Databases

• 19th century masterfile
  Indexes 19th century newspapers, periodicals, books, and government documents; some full-text. Contains Poole's Index to Periodical Literature.
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• American state papers, 1789-1838
  Search or browse U.S. congressional materials originating from 1789 and covering through 1838, including 1st Congress, 1st Session through 25th Congress, 2nd Session.
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• Catalog of U.S. government publications
  The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) covers electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the United States Federal Government. As of Februrary 2007, the catalog contains approximately 500,000 records for materials published primarily since 1976. The Government Printing Office (GPO) will be adding records for older materials as they can, and will be continually adding records for …
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• CQ Congress collection
  A research and reference tool that provides an analytical survey of the history and development; powers; personalities; current developments; and legislation considered and passed by the United States Congress. Data is organized under four sections: public policy legislation; members of Congress; key votes; and legislative branch.
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• CQ electronic library
  The CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Electronic Library is an integrated search environment providing access to 8 separate CQ resources for research on American Government, history, politics, public policy, and current events. Provides access to research and reference articles, opinion and news coverage, data, and contact directories. Congressional Quarterly is renowned for non-partisan coverage of U.S. Government issues and activity. CQ EL …
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• CQ encyclopedia of American government
  Provides information on the institutions of U.S. government including the presidency, Supreme Court, Congress, and elections from the American Revolution to the present.
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• CQ public affairs collection
  Provides current affairs content in a fully integrated reference tool. Some subjects are advocacy and public service, education, energy, the environment, health, and transportation. Provides in-depth reporting on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas.
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• CQ Supreme Court collection
  CQ Supreme Court Collection blends historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution.
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• CQ voting and elections collection
  Integrates data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical material to provide a research and reference tool on voting and elections in America. From the American voter, to major and minor political parties, to actual races for Congress, the presidency, and governorships, the collection provides context-driven intelligence on the state of elections in America. The KU Libraries' subscription includes access to the data sets.
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• Digital National Security Archive
  Contains the most comprehensive collection of primary documents available. The database includes more than 43,000 of the most important declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions.
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• GPO monthly catalog
  Source is no longer available from OCLC. Please access Catalog.of U.S. government publications (CGP).
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• HeinOnline
  HeinOnline has law-related subject and title collections that are image-based and fully searchable, meaning that they provide exact page images and enable the researcher to view all pages as they originally appeared in hardcopy--including all charts, graphs, and photographs. The constantly growing collections include the Congressional Documents, Law Journal Library, Intellectual Property Library, Foreign & International Law Resources …
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• HeritageQuest online
  A resource for census data, family records and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.
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• Historical statistics of the United States
  Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition contains over 37,000 different time-series statistics providing a quantitative view into American history, Colonial Times to the present. Data series address many different topics of the United States, including Colonial, Revolutionary, and Confederate States aspects of American History. The Millennial Edition includes dozens of new topics including slavery, American Indians, and …
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• Homeland security digital library
  The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is a database containing documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management, non-classified Presidential directives and policy and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources related to Homeland Security. The Homeland Security Digital Library is composed of homeland security related documents collected from a wide variety of sources. These include …
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• IMF publications
  Find publications of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which is an intergovernmental organization focused on global economic security.
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• Kansas.gov
  Provides access to state, county, local and other public and business information for Kansas citizens. Also provides links to a number of "premium" or "subscriber" online services. Official website of the State of Kansas.
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• LexisNexis congressional
  Provides comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information, including congressional publications and documents, statistics, current members of Congress and congressional committees, and regulatory and statutory information.
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• LexisNexis statistical
  Includes statistical data produced by the U.S. government; international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. The KU Libraries subscribe to the Power Tables Base Edition and to the American Statistics Index (ASI) and Index to International Statistics (IIS) modules. ASI abstracts and …
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• National Criminal Justice Reference Service abstracts
  The NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database is published by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice's National Criminal Justice Reference Service, an information clearinghouse for people involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control. The NCJRS Abstracts Database contains summaries of over 174,000 U.S. and international publications, …
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• National Journal Group's policy central
  A comprehensive online resource on politics and policy. Policy Central includes selective full-text access to several distinct journals, including: National Journal online & CongressDaily.
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• Oxford reference online. Premium
  Cross-searchable online database of Oxford University Press subject dictionaries and reference works in the Premium Collection. Each topical division contains the searchable version of the latest edition of published dictionaries and encyclopedias. (Restricted to 5 simultaneous users.)
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• PAIS International
  The PAIS International database contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more about public policy and work affairs. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed. The PAIS archive provides a historical perspective on many of the 20th century's public and social …
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• PolicyFile : public policy research and analysis
  Provides online access to abstracts and if available, links to full-text articles on public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.
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• Public documents masterfile
  A comprehensive electronic guide to federal, state, local and international public documents, spanning over 200 years of publication, in a single searchable database.
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• RIA checkpoint
  Provides searchable access to current statutes, administrative regulations, case law, forms, practice guides, journals, newsletters, and legislation in the areas of tax and finance. Coverage includes international taxation, United States federal, state and local taxation, as well as estate planning, pension and benefits, payroll, accounting, auditing, and corporate finance. This link supports 35 concurrent users, but does not allow users to …
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• Serial Set
  See: United States Congressional Serial Set.
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• Serial set maps
  Provides access to the more than 50,000 maps published within the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980. The maps illuminate a wide variety of topics in U.S. and World history.
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• SourceOECD
  Provides tables and information on worldwide financial and economic statistics/indicators. Contains full-text content of the OECD monographs and reports, selected loose-leaf reference titles; selected periodicals; and the OECD and IEA statistical databases. Includes access to OECD Health Data and OECD Statistical Compendium. Produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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• Stat-USA internet
  Provides the most recent economic, business, and international trade information produced by the U.S. Government and is a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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• Statistical abstract of the United States
  The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
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• United States Congressional Serial Set
  Database of texts from the bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Texts constitute a rich source of primary source material, including maps, on all aspects of American history. Upon completion, the digital version of the Serial set will consist of over 12 million pages. Database searchable by subject, publication category, standing committee author, and …
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• Washington information directory
  Contains information on federal government offices, regulatory agencies, congressional committees, judicial offices, public interest groups, nonprofits, international organizations, and state government offices in a fully integrated database. Provides verified and updated mailing addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail and Web site addresses, contact names, and descriptions for thousands of organizations.
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• Yearbook of the United Nations
  Primary reference work of the United Nations. It contains overviews of the UN's activities and texts of major resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, and the Economic and Social Council. Index and references to UN documents included.
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