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CQ Press Online Resources

Congressional Quarterly specializes in online information on American government and politics, current events, and world affairs.

Archives, back files and annual updates are available.

MLC's group subscriptions to CQ Press online databases run annually September 1 to August 31. New subscribers may join at any time and will be prorated for remaining contract months. For pricing and subscription information, please contact MLC. 

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Subscription Databases and Periodicals

  • Congress Collection
    • A unique and powerful research and reference tool that provides an analytical survey of the history and development of the United States Congress including; powers; personalities; current developments; and providing an ever-expanding wealth of data and non-biased commentary.
  • Encyclopedia of American Government
    • A one-stop, easy-to-navigate reference on Congress, the Presidency, Supreme Court, and U.S. Election process, which is based on the award-winning A to Z Encyclopedia series.
  • Global Researcher
    • CQ Global Researcher delivers definitive, in-depth coverage of newsworthy global affairs from a multitude of international viewpoints. This resource is available exclusively online and offers focused, readable, single-topic reports on vital world issues.
  • Public Affairs Collection
    • A storehouse of public policy content organized by 22 key topics, The CQ Public Affairs Collection pulls together CQ's wealth of historic documents and primary source materials, statistical overviews, directory contact information, and the very best of in-depth reporting on current affairs to create a one-stop source for public policy content.
  • Researcher
    • in-depth, non-biased coverage of today's most important issues. Each report is on a single topic—more than 12,000 words of text and extensive bibliographies. The CQ Researcher has been the choice of librarians for over 80 years. Each weekly issue provides up-to-date information on controversial subjects.

  • Researcher Plus Archive
    • Expand your research horizons by adding the complete backfile of Editorial Research Reports, the venerable precursor to CQ Researcher, to your CQ Researcher Online database. With reports dating back to 1923, the Archive is available as a one-time purchase with ownership rights. Quickly and easily navigate over 3,600 original, expert reports on the issues that have shaped our world for the past 84 years. The new “Issue Tracker” feature provides quick links to past and present reports on similar topics.
  • Supreme Court Collection
    • Combines CQ's unique historical analysis and summaries of the most important Supreme Court decisions together with Justice biographies, statistics, and a quantitative analysis on essential topics, an institutional history of the Court, and news feed on current events and public opinion surrounding the Court's decisions.
  • Voting and Elections Collection
    • This site integrates a wealth of data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical material to help your patrons research and understand voting and elections in America.
  • Weekly
    • Your complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering.  

Political Reference Suite of Online Editions - Digital Books

Titles in the CQ Press Political Reference Suites may be purchased individually or in packages.

    Almanac Online

Political Reference Suite - Package 1

    Congress and the Nation
    Historic Documents
    Political Handbook of the World
    Politics in America
    Supreme Court Yearbook
    Vital Statistics in American Politics
    Washington Info Directory

Political Reference Suite - Package 2

    Contemporary Middle East Historic Documents
    Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion
    Guide to Congress
    Guide to Political Campaigns
    Guide to the Presidency
    Guide to the Supreme Court
    Guide to US Elections
    Political History of American Wars
    Supreme Court Compendium

Political Reference Suite for Schools

   
    Congress A to Z
    Elections A to Z
    Historic Documents
    Political Handbook of the World
    Politics in America
    Presidency A to Z
    Supreme Court A to Z
    US Constitution A to Z
    Vital Statisitics on American Politics

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