Penn State University Libraries - Homeland Security

Use these databases to find information about the United States government, including congressional materials.

• CQ Electronic Library [Penn State Libraries]
  A suite of databases with high-quality information to help you understand the working of the government. Use this link to search across the databases below:

  • CQ Almanac — biographical information on members of congress and description of congressional districts

  • CQ Weekly — the weekly news magazine of Congress

  • Congress and the Nation (Congressional Quarterly) — provides a broad overview of government activities in a 5-year period

  • CQ Congress Collection — information about how Congress works and bills they have passed

  • CQ Voting and Elections — statistics and data about elections

  • Vital Statistics of American Politics — politics by the numbers

• Congressional [ProQuest] [Penn State Libraries]
  Full text of most congressional committee publications. Bill Tracking, The Congressional Record, and more...

• LexisNexis State Capital [Penn State Libraries]
  Follow the activities of state governments. Includes Bill tracking,

• FDsys (Federal Digital System) [U.S. Government Printing Office
  The federal government portal to a wide range of online government resources

• Statistical Insight [ProQuest] [Penn State Libraries]
  Both an index to statistical publications and a source of downloadable statistics. Covers federal, state, and international statistics.

• FedStats
  One of the main federal government Web sites for statistics.

• U.S. Bureau of the Census

• American Factfinder

• CQ Voting and Elections [Penn State Libraries]
  Allows you to analyze voting patterns in elections.

• CQ Congress Collection [Penn State Libraries]
  Allows you to analyze a member of Congress' voting pattern.

• Constitutions of the Countries of the World [Penn State Libraries]
• Political Risk Yearbook [Penn State Libraries]
• Political Handbook of the World
• Regional Integration Knowledge System [riks]
• Country Analysis Guide
• World Political Parties
• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
• International Trade
• Latin American Politics

Books, Policy Papers, and Working Papers

• Use The CAT (Penn State Libraries' online catalog), to find books, journals, and other materials owned by the Libraries.
• WorldCat [Penn State Libraries] — search thousands of libraries around the country and world and request items directly from them.
• CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) [Penn State Libraries]
• Congressional Research Service Reports [Penn State Libraries]
• PolicyFile [Penn State Libraries] — public policy research and analysis
• OECD iLibrary [Penn State Libraries] — economic policy
• Praeger Security International Online [Penn State Libraries]
• World Bank E-Library [Penn State Libraries]
• OxResearch (Oxford Analytica) [Penn State Libraries] Short analytical papers on public policy topics