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HIST 298C: Revolutions in Latin American History

 

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General Catalog

Cumulative Subject Guide to U.S. Government Bibliographies, 1924-1973
015.73C913
Contains more than 40,000 entries derived from the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.

Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1900-1971  
015.73Un35index
Use this rather than the Monthly Catalog (see below) for the years 1900-1971.
 
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1895-
015.73Un35; DOC.GP3.8:
Nothing comes closer to being a comprehensive catalog of U.S. government publications.  The Government Documents Library has cumulated indexes for 1900-1971, 1971-1976, 1976-1980, and 1981-1985.

 

Congressional Sources

Online Sources

LexisNexis Congressional, 1970-
Provides full-text bills and public laws, as well as legislative histories.

GPO Access Database List
Provides links to the U.S. government's most prominent online resources; historical coverage varies widely from one title to another.

Print Sources

CIS U.S. Serial Set Index, 1789-1969
015.73C759
Indexes the 14,000 volumes--and more than 325,000 individual documents--of the U.S. Serial Set.  Each volume of the Serial Set consists of publications printed for the use of the House and Senate.  Volumes 2,817 to 13,914 can be found on Deck 1 East of the Main Stacks in print format. All other volumes are available on microfiche in the Government Documents Library.

CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index, 1833-1969
015.73C497
Indexes the text of committee hearings, most of which contain expert testimony. Includes an Index for Subjects and Organizations. The Reference Bibliography gives complete bibliographical data for each hearing. Search the online catalog for the call number and location of each title. 

CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index: From the Earliest Publications through 1969 
015.73C762c
Covers the monographic studies, analyses of bills, confidential staff reports, reference works, and hearings excerpts produced by congressional committee staff. 

Congress and the Nation: A Review of Government and Politics, 1945-
320.973C76
Each volume provides an overview of congressional activity in many areas for a five-year period.

Congressional Quarterly Almanac, 1948-
328.7305Coq
No source provides a better overview of congressional activity during a given year.

Congressional Record, 1873-
Q.328.731Un34 (Main Stacks)
This is a daily account of Congressional proceedings. It includes its own cumulated indexes for each year. Members of Congress are allowed to edit their remarks before publication. 

Congressional Research Service Index, 1916-
CDROM015.73C749 (Computer Workstation #6)
This CD-ROM provides access to Major Studies and Issue Briefs of the Congressional Research Service, a microform set that includes documents on nearly all topics of interest to Congress from 1914-15 to the present. The microfilm set for 1914 to 1990 can be found under the call number FILM328.37M282 in the Main Stacks.

 

Executive Sources

CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1909: Guide to Documents Listed in Checklist of U.S. Public Documents, 1789-1909, Not Printed in the U.S. Serial Set
Q.015.730534C497
This set provides access to thousands of hard-to-find documents. It consists of six parts, each of which has a subject index and a reference bibliography.  The index gives the publication date followed by a number that you can use in two ways: One option is to use it to find an abstract in the reference bibliography, where you will find the title and a detailed description of the document. The other option is to give the number to a Government Documents reference librarian, who will use it to find the document itself.

 

Part

Issuing Agencies and Departments

1 Treasury Department; Commerce and Labor Department.
2 War Department.
3 Departments of the Interior, Justice, and Labor; Interstate Commerce Commission; Library of Congress.
4 Department of Agriculture; American Republics Bureau; Civil Service, District of Columbia, and Fish Commissions; Freedman's Savings and Trust Company; Geographic Board; Government Printing Office; General Supply Committee.
5 Department of the Navy.
6 State Department; National Academy of Sciences; National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; Post Office; the President; Smithsonian Institution.

 

 

CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1910-1932: Guide to Documents Not Printed in the U.S. Serial Set
Q.015.730534C4971
Continues the preceding publication, which covers 1789-1909.  Documents from the following government entities are covered in its six parts.

 

Part

Issuing Agencies and Departments

1 Treasury Department
2 Department of Commerce
3 War Department
4 Departments of the Interior, Justice, and Labor
5 Department of Agriculture
6 Library of Congress; Navy

 

 

Statistical Data

LexisNexis Statistical  For UIUC users only
This database indexes and abstracts statistical tables issued by commercial publishers, state governments, the U.S. government, and international organizations.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
DOC.C3.134: 1878-
When seeking statistics on the United States, start here.  The level of detail and breadth of coverage may surprise you.  If you are in the Government Documents Library, you will save time by locating the print version of this title.