CQ Press Political Reference Suite: Making National Government More Understandable

Through the Blume Library's and the Law Library's subscription to CQ Press Political Reference Suite (PRS) or CQ Electronic Library (CQEL), we have access to the following searchable publications:

• CQ Almanac - offers year-by-year analysis on politics and policy in the US Congress.
• Congress and the Nation - the definitive source for actions of the US Congress including legislative history, policy analysis, and key votes.
• Historic Documents Series - provides key primary sources, context, and global coverage updated yearly.
• Political Handbook of the World - the most authoritative resource for political information, including government histories, party profiles and election results on more than 200 countries.
• Supreme Court Yearbook - offers essential coverage of the US Supreme Court.
• Washington Information Directory - the essential guide to key contacts at government agencies and national organizations, including federal agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

While our library has older editions of these titles in print, some of the advantages of the online publications include:

• Advanced search options so that users can search by keyword across all CQ Press online editions or limit their search to certain topic areas or titles


• Multiple, customized browse options to help locate and explore all available content


• Easy-to-use interfaces with clean, inviting screen designs


• Handy personalization options that save user profiles and search results for use in future research


• Links to available external resources


• CiteNow!™—An exclusive CQ Press feature that helps users easily download full citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, or Bluebook style

Try searching the CQ Press Political Reference Suite (PRS) today!

The Encyclopedia of Consciousness Awaits Exploration

The Encyclopedia of Consciousness, edited by William P. Banks (London: Academic Press, 2009) is a 2-volume background source, providing a summary of major research and scientific thought regarding the nature of consciousness, the neural circuitry involved, how the brain, body, and world interact, and our understanding of subjective states, in 79 in-depth entries. Entries range from Aesthetics and the Experience of Beauty to Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness to Religious Experience: Psychology and Neurology to William James on the Mind and Its Fringes. Many of these in-depth entries are divided into sections, and many include a glossary, bibliography, and brief biographical sketch of the entry's author. 407 images are included with this publication.

This resource is available 24/7 to current students, faculty, and staff through the Credo Reference database.