A digital library of public policy research, containing thousands of reports and documents from research institutes and think tanks across the country.
Contains contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. A rich resource for debaters- includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.
Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the solution features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
CRS Reports
The Congressional Research Service prepares excellent reports for the U.S. Congress that analyze issues under consideration. Find them here:
Use to access the Congressional Record Bound Edition (1789 - present), Committee Prints and Publications (2014-2017), and CRS Reports (2014-2017).
Also available is ProQuest's Congress in Context which contains congressional profiles that give historical context to each Congressional term (party divisions, leadership, economic conditions, and major events).
Access the Statistical Abstract of the United States (1970 - present). Search one volume at a time or multiple volumes simultaneously. Charts can be downloaded into Excel for further data manipulation.
The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political and economic conditions of the United States from 1970 to today.