COMM 291 Public Speaking for the World of Work

The CRS works exclusively and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis. Their reports are written at the request of members and provide good summaries of policy or background information on a matter of interest to Congress.

Reports from 2018- available directly from CRS

Freely available website that bring together CRS reports that have been released to the public

1990-present

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that conducts policy research and provides recommendations or policy change.

Provides citations to U.S. federal government publications. Contains references to books, reports, studies, serials, maps and other publications. Topics covered include finance, business, demographics, foreign relations, public health and social issues.

Collection of directories, encyclopedias and guides on US politics and policy from CQ Press. Includes Washington Information Directory.

Collection of over 30 political science reference books, including current and all past issues. Includes CQ Almanac, Exit Polls: Surveying the Amerian Electorate, Guide to Political Campaigns in America, Guide to the Presidency, Encyclopedia of Political Science, Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census, Federal regulatory Directory, Washington Information Directory, Historic Documents Series and many others. UM User Only.

Provides bills, laws, government reports, GAO Reports, and Public Papers of the Presidents. Open access for all users.

The Pew Research Center is an independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues.

The Policy Agendas Project collects and organizes data from various archived sources to trace changes in the national policy agenda and public policy outcomes since the Second World War, including congressional hearing, roll call votes, executive orders, supreme court cases etc.

Online archive of public policy research. Access open to all Internet users.

Harvard's Kennedy School of Government Library compiles a list of links to public policy think tanks. Access open to all Internet users.