Current Events/Hot Topics
Brookings
Institute
Private non-profit
organization devoted to research, education, and publications
in economics, government, foreign policy, and the social sciences
in general. Search the press
room section, policy briefs
and The
Brookings Review.
CQ Researcher
Well researched balanced
articles on important policy issues and topics written mostly
by journalists. Articles contain good bibliographies.
Congressional Digest
Located in the Periodicals
Room (Call number JK1.C6). Periodical featuring opposing sides
of issues before Congress.
Congessional
Quarterly Weekly Report
Details events in the
U.S. political arena.
Editorials On File
Located in the Reference
Room (Call number D410.E3). Reproduces editorials from major U.S.
Newspapers. Editorials also available electronically via Facts.Com
Encyclopedia Britannica
Yearbook
Most recent edition
is located in the Reference Room (Call number AE5.E364) - General
summary of the past year's events and issues.
Facts.com
Database that brings
together content from seven core reference databases (Facts on
File World News Digest, Editorials on File, World Almanac, Issues
and Controversies on File, Today's Science on File, Funk &
Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, and Reuters On-Line). Covers top news
stories in abstract form.
The
Gallup Poll
Located in the Reference
Room (Call number R5.M38). Offers a summary of public opinion
surveys.
National
Journal Group's Policy Central
Database that serves
as a comprehensive resource on politics and policy. Contains the
National Journal, Poll Track,CongressDaily, Congressional Markup
Reports, Poll Track, The Almanac of American Politics. Ability
to track the status of specific legislation.
Rand
Institution
Non-profit institution
that deals with public policy issues. Website has hot
topics section and full-text articles.
Time and Newsweek
Electronically available
through Factiva
and Academic
Search Premier. Print is located in the Periodicals Room (Time:
Call number AP2.T37 and Newsweek: Call number AP2.N6772).
Issue oriented magazines and good sources for current topics.
Yearbook of Science
and the Future
Last 2 years located
in the Reference Room (Call number Q9.B78). A summary of current
scientific trends.
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