Databases & Digital Collections

Academic

  Access full-text documents from over 6,000 news, business, and legal publications, using a variety of flexible search options.

Congressional

  Explore government in action with the most comprehensive web-based resource available for congressional hearings, public issues, legislation, history, and legal research.

• Congressional Hearings Digital Collection

    Gain an inside view of U.S. policymaking through an unparalleled documentary record of events and public policy issues faced by America.

• Congressional Record Permanent Digital Collection

    Discover a unique perspective on American history, pubic policy, business and economics, politics, international relations, and the law through the daily Congressional Record, Annals of Congress, the Register of Debates, and the Congressional Globe.

• Congressional Research Digital Collection

    Learn what was important to policymakers through this unique combination of CRS Reports and Committee Prints.

• U.S. Serial Set Maps Digital Collection

    Map out American history with access to over 56,000 maps from the U.S. Serial Set.

• U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection

    Explore every aspect of American life from the early 19th century onward through this web-based full text access to the U.S. Serial Set.

Environmental

  Perform efficient and targeted searches on a wide range of environmental issues from a diverse collection of sources.

Government Periodicals Index

  Find articles on myriad topics that have appeared in U.S. government periodicals.

Primary Sources in U.S. History

  Access full text of historical primary sources including manuscripts, photographs, speeches, case law, and government documents through an easy-to-use interface.

State Capital

  Search any combination of the 50 states at once for a wealth of state government information.

Statistical

  Locate highly sought after statistics from state and Federal government reports, private sector sources, and international intergovernmental organizations.

Statistical DataSets

  Access to more than 5.3 billion data points from licensed and public domain datasets within an easy-to-use interface.