Government Documents & Legal Research
Gov Docs: For more resources see this page, or contact the Government Documents Librarian, Jeffrey Wilhite, and see his research guides.
Legal: The law library is open to main campus students. See this page for all Law Library research guides.
Some full text databases are listed below.
Legal: The law library is open to main campus students. See this page for all Law Library research guides.
Some full text databases are listed below.
- Congressional Publications (also called Proquest Congressional)Includes hearings (1824-present); CRS Reports (1916-present); House and Senate Documents/Reports (Serial Set; 1817-present); legislative histories (1969-present); bills and laws (1776-present); miscellaneous publications including GAO, CBO, the American State Papers, the House and Senate Journals (1789-present); vote reports (1987-present); maps (1789-2007); Congressional Record (1789-present); executive branch (1789-1932); and presidential materials such as executive orders (1789-present). Many of these are full text.
- Indian Claims Insight (Proquest)Allows researchers to understand and analyze Native American migration and forced resettlement throughout U.S. history, U.S. Government Indian removal policies, and subsequent actions to address Native American claims against the U.S. Government. Includes congressional publications, treaties, maps, and docket materials for all Indian Claims Commission cases, as well as cases that preceded and followed the existence of the commission.
- Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: History, Culture & Law (HeinOnline)With nearly 3,900 titles and more than 2.3 million total pages dedicated to indigenous American life and law, this library includes an expansive archive of treaties, federal statutes and regulations, federal case law, tribal codes, constitutions, and jurisprudence This library also features rare compilations edited by Felix S. Cohen. (Formerly called American Indian Law Collection.)