Original Sources

ProQuest Congressional – November Database of the Month

ProQuest Congressional ( formerly LexisNexis Congressional) has an all new look!

ProQuest Congressional is a  comprehensive collection of historic and current congressional information. Use this database to discover the original documentation that built America’s laws –  from reading expert congressional testimony, to tracing a law’s history.  Find selected full text of Congressional publications, regulations,  laws, legislative histories,  background information on members of Congress, and a bill tracking service. Also included is the Congressional Hearings Digital Collection (CHDC), a collection of published and unpublished hearings held by Congress.

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Collection overview:

  • New exclusive full-text digital collection of all U.S. bills and resolutions
  • Read congressional testimony by experts, administration witnesses, and affected parties
  • Discover a law’s intent by tracing its legislative history
  • Learn more about a wide variety of topics and issues from House and Senate Reports
  • Retrieve authoritative statistics on a wide range of topics
  • Search the Congressional Record, the U.S. Code, Statutes at Large, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Rules of Congress, and political news sources
  • Use the Hot Bills & Hot Topics feature to obtain information on the leading legislative and political issues of the day Continue reading

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers – April Database of the Month

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 1801-1900 provides a complete historical record of nineteenth century Britain, its former colonies and the wider world. The primary source material is the most complete collection of its kind and provides insight into the background of current legislation, policy decision making and the political environment. Woven through the collection is the social philosophy and opinion of the time. The political thinking of Jenner, Arnold, Trollope, Mill, Faraday, Babbage, Telford and Brunel, among others, makes the collection exciting for serious researchers. Continue reading

The American Civil War Research Database – March Database of the Month

The American Civil War Research Database is the definitive online resource for researching the soldiers, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War. Originally created by Historical Data Systems, Inc., the database contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. With thousands of regimental rosters and officer profiles, the database will continue to grow as new information is loaded bi-annually. Continue reading

Eighteenth Century Collections Online Upgrades

Discover Eighteenth Century Collections Online and get up close and personal with history. You can access images of books published between 1701 and 1800, check out accounts of voyages and discoveries, browse historical biographies and memoirs, or search genealogical collections, gazetteers, works on church antiquities and tourist guides of Britain.

Already familiar with Eighteenth Century Collections Online?  Check out the new look and look for these added features:

  • Research Guide section for undergraduates with contextual essays and chronology
  • Image Gallery
  • Most Popular Searches and Key Documents sections
  • Citation generator and export functionality
  • Expanded download and e-mail features
  • Keyword in Context feature from results list

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