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Congress and the Nation
Description: From CQ Press, this resource offers comprehensive coverage of Congressional action from 1945-2004, browsable by topic or time period. It is the authoritative reference on Congressional trends, actions, and controversies.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
PAIS
Description: Indexes journals, book chapters and dissertations in international public affairs; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
1Academic Search Premier
Description: Indexes journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies and education.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1975-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2Congress and the Nation
Description: From CQ Press, this resource offers comprehensive coverage of Congressional action from 1945-2004, browsable by topic or time period. It is the authoritative reference on Congressional trends, actions, and controversies.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1945-2004
Use to locate: Analyst reports
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
3Congressional Universe
Description: Indexes proposed laws, legislative histories and regulations; with full text and a directory of Congress.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Government documents, Transcripts
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
4GPO (US Government Documents)
Description: Use this tool to identify relevant documents produced by the Government Printing Office. Holdings at Chicago-area libraries are indicated; DePaul is a partial repository and documents received are shelved where appropriate--Lincoln Park, Loop, or Law. If there's a document you need, Ask a Librarian to determine the best way to proceed.
Restrictions: None
Dates Covered: 1976-present
Use to locate: Government documents
5Hein Online
Description: Indexes law reviews and other legal journals; with full-image articles.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
6Homeland Security Digital Library
Description: Provides access to homeland security related documents collected from a wide variety of sources including federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies, professional organizations, think tanks, academic institutions, and international governing bodies.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Government documents
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
7LegalTrac
Description: Indexes law journals; with abstracts and some full text.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1980-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
8LLMC Digital
Description: A growing collection of full-text government documents from the U.S. federal executive, judicial, and legislative branches, as well as British Canadian Common Law.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Government documents
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
9Making of Modern Law
Description: American and British legal history from 1800 through 1926, including casebooks, works for lay readers, pamplets, letters, and speeches.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1800-1926
Use to locate: Government documents
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
10PAIS
Description: Indexes journals, book chapters and dissertations in international public affairs; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1972-present
Use to locate: Articles, Books, Dissertations & Theses
11Politics in America
Description: Information on members of the US Congress and their districts. Detailed member profiles, analysis of personalities, political styles, legislative agendas, political ambitions, and reputations at home and on the Hill. Updated 6 months after the end of each 2-year term.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
12Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Description: Legal documents and access to Clearinghouse Review, a journal devoted to legal and policy papers relating to poverty law and commmunity development.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles, Policy & regulatory analysis
13Statistical Universe
Description: Indexes federal, state and international statistical reports; with abstracts and some full-text reports in GIF, PDF, CSV and Excel formats.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Statistics & Data Sets
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
14United Nations Treaty Collection
Description: Includes UN and League of Nations Treaties, Multilateral Treaties deposited with the Secretary General, and other UN treaty information.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Government documents
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
1Great American Court Cases
Description: U.S. Supreme Court decisions (in addition to major federal and state cases that set precedence) that have had a significant impact on American society.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
Description: In addition to the expected definition and pronuniciation of legal terms, special sections cover the judicial system, important legal cases and laws, government agencies, and the Constitution of the United States.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
3PAIS
Description: Indexes journals, book chapters and dissertations in international public affairs; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1972-present
4Politics in America
Description: Information on members of the US Congress and their districts. Detailed member profiles, analysis of personalities, political styles, legislative agendas, political ambitions, and reputations at home and on the Hill. Updated 6 months after the end of each 2-year term.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
5Statistical Abstract of the United States
Description: Summary of data on economic and social conditions from the Census Bureau. Printed volumes available in Reference at Lincoln Park, Loop, Naperville and O'Hare at R.317.3 U58S.
Restrictions: None
Search for this resource in the library catalog
6Statistical Universe
Description: Indexes federal, state and international statistical reports; with abstracts and some full-text reports in GIF, PDF, CSV and Excel formats.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
7U.S. Census Bureau
Description: Offers interactive online data access through the American FactFinder button.
Restrictions: None
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1CQ Weekly
Description: Weekly magazine is a complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering.
