Selected Resources Provided by KU Libraries
- 19th century masterfileIndexes 19th century newspapers, periodicals, books, and government documents; some full-text. Contains Poole's Index to Periodical Literature.
- American state papers, 1789-1838 This link opens in a new windowSearch or browse U.S. congressional materials originating from 1789 and covering through 1838, including 1st Congress, 1st Session through 25th Congress, 2nd Session. Subjects include:
American History
American Indian / Native American History
American Studies
Government Information
Multi-Subject
Political Science
United States History - Catalog of U.S. government publications This link opens in a new windowThe 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 become available, and will be continually adding records for newly published materials as released. Records for electronic (Internet accessible) materials will contain links to those files.
- CQ Congress collectionA 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.
- CQ electronic libraryThe 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 encyclopedia of American governmentProvides information on the institutions of U.S. government including the presidency, Supreme Court, Congress, and elections from the American Revolution to the present.
- CQ public affairs collectionProvides 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 analysis, 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.
- CQ Supreme Court collectionCQ 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.
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline 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 Database, Treaties and Agreements Library, U.S. Presidential Library, U.S. Supreme Court Library, Session Laws, Legal Classics, and World Trials. Individual titles with numerous volumes are also included, such as Congressional Record, Federal Register, U.S. Attorney General Opinions, U.S. Statutes at Large, Code of Federal Regulations, and English Reports.
Subjects include:
American History
Government Information
History (general)
Law
Political Science
United States History - HeritageQuest online This link opens in a new windowA 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. Subjects include:
American History
Biography and Genealogy
Government Information
United States History
- Historical Statistics of the United StatesHistorical 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.
- Historical statistics of the United StatesHistorical 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.
- Homeland security digital libraryThe 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.
- Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926Making of Modern Law: Trials 1600-1926 contains books and pamphlets covering major and minor trials of English-speaking jurisdictions and English-language trials in other jurisdictions.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service abstractsThe 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.
- National Security ArchiveAn independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University, the Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Archive also serves as a repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States.
- PAIS index This link opens in a new windowThe 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 policies. It contains references to monographs, periodical articles, notes and announcements, and analytics.
Subjects include:
Government Information
International Studies
Journalism and Mass Communications
Political Science
Russian and East European Studies
Russian and Eastern European History
Slavic Languages and Literature
- PolicyFile : public policy research and analysisProvides 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.
- ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new windowProvides 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. Subjects include:
American History
Government Information
Law
Political Science
Social Welfare
United States History - ProQuest statistical insight This link opens in a new windowIncludes 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 indexes federal statistical publications dating back to 1973. IIS abstracts and indexes key statistical titles from international organizations dating back to 1983. Among these organizations are the United Nations, the European Union, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the World Bank.
Subjects include:
East Asian Studies
Government Information
Statistics and Datasets
- Public documents masterfileA comprehensive electronic guide to federal, state, local and international public documents, spanning over 200 years of publication, in a single searchable database.
- Checkpoint This link opens in a new windowProvides 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 save research trails and search results. Individual password access that allows users to save research trails and search results can be requested at the Wheat Law Library Reference Desk. Law students and faculty have priority for individual passwords. Requests from other members of the University are considered on a case by case basis.
Subjects include:
Accounting and Information Systems
Business (general)
Finance and Decision Sciences
Government Information
Law - U.S. Congressional serial set (Readex) This link opens in a new windowSee: United States Congressional Serial Set.
- Serial set maps This link opens in a new windowProvides 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. Subjects include:
American History
Government Information
United States History
- Stat-USA internetProvides 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.
- Washington information directoryContains 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.
