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RR 2016/219 CQ Researcher CQ Press, an imprint of Sage Publishing Washington, DC URL: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/ Last visited May 2016 Pricing varies; contact publisher for full information
Congressional Quarterly Researcher , or CQ Researcher , is an excellent resource for libraries to have on hand, especially if they serve an undergraduate population and a campus with a law, politics, and/or society programme. Its academic nature provides a strong bedrock upon which students can base their work; it is not focused like a journal article and thus more readily understood and absorbed by the student. It is also an excellent resource for students who have just begun their research or are exploring topics before settling on a particular path.
The database covers social and political issues primarily from a United States perspective. The international topics are discussed through an international lens. Each article is a report written by journalists with appropriate academic backgrounds and experiences and reviewed prior to publication. The reports are somewhat sporadic and tend to follow trends in news media for new research. If one looks at the Civil Rights Movement report set, there is a gap between 1978 and 2008. However, there are other articles that would fill that gap if you looked at Race and Ethnicity instead. In other instances, there will be quick updates showcasing how a topic may have changed recently.
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