European Research Papers Archive
The ERPA database contains hundreds papers for research in the field of European Integration studies, providing access to the online working paper series of participating institutions.
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Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
FIRST contains documented information from research institutes around the world, covering the fields of international relations and security.
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Federal Election System
Provides links to: Campaign Finance Reports and Elections and Voting data; including information about the electoral college, the administrative structure of US elections and voter registration and turnout statistics.
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Find GAO Reports
Index to abstracts of Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports and testimony, with links to available electronic reports.
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Foreign Relations of the United States
This series presents the official documentary historical record of major United States foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.
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Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information
GODORT is a directory of subject links to commonly requested websites such as census data, elections, science & technology, and terrorism issues.
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Gale Directory Library
Contains directory listings for associations, businesses, consultants, research centers, publishers, publication and broadcast media, and government agencies.
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GalleryWatch
Tracks real-time legislative, regulatory, and governmental information and news.
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Global Terrorism Database
An open-source database containing information on terrorist events around the world since 1970.
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Google U.S. Government Search
Offers a single location for searching across government information, and for keeping up to date on government news.
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GPO Access
GPO Access provides access to Federal Government Information Databases in over 70 applications provided by the US Government Printing Office.
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GPO Monthly Catalog
Covers all types of US 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.
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Guide to U.S. House and Senate Members
Search for and retrieve current individual Members by name, district, hometown, or groups of Members by state, party affiliation, or number of terms.
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HarpWeek
Contains full text issues of Harper's Weekly (1857-1912), the leading American illustrated magazine of its day, covering political, military, social, and cultural stories.
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HarpWeek Features
Contains illustrations and the full text of specialized collections from Harpers Weekly and other sources chronicling American social, political, and economic history of the 19th century.
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Hinds' Precedents
Hinds' Precedents is a 5-volume series containing selected rulings made by the chair of the House of Representatives.
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Historical Abstracts
Contains annotated references to books, articles, and dissertations on the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
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Historical Archives of the European Commission's Database
ARCHISplus contains references to files of the High Authority of the ECSC, the ECSC Consultative Committee and the Committe of Four Presidents, Euratom, the European Economic Commission and the Commission of the European Communities for the period ranging from 1952 to 1972.
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Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Contains digital publications from the United States Commission on Civil Rights, an independent, bipartisan agency charged with monitoring federal civil rights enforcement.
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History Reference Online
ABC-CLIO History Reference contains the full text of over 600 books focusing on United States and world history, current issues, politics, and geography.
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Homeland Security Digital Library
Provides quick access to important United States policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies.
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House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
HCPP contains the full text of all sessional papers issued by the House of Commons, including Bills, Reports of Royal Commissions, Reports of Select Committees, Accounts and Papers, and Command Papers.
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Human Rights Library
The University of Minnesota Human Rights Library houses one of the largest collections of more than fourteen thousand core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments.
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Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective
Indexes all aspects of the humanities and social sciences from over 1,200 North American and European periodicals.
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Index to Current Urban Documents
ICUD contains reports and research generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies from more than 500 major cities in the United States and Canada.
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Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
A multilingual subject index to legal articles and book reviews published in over 550 sources worldwide.
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International Country Risk Guide (select LOGIN to search)
The International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) rating comprises 22 variables in three subcategories of risk: political, financial, and economic.
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Jane's.Com (Select Client Area)
Provides full text access to Jane's research in defense, terrorism, market intelligence, national security and transportation.
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Lancaster Index to Defence and International Security Literature
The Lancaster Index (LI) contains abstracts for articles from some 330 journals and monographs relating to defense and international security affairs.
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Legal Periodicals Retrospective
Index to over 750 legal periodicals, including law reviews, bar association journals, university publications, yearbooks, institutes, and government publications.
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LexisNexis Access to Primary Sources in US History
A database of essential sources in African American Studies.
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LexisNexis Congressional
Provides comprehensive access to United States legislative information, including: hearings; reports; prints; documents; bills; laws; regulations; and CIS Legislative Histories.
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LexisNexis Statistical
Provides statistical data from United States government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and international organizations from 1983.
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Library of Congress Web Archives
The Library of Congress Web Archives (LCWA) contains collections of archived web sites selected by subject specialists to represent web-based information on a designated topic.
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LLMC Digital
Law Library Microform Consortium provides searchable databases of earlier full text primary United States Government documents and legal literature on microform, most of which is not available through other online resources.
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Making of the Modern World 1450 - 1850
Provides the full text of more than 61,000 books and scores of serials covering economic and business literature published from 1450 through 1850.
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Middle East Review of International Affairs
Contains the full text of the MERIA Journal, a quarterly refereed academic journal on Middle East issues.
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MIPT Terrorism Information Center
MIPT provides comprehensive research and analysis on global terrorist incidents, terrorism-related court cases, and terrorist groups and leaders.
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National Governors' Association Directory of Governors
Provides general biographical and term information about the current and past governors of each state, territory or commonwealth.
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NCJRS Abstracts Database
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database contains summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice publications.
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NCSL State Legislatures Internet Links
Searchable database providing links to Web sites of State Legislatures, Legislators and political developments.
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Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers
The 19th Century British Library Newspapers collection contains full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain.
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Nineteenth Century Masterfile
19th Century Masterfile contains more than 60 core subject indexes to periodicals, books, newspapers, patents, and US and UK government documents covering the early 1700's to 1906.
