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Public records produced from federal, state, local and international governments or intergovernmental organizations (NGOs) provide primary source material beneficial to nearly all research interests. LSU Libraries has been a federal depository since 1907 and offers its users a broad array of historic and current sources including:
- hearings and debates of legislative bodies;
- official text of laws, regulations and treaties;
- records of government expenditures and finances;
- statistical compilations such as census data;
- investigative reports; and
- scientific data.
LSU Libraries houses an extensive collection of information by and about the United States Congress. Primary sources include full text of congressional bills/resolutions both passed and not passed, congressional committee hearings, prints, documents and reports, floor debates, proceedings, journals, directories, manuals, voting data, and publications that support agencies of congress. These official documents are issued by the full congress, either of the houses jointly or individually, or by the committees. Official congressional documents do not include materials issued by the political parties, groups of legislators, or by one individual congress member.
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- Congressional Publications This link opens in a new windowDescription: Provides access to Committee Prints & Miscellaneous Publications, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, and Congressional Hearings (1824-2003)
- American Memory from the Library of CongressAmerican Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America.
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