criminal justice, law & government databases

Commerce Business Daily [U.S. Dept. of Commerce] Changed to FedBizOpp. See listing for that title.

Congressional Research Service Reports Free search service for all Congressional Research Service reports that have been posted on the web. The CRS is the public policy research arm of the U.S. Congress and is known for non-partisan, in-depth analysis of public policy issues. CRS does not publish its reports, but many of them have been made available by government agencies and members of Congress.

CQ Almanac[Congressional Quarterly, Inc.] The online edition of CQ Almanac brings together over sixty years (1945 to the last session of Congress) of authoritative, unbiased congressional reporting in one, easy-to-use resource. The Almanac includes the people, elections, legislation, and controversies in the U.S. Congress; in-depth review and analysis of legislation and policy for each year, organized by policy area; and comprehensive roll call votes for all major legislation. Special features: Browse by subject, decade, or by a particular year's table of contents. Or, use Policy Tracker to explore a specific policy topic and see how it has changed over the years.

CQ Researcher [Congressional Quarterly, Inc.] The CQ Researcher covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. Users may browse through articles in the current issue or search for past articles using words, dates or other criteria.

CQ Weekly [Congressional Quarterly, Inc.] Nonpartisan news and analysis of legislative issues in plain English covering virtually every act of the U.S. Congress including floor votes from 1983 to the present day. Searchable by topic, exact phrase, bill number, date, and Boolean full-text.

Criminal Justice Periodical Index (CJPI) [ProQuest] Includes citations for articles published in criminal justice periodicals, plus some abstracts and some full-text journals. Uses the generic search page from Proquest Direct with no mention of CJPI until you click on "Select Database". Back file is limited; consult the printed CJPI in the SAC Library Reference Area.

Europa World Plus [Routledge; Taylor & Francis Group] Includes the Europa World Yearbook and the Europa Regional Surveys of the World. Covers the economy, physical and social geography, politics and government, and international relations for 250 countries.

FedBizOpps [U.S. General Services Administration] FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. allows commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services to search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community.

Federal Register Online [U.S. National Archives & Records Administration] Official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents. Database contains the 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 Federal Register (Volumes 60, 61, 62, and 63).

Legal Collection [EBSCO] This database contains full text for nearly 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals. The Legal Collection is an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.

LexisNexis Academic [LexisNexis] International in scope. Includes legal news and law reviews, State and Federal codes, regulatlions and case law including the full U.S. Supreme Court Reports, U.S. Attorney General Opinions, European Union Law (CELEX), tax law, patent research, and legal career information. Full-text for most items.

LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index [LexisNexis] Subject and author indexes to 170 magazines and newsletters published by U.S. Government Agencies. Updated quarterly with approximately 2,000 new articles.

LexisNexis Statistical [LexisNexis] Includes the American Statistical Index and Abstracts and the full-text of the Statistical Abstract of the United States, plus the full-text of many US government statistical publications from 1995 onward.

MarciveWeb DOCS [Marcive] WWW version of the U.S. Superintendent of Documents Monthly Catalog.

Military & Government Collection [EBSCO] formerly Military Library FullTEXT. Military & Government Collection provides full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals, full text for 245 pamphlets, and abstracts and indexes nearly 400 additional periodicals. Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military. Also included are many country reports from CountryWatch.