SCELC Vendor Day 2007: About CQ Press

Explore the CQ Researcher Plus Archive. In March 2006, CQ Press digitized the entire back file of the Editorial Research Reports back to the first report published in 1923. The CQ Researcher Plus Archive includes new search functionality to fully explore issues through the decades. The CQ Researcher has been the choice of librarians for over 80 years and each weekly issue provides up-to-date information on controversial subjects written by CQ's staff of experienced reporters. Original primary source information that allows for scholars on contemporary issues, U.S. History and Government, Journalism and more to research issues through the decades.

Explore the new interface for the CQ Weekly. In December 2006, the CQ Weekly was fully redesigned to incorporate all of the popular tools in the other CQ online collections. The CQ Weekly online offers insightful, unbiased reporting on the U.S. Government, Politics and Public Policy by the largest news reporting team on Capitol Hill. Includes weekly reporting on the U.S. Congress, Capitol Hill, the executive branch, special interest groups and more. In-depth coverage of the run up to the 2008 elections.

Explore the new Political Reference Suite of Online Editions. CQ Press has recently digitized many of the most popular print titles with a unique search portal that allows scholars to do customized search queries based on the content of each online edition. The Online Editions are perpetual purchase, so that with each update to the online edition, the library retains ownership, just like the book on the shelf. The Political Reference Suite includes the following online editions:

• Congress and the Nation (1st through 11th editions / 1945-2004)
• Historic Documents online (1972-2006)
• Supreme Court Yearbook (1989-2006)
• Political Handbook of the World
• Washington Information Directory
• Vital Statistics on American Politics
• Politics in America
• California Political Almanac

Explore the CQ Collections. CQ Congress, CQ Voting & Elections and CQ Supreme Collection offer original content, reporting, legislative analysis and statistical queries not available elsewhere. These original collections include current and historical coverage and perspective on the institutions as well as unique database tools that allow scholars unparalleled access to raw data queries. How quickly can you discover how many Senators in the 109th Congress are women who served in the Military? How many seats changed party in the 107th (1995-1997) Congress compared to the 110th Congress? How often did Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas align in the Majority on matters concerning Capital Punishment?