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Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals
Covers 19th Century literature and culture, empire, feminism, the history of the book, the creative and performing arts, sport and leisure, science and medicine, the professions, and all aspects of nineteenth-century life.
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Official Documents of the United Nations
ODS contains the full text of all United Nations parliamentary documents, including preliminary (masthead) versions of resolutions and decisions.
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Oxford Reference Online : Humanities & Social Sciences
Contains the full text of over 150 books in general reference, language, science and medicine, humanities and social sciences, and business and professional subjects published by Oxford University Press.
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Oxford Scholarship Online
Contains the full text of over 1,100 Oxford University Press books in the areas of Economics and Finance, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion.
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PAIS
Chronicling global public policy and social issues, the Public Affairs Information Service provides access to over 3,600 periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries.
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PAIS Archive
Retrospective database chronicling global public policy and social issues from the early twentieth century through the mid-1970s.
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PapersFirst
Worldwide coverage of published congresses, symposiums, conferences, expositions, workshops and meetings received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.
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Parliamentary Information Management Service
PIMS provides an index to the proceedings and publications of both Houses of Parliament in the UK and includes the full text of Early Day Motions since May 1997.
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PARLIT
A database of bibliographic references on the role, structure and working methods of national parliaments, and on electoral systems, constitutional law, history and political science.
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PolicyArchive
Policy Archive contains more than 10,000 policy documents from about 220 think tanks and research groups.
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PolicyFile
Covers all aspects of public policy research and analysis produced from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations, and publishers.
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Political Database of the Americas
Provides documentary and statistical political information on Latin America, including constitutions, electoral laws, legislative and executive branch information and election data.
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Political Risk Service (select LOGIN to search)
Data, analysis and risk ratings of the global business landscape.
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Polling the Nations
Compilation of the full-text of the questions and responses from over 12,000 national, state, and local surveys conducted by 700 polling organizations in the United State and more than 70 other countries.
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ProQuest Asian Business
ProQuest Asian Business is an English-language database containing economic and business data, as well as analyses, current news, policies, statistics, and political developments for countries in Asia.
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Public Documents Masterfile
Public Documents Masterfile is a comprehensive index of federal, state, local, and some international public documents, spanning over 200 years of publication.
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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Contains the compilations of Presidential messages, papers, writings, addresses, and remarks of a public nature beginning in 1992 with the George HW Bush Admiminstration.
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Sabin Americana 1500-1926
Sabin Americana contains books, pamphlets and other documents about society, politics, culture, religious beliefs, and contemporary opinions for North, Central and South America, the Arctic and Antarctica and the West Indies.
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Social Sciences Full Text
Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts contains citations to over 550 popular journal titles covering the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences.
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Sociological Abstracts
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology, political science, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, as well as policy areas in science.
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SourceOECD
Contains the full text of all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) studies and reports from both serial and monographic publications, as well as time series databases.
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Staff College Automated Military Periodicals Index
SCAMPI is a guide to articles on military and naval art and science, operational warfare, joint planning, national and international politics, and other areas researched by Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) faculty, staff, and students.
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State of the Union Addresses of the American Presidents, 1790-
Contains the full text of all State of the Union Addresses.
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Statesmans Yearbook
Statesman's Yearbook contains brief profiles of every country in the world, highlighting key historical events and describing their form of government and social organizations.
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Supreme Court Library
Includes complete coverage of published cases in official sources from 1754 to the last full calendar year for the United States Supreme Court.
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THOMAS : Legislative Information
A full-text database which includes major legislation (by bill number, subject, and title), bills (full text, summaries, and status), public laws, the Annals of Congress, the Congressional Record and the Congressional Record Index, roll call votes, Congressional committee reports, historical documents, and information about the legislative process.
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Treaties and International Agreements (Select: Connect via IP Access)
TIARA contains accurate versions of over 11,500 treaties and international agreements.
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UNdata
Search a variety of UN statistical resources covering a range of subject areas.
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United States Congressional Bibliographies
Enumerates and describes meetings held by Congressional committees since 1985, those for which printed transcripts are issued, and those that remain unprinted.
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United States Congressional Serial Set
The United States Congressional Serial Set contains all the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the US Senate and House of Representatives from the 15th Congress to the 87th Congress, 2nd session, 1817 - 1962 (Serial Set Volumes 1 - 12427).
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United States Government Manual
As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
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United States Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832 - 1978
A collection of over 350,000 full-text Supreme Court documents covering more than 150,000 distinct cases.
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USAGov
FirstGov is the official US gateway to all government information, including sources such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance .
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Vanderbilt Television News Archive
Holds individual network evening news broadcasts from the major American national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN.
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Voting America : United States Politics, 1840-
Visual maps of American voting patterns in Presidential elections at the county level since 1840.
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Voting and Registration (U.S. Census Bureau Data)
Contains information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for the United States.
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WAO : World Affairs Online
World Affairs Online is one of the largest social science databases in Europe, currently containing over 665,000 references, mainly journal articles, book chapters, hearings, and grey literature.
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World Fact Book
CIA World Fact Book is arranged by country providing information on the following: geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
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World News Connection
Full-text summaries and translations of international newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, non-classified technical reports and local media sources from the Foreign Broadcast information Service (FBIS).
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.
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Yearbook of the United Nations, 1946-2005
The yearbook covers an extensive array of political and security questions; human rights concerns; economic and social topics; legal issues; institutional, administrative and budgetary matters; and the activities of intergovernmental organizations related to the UN.
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Yearbook Online
Provides directory information for individuals, international organizations, and agencies, as well as policy overviews.
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