Current Issues

Access offers indexing for approximately 85 unique popular periodicals that may not be indexed elsewhere. Abstracts Only

The American Civil Liberties Union's Issues section offers background information, legislative documents, fact sheets, related web sites, and press releases about various civil rights issues.

From the site: "Comprehensive, unbiased background information and links on major U.S. public policy issues." In addition to a brief essay, each topic includes related statistics, Searchable.

Reference guides from the Economist Intellegence Unit to the operating conditions, commercial laws and business regulations in 55 countries. Guidance on obtaining proper permits and registrations, protecting your intellectual property and complying with local tax laws-including e-commerce rules.

The definitive annual reference for studying the U.S. Congress. Building on the reporting and analysis done throughout the year by CQ's award-winning news staff, the Almanac offers original narrative accounts of every major piece of legislation that lawmakers considered during a congressional session. Arranged thematically, CQ Almanac organizes, distills, and cross-indexes for permanent reference the full year in Congress and in national politics.

Provides an analytical survey of the history and development; powers; personalities; current developments; and legislation considered and passed by the United States Congress. A wealth of data with nonbiased commentary is organized under four sections: Public Policy Legislation, Members of Congress, Floor Votes, and The Legislative Branch.

CQ Global Researcher provides coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. Available exclusively online, CQ Global Researcher offers single-topic reports on world issues written by journalists.

Designed as a starting place for research, 48 reports per year provide background on current topics of widespread interest. The reports define the issues and include a chronology and extensive bibliographies.

Integrates data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical material to provide a powerful research and reference tool on the American voter, major and minor political parties, campaigns and elections, and historical and modern races for Congress, the presidency, and governorships.

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Discovery Guides provides comprehensive information on current topics in the following areas: biomedicine, environment, social sciences and humanities, and material science. Clicking on any one of the links provides background information, citations with abstracts to key research, a selection of web sites, source information (which leads you to search in a particular article index based on the topic) and a glossary.

A carefully-selected database of full-text articles from key publications covering a variety of current social, scientific, health, political, and global issues (~ 20-30 articles per topic). The topics are chosen to make up a well-rounded overview, and are then organized by subtopic for easy access. Topics are selected to suit the needs of school and university researchers, reflecting timely issues and controversies.

The eHRAF Collection of Archaeology covers the prehistory of the world with a growing collection of full-text information (e.g. books, journal articles, and dissertations) on archaeological traditions.The collection is unique in that the text is subject-indexed to the paragraph level for quick retrieval of information.

The Gallup Brain is a searchable database providing a record of more than 70 years of public opinion information. The Gallup Brain provides full-text answers to more than 125,000 questions, and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935. This poll database also houses current Gallup Poll News Service articles that feature the latest in-depth poll analyses and replicas of news stories and press releases linked to the surveys.

Congressional Information Service (CIS) editors have selected bills that have received national attention. These bills are under consideration or have been recently enacted by Congress. For each hot bill, you can retrieve bill tracking reports, bill text and discussions from the Congressional Record. Hot Bills are updated monthly. CIS editors have also selected topics on major issues of the day. For each hot topic, there are articles from major national and regional news sources. Hot Topics are updated monthly.

Intended for the undergraduate researcher, Issues and Controversies@FACTS.com is a reference database that combines objective analysis, and opposing points of view on current and controversial topics. Includes coverage of more than 250 controversial topics in the news. Each report includes chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and contact information.

Read transcripts and multimedia reports on issues featured on the PBS's Newshour with Jim Lehrer.

The online version of the American Public Opinion Index, this database is a compilation of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by more than 700 polling organizations in the United States and more than 80 other countries. Each of the nearly 350,000 records reports a question asked and the responses given. Also included in each record is the polling organization responsible for the work, the date the information was released, the sample size, and universe.

An independent, nonpartisan resource on American public opinion covering politics, business and American pop culture.

This site provided extensive information on current and controversial issues such as abortion and legal gaming, the family, education etc. Each segment has an overview, facts and trends, different perspectives, links to news stories, and results of public opinion polls.

Created by Oxford Analytica, OxResearch provides help to research and analyze the impact of world and regional economic and political developments of major significance. Articles are compiled by an international network of faculty members at Oxford and other leading universities around the world, as well as think-tanks and institutes of international standing.

Rand, a think tank, offers research and commentary on news topics of the day.

This non-partisan comprehensive site showcases leading research, opinions and events shaping public policy on dozens of issues including education, technology and healthcare. Includes the full text of current position papers and analyses from think tanks, government agencies, politicians, associations and trade groups, and advocacy organizations.