Collection Development and Strategies Department
January 2025
You can use databases to easily find organized collections of articles, journals, news, streaming videos, primary sources, data, and more!
Here’s one of our most unique databases!
What’s in it?
ProQuest Congressional is a database for congressional publications and legislative research that offers access to U.S. congressional documents from 1789 to the present. It supports research in public policy, historical, and legal areas, with insights into U.S. history and policy development.
Why should you use it?
ProQuest Congressional is a great resource for studying U.S. history, law, and policy through original documents like congressional hearings, reports, and laws. It helps students and researchers understand how past decisions shape current events and develop critical thinking about government and society.
Who should use it?
ProQuest Congressional is important in history, political science, law, public policy, and social sciences who need comprehensive insights into U.S. government actions and policymaking.
Why use a database?
When you use a specific database, rather than a search engine or discovery tool, you often can find more relevant sources. For example, subject databases include sources about that subject only, rather than a general search engine or discovery tool that includes information about everything. This way you don’t have to wade through thousands of irrelevant results!
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