Congressional Digest: New eCollection

What is it? Congressional Digest was founded in 1921 by suffragette Alice Gram Robinson, with the aim of providing voters with impartial reporting on high-interest issues.  Each issue features an impartial overview on a contemporary topic with pro and con viewpoints … Continued

New Library database: Statistical Abstract of the United States

New in the library’s fleet of digital collections is the Statistical Abstract of the United States.   What’s in it?    U.S. Statistics including: population, economics, energy, politics and education. “Home Page.” Statistical Abstract of the United States. Proquest. Web. … Continued

New News(reels)

New in the library’s eCollections are two newsreel databases.   60 Minutes: Streaming 60-minutes historical broadcasts from 1997-2014.   And, for a more international perspective:   World Newsreels Online: Streaming newsreels from the U.S., France and Japan from 1929-1966.     Image information: “World … Continued

New eCollection: Opposing Viewpoints

Opposing Viewpoints in Context offers pro and con on contemporary social issues (including the annual national debate topic!).   Sources include: book chapters, magazines, newspapers, statistics, images, video as well as scholarly journal articles.     “Opposing Viewpoints – Browse Topics Page.” Gale. Web. 28 … Continued