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Academic
Search Premier (EBSCOhost): 1965-Present
This is an upgraded, expanded version of
Academic Search Elite. Indexes journal
articles in the social sciences, humanities,
general sciences and education. Nearly 8200
journals are indexed and over 4600 of those
include the full text.
Article
1st (FirstSearch): 1970-Present
Indexes journal articles in science, technology,
medicine, social science, business, humanities,
and popular culture. Updated daily. Limited
full-text is available.
Custom
Newspapers (InfoTrac): 1996-Present
Indexing and full text for the New York Times
(11/2000-), Los Angeles Times (1996-), Christian
Science Monitor (1996-), Washington Post (1996-),
and St Petersburg (FL)Times (11/1999-).
Expanded
Academic ASAP (InfoTrac): 1995-Present
This first database listed in InfoTrac SearchBank
indexes information on astronomy, religion,
law, history, psychology, humanities, current
events, sociology, communications, and general
sciences. Some full-text is available. Updated
daily. For an upgraded version of this database,
use InfoTrac
OneFile.
GPO (FirstSearch): 1976-Present
Search this index for records on all subjects
of interest to the U.S. government.
No
full text. Updated monthly.
GPO:
1976-Present
Index to over 450,000 records for documents
including all types of U.S.
government documents such as the Federal Register,
the web version of the Monthly Catalog,
Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and
records; judiciary materials; documents
issued by executive departments (Defense, State,
Labor, Office of the President, etc.) Updated
monthly.
Newspaper
Source (EBSCOhost): 1994-Present
This database contains full text for 159 regional
U.S. newspapers, 18 international newspapers,
6 newswires, 9 newspaper columns, The Christian
Science Monitor, and The Los Angeles
Times.
ProQuest:
1985-Present
Use this database to find information on general
topics in the sciences, social sciences, and
humanities as well as news about companies and
current events. Some full-text and graphics
are available.
Wilson
Select Plus (FirstSearch): 1993-Present
Search over 1,500 periodical abstracts and full-text
articles from the following Wilson databases:
Readers' Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts,
Humanities Abstracts, General Science Abstracts
and Wilson Business Abstracts.
Wall
Street Journal: Current File (ProQuest)
Indexes the Wall Street Journal in its entirety.
Full text is available from 1984 up to and including
the current day.
Print Indexes
Biography
Index: 1949 - Present
A cumulative index to biographical literature
in books and magazines.
New
York Times Index: 1961 - Present
An annual index to the New York Times.
PAIS:
1965 - Present
A selective list of books, articles and other
literature in the areas of business, economics,
social conditions, public policy / administration
and international relations.
Social
Sciences Index: 1949-Present
Index to 400+ international, English-language
periodicals in sociology, anthropology, geography,
economics, political science, and law. Records
describe feature articles, biographical sketches,
interviews, obituaries, scholarly replies, and
book reviews longer than one-half page.
A separate section for book reviews is included
at the end of each volume. Updated quarterly.
United States Legislative Branch
U.S. House of RepresentativesThomas
Legislative information on the internet. Find
public laws, bills, committee reports, roll
call votes and a current congressional directory.
Project
Vote Smart
Find the current representatives for your city
by zip code.
Congress Votes Database
From the Washington Post. Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.
United States Judicial Branch
U.S. ConstitutionSearch the FindLaw database to view the full text of the amendments with annotations for cases decided by the Supreme Court.
Full-Text
Supreme Court Decisions
Search the FindLaw database for decisions by
number, party or within the full text. Decisions
from 1893 to the present are available.
The
Oyez Project
A searchable database of Supreme Court decisions,
plus audio files, biographies of the justices,
a virtual tour of the building and official
transcripts.
Federal
Judiciary
Find general information about the courts as
well as links to individual court sites.
U.S.
Supreme Court
View the docket, opinions, oral arguments and
orders of the U.S. Supreme Courts.
