Subject Resources -- Congress
The librarian for this subject is
Ms. Shari Laster.
Email: laster@uakron.edu
Some of the databases listed on this page are for University of Akron students, faculty and staff only.
For detailed information on connecting from off-campus, see:
Connecting to Online Resources.
- CIS Index. Congressional Information Service. (Bierce Government Documents Ref Z 1223 .A22)
- This is a comprehensive source of Congressional publications that indexes and abstracts hearings, committee prints, House Documents, Senate Documents and special publications of the House. It lists bills by numbers, has a name index for the committee and subcommittee chairmen and gives legislative history for major public laws.
- CIS U.S. Serial Set Index (Bierce Government Documents Ref Z1223.Z9 C65 1975)
- This source is useful for historical information.
- Congressional Index. Commerce Clearing House. (Bierce Government Documents Ref J 69 .C6)
- This useful two- volume index identifies legislation pending in Congress. Its coverage includes: subject, author, treaties, nomination, vetoes, enactments, Senate Committee hearings, voting records, and bills acted upon during the week.
- Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications 1900-1971 (Bierce Govt Doc Ref. Z1223 a183)
- Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents 1789-1976 (Bierce overnment Docs Ref. Z1223 Z7 L47)
- Lexis Nexis Congressional Indexes, 1789-1969
- LexisNexis Congressional
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LexisNexis Congressional offers access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress. Congressional Universe provides access to: U.S. Serial Set from 1789-1969, Congressional publications from 1970 to the present. CIS Legislative Histories for public laws going back to 1970. Testimony from congressional hearings. Bills as they move through the House and Senate. The Congressional Record and Federal Register. Information about members and committees. The National Journal.
- Marcive Web
- Most useful comprehensive index for government documents from 1976 to present. It is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications computerized
- Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications / issued by the Superintendent of Documents (Bierce Government Documents Reference GP 3.8/8:)
- There is no one index that covers all government documents but this is the most comprehensive all purpose government documents index.
- PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service
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Index and abstracts of articles, books, government documents, and other literature on public affairs. Includes or has links to full text.
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set Finding List (College of Wooster)
- is composed of Senate and House Documents and Reports bound in a volume by Congressional session. This site connects the serial set volume numbers to specific SUDOC numbers.
- Senators of the United States: A Historical Bibliography: A Compilation of Works by and about Members of the United States Senate, 1789-1995 (Bierce Government Documents Y 1.1/3:103-34)
- The Senate 1789-1989 (Bierce Government Documents Y 1.1/3:100-20)
- This four volume source includes addressses on the history of the United States Senate, speeches, and historical statistics.
- The Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives : a Bibliography, 1789-1984 (Bierce Reference Z7165.U5 K45 1985)
- U.S. Congressional Bibliographies
- Includes Senate hearings, prints, and publications from 1985-present, House hearings, and some hearings that were not distributed to the public.
- United States Congress: An Annotated Bibliography, 1980-1993 (Bierce Reference JK1061 .G545 1995)
- United States Congressional Serial Set Catalog: Numerical Lists and Schedules of Volumes (Bierce Government Documents GP 3.34:) includes years 1983-1994
- United States Senate: An Institutional Biography 1789-2000
Directories
Guides and Handbooks
Use web resource for research only as a last resort as it is often difficult to determine the authority and accuracy of the information. Please evaluate each website to make sure that it is authoritative.
- A Century of Lawmaking
- Includes journals of the Continental Congress, debates of Congress, and Senate and House journals
- Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS)
- The University of North Texas provides full text to the CRS reports on topics such as air pollution civil liberties, economics, finance, and social security.
- Hearings (from the University of Michigan)
- Open CRS: Congressional Research Service Reports for the People
- The Center for Democracy & Technology provides access to reports to Congressional members on current political topics.
- Thomas
- Legislative information from the Library of Congress includes bills, roll call votes, and committee information.
- U.S. Congress
- This website has links to miscellaneous House or Senate publications, committees, and calendars.
- U.S. House Hearings: A Comprehensive Listing of Committee Meetings 1985 to present from North Carolina State University
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Information on the house, its activities, roll call, and members.
- U.S. Legislative Information Sources on the Internet
- from Bowling Green State University
- U.S. Senate
- Information on the Senate, its calendar, listing of Senators by state, legislative activities, and roll call
- Congressional Roll Call (Bierce Reference JK1 .C6635)
- Lexis-Nexis Congressional Universe
- Under members, there is information on key votes, members by characteristics, and financial disclosures.
- Vital Statistics on Congress (Bierce Reference JK1041 .V58)
- Congress & the Presidency
- (also available full text through Academic Search Premier)
- CongressDaily
- (available full text through Academic Search Premier)
- Congressional Digest
- (available full text through Academic Search Premier)
- Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report (Bierce Reference JK1 .C15)
- also older issues available full text on Academic Search Premier
- Congressional Record
- Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
- Includes Congressional Bill of Rights, Constitution of the United States, and Declaration of Independence.
- GPO Access
- Includes information from the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches.
- LexisNexis Congressional
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LexisNexis Congressional offers access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress. Congressional Universe provides access to: U.S. Serial Set from 1789-1969, Congressional publications from 1970 to the present. CIS Legislative Histories for public laws going back to 1970. Testimony from congressional hearings. Bills as they move through the House and Senate. The Congressional Record and Federal Register. Information about members and committees. The National Journal.
Cities
Counties of Ohio
State
- Gongwer News Service
- Gongwer News Service provides daily coverage of issues in and around Ohio's government and political systems. Gongwer's daily Ohio Report provides coverage of every bill in the General Assembly and closely tracks the activities of the executive and judicial branches. Gongwer provides a suite of products to monitor and track political and policy developments.
- Ohio State and Local Government on the Net
- There are links to the state home page, legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, boards and commissions, and county governments.
- Other State and Local Government
- State of Ohio
- Includes Ohio Legislative, Judicial, Executive Branch and Agencies
Members of Congress (from Ohio)
House of Representatives
Senate
- Roll Call Newspaper
- Includes news on and around the Hill, campaign news, and policy briefings
The UA Libraries Catalog / OhioLINK / WorldCAT
The UL Libraries Catalog provides information about books, audiovisual materials, periodicals, and other resources that are held in UA's Bierce, Science & Technology, Wayne College, and Law School libraries. For items not available in the UA libraries, check the OhioLINK catalog, where you can search for and request items from over 80 Ohio university & college libraries. For the subject heading, use "United States Congress" without the quotation marks.
- OhioLINK
- UL Libraries Catalog
- WorldCAT
- A combined catalog of libraries from around the world. When you find an item you want, check to see if it is available in the UA Libraries Catalog or OhioLINK. If not, request the item with ILLiad.
There are no articles in the UA Libraries Catalog or OhioLINK. You must search the following databases to find articles on your topic. Use a 'keyword' search to locate a relevant article, then use the 'subject' field to locate similar items. When you find an article in any database you must check the UA Libraries Catalog for the journal title. If Akron does not have the article you need, you must request the article with ILLiad. I need more help finding articles.
- Academic Search Complete
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Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
- ArticleFirst
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Index to articles from over 12,000 journals.
- Infotrac Full-Text Articles (1,000 Journals)
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Index to citations in 1,000 journals with full-text access to almost 900 journals. Covers many subject areas at the undergraduate level. Includes or has links to full text.
- LexisNexis Academic
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Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Includes or has links to full text.
- PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service
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Index and abstracts of articles, books, government documents, and other literature on public affairs. Includes or has links to full text.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts is no longer updated; the 1975-2006 material will remain in place indefinitely. You may wish to search: International Politcal Science Abstracts.
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