Dates Covered: 10/1/1983 -present
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
See Journal & Newspaper Articles for more
1Academic Search Premier
Description: Indexes journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies and education.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1975-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2Congress and the Nation
Description: From CQ Press, this resource offers comprehensive coverage of Congressional action from 1945-2004, browsable by topic or time period. It is the authoritative reference on Congressional trends, actions, and controversies.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1945-2004
Use to locate: Analyst reports
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
3Congressional Universe
Description: Indexes proposed laws, legislative histories and regulations; with full text and a directory of Congress.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Government documents, Transcripts
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
4CQ Weekly
Description: Weekly magazine is a complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 10/1/1983 -present
Use to locate: Journals, Web Sites
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
5GPO (US Government Documents)
Description: Use this tool to identify relevant documents produced by the Government Printing Office. Holdings at Chicago-area libraries are indicated; DePaul is a partial repository and documents received are shelved where appropriate--Lincoln Park, Loop, or Law. If there's a document you need, Ask a Librarian to determine the best way to proceed.
Restrictions: None
Dates Covered: 1976-present
Use to locate: Government documents
6Great American Court Cases
Description: U.S. Supreme Court decisions (in addition to major federal and state cases that set precedence) that have had a significant impact on American society.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
7Hein Online
Description: Indexes law reviews and other legal journals; with full-image articles.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
8Homeland Security Digital Library
Description: Provides access to homeland security related documents collected from a wide variety of sources including federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies, professional organizations, think tanks, academic institutions, and international governing bodies.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Government documents
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
9LegalTrac
Description: Indexes law journals; with abstracts and some full text.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1980-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
10LLMC Digital
Description: A growing collection of full-text government documents from the U.S. federal executive, judicial, and legislative branches, as well as British Canadian Common Law.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Government documents
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
11Making of Modern Law
Description: American and British legal history from 1800 through 1926, including casebooks, works for lay readers, pamplets, letters, and speeches.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1800-1926
Use to locate: Government documents
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
12Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
Description: In addition to the expected definition and pronuniciation of legal terms, special sections cover the judicial system, important legal cases and laws, government agencies, and the Constitution of the United States.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Dictionaries
13PAIS
Description: Indexes journals, book chapters and dissertations in international public affairs; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1972-present
Use to locate: Articles, Books, Dissertations & Theses
14Politics in America
Description: Information on members of the US Congress and their districts. Detailed member profiles, analysis of personalities, political styles, legislative agendas, political ambitions, and reputations at home and on the Hill. Updated 6 months after the end of each 2-year term.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
15Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Description: Legal documents and access to Clearinghouse Review, a journal devoted to legal and policy papers relating to poverty law and commmunity development.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles, Policy & regulatory analysis
16Statistical Abstract of the United States
Description: Summary of data on economic and social conditions from the Census Bureau. Printed volumes available in Reference at Lincoln Park, Loop, Naperville and O'Hare at R.317.3 U58S.
Restrictions: None
Search for this resource in the library catalog
Use to locate: E-books, Statistics & Data Sets
17Statistical Universe
Description: Indexes federal, state and international statistical reports; with abstracts and some full-text reports in GIF, PDF, CSV and Excel formats.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Statistics & Data Sets
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
18Supreme Court of the United States
Description: Includes slip opinions, guides for visitors, case-handling guides, special notices, press releases and general information.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Web Sites
19Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Description: Library of Congress legislative server with links to full-text of legislation and the Congressional Record, committee assignments and reports.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Government documents
20U.S. Census Bureau
Description: Offers interactive online data access through the American FactFinder button.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Maps, Statistics & Data Sets
21United Nations Treaty Collection
Description: Includes UN and League of Nations Treaties, Multilateral Treaties deposited with the Secretary General, and other UN treaty information.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Government documents
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
22USA.gov
Description: Official Web portal of the U.S. Government. Provides access to U.S. government information.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Government documents
23Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Description: Contains statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House during the preceding week.
Restrictions: None
Dates Covered: 1993-present
Use to locate: Transcripts
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