United States Presidency
The White HouseAmerican
Presidents: Life Portraits
From the creators of C-SPAN, this is a site
that combines extensive overviews of the lives
and times of the the American presidents with
video files from the television documentaries.
Public
Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Currently covers the years 1993 to 1999.
Political Parties
Democratic National CommitteeState and Local Government
State of IllinoisCounty
and City Data Books
Statistical information from the 1988 and 1994
editions of the County and City Data Books;
searchable by city, state, county or place name.
Illinois
Government Information
Search 20,000 Illinois government sites for
information.
Illinois
Blue Book 2000
This is a state publication with information
about Illinois government and Illinois elected
officials.
Illinois
General Assembly
View Illinois legislation, acts, statutes, reports,
district maps and the Illinois Constitution.
Human and Civil Rights
University of Minnesota Human Rights LibraryMore than 6000 full-text documents related to human rights can be accessed here; including treaties, UN documents, and U.S. human rights materials.
The
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project (Stanford
University)
Original text of King's writings, speeches and
sermons.
International Law
International LawFind information about treaties, international trade law, the International Court of Justice and the International Law Commission.
Foreign
and International Law
Links to primary foreign and international legal
resources, research aids and other sites useful
for conducting research in this area.
World Affairs
CNN World NewsKeep up to date with the latest happenings on the world scene.
Russia
Today
Worldwide news and editorial coverage of the
Russian political scene.
AsiaSource
Maps and profiles of each of the Asian countries
are accompanied by information about the culture,
history, government, economy and current events
of each country.
World Public Opinion
The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) launched WorldPublicOpinion.org (WPO) in January 2006 to provide a source of in-depth information and analysis on public opinion from around the world on international issues.
United Nations
United NationsFind information about international law, human rights, United Nations policies. Includes maps.
United
Nations & International Organizations
Find links to the agencies and divisions of
the United Nations.
Government Statistics
ICPSRInter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. Click on Archive to view abstracts and data sets on myriad subjects, including news polls and surveys.
GPO
Access
Search the Federal Register, the Budget, Congressional
documents, Presidental documents and much more.
Census
Bureau
View statistical sets from the 1990 census,
the 1992 economic census and selected sets from
the 1997 economic census. There is also access
to the latest economic indicators, maps and
much more.
Statistical
Abstract Online
The online version of the standard reference
text for United States statistical data.
Statistical
Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)
Find links to statistical data in 24 different
subject categories from education to health
to transportation.
FedStats
Links to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal
agencies.
County
and City Data Books
Statistical information from the 1988 and 1994
editions of the County and City Data Books;
searchable by city, state, county or place name.
United
States Historical Census Data Browser (University
of Virginia Library)
Census data from 1790 to 1960, both demographic
and economic.
General Resources
Federal
Tax Forms
Federal forms are freely available to download
and print.
Illinois
Tax Forms
Download and print forms for current and past
filing years.
Federal
Government Resources on the Web (University
of Michigan)
Annotated links to hundreds of government resources
online.
FedWorld
From the National Technical Information Service,
this is a site that serves as "a central
access point for searching, locating, ordering
and acquiring government and business information".
Federal
Consumer Information Center
For questions about Federal programs, services
and benefits. Includes a directory of Federal
telephone numbers and 800 service lines.
GovSpot
A portal to U.S. and state government information.
Project
Vote Smart
Find the current representatives for your city
by zip code.
FirstGov
The "official U.S. Government portal to
47 million pages of government information,
services, and online transactions."
National
Archives and Records Administration
The Federal agency responsible for preserving
the nation's history through Federal records.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
From the publishers of Foreign Policy,
this is an online site dedicated to current
news and research on cooperation between nations.
Avalon Project
From the Yale University School of Law, this site contains primary resources related to a variety of political science topics including: Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents, Cold War Diplomacy documents, World War II Documents and much more.
Last Updated: March 7, 2008