Government (Subject Guides)
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Type your search words in the box above to search ALL of the following Government related resources at one time:
Databases
CIS
Congressional Universe (Full Text)
Provides the full
text of material by and about the U.S. Congress. Includes
hearings, committee reports, bills, public laws, biographical
information, voting records, and the text of the Congressional
Record, the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations,
and the National Journal.
GPO
Monthly Catalog
Over 380,000 records on all subjects of interest to
the U.S. government. July 1976 to the present. Updated
monthly.
CQ
Electronic Library (Full Text)
Includes CQ Researcher,
a source for in-depth analysis reporting on the most
current and controversial issues of the day, CQ Weekly,
a source for expert coverrage of the U.S. Congress such
as status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and
committee activity, and CQ's Encyclopedia of American
Government.
GalleryWatch CRS Reports (Full Text)
Includes abstracts and the PDF full text for more than 25,000 CRS Reports and is updated daily, Content spans from 1993 to the present and covers a range of subject areas including economics, the environment, foreign affairs, immigration, medicine, civil rights, national security, terrorism, and more. Current and archived versions of each report are included, providing comprehensive coverage of edits and amendments.
Military
and Government Collection (Full Text)
A collection of periodicals, academic journals, and
other content pertinent offering current news pertaining
to all branches of the military and government. The
Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover
full text for nearly 400 journals and periodicals and
indexing and abstracts for more than 500 titles.
Academic
Search Premier (Full Text)
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary
database providing full text for nearly 4,700 publications,
including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed
journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic
study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
This database is updated daily.
Infotrac
(Full Text)
General purpose indexes which cover over 1500 periodicals.
Full text for nearly 40% of the items indexed. From
1980 to the present. Updated daily.
JSTOR
(Full Text)
Full text journals in political science, history, economics
and other relevant subjects.
Campus Research (WestLaw)
Campus Research is an easy-to-use online research service that provides college and university students with access to a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources.
PAIS
International (Public Affairs Information Service)
More than 200,000 records representing articles, books,
conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters,
and statistical directories about public affairs. Covers
the most recent 10 years. Updated monthly.
SIRS
Knowledge Source (Full Text)
Full-text access to thousands of articles from magazines,
journals and newspapers. Click on "SIRS
Government Reporter" from the main search
screen to locate Historic and Government Documents,
Directories and Almanacs.
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Print Resources
Book
of the States
REF JK 2403 B6 2000-2001
Congressional
Quarterly's guide to Congress
REF JK 1021 C565 2000
Congressional
Staff Directory
REF JK 1012 C65 2000-2001
Encyclopedia
of the American Judicial System
REF KF 154 E53 1987
Encyclopedia
of the American Legislative System
REF JF 501 E53 1994
Encyclopedia
of the American Presidency
REF JK 511 E53 1994
Encyclopedia
of the United States Congress
REF JK 1067 E63 1995
Government
Information on the Internet
REF Z 1223 Z7 N67 1998
Legislative
Manual: General Assembly of South Carolina
REF JK 4271 A4 2000
State
Legislative Sourcebook
REF JK 2495 S689 1999
United
States Government Manual
REF JK 421 A3 2000-2001
World
Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures
REF JF 511 .W7 1998
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Internet Resources
Electronic Government Journals
From Auburn University Library.
Electronic Government Journals
From the University of Louisville Library.
Federal
Web Locator
Collection of links to Federal agency web pages maintained by the Villanova
Center for Information Law and Policy.
Fedworld
The National Technical Information Services' gateway for searching,
locating, ordering and acquiring government and business
information from a variety of government web pages and
databases.
FirstGov
FirstGov is the official web portal to the U.S. government
that gives you access to over 51 million pages of government
information. It consists of three gateways offering
links for individual citizens, businesses and
government bodies to interact with agencies of Federal,
State and Local governments.
USA Gov
User-friendly gateway to the Government Printing Office. Searchable
access to government documents and links to other governmental
information.
INTERNET
CITATION GUIDES: Citing
Resources from the Internet in Research Papers and Bibliographies:
Links to a number of sites which offer
examples of internet citation formats for both MLA and
APA stlyes.
South
Carolina Legislature Online
Info from these pages comes from the Legislative Printing,
Information and Technology Systems, and Legislative
Council.
South Carolina State Government
Official SC State government Web site.
stateline.org
This site provides comprehensive and comparative information on the
public policies of all 50 states and includes current
and archived news, calendar of events and background
information.
Thomas Legislative Information on the
Internet
Library of congress site. Contains bill summaries & status, bill text,
Congressional Record text, committee reports, select
hearing transcripts and some historical documents.
UncleSam
Uses Google search engine to search US government sites.
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