Web Reference Sources

Congressional Research Digital Collection (CRDC)

Description
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) was established within the Library of Congress to provide Members, committees, and congressional staff with nonpartisan and objective research and analysis on all public policy issues. Currently, the CRS research divisions are American Law; Domestic Social Policy; Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade; Government and Finance; Knowledge Services; and Resources, Science and Industry. Many CRS reports are updated at varying intervals, so it is always important to note the exact date of issuance rather than just the title and the year of publication.

Coverage
1916-2003 for the retrospective module. Approximately 50,000 documents and 4 million pages include CRS reports from 1916 to present and Committee Prints from 1830 to present. (Committee Prints will begin appearing in Spring 2006.)
Ongoing coverage from 2004 – present.

Updated
Data is being added to the LexisNexis Congressional Research Digital Collection on an ongoing basis. The retrospective collection will be completed by June 2007. Data is added to the prospective service on a monthly basis.

Geographic
National and international

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Publisher
LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc.
P.O. Box 933
Dayton, Ohio 45401-0933

Online Presentation: LexisNexis

Copyright and Licensing Restrictions

Availability
This resource is available only to patrons using the public access Internet terminals at the Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT.

Prepared by Law/Legislative Reference Unit, Connecticut State Library. April, 2006