Communication

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Further Research

 

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION:

Congressional Universe (Lexis-Nexis)
    U .S. Congress and legislative information. Mainly full text online.

Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
    Citations to documents published by U.S. federal government agencies and Congress.

Congressional Record Available through Congressional Universe.
This record is the verbatim transcript of the proceedings of the House and the Senate, except closed proceedings. The Record contains all the business and intended business of Congress.  The online version begins with 1985.  Prior to that, print copies can be found in Government Documents at X 1.1/A:

See also the Political Science and Government subject guide.

 

PUBLIC OPINION:

Gallup Poll: Public Opinion
Paper copies at  HM 261 G3 Main Ref
This source is useful for finding out how the public perceives an issue, and what percentage of the public maintain a particular stand on an issue.

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Limited free searching at their Web site; also available through the Lexis Nexis page. After accessing this page, choose Reference and then choose, Polls & Surveys.

Various sites for public opinion surveys are available through Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research's page, Public Opinion Surveys.

 

EDITORIALS:

Editorials on File D 829 E32 Main Ref
This has a cumulative index of editorials from more than 150 daily North American newspapers.

CQ Researcher
Weekly research on current topics of widespread interest. Includes a feature called "At Issue" which presents opposing viewpoints from two experts.

 

HELP USING THE INTERNET AND THE LIBRARY:

Evaluating Information on the Web