LibGuides: Voter Information Guide: Database Searching

News Source Databases

Camden-Carroll Library subscribes to several databases, all of which require an MSU ID and password. If you're a community user, you won't have access to these off-campus, however you can visit computers within the library to access our research sources.

CQ Magazine This link opens in a new window
Is a magazine covering congress that is staffed by more than 100 reporters, editors, and researchers. Articles are in plain-english are non-partisan.
Subject Coverage:
congress, the legislative process
Dates of Coverage:
1983 to present
Update Frequency:
weekly
Size:
equivalent to a dozen shelves worth of bound volumes
Facts On File: World News Digest This link opens in a new window
Brings together and enhances more than seven decades of domestic and international news.
Subject Coverage:
political, social, and economic news events
Dates of Coverage:
October 1940 to present
Update Frequency:
weekly
Size:
more than 92,000 records
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
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Provides complete full text for more than 40 U.S. and international newspapers and selective full text for more than 330 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television and radio news transcripts are included.
Subject Coverage:
covers a variety of subjects relating to current events
Dates of Coverage:
unknown
Update Frequency:
daily
Size:
unknown
Public Affairs Information Service {PAIS International} This link opens in a new window
Indexes the literature relating to public administration and public policy. Coverage is selective and international.
Subject Coverage:
agriculture, banking, business, demographics, education, environment, finance, government, health, international relations, law and legislation, political science, public administration, social sciences, and statistics
Dates of Coverage:
1972 to present
Update Frequency:
monthly
Size:
more than 628,000 records
Notes:
PAIS selectively indexes and abstracts articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories.
In addition to English, some of the indexed materials are published in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.