Social Sciences

Covering business and management, the database abstracts articles from international publications, academic journals and trade magazines. Provides full-text for most titles.

Index to periodicals in all areas of business; includes full text for many.

CRS reports provide Congress with both anticipatory and on-demand research and analysis to support their legislative, oversight, and representational duties. All reports adhere to the core values of CRS; they are authoritative, objective and nonpartisan. Reports range in length from several pages to more than one-hundred pages and cover the full breadth of topics of interest to Congress.

Portal for CQ Press online products. These components are subscribed to: Congress Collection, CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher Plus Archive, Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, Public Affairs Collection, Voting and Elections collection and CQ Press Supreme Court Collection. In addition, these are searchable in SCOUT: Congress and the Nation and Washington Information Directory.

Citations and abstracts to scholarly literature in economics beginning with 1886, many with full text.

ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences. It hosts 21 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields. Its archive contains over 3,000 in a wide range of topics in political and social sciences.

Provides summaries of issues and controversies in current and recent events, including historical background on the issues and synopses of all sides of the debate.

Contains the full-text of working papers, publications and data sets from the National Bureau of Economics Research. The NBER covers four areas of empirical research: developing new statistical measurements, estimating quantitative models of economic behavior, assessing the effects of public policies on the U.S. economy, and projecting the effects of alternative policy proposals.

The online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. Content published by related agencies is also included. Data files may take a little time to load, so we implore your patience. Our subscription does NOT include the datasets or CSV files for the IEA, however statistical annuals provide that data, in PDF format. Access to all the content up to the end of November 2018, new content will not be available (except to read) past that date

Citations and abstracts, most with links to full text, for U.S. public policy research from over 350 think tanks, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities.

Provided by the Class of 1946.

Full text of over 480 journals, 330 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 36,000 full text conference papers, as well as indexing and abstracts for more than 800 additional journals

A database of polls taken on a variety of subjects all over the world from 1986 onward.

Information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, hearings, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register.

Large collection of electronic books in a wide range of fields. Most are current or recent titles.

Full text collection of a wide range of current and historical American newspapers.

Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Covers 1790 to present.

Statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations.

Law Journal Library -- Brennan Center for Justice Publications at NYU School of Law -- Code of Federal Regulations -- Criminal Justice in America: U.S. Attorney General Opinions, Reports, and Publications -- Federal Register Library -- Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) -- GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions -- Gun Regulation and Legislation in America -- History of International Law -- John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection -- Legal Classics -- Military and Government - Pentagon Papers -- Religion and the Law -- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law -- U.S. Code -- U.S. Congressional Documents -- U.S. Congressional Serial Set -- U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals -- U.S. Federal Legislative History Library -- U.S. Presidential Library -- U.S. Presidential Impeachment Library -- U.S. Statutes at Large -- U.S. Supreme Court Library -- U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library -- Women and Law (Peggy) -- World Constitutions Illustrated.

Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1995 onward. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.

Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1817 through 1994. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.

Portal to a wide range of datasets covering worldwide economics, finance, development, health, education, and environmental